The document provides an assessment of climate resilience indicators across several areas for an unnamed country. It finds that while climate observation networks are acceptable, data management and sharing of both climate and socioeconomic data is limited. Vulnerability assessments have been conducted at the national level but need updating, and sectoral assessments are lacking comprehensiveness. The country has a vision for adaptation but its strategy is still being developed and sectoral strategies are limited. Access to climate finance is very limited due to low awareness and capacities. Overall, the assessment finds the country has potential but needs to strengthen data sharing, assessments, strategies, awareness and access to finance to improve climate resilience.

1. Findings of the inception report,
proposed work plan in Climate
Resilience (P3)
Mr. Yadh LABBENE, Adaptation Expert
1st Project Steering Commettee Bruxelles, 11th-12th September 2013

2. Source : Climate Change Resilience Indicators
by P M Sivell, S J Reeves, L Baldachin and T G

3. Qualitative
assessment by
assigning :
Climate and
modelling data
availability and
sharing
4
3
Level of
awareness
2
Socio economic
data availability
and sharing
1
0
Vulnerability
Assessment
capacities and
achievements
Acces to
finance
Adaptation to
CC capacities
and
achievements





[1] Very low
[2] Low
[3] Average
[4] Good
[5] Very good

4. Algeria diagram
Egypt diagram

5. and
modelling
Data
5
4
Level of
awareness
3
2
Socio
economic
Data
1
0
Vulnerabilit
y
Assessme
nt
Acces to
finance
Adaptation
to CC
Israël diagram
Jordan diagram

6. Lebanon
Morocco

7. Palestine
Tunisia

8. Climate and modelling
data availability and
sharing
3.5
3
2.5
Level of awareness
2
1.5
Socio economic data
availability and sharing
1
0.5
0
Vulnerability Assessment
capacities and
achievements
Acces to finance
Adaptation to CC
capacities and
achievements

9. Adaptation
Vulnerability
Data
Pilar
Regional
National/
Local
Data sharing
Vulnerbility assesment tools
Resilience/Adaptation to CC approches and tools
Adaptation to CC activities /
measures

10. Vulnerability Assessment: Loss and damage
 Adaptation to CC:
•Capacity
Building to formulate a National
Adaptation Planning (NAPs)
•Initiating the implementation of adaptation to CC
Financing: Support / help partners to benefit from
funding through various funds (EU, GEF, bilaterals…):
explore EU NIP process?
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11. World Bank "Addressing climate change in the MENA region“:
Learning from outcomes and lessons of this initiative
 IUCN “Social and ecological resilience in the face of climate
change in the Mediterranean Region (SEARCH)”: Learning from
methodological approaches
 Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA): Learn from the
constraints of a global / regional approach
 Sustainable
Water
Integrated
Management
(SWIM):
collaborating with the water resources adaptation to CC
(methodology, local level, ...)
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12. Activity 3.1.1: Adaptation data management and analysis
o From October 2013 to September 2015
o 01 regional workshop (April 2014)
Activity 3.1.2: Vulnerability assessments
o From March 2014 to February 2016
o 01 regional workshop (November 2014)
o 4 nationals workshops (Algeria (October 2014), Lebanon (July
2014), Palestine (April 2014) and Tunisia (May 2014)
Activity A3.1.3: Adaptation plan development
o From October 2013 to September 2016
o 01 regional workshop (April 2016)
o 4 nationals workshops (Algeria (February 2015), Lebanon (March
2015), Palestine (April 2015) and Tunisia (September 2014))

13. P 1: Strengthening general negotiation and implementation
capacity
o 03 regional workshops (awareness + OCDE mainstreaming
methodology)
o 02 national workshops incapacity building on climate negotiation
P 4: Improving capacities to use climate finance mechanisms
o 03 regional workshops
o National support activities
P 5: Promoting closer dialogue
o 3 to 4 events organized including side-events during the COPs
o Platform/help desk
o update the webside

14. Activity 3.1.1: Adaptation data management and analysis
o 01 regional workshop (March 2014) to address the availability of data, degree
of data sharing, challenges to better use in the vulnerability assessment and
implementation of adaptation in partnership with the international initiatives
Activity 3.1.2: Vulnerability assessments
Support the vulnerability assessments with focus to address the availability of
methodologies and tools. It will translate by 4 national thematic workshops.
o Three national thematic workshops:
- Palestine (February 2014)
- Tunisia (May/June 2014)
- Lebanon (July 2014)
Activity A3.1.3: Adaptation plan development
This activity will focuses on the development and/or the improvement of the main
adaptation strategies and plans as well as building the capacity to finance
adaptation strategies and plans, through pilot measures and learning-by-doing.
o Startup of national activities:Algeria (June 2014) / Lebanon (March 2014) /
Palestine (October 2013) / Tunisia (October 2013)

15. Location
Framework
Degree of priority
Costs of impacts
(including most
affected groups)
Key Components
Algeria – Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development/DGF
Purpose: Handling forest fire climate risks through proactive
mitigation measures and preparedness plans.
Recommended by:
 The Algerian National Climate Plan (validation in 2013).
 The National Adaptation to CC Action Plan (PNA-ACC, 2003)
- direct impacts on forest resources caused to forest fires
- indirect impacts: reduction in the contribution of the forest
to the economic activities of rural people using forest
resources
 Component 1: start a dialogue with all institutions involved
 Component 2: coordinate with the partners the
elaboration of study
 Component 3: Carry out a technical approval process with
the Institutions involved in the forest fires management.

16.  Two national workshops well as meetings: start a dialogue and
carry out a technical approval process
Contribution
 study that will provide i) technical options for the
of the project
implementation of this SIAPCC-Forest and ii) definition of a
ENPI South
timely and effective Fire Forest Index
Clima
 Initiate and sustain a twinning process with similar programs
and operational system of European countries
 Ministries of Environment, Agriculture
Key partners  Civil Protection, stakeholders on the field, University …
 Meteorological department and other data providers
knowledge on current mechanism for management of forest
fires is improved and shortcomings are identified
Deliverables
Basis and technical options for setting up an S I A P C C - F o r e t
are identified
Risks
Risk &
 Difficulty of gathering all the partners and finding a leadership
Opportunities Opportunities
 This initiative can be replicated

17. Location
Beirut urban area as well as a rural area (to be
identified)/Lebanon
gradual and unpredictable emergence of extreme
weather/water (floods, ..)
Degree of priority
Topography of Lebanon is rugged that provides devastating
effects
Costs of impacts in rural areas: the poorest farmers who are poorly resilient to
(including most the hazards of climate
affected groups) in urban areas: people in poor neighborhoods
 Component 1: start a dialogue with all institutions as well as
stakeholders
 Component 2: Coordinate with the partners the elaboration
Key Components
of study
 Component 3: communication activities around climate risks
and the best way to start the operationalization of the
system

18. Contribution  Two national workshops well as meetings: start a dialogue and
of the project
carry out a technical approval process
ENPI South
 study that will provide technical options for developing and
Clima
setting up this early warning system.
 Ministries of Environment, Agriculture
Key partners  Beirut Municipality & Others stakeholders involved
 Meteorological department and other data providers
knowledge of climate risk from flooding is improved
Basis for setting up an IEWACS are identified
Deliverables
Partners are more aware of the risks climate risks related to floods
and the opportunity for an IEWACS
Risks
Risk &
 Difficulty of gathering all the partners and finding a leadership
Opportunities Opportunities
 attractive idea and funding opportunities are numerous,

19. Location
The irrigated area of Bssissi/Gabes region (to be confirmed)
A Recommendation of the national strategy for adaptation
of agriculture and ecosystems to CC
Degree of priority
A pilot initiative has shown that weather information brings
a significant added value in farming (water, pesticide, .)
- increased evapotranspiration inducing an increase in
water needs
Most signifiant - overexploitation of groundwater increasing the cost of
consequences
pumping charged to the farmer
- New weather conditions favorable to the emergence of
diseases
The purpose is to provide climatological information to
farmers, thereby increasing their resilience to CC by:
Definition of the
Using groundwater resources in an effective manner
adaptation
Managing the pesticide treatments in a rational manner
measure/inputs
Better field works planning and protection of the
production.

20.  Component 1: Establish a thorough dialogue with farmers,
 Component 2: Mobilize the expertise and support to accompany
Key
farmers
Components
 Component 3: Develop a socio-economic study
 Component 4: A communication strategy
Farmers, and farmer’s organizations
Key partners Local policy makers & Agriculture local Division
National Meteorological Institute (INM)
A socio-economic study showing that:
 The groundwater resources (scarce resource) are used more
efficiently
Deliverables
 Electric power for pumping is used more efficiently
 Improved farmers resilience through a farmers more aware by
the rational and sustainable management of their activity
Risks
Risk &
 Gathering and interesting farmers and finding a leadership
Opportunities Opportunities
 This initiative can be replicated

21.  Synergy with the other components
 Benefit from opportunities for collaboration in adaptation
to CC at the regional level
 Benefit from the opportunities created by the changes in
the region (a mobilized civil society, a growing interest for
vulnerable populations)
 A willingness expressed by all partners to promote
implementation of concrete adaptation measures to CC
 Mainstreaming adaptation to CC in the development
process
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22. Thank you

23. Assessment of climate data modeling
Focus
Rating
Status
Climate
observation
Networks
Data management
4
Network density and climate
observation capabilities
acceptable
Collection capabilities and
data management are of a
high performance
CC projection &
modelling data
5
Good skills associated with
good experience at national
and international levels
Data use & sharing
to identify
vulnerability
Data use & sharing
for adaptation
2
Little shared and limited to a Very
poor
underfew ad-hoc initiatives
standing of the added
value of these data
Little shared and limited to a Very
poor
underfew ad-hoc initiatives
standing of the added
value of these data
4
2
Comments

24. Assessment of Socio-economic data related to
climate change
Focus
Availability data
assessment
Data use for the
identification of the
vulnerability
Data use for the
vulnerability
assessment
Data use for the
implementation of
adaptation measures
Rating
4
Status
Comments
interesting
amount
of
Some shortcomings
technical and socio-economic
and deficiencies exist
data available
3
relative accessibility of the the exchange of data
sectorial user
is the main gap
2
some sectoral initiatives
Data sharing
organized
not
2
some sectoral initiatives
Data sharing
organized
not

25. Appraisal of the vulnerability assessment
Focus
Rating
Status
Rapid identification of
vulnerability at the
national level exists
4
Done
4
Done but
differences exist
among sectors
Exchange of data is the
main gap
There are no
comprehensive
assessment
The rapid identification of
sectoral vulnerability needs
to be updated, both
regarding data and tools
used.
Rapid assessments of
the vulnerability at the
sectoral level exist
Comprehensive
assessments of
vulnerability at the
sectoral level exist
2,5
Comments

26. Assessment of the adaptation to climate change
Focus
National vision for
adaptation to CC
National
strategy/programme /plan
for adaptation to CC through
addressing adverse effects
and increase climate
resilience
Sectoral strategies for
adaptation to CC or increase
resilience
Rating
Status
Comments
This vision is
characterized by a
territorial approach
4,5
Relatively clear vision for
adaptation to CC
3,5
National strategy for CC is
under development. Some
classical adaptation to CC
measures need to be further
developed and more argued
First dialogue in the
framework of the
National plan of action
against global warming
(2009)
No sectoral strategies of
adaptation to CC; however,
Some interesting initiatives
Some interesting initiatives
of mainstreaming CC but no
structured and systematic
methodological approach on
this issue
No rapid assessment of
adaptation to CC costing
Some sectoral
development strategy
includes CC issue
Limited level of
awareness about adverse
effects of CC in Morocco
as well a lack of
mainstreaming tool
3,5
CC Mainstreaming /
adaptation to CC in the
strategic development
planning process
3
Costing of adaptation to
climate change
1,5
Still unknown issue

27. Assessment of Access to adaptation to climate change financing
Focus
Are stakeholders
informed about funding
for adaptation to CC?
Are there any CC
adaptation projects
clearly identified?
Rating
2
4
Are these CC adaptation
projects defined
3
according to the
required format?
Do national capacities
allow formulation of
project document,
according to the
formats required by
donors?
2
Status
Comments
Except partners from MinEMWE and
ADA no other partner is informed
Some adaptation projects have been
identified and implemented and
others are under development
Adaptation projects executed were
defined with partners (GTZ, AFD and
UNDP) and there are no on-going
projects with funding allocated to
adaptation under the UNFCCC and
the GEF
Absence of national capacities on
this issue
Lack of skills & capacity in
the field
ADA is an Executive
Agency of the FA that
must be supported

28. Assessment of level of awareness of stakeholders to adaptation to CC
Focus
Rating
Status
Level of awareness of
stakeholders to environmental
challenges as well as
CC/adaptation to CC.
3
Various degree of
involvement of partners in
the national dialogue
Level of awareness of Civil
Society/NGO to environmental
challenges as well as
CC/adaptation to CC .
4
Comments
Coordination should be
improved to overcome
administrative barriers to
reach all partners
Highly diversified with good
level of awareness
Do Stakeholders have a good
understanding of adaptation to 3
CC?
Limited to partners from
MinEMWE, the water
department and the ADA and
some national resource
persons
Resource persons are not
really integrated into the
national dialogue
Does civil society have a good
understanding of adaptation to 4
CC?
A higher level of
understanding
Is not considered as a full
partner in dialogue

29. Assessment of climate data modeling
Status
Comments
Climate data and
modelling
The main challenges
are sustainability and
Climate observation Services Costing issues,
capabilities
institutional and
acceptable
cultural barriers for
sharing data/
information

30. Assessment of Socio-economic data
related to climate change
Status
Comments
Socio-economic data
The main challenges
Minimal amount of
are sustainability and
available data.
Services Costing issues,
institutional and
The gap: accessibility
cultural barriers for
and sharing data/
sharing data/
information
information

31. Appraisal of the vulnerability assessment
Status
Comments
Vulnerability
Assessment
A brief identification
of the sectoral
Needs of support
vulnerability
and tools to
update and
but no
deepen the current
comprehensive
assessments
assessment

32. Assessment of the adaptation
to climate change
Adaptation to CC
Status
Comments
The institutional
adaptation
capacities are
limited which
gives a weak CC
mainstreaming in
the development
process
Some classical
adaptation to CC
measures identified
that need to be
further developed
and better argued.

33. Assessment of Access to adaptation to
climate change financing
Status
Access to CC financing
Mechanisms for
adaptation
Very limited
achievements in
resources
mobilization
Comments
Need to more
updated
information and
conduct full
institution building

34. Assessment of level of awareness of
stakeholders to adaptation to CC
Status
Comments
Level of awareness
Strengthen national
A low level of
dialogue and
awareness because
promote the
the impacts of CC
participation of civil
are not clearly
society and
identified
resource persons