Alex Simalabwi,

Global Coordinator

Water and Climate Programme

Stockholm, 27 August 2013

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Overall objective

Aligned with objectives of the national adaptation plans process under the UNFCCC global

adaptation framework

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• 60 Countries-Africa, Asia, Caribean, Europe

and Latin America

• Euros 22 Million

• 2011-2016

Climate community

(UNFCC COP people)Development community Water community

...Working across sectoral silos, bridging divides....

OUR APPROACH:

Partnerships-linking development agendas

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Key ingredients

• Build institutional capacity & knowledge

• Develop tools & generate evidence base

• Strengthen partnerships & coordination

INVESTMENTS in water security for

climate resilient development

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Water and Climate Programme

Water and Climate

programme

1. WACDEP in Africa

2. Water and Climate Programmes – Caribbean, Asia,

Latin America, Europe

3. Global WMO/GWP IDMP and APFM

4. Deltas Climate Resilience Programme

OUR VEHICLES-

Global & Regional highlights

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1. Policy process-Influencing global climate policy agenda:

Overall strategy is to work with the UNFCCC’s Adaptation

Committee

2. Scientific process-Collaboration with WMO

Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), flood

and drought management programmes

3. Influencing practice- Linking global policy to action

Collaboration with UNDP, UNEP and WHO, FAO, IFAD

and UNITAR in the Global Support Programme (GSP)

for NAPs, supported by UNFCCC and GEF

Developing water supplement for supporting NAPs

Global level- 3 areas of influence

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Bilateral

support to

the NAPs

GWP WAC- contributes to ……the NAPs Global

Support Programme led by UNDP-UNEP

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GSP

NAP Process

in Country X

Other Support

through DBs

and Funds

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NAPs objective consistent to WCP objectives

Developed countries pledged USD 100 Billion/

year by 2020 to climate finance

Why this is a Big Deal?

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UNFCCC COP Mandate, COP 17

In Durban at the CoP 17, Parties

(Governments) invited all United Nations

organisations, as well as bilateral and

multilateral agencies, to support the National

Adaptation Plan process and consider

establishing support programmes for the

National Adaptation Plan process ……..

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Green Climate Fund-Eligibility

The Fund will support developing countries in

pursuing project-based and programmatic

approaches in accordance with climate change

strategies and plans, such as low-emission

development strategies or plans, nationally

appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs),

national adaptation plans of action (NAPAs),

national adaptation plans (NAPs) and other

related activities.

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Regional highlights

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joint WMO/GWP global IDMP

programme

10 CEE countries

more than 40 organizations

Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)

Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP)

Policy advice + practical experiences

from a reactive to PROACTIVE approach of IDM

Elements of the IDMP Programme:

•Policy advices

•Demonstration projects

•Capacity building & knowledge management

•Regional cooperation & transnational integrated approach

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Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)

Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP)

Progress

• Task Force for Integrated Drought Management

established in Central and Eastern Europe

• Mapping study on current situation in drought

management, related risks and the current policies

regarding drought monitoring in CEE.

Horn of Africa-programme under development-9 countries

Overall objective:

promote an approach that

moves drought management

practices from reactive,

crisis management to more

proactive drought

management based on risk

management principles, and

based on the broader IWRM

West Africa, Sahel drought programme under development

IWRM as a tool for climate change adaptation in

CACENA

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Program goal:

Help countries to

harmonise their

efforts on climate

change adaptation

using IWRM

approach

GWP Caucasus and Central Asia( CACENA)

CEE Program focuses on 8 local demonstration

projects with regional capacity development

component

Examples:

Improvement of water infrastructure in Armenia.

Disaster mitigation measures in the Sakire village in the

Borjomi region, Georgia.

Drought Risk Management in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan-

Expected that the water supply to the farm demonstration

plots will be reduced by 20-30%.

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• South Asia Water and Climate Resilience Programme launched

at the India Water Week in April 2013.

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

• Promotion of control indicators in China for better management

of water resources,

water information- sharing platform in China’s Fujian

Province,

On-site survey and study on optimized water resources

allocation and climate resilience conducted in the coastal

areas of Hebei Province and Shaanxi Province.

South Asia and China

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• Caribbean: 9 ministers signed declaration for WACDEP

implementation- work with Caricom and CCCCC under way

Intergrating risk management approaches in national

development plans

• Central America- Improved understanding of regional

dimensions of water and climate, regional workshop

attended by government reps on water and CC

• Transectoral agreement in Peru developed for

consideration by 13 cabinet ministers

Latin America & the Caribbean, Asia

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Deltas Initiative:

• Consultations carried out in Benin, Nile Delta

Delta and Bangladesh with possible programmes

proposed.

• Joint “Deltas Alliance/GWP” vulnerability

assessment of Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar

Building resilience in Delta regions

Joint programme with

African Union and Water

Ministers (AMCOW)

8 focus countries for

indepth work

5 Transboundary Basins

23 Countries total

Water and Climate Development Programme

(WACDEP) in Africa

WACDEP implements

commitments in the 2008

Sharm el Sheik

Declaration by the AU

Heads of State

Support African ministers

council on water

(AMCOW)

9 Water Ministers attended the WACDEP Launch

during 2011 Stockholm World Water Week

North West Sahara Aquifer

Volta Basin

Lake Chad Basin

Limpopo Basin

Kagera Basin

Links National planning on bilding resilience to transboundary

and local level

Local projects influence National and Transboundary processes

Local projects Rwanda/Burundi-Bugesera with local

district councils and communities

Tools

© HR Wallingford 2007

Framework for climate resilient growth and development

The Framework is key for Climate

Resilient growth and

development

Helps to identify and put in place

investments that can withstand

multiple climate scenarios-

No/low Regret investments

At least 33 Ministers and their representatives

witnessed the launch

© HR Wallingford 2007

Framework for Water Security & Climate Resilient

Development

Buiding institutional capacity

How to apply the guidance in the Framework

2 year Africa capacity development underway

• 4 Training modules developed

one for each phase of the Framework

• 40 Training workshops planned across Africa

• On the job training and mentorship

• Planners in government ministries

• Transboundary level training under development

• More than 23 countries to benefit

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHED

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Road ahead

Scalling up regional and country level

implementation

Phased preparation/implementation of global and regional water and climate programme

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Regional Programmes:

WACDEP in Africa

1. Central Africa

2. West Africa

3. Eastern Africa

4. Southern Africa

5. Mediterranean (North Africa)

Drought Management - EAF and WAF

Central America

Central and Eastern Europe - IDMP

WACDEP Caribbean

Central Asia and the Caucasus

China

South America (Peru)

South Asia

South East Asia

Global Programmes:

Global WMO/GWP - IDMP and APFM

Deltas

Preparation Stage A: Funded

Implementation Stage B: Funded

Partially funded (additional funding required)

Unfunded (funding required)

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Global Water and Climate Programme

Water & Climate Programme

1. WACDEP in Africa

2. Water and Climate Programmes – Caribbean, Asia,

Latin America, Europe

3. Global WMO/GWP IDMP and APFM

4. Deltas Climate Resilience Programme