Presentation by Anila Cili (Financial Expert and Trainer, International Institute for Sustainable Development) given at the workshop "Jamaica’s National Adaptation Plan: Integrating Climate Change into National and Ministerial Budgets" in July 2017.

1. Coordinating
Climate-Resilient
Development
Integrating climate risk
management in planning and
policy processes
Anila Çili
July 25, 2017
Kingston, Jamaica
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2. Highlights of the presentation
 Interconnections among the Climate Adaptation Risk
Management Cycle, Strategic Planning and the Project
Cycle
 Strategic planning and the medium-term budget cycle:
Entry points for climate change adaptation
 Project management cycle: Entry points
 The budget formulation process
 Case study: Albania
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3. Composition and relationship
between policy framework
strategies and national budgets
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4. Mainstreaming CCRMP into National
Budget Planning: Entry points
1. Strategic Planning and Medium Term Budget Cycle;
2. Climate Change Risk Management Cycle and
3. Project Management Cycle 4

5. Strategic planning and medium- term
budget cycle: Entry points
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6. Budget setting approaches
Zero-based
• No
assumptions
• Build up from
policy
objectives
• Based on what
is really
needed
• Adjusted to
what is
possible
Historic /
Incremental
 Last year
plus/minus a
bit
 Allow for
inflation
 Allow for cost
cutting
Performance
Budgeting
 Connects
budget and
expected
results
 Has a medium
to long term
perspective
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7. Medium Term Expenditure
Program - Components
Program Policy
Review (PPR)
• Mission Statement
• Program Policy Goal
• Program Policy
Objective
• Program Policy
Standards
Program Expenditure
& Investment
Planning (PEIP)
• Program financial
resources divided
by
• Projects
• Program outputs
• Program activities
Program Annual
Budget
• Recurrent costs
• Transfers
• Capital
expenditures
Annual budget is derived from the MTEP and
therefore connected to it
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8. Example: Medium term expenditure
process within a year, Albania
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9. Project Identification: The CCA risk management (NAP document)
provide the best analysis of the country's situation.
Project Management Cycle
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10. What is the best approach to
introduce the climate adaptation?
At the moment, take a mixed approach:
Identify which budgets programs are mostly influenced by
climate adaptation (big fluctuation here) and zero base
annually/on a rolling basis.
Identify which budgets programs/lines change slightly
(salaries, utilities, etc.) and zero base periodically
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of the approach
Demonstrate that it is reasonable, appropriate and achievable.
Medium to Long term – consider the Performance Based
Budgeting 10

11. Case Study:
Albania
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12. Mainstreaming climate adaptation into
the National Budget: Steps
undertaken
The Government, supported by donors, has pursued several
approaches for mainstreaming Climate Adaptation into
different sectors and development activities:
National Adaptation Plan is prepared (2013‐2016) and in
approval process
Climate Change Adaptation in the Drini‐Mati River Delta and
Beyond (2013)
The draft NSDI 2014 – 2020 was screened in 2015 through a
climate lens regarding climate and adaptation relevance
Sector strategies are approved: The National Energy Strategy;
the National Strategy and Management Plan for Water
Resources; the Strategy for Agriculture and Rural
Development; the National Health Strategy; the National Plan
for Tourism Development; the Territorial and Coastal
Development Plan.
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13. Integration of climate adaptation as a priority into the Ministry of
Finance Instructions for preparation of MTBP 2018‐2020, obligatory to all
institutions. (February 2017)
Cross‐sector strategy on climate change in approval process by CoM:
‐Line Ministries to integrate climate change into mid‐term budgeting
by setting it within the appropriate budget programs and measurable
objectives detailed in products / activities / costs related to climate
change according to national plans (NAP doc and NMP doc)
‐Line Ministries to report annually on the planning and execution of
climate expenditures to the Ministry responsible for climate change.
Draft Law on Climate Change is prepared and currently in discussion
process.
Technical Assistance offered by NAP Global Network to three ministries
for integration of Climate Change Adaptation into MTBP 2018‐2020
(First Phase).
Mainstreaming climate adaptation into
the National Budget: Steps undertaken
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14. Mainstreaming NAP of CC into National
Planning in Albania- Current Status
Note: The components in orange have been accomplished, while the
components in blue are to be achieved
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15. Budget Calendar
Phases Deadlines Description Responsible/
Leading
Institutions
I. Macroeconomic
framework, prioritization
and preparation of
January Establishing macroeconomic indicators
through macroeconomic forecasting for
2017‐2019.
MoF
the MTB ceilings for each
central government
institution and special
funds
January Approval of Macroeconomic and Fiscal
Framework for 2017‐2019
CoM
February Identification of policy priorities with
significant impact on costs and income
(wages, local transfers, new programs, the
main public investment projects)
MoF, PMO, MoI
February Submission of the MTBP preparatory ceilings MoF
February Establishment of the MTBP preparatory
ceilings for 2017‐2019 and Information of the
Parliament
CoM
February Prepare Guidelines for MTBP Preparation for
Central & Local Govm.
MoF
II. Program Policy Review
III. Expenditure and
Investment Planning for
each Program
March‐
April
Define policies for each program and identify
the goals and objectives of the program
Preparation of Budget Requests and
submission to MoF
Each Central
Government
Institution &
Special Fund
May‐ June Analyses of budget requests and Hearing
sessions
MoF, PMO,
MoI, MoEDT
June (third
week)
Revise the fiscal Framework if necessary
Draft MTBP 2017‐2019 document, new
ceilings and new commitments limits and
submit to the Strategic Planning Committee
and the Council of Ministers.
MoF
End of June Second Approval of the Fiscal Framework and
MTBP 2017‐2019 document with new
ceilings.
CoM informs the Parliament
SPC and CoM
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16. Budget Calendar
IV. Preparation of revised
Medium Term Budget
Program
July (first
week)
Issuing of complementary guidelines for
preparation of revised MTBP
MoF
July‐August Preparation of revised Medium Term Budget
Program
Each
Government
Institution &
Special Fund
September Submission of revised MTBP to the Ministry
of Finance
September‐
October
Analyses of budget requests and Second
round of Hearing sessions
MoF, PMO,
MoI, MoEDT
October Medium Term Budget Programme and
Annual Budget Law presented to the
Strategic Planning Committee and the
Council of Ministers
MoF
End of
October
Third Approval of Fiscal Framework, MTBP
2017‐2019 and Annual Budget 2017
CoM
31 October Submission to the Parliament for approval CoM
V. Budget Review and
Approval by Parliament
November‐
Dicember
Parliamentary commissions hold hearings on
budget with the Ministry of Finance and
other ministers
Commission for
Economy and
Finance (leading
commission)
Within
December
Budget Approved and entered in force at 1 of
January 2017
Parliament
Within
January
Incorporating changes made by the Council
of Ministers and parliament. (third MTBP
2017‐2019 produced)
MoF
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17.  Referring to the scheme presented, identify the
processes performed so far within each cycle.
 How to mainstream CCA into the remaining steps
using the existing framework? Identify options.
 Potential Barriers?
 Need for review of the framework?
Discussion on how to
mainstream the CCA process
into MTBP
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18. Group
Discussion
Bilateral supportCoordinationLearning
Scaling-up and
accelerating NAP
processes requires
learning
• What works? How to
avoid potential problems
and losing time?
NAP processes = massive
coordination efforts across
sectors, scales of
governance, different actors
• Often taken for granted,
under‐resourced. How can
we better support
coordination?
Bilateral agencies provide
3x more adaptation-related
ODA than multilaterals.
• How best to align and
leverage this support for
NAP processes?
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19. Reference
documents
• NAP Global Network – Resource Library
• UNDP‐GEF (2015): Mainstreaming Climate Change into
Planning.
• UNEP (2011): Opportunities for Integrating CCA & DRR in
Development Planning and Decision‐Making.
• MTEF – Albanian acts on budget planning
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20. www.napglobalnetwork.org
info@napglobalnetwork.org
Twitter: @NAP_Network
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