United Nations Development Programme

Technical Support to Non-Annex I Parties for the Preparation of National

Communications

Bo Lim

SBI 18, Bonn, 9 June 2003

Overview

• Phase I: GEF/UNDP/UNEP NCSP, 1998-2000

• Phase II: GEF/UNDP Projects, 2001-2002

• Phase III: NCSU, 2003-2006

Phase I: NCSP

– 30 Thematic and Regional Workshops

– Technical Materials

– Newsletter, website, and list server

– On-line assistance

– Reviews of draft national communications

• 130 NAI Parties

Technical assistance for the preparation of Initial National Communications:

Phase II: UNDP-GEF Projects

– Vulnerability and Adaptation (8)

– GHG inventories (30)

– Technology needs assessments (70)

– WMO/Global climate observing systems (140)

Preparation of top-ups, regional and global projects:

Phase III: NCSU

To provide technical support to non-Annex I Parties through GEF-UNDP projects:

Second National Communications (100)

“Top-up’ Enabling Activities (70)

National Adaptation Programmes of Action (30)

Capacity Development (110)

All countries can potentially benefit

Vulnerability and Adaptation

Publications:

– Adaptation Policy Framework

– Socio-economic Scenarios (IPCC TGCIA)

– High Resolution Climate Change Scenarios Using PRECIS (Hadley)

– Magic/Scengen (University of East Anglia)

• To provide guidance to assist countries prepare adaptation policies and measures and related analysis:Input to SNC:

Purpose of the APF

Provide guidance to:

• develop national strategies to cope with climate change, including variability

• assess adaptation measures within the context of sustainable development

• strengthen adaptive capacity

Framing the Policy Question

What kind of policy instruments will reduce vulnerability to climate change?

What kind of policy decisions might be influenced by a project?

How might project results be introduced onto the local, or national policy agenda?

Structure of the APF

Summary for Policy Makers (3 pp) Users’ overview (10 pp) Nine Technical Papers (10 pp) Supporting methods and resources

Available in draft

French and Spanish!!!!!!

Content of the Technical Papers

Technical Papers Project scope and design Stakeholders Vulnerability assessment Current climate risks Future climate risks Socio-economic conditions Adaptive capacity Formulation of adaptation strategy Adaptation as a process:

Evaluate, monitor, and review

Technology Needs Assessments

To provide a practical approach for assessing technology needs: Input to ‘Top-ups’

Publication: - Approach for Technology Needs Assessments- Based on the GEF experiences’, STAP panel Workshops:- UNFCCC/UNDP Expert Meeting (Seoul, 23-25 April 2002)- UNDP–GEF Workshop in Africa (Dakar, 11-12 Dec 2002)

Training workshops planned:- Caribbean, adaptation technologies (2003/2004)

GHG Inventories

Publication:– Training Tools for Good Practice Guidance in

National GHG Inventories

– GPG LULUCF?

To improve the quality of inventories: To build long-term capacity for data archiving, updating, and management: Input to SNC

WMO/Global Climate Observing Systems

To identify long-term solutions for improving climate observing networks at the regional level:

To address reporting needs of NAI countries: Input to ‘Top-ups’

Publications: -10 Regional Action Plans (4 draft plans available)

Workshops:-10 Regional Workshops through 2006 (five completed)

Knowledge Network (1)

The network will:

– establish thematic discussions

– involve stakeholders at all levels, e.g. project coordinators, national experts, institutions, etc.

– provide a means of a cross-fertilisation of ideas

Countries surveyed on priorities

To facilitate dissemination/exchange of information and knowledge to assist countries:

Knowledge Network (2)

• Web page will be established to:– Provide technical assistance– Facilitate information sharing– Solicit feedback on draft papers– Disseminate national studies, methods and tools– Newsletters, events, links

• Network will be established by mid 2003

• Regional partners

Looking to the Future

What did we learn from INC?

• Raised awareness, new process

• Used NC as strategic planning tool

• Launched national processes to consider climate

• Identified prioritizing follow-up actions, in which climate is

rarely the key driver

• Tools and methods are a means to an end

(can be resource intensive)

What should we do differently for SNC? • Design the project proposals more carefully, more country driven---more focus on institutional framework• Promote sub-regional information/peer review sharing

Contact details

Latin America, including Caribbean: Catherine Valle

Southern & Eastern Africa: Martin Krause

West and Central Africa: Mathieu Koumoin

Eastern/CIS: Susan Legro, Geordie Colville

Asia/Pacific: Manual Soriano

New York: Richard Hosier, Nandita Mongia, Ade Salau

Rebecca Carman, Yamil Bonduki and Bo LimAcknowledgements:

GEF, UNDP, EU, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Canada, The Netherlands