Speakers: Virginie Marchal, Senior programme manager, Sustainable infrastructure (OECD) and Sophie Lavaud, Policy Analyst, Climate adaptation and resilience team (OECD). Presentation at the 1st meeting of the Working Party on Climate Change (WPCC) held at the OECD headquarters on 27-28 September, 2023.

1. Report on recent activities of the
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1st WPCC meeting
27-28 September 2023
Virginie Marchal and Sophie Lavaud
Finance, Investment and Global Relations (FIEG)
Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division (CBW)
Environment Directorate
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2. Working Party on Climate Change (WPCC)
OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION
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1. The rationale for climate resilient infrastructure
2. OECD work on climate resilient infrastructure
3. SIPA: the opportunity for peer learning on climate resilient infrastructure
4. The Philippines case study
5. Indonesia’s case study
6. Future work and discussion

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INFRASTRUCTURE ARE VULNERABLE
TO CLIMATE CHANGE
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Climate impacts on infrastructure can disrupt access to
basic life lines everywhere:
➢ Superstorm Sandy (2012): 5.4 million commuters stranded in
NYC as roads and metro closed for at least 2 weeks
➢ Floods UK (2007): 350 000 people without access to water
supply for over 2 weeks
➢ Australian Bushfires (2019/20): infrastructure damages
exceeded USD 26/hectare

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BENEFITS OF CLIMATE RESILIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Source: Lifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity
(World Bank/ Hallegatte et al., 2019)
➢ Increased reliability of service provision
➢ Increased asset life
➢ Reap co-benefits
USD 50 billion/year in flood defenses could reduce
expected losses up to USD 1 trillion by 2050
(Hallegatte et al., 2013)

5. Working Party on Climate Change (WPCC)
OECD WORK ON CLIMATE RESILIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
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➢ Support countries to create the enabling
environment to mainstream climate resilience in
infrastructure planning and management
➢ Facilitate a dialogue among countries

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SIPA : AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SHARING
BEST PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES
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Sustainable Infrastructure
Programme in Asia (SIPA)
Central Asia
Mongolia
South East
Asia
Indonesia Philippines
Climate resilience component objective:
Promote mainstreaming of climate resilience in
infrastructure planning and operation
Peer learning Component
Facilitate a policy dialogue
National component
• A Tailored approach to share OECD
technical expertise
• Enlarge the network of countries who can
share experiences

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THE PHILIPPINES CASE STUDY

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PHILIPPINES IS HIGHLY VULNERABLE
TO CLIMATE CHANGE
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➢ 4th most affected country by climate change in
the world over 2010-2019 (Global Climate Risk
Index)
➢ 20 typhoons annually in average
➢ Considerable flood and landslide risks
➢ Above-average increase in sea levels
➢ High population density in hazard prone areas
and strong dependence on natural resources
➢ 96th out of 141 countries in infrastructure quality
(WEF, 2019)

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL
AGENDA
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➢ The Philippines Development Plan 2023-2028 :
➢ Strengthen ambition on climate resilience
mainstreaming in infrastructure planning
➢ Set measurable targets to monitor progress
on climate resilient infrastructure objectives
➢ The OECD supports the Philippines in reaching
these objectives

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EXPECTED OUTCOMES
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➢ Elaboration of an
implementation roadmap in
collaboration with
infrastructure stakeholders
➢ Facilitating a dialogue among
infrastructure stakeholders

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INDONESIA CASE STUDY

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INDONESIA IS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE
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➢ Top 1/3 of countries exposed to climate hazards
(INFORM Risk Index, 2019)
➢ Sea-level rise, floods and droughts
➢ Landslides
➢ Shift in rainfall patterns and increasing
temperatures
➢ Vulnerability to climate risks
➢ High population density in hazard prone areas
➢ Strong dependence on natural resource
➢ 72nd out of 141 countries in infrastructure quality
(WEF 2019)

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL
AGENDA
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➢ Elaboration of the Long-Term Development
(2025-2045) and Medium-Term
Development Plans (2025-2029):
➢ A strategic vision for the next 20 years
➢ Setting priorities for the next 5 years
➢ Climate resilience as one of the priorities
identified
Source: Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency
(Bappenas)

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EXPECTED OUTCOMES
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➢ A policy review with recommendations to strengthen climate
resilience of infrastructure
➢ Focus on water and connectivity
➢ Focus on climate risk assessment, nature based-solutions
and local adaptation
➢ Dialogue among infrastructure stakeholders

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FUTURE WORK AND DISCUSSION

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FUTURE WORK
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➢ 2024 : Launch of a third case study in Mongolia
➢ Forthcoming policy paper on climate resilient infrastructure

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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
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• What insights can you share from your country in
mainstreaming climate resilience in infrastructure
planning and management?

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Lunch break (1h30)
The meeting will resume at 2:30 p.m. CEST

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Coffee break (20 min)
The meeting will resume at 4:45 p.m. CEST