CCCXG Global Forum March 2017 BGC What information would be needed and how could it contribute to the enhancement of Parties' actions and support on adaptation? by Irene Suarez

1.
What
information
would
be
needed
and
how
could
it
contribute
to
the
enhancement
of
Parties'
actions
and
support
on
adaptation?
Irene
Suárez
Pérez
CCXG,
OECD,
Paris
15
of
March,
2017
Progresum
Climate change and sustainable development organisation

2. 1.
Paris
Agreement,
new
climate
regime:
rule
book
can
be
designed
in
a
way
to
facilitate
the
regime
enhances
action
for
adaptation.
* Rapid
review
of
key
adaptation
elements
in
regime
and
inputs
to
GST.
2.
Approaches
and
info.
to
assess
progress
towards
GGA.
3.
Potential
next
steps
to
facilitate
assessing
progress
towards
GGA?
4.
Some
of
the
challenges.
5.
Take
away
messages.
Content

3. Motivation
of
understanding
progress
towards
GGA
includes
(MRE
systems
are
needed
to):
1. Enhance
adaptation
action.
2. Bridge
the
adaptation
finance
gap
(Scale
up
finance
and
reducing
needs
and
costs).
3. Help
us
understand
effectiveness
of
adaptation
and
efficiency.
4. Provide
us
info.
for
decision
making.
5. Facilitate
learning
from
practice.
There
is
experience
in
aggregating
info.
yet
we
must
consider:
1. No
single
metric.
2. Nexus
of
other
factors
with
CC:
i.e.
development
planning.
3. Its
key
we
strike
a
balance
with
key
characteristic
of
MRE
systems:
* Ownership…participatory.
* Bottom
up.
* Feasible
in
the
long
term
4. Considerations
for
evaluation
at
aggregate
levels:
* Strive
towards
templates
that
respect
key
characteristics
of
MRE
systems?
How
is
this
laid
out
in
the
Paris
Agreement
and
what
are
the
inputs
to
Art.14
?
1.
Adaptation
in
new
climate
regime

4. GST
shall:
(a) Recogni0on
of
efforts
(b) Enhance
ac0on
taking
into
account
the
AC
(c) Review
adequacy
and
effec0veness
of
adapta0on
and
support
provided
(d) Review
overall
progress
made
achieving
GGA
Nat
Comms:
-­‐V.
assess.
-­‐Report
efforts
A-­‐NDC
Fwd.
looking
Biennial
Reports
NAPs
Natl.
instrument
REGISTRY
Art.7.12
TEP-­‐A
outputs
to
upscale
opportuni0es
(a)
(c)
(d)
-­‐Compila0on
of
efforts
(in
Nat.Comm.)
to
be
recognised
for
(a).
-­‐Synthesis
and
aggregate
analysis
papers
for
(c)
and
(d)
including
from
3rd
Par0es.
-­‐IPCC
reports
AdaptaEon
CommunicaEon
Guidance:
common
elements
ETF
purpose:
tracking
progress
&
clarity
of
NDC
&
support
Input
impacts
&
ac0on:
NatComm,
BR.
Input
support:
S&A,
CTF
&
Art.9.5.
Output
should
also
serve
GST.
Synthesis
and
analysis
paper
of
adapta0on
communica0ons
(on
opportuni0es
and
trends
for
Art.7.14
(b)
)).
Key
adaptaEon
elements
&
inputs
to
GST
GGA

5. Initial
information
that
can
be
provided
and
approaches
to
monitoring
progress:
* Progress
in
implementing
action
i.e.
progress
reports
of
implementing
actions
in
poorest
municipalities.
* Monitor
vulnerability/resilience
assessments
(assuming
successful
adaptation
action
reduces
vulnerability).
* Results
(i.e.
reduced
exposure,
enhanced
adaptive
capacity)
of
adaptation
action
* i.e.
#of
adapted
building
codes.
Approach
to
aggregation
is
to
understand
an
overall
situation
based
on
outputs
collected
according
to:
* Sectors,
geographies,
themes,
objectives
of
projects
and
programs.
Approach
to
aggregation
is
facilitated
by
instruments
i.e.
reporting
or
common
elements.
2.
Approaches
and
info.
needed
to
assess
progress

6. As
Parties
set
out/implement
their
adaptation
planning
processes
and
their
MRE
systems,
internationally
we
need
a
comprehensive
process
to
assess
progress
towards
GGA:
* Build
off
of
AC,
LEG
efforts
(tech.
guidance
and
support
on
MnE
systems
to
inform
assessment
of
NAPs'
progress)
and
NAP
Central.
* Agree
to
initial
approaches
or
mechanisms
that
benefit
nationally
and
are
based
on
experiences
i.e.
sectors
in
NatComms
(SBSTA,
2005),
NAPAs,
NAPs,
LAPs
and
iNDCs.
* Semi-­‐flexible
formats
to
report
progress:
include
reports
on
some
sectors
or
progress
reports
on
adaptive
capacity
(i.e.
capacity
building
efforts,
access
to
the
most
vulnerable).
* Establish
processes
to
develop
other
mechanisms
to
facilitate
aggregate
evaluation
based
on
inputs
of
sector,
project
and
program
level.
* Take
into
account
other
intl.
processes/agendas
i.e.
SDG,
Sendai.
* Improve
tracking
and
reporting
of
intl.
public
financial
flows
so
finance
is
used
efficiently
&
targeted
where
most
needed.
3.Potential
next
steps
to
facilitate
assessing
progress
towards
GGA?

7. * Given
the
challenges
the
south
faces
how
to
understand
progress
towards
the
GGA
in
a
way
that
produces
benefits
nationally
and
does
not
create
a
significant
burden.
* Reconcile
the
need
to
focus
on
easy-­‐to-­‐access
data
and
bear
in
mind
complexities
of
adaptation.
* Ensure
that
data
and
info.
to
track
adaptation
is
provided
to
a
centralized
repository
nationally.
* Balancing
the
need
of
strong
inter-­‐ministerial
implementation
for
MRE
systems
yet
not
over-­‐burden
structures
and
avoid
duplication.
* Evaluation
/
Effectiveness
/
Adequacy
of
adaptation
assessments
at
early
stages
due
to
lack
of
data
and
methodological
challenges
(e.g.
long
timeframe,
attribution,
lack
of
clear
objectives).
4.
Some
of
the
challenges

8. * The
Paris
Agreement
sets
out
elements,
processes
and
mechanisms.
Together
they
make
up
a
fabric
to
enhance
action
where
most
needed.
* Assessing
progress
at
all
scales
take
time
&
just
as
MRE
systems=
iterative,
ongoing
processes
of
learning
and
revision.
* We
need
to
start
somewhere.
* Continue
strengthening
process
to
assess
progress
at
aggregate
levels
needs
to
enhance
learning
at
local
levels.
5.
Take
away
messages

9. Urgency
lies
in
strengthening
commitments
made
in
Paris
so
peaking
by
2020
is
still
possible.
Greater
mitigation
ambition
can
limit
adaptation
needs
and
costs.
Irene
Suárez
Pérez
irenesuarez@progresum.org
Progresum
Climate change and sustainable development organisation