This presentation was delivered as part of the "Developing Building Blocks of a Global Mitigation Architecture" workshop series.

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Bonn, 8 June 2013
Axel Olearius, Tobias Zeller (GIZ, Division Environment and Climate)
Block III : Coordination and Cooperation and learning from lessons –
focusing on internal and country-specific processes
V-NAMA
Involving sub-national actors into national mitigation
strategies through vertically integrated NAMAs

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Title
V-NAMA - Involving sub-national
actors into national mitigation
strategies through vertically
integrated NAMAs
Target Country Global
Implemented by GIZ
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Goals/Activities:
• Involving sub-nationals in achieving national mitigation targets
• 2 outcomes: Bankable NAMAs & Practical guidelines for V-NAMA design
• 2 questions: Success factors for involvement of sub-nationals? How to do MRV?
• 2 sectors: Waste Management & Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings
• 2 partner countries: Indonesia & South Africa
• 3 years: 5/2012 – 4/2015

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V-NAMA – project structure
GIZ HQ (Germany)
Project Steering,
Global Activities
(Guideline etc.),
Transferability
South Africa
V-NAMA
development:
Energy Efficiency in
Public Buildings
Indonesia
V-NAMA
development:
Waste Management

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Coordination and Cooperation
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Two dimensions
1. Coordination/cooperation between different levels of
government regarding climate change mitigation =
heart of V-NAMA project
2. Coordination/cooperation between the stakeholders
of the V-NAMA project and its steering structure (how
to involve the sub-national stakeholders?)

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Why at all involving sub-nationals in national mitigation
strategies?
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Sub-national actors
Provinces /
Municipalities
…with large share of
GHG emissions
(eg. waste Indonesia: 9%)
Key competencies…
• Waste management
• Buildings
• Transport
high mitigation potential

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Example for the need for cooperation/coordination –
Indonesian Solid Waste Management
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Central government:
Regulation (Mandate) and
Infrastructure Investment (Incentives):
eg. landfills, recycling facilities)
Provincial governments:
Link between central and local
government, monitoring of local
activities
Local governments:
Operation and maintenance of facilities,
closure of final disposal sites etc.

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Example for the need for cooperation/coordination –
South Africa Public Buildings
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Central government:
Regulation (Mandate) and Financial
Support (Incentives)
Provincial governments:
Provincial administrative buildings,
education facilities and hospitals
Local governments:
Municipal administrative buildings,
service and community facilities
(clinics etc.)

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What are barriers to cooperation/coordination
and sub-national involvement in NAMAs?
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Based on empirical findings of Ecofys study on
behalf of GIZ V-NAMA project
Lack of incentives
• Lack of financial
incentives
• Lack of political/co-
benefit incentives
Lack of integration
• institutional
weaknesses
• institutional
differences
Lack of capacity
• insufficient skills
and knowledge
• insufficient data and
information
But also: Different perspectives & interests
V-NAMA project seeks to overcome these barriers

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2nd Dimension: Coordination/Cooperation in the
steering of a vertically integrated project
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Challenge:
How to involve subnationals into a steering structure with many
stakeholders from national level without overburdening the structure?
Three Options:
Combined approach necessary!
Local Government
Associations
eg. SALGA
+ official mandate
- capacity?
Decentralized
Steering Structure
eg. provincial level
+ pilot municipalities
involved
- high costs, difficult
processes
Representation by
champions
eg. pioneers
+ capacity available
- mandate? political
problems?

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Multilevel working group in Durban (April 2013)
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eThekwini
Metro
Public
works
regional
office
National
DEA
International
Consultant
National
Consultant
National
DEA
National
DPW
Nelson
Mandela Bay
Metro
Eastern Cape
Province

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Conclusion
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1. National governments attempt to engage with multiple stakeholders, through
a mix of incentives, mandates and persuasion.
2. Successful cooperation and vertically integrated NAMAs will require
• effective incentive mechanism to motivate subnational governments to
engage
• platforms which facilitate bottom-up communication and trust building
• capacity building efforts
• pragmatic and locally feasible MRV systems
3. Efforts to engage subnationals will most likely be successful, if the NAMA
addresses a local sustainable development priority.
V-NAMA project concept notes in IND/SA: next steps
Guidelines/Guidance: Concept still needs to be defined!

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Thank you.
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Contact:
Axel.Olearius@giz.de; Tobias.Zeller@giz.de