TACC Training Module 6

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Integrated Planning and Governance to Address
Climate Change

• TACC Training Module 6

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Objectives of the Module

• Introduce key issues relevant for effective
  multi-level and multi-sectoral governance to
  address climate change
• Introduce methodologies available for
  sub-national authorities to undertake planning to
  address climate change

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Overview

• Section 1 Introduction to Climate Change
  Governance
• Section 2 Developing Green, Low-Emission and
  Climate-Resilient Development Strategies (UNDP
  Methodology)
• Section 3 Developing a Local Climate Change Plan
  (UN HABITAT Methodology)

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Multi-level Dimension of Climate Change Governance

• Multiple levels of government concerned with
  climate change
• National Level
• Sub-national/territorial level (e.g. region,
  state, province)
• City level (e.g. Municipalities/Metropolitan
  Areas)
• Depending on the political system of a country,
  variations exist concerning
• Division of decision authority
• Authority to collect financial revenues
• Accountability structures
• Etc.

Source webinindia
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Multi-sectoral Dimension of Climate Change
Governance
Sector Adaptation Mitigation
Planning
Industry
Energy
Agriculture
Forestry
Transport
Tourism
Etc.
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Complexity of the Climate Change Governance
Architecture

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Integrating Climate Change into Development
Planning

• National development plans create important
  opportunities to address climate change
• Development plans provide the basis for
• Medium-term expenditure frameworks
• Annual sectoral budgeting (e.g. agriculture,
  water, etc)
• Strategic planning processes include, for example
• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
• UN Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAFs)
• National Sustainable Development Strategies
• Engaging with the National Climate Change
  Committees through the Ministry of Local
  Governments, where applicable
• Consideration of sub-national issues differ from
  case-to-case

Source IEA
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From Policy Formulation and Planning to Sectoral
Budgeting
Source OECD 2009
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Entry Points and Components in the Policy and
Project Cycles Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning
Source UNDP
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Examples of National Approaches to Address
Climate Change
Country Programme/Strategy Institutional Mechanism
China National Climate Change Programme (2007) National Development and Reform Commission
Brazil National Plan on Climate Change (2008) Inter-ministerial Committee on Climate Change
Indonesia National Action Plan Addressing Climate Change (2007) National Climate Change Council
Mexico Special Programme on Climate Change (2009) Inter-Sectoral Commission on Climate Change
Singapore National Climate Change Strategy (2008) National Climate Change Committee
UK Climate Change Act (2008) Committee on Climate Change Department of Energy and Climate Change
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Examples of Sub-national Approaches to Address
Climate Change

• Regional/State/Province Level
• Alberta's Climate Change Strategy (Canada)
• Uruguay Montevideo, Calanones, San Jose
• Many others
• Municipal/City Level
• Chicago Climate Action Plan (2009)
• Mexico City Climate Action Programme (2008-2012)
• Durban Climate Change Strategy and sectoral
  action plans
• Many others

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Questions and Challenges from a Sub-national
Perspective

• Is a national climate change policy
  framework/programme in place?
• If so, how are sub-national issues taken into
  account?
• How do sub-national authorities participate in
  relevant processes?

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Questions and Challenges from a Sub-national
Perspective (cont.)

• In which areas of climate change governance do
  sub-national authorities have autonomous
  decision-authority vis-à-vis national
  authorities?
• To what extent can sub-national authorities
  collect and allocate revenues to support climate
  change action independently?
• What steps can sub-national authorities do to
  participate in international support and capacity
  development projects?

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Overview

• Section 1 Introduction to Climate Change
  Governance
• Section 2 Developing Green, Low-Emission and
  Climate-Resilient Development Strategies (UNDP
  Methodology)
• Section 3 Developing a Local Climate Change Plan
  (UN HABITAT Methodology)

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Overall Objective of UNDP TACC Approach

• Sub-national Governments are supported to .
• prepare green, low-emission and
  climate-resilient development strategies (LECRDS)
• that attract and direct public and private
  investment
• rooted in robust and integrated scientific,
  institutional, financial, and socio-economic
  assessments
• address the threats, risks, vulnerabilities and
  uncertainties associated with global climate
  change

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Key steps of preparing a sub-national low carbon
and climate resilient strategy

• Step 1 Develop Partnership and Coordinating
  Structure
• Step 2 Prepare Climate Change Scenarios
• Step 3 Identify Mitigation and Adaptation
  Options
• Step 4 Assess Priority Climate Financing Needs
• Step 5 Prepare Comprehensive Low Carbon
  Climate Change Roadmap

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Key steps of preparing a sub-national low carbon
and climate resilient strategy (UNDP)
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Step 1 Develop Partnership and Coordinating
Structure

• Internal preparation and stocktaking exercises
• Review existing governance/decision making
  structures
• Identify key stakeholders
• Analyze national and local policy
  document/strategies, national and local
  programmes and projects, etc.
• Raise awareness among sub-national authorities
• Establish
• TACC Steering Committee
• Project Coordinating Unit
• Sectoral Working Groups
• Establish a multi-stakeholder consultative
  process

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The Example of a TACC Partnership Framework in
Uruguay
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Step 2 Prepare Climate Change Scenarios

• Adaptation
• Climate scenarios
• Climate impact scenarios
• Mitigation
• GHG emission inventory
• GHG emission scenarios

Source Wikimedia
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Using Global Climate Models (GCMs) To Prepare
Sub-national Climate Scenarios for Two Time
Periods under Two Global Emission Scenarios

• Methodology used by CLIMSAT in Uruguay
• 5km spatial resolution prospective climatology
• Based on past climatology - 1970-1999 period
• Using 12 models approved by the IPCC
• Using the SRES scenarios A2 (business as usual)
  and B1 (global cooperation towards sustainable
  development).
• Climatic variables precipitation, temperature
  (and wind pending).

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Potential Future Climate of the Metropolitan Area
of Uruguay
IPCC SRES A2 ( business as usual assumption )
IPCC SRES B1 (global cooperation towards
sustainable development)
Baseline Period
2056 - 2065
2056 - 2065
1970-1999
2081 - 2100
2081 - 2100
2081 - 2100
2056 - 2065
Source ClimSAT
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Prospective Range of Climate Scenarios Choosing
the Right Outcomes to Inform Adaptation Planning
Source The Guardian
Source UNITAR
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Step 3 Identify Mitigation and Adaptation Options

• Identify priority mitigation and adaptation
  options through stakeholder consultation
• Address variety of relevant thematic areas and
  sectors, e.g.,
• Energy
• Transport
• Natural resource management
• Urban planning
• Etc.

Source Tecacentre
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Step 4 Assess Priority Climate Financing Needs

• Take stock of existing sub-national/local
  government financing strategies
• Undertake feasibility studies on
  sub-national/local government financing and
  policy
• Undertake an assessment of socio-economic impacts
• Prepare cost-benefit assessment of identified
  priority mitigation and adaptation options
• Identify financial flow requirements
• Identify policy and innovative financing
  instruments

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Step 5 Prepare Low Carbon and Climate Change
Roadmap

• Prepare a comprehensive low carbon and climate
  resilient strategy and action plan
• Develop and implement 1-3 fast track projects
• Develop and implement follow-up on integrated
  development projects
• Develop policy instruments in support of the
  strategy

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Possible Elements of a Climate Change Road Map
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UNDP Green LECRDS Guidance Manuals and Toolkits
www.undp.org
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Key UNDP Technical Documents
Preparing Low-emission and Climate-Resilient
Development Strategies (LECRDS) - Executive
Summary
Charting a New Low-Carbon Route to Development

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Overview

• Section 1 Introduction to Climate Change
  Governance
• Section 2 Developing Green, Low-Emission and
  Climate-Resilient Development Strategies (UNDP
  Methodology)
• Section 3 Developing a Local Climate Change Plan
  (UN HABITAT Methodology)

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Setting the Framework for Local Climate Change
Plans

• Engaging stakeholders
• Ensuring that all relevant parties are aware of
  the challenge of climate change and committed to
  addressing it
• Understanding local climate change contribution
  and impacts
• Identifying climate threats and measuring the
  contribution of the city to climate change
• Assessing vulnerable places, people and sectors
• Analyze patterns of vulnerability to identify key
  locations and groups for building resilience
• Participatory strategic planning for climate
  change
• Mobilizing stakeholders to create an overall
  vision for responding to climate change
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Ensure the desired outcomes are achieved

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Local Climate Change Plan Development Steps 1-3
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Local Climate Change Plan Development Steps 4-5
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Local Climate Change Plan Development Steps 6-8
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Local Climate Change Plan Development Steps 9-10