Lessons Learned from Regional Programmes

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Pacific Islands Climate Change Assistance
Progamme(PICCAP)

• CLIMATE CHANGE V A AIACC PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
  WORKSHOP
• 3-14 June, 2002
• Trieste, ITALY

Kanayathu Koshy Pacific Centre for Environment
and Sustainable Development The University of the
South Pacific Suva, FIJI
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Objectives of This Presentation

• Report on findings of PICCAP Terminal Project
  Report conducted in March, 2002, and
  specifically
• Success stories
• Lessons learned

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Background/ 1

• A GEF/UNDP project, executed by SPREP, to build
  capacity of 10 Pacific Island Countries to
  address climate change issues
• Commenced 1 July, 1997, initially for three
  years plus a one year top up
• Supported by many partners international and
  regional

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Background/ 2

• During the PICCAP EA the countries developed and
  finalised
• 1. 10 x GHG Inventories
• 2. 1 x Regional GHG Synthesis
• 3. 10 x Preliminary VA Assessment and Statements
• 4. 1 x Regional VA Synthesis
• 5. 1 X Regional Mitigation Synthesis
• 6. 9 x Initial National Communication
• 7. 1 x High-Level Regional Statement
• 8. 6 x Draft National Implementation Strategies
• 9. 1 x PICCAP CD-Rom containing PICCAP Products

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• During the Top-Up
• The top-up was designed to include technology,
  systematic observations and emission factors, but
  most countries could only continue PICCAP EA type
  activities

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What were the Success Stories? /1

• Robust project design
• regional coordination and cooperation, with
  national implementation
• Initial focus on building in-country capacity
• improved coordination and consultation
• a pool of human resources - country teams
  fundamental
• National and regional experts
• Improved Training the VA Training Program
• Played critical role, eliminating need for
  international experts

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What were the Success Stories? /2

• Enhanced information base and understanding of
  climate change
• across all sectors and key groups
• enhanced project management and design process
• First National Communications
• submitted by ten countries
• Many other countries benefited from PICCAP

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What were the Lessons Learned? /1

• In Country Capacity the country team approach -
  works well when the teams have a clear mandate
  and line of responsibility, transparent,
  inclusive and lead by team leaders who are
  trained in project management and coordination.
• Improving Sector Coordination the country teams
  must be sectorally diverse, well coordinated and
  mainstreamed.
• Project Design The EA part itself was well
  designed but not the top-up phase.

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What were the Lessons Learned? /2

• Management and Approach regional coordination
  with national implementation. This required
  expert full time training assistance which was
  less than forthcoming. This slowed down the
  top-up phase.
• Reporting and Disbursement considerable delays
  resulting from reporting and disbursement of
  funds requirements.
• Implementing and Executing Agencies lack of
  knowledge of different management and accounting
  systems slows progress.

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Key to Mainstreaming Adaptation?

• Make adaptation an integral component of the
  national risk management strategy
• Countries already have policies and plans to
  manage
• Financial risks
• Human health risks
• Agricultural risks
• Risks in the transport sector
• Energy supply risks, Etc
• Need to add climate change and variability to
  that portfolio of risks

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How do we Mainstream Adaptation? /1

• Recognise that climate change is a significant
  impediment to successful economic development
  i.e. a risk
• We are experiencing a foretaste of that risk
  climate variability
• Manage that risk in an integrated manner
  through adaptation
• Ensure National Development Plans and sectoral
  plans include adaptation measures that will
  ensure risks are reduced to acceptable levels

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How do we Mainstream Adaptation? /2

• Undertake institutional strengthening that
  results in Economic Ministries having a mandate
  and responsibility for ensuring that climate
  change is reflected in national policies and
  programmes
• Improve decision making processes - require that
  specific programmes and projects include
  strategies and measures to manage risks
  associated with climate change and variability
• Create an attitude of Environment for
  Development, as opposed to Environment and
  Development

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How do we Mainstream Adaptation? /3

• Quantify and Characterise the risks and costs of
  climate variability, and adapt in ways that
  reduce them
• Inform all groups and sectors of these risks and
  costs, their origins, and practical ways to
  reduce them transparency and consultation
  important
• Emphasise no regrets approaches, including
  those based on traditional knowledge and
  practices

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How do we Mainstream Adaptation? /4

• Document and Communicate success stories, best
  practice and lessons learned
• Motivate and empower all stakeholders and key
  players
• Utilize international understanding and support
  Quantify and Characterise the risks and costs of
  climate variability, and adapt in ways that
  reduce them

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Conclusions/ 1

• PICCAP has laid a strong foundation for
  mainstreaming adaptation, but full potential not
  realised
• Climate change is one end of the weather, climate
  variability/change spectrum
• Risk is common to all three

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Conclusions/ 2

• Risk management already part of the national
  toolbox
• Adaptation should be a key risk minimization
  strategy in the national risk management portfolio

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