Presented at the Climate Change Negotiator Training held in May 2014, in Sri Lanka.

1. Climate Change Adaptation in
Climate Change Negotiations
Ranga Pallawala
Director
Janathakshan GTE Ltd.

2. Adaptation in UNFCCC
Work streams Groups and Committees
Loss & Damage
NAPAsNAPs
Nairobi Work
Programme
Adaptation
Committee
L&D Executive
Committee
LDC Expert
Committee

3. Adaptation in UNFCCC
• Defining Adaptation
• Mitigation & Adaptation in a continuum
• Bali Action Plan – Pillar
• Cancun Framework on Adaptation
• Loss and Damage Mechanism

4. Mile Stones
• In 2001, at COP 7 in Marrakesh,
Least Developed Countries(LDC) Work Programme
Parties established the LDC work programme to develop national
climate change mechanisms and build capacity, including NAPAs:
Through National Adaptation Programmes of Action LDCs identify
and report their adaptation needs.
The LDC Expert Group (LEG) was also established to provide advice
on NAPAs.
Activities under the Least Developed Countries work
programme and LEG are on going.

5. Mile Stones
• In 2006, at COP 12 in Nairobi
Nairobi Work Programme(NWP)
The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
was mandated to undertake a 5 year project to address impacts,
vulnerability and adaptation in relation to climate change - the
Nairobi work programme.
The NWP disseminates knowledge and information on adaptation,
and highlights the work of partners as widely as possible through a
variety of knowledge products and publications. Organizations,
institutions and private sector companies at all levels and in a wide
range of sectors can become engaged with the programme by
becoming a partner and making an Action Pledge
Activities under the NWP are on going.

6. Mile Stones
• 2010 - COP16, in Cancun. Cancun Adaptation Framework (CAF)
The Cancun Adaptation Framework (CAF) was established at
COP16, in Cancun. Activities under the CAF relate to the following
five clusters: Implementation, including a process to enable LDC
Parties to formulate and implement national adaptation plans
(NAPs), and a work programme to consider approaches to address
loss and damage; support; institutions, including the establishment
of an Adaptation Committee at a global level, as well as regional
and national level arrangements; principles; and stakeholder
engagement.
Activities under the CAF are on going to enable full
operationalization.

7. Related Negotiation Streams – Sri
Lankan Perspective
• Finance
– Vulnerability (Not defined explicitly in
convention nor agreements)
– LDC as a priority category for support (SIDS??)
– Direct Access
– Additionality
• Capacity Building – Institutional
• Technology (South-South??)
• Agriculture

8. Related Negotiation Streams Cont.
• MRV - M&E is a tool for improving
– M&E is a tool for improving adaptation action,
while MRV of support helps to trace financial flows.
Consequently, MRV of support is undertaken at
different times, requires different expertise and
targets a different audience from M&E of
adaptation
• Technology (South-South??)
• Agriculture -
• Loss & Damage

9. Recommendations
• Local Advisory Committee for UNFCCC process
– partnerships for resource mobilization as well
• Regular Capacity Building
• Regular Processes to analyse the outcomes of
UNFCCC vs impacts
– Internships for Universities
– Round tables
• Submissions to UNFCCC (link to the advisory
committee)
• Mainstreaming

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