Sam Bickersteth, CEO of CDKN, at SEI Oxford seminar 29th of September 2015

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Climate & Development
Knowledge Network:
Supporting Decision Makers
SEI Oxford – September 2015

CDKN
approach
CDKN supports decision-
makers in government,
the private and non-
governmental sectors to
design and deliver climate
compatible development.
We do this by combining
research, advisory services
and knowledge-sharing in
support of locally-owned
and managed policy
processes.

What progress with climate compatible
development?

There is a 95%
certainty that
climate change
is caused by
human beings
Source: IPCC AR 5 key findings
Each of the last
three decades has
been successively
warmer at the
Earth’s
surface than any
preceding decade
Source: IPCC AR 5 key findings
Changes in climate will
affect societies and
economies in multiple
ways, directly and
indirectly, through
health, food systems,
water supplies and
ecosystems
Source: Turn Down the Heat, Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, World
Bank 2012
credit Neil Palmer/CIAT
What is the
challenge?
Sustainable Development
Goals 2015

UNEP Emissions Gap Report (2014)

Source: The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report
Impacts of climate change in Africa

SDG - Climate Referenced Targets

SDG - Climate Related Targets

Sustainable Development Goals

Business has
the greatest
impact
Business sees
the greatest
opportunity
Citizens
prioritise the
importance
Top
Business Views : PwC SDG Engagement
Survey 2015

COP21 summit in Paris
A binding agreement is not the main driver for climate change action

Model indicates low-ambition agreement is projected to result in
80% – 140% higher poverty levels for Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and 25%
higher poverty levels for LAC than the high-ambition agreement by 2030
CDKN Research on impact of climate
change on achievement of SDGs
• In Uganda goal of extreme
poverty eradication is met in
neither case
• Water deficit/flooding, likely
to be exacerbated by climate
change
• High ambition agreement
develops modern energy
sector and phases out
dependence on traditional
biomass

SDGs: Risk of failure in Paris

Incentivise international cooperation and
leverage public and private finance for
climate action
Reducing fossil fuel dependency
Reducing resource intensity and higher
resource efficiency
Relatively rapid technology development
High level of awareness regarding
environmental degradation
Renewables becoming more attractive
Yield-enhancing technologies for land
Investments in education
High-ambition climate agreement
Unmitigated emissions are relatively high
Little progress in reducing resource intensity and
fossil fuel dependency
Low investment in technology development
Little progress in addressing local
environmental concerns
Investments in human capital are low and
inequality is high.
Lack of cooperation and effective leadership
Little international cooperation, and international
trade is restricted
Low-ambition climate agreement
Possible policy responses to Paris
agreement

Knowledge Management and Networks
•Broad definition of Knowledge Management: online, offline,
text, multimedia, broadcast, bespoke communications all figure
•Demand-led: guided by country and stakeholder engagement
• Smart: recognising complexity of change processes
• Collaborative: building on what’s there, not duplicating
• Results-focused learning: listening, reflecting, adapting

Sustainable Urban Tourism through Low Carbon
Initiatives
Hue, Vietnam
Addressing Heat Health Vulnerability in Rapidly
Urbanising Regions of Western India
Ahmedabad, India
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into City
Planning
Cartagena, Colombia
Operationalising Climate Science: an Exchange
Between Climate Scientists and Policy Makers
Africa
Stories of change

Creating a variety of materials:
• Guides, policy briefs, videos etc
Making materials accessible:
• easy to read – whoever they are for
• colourful and inviting
Organising materials well:
• easy to find - improved search
functionality on website
• intuitive navigation
Communications strategy: the ‘pull
factor’

Going where the audience is:
• online comms: digital press
office function
• developing partnerships with
other knowledge portals
• using partner facilities,
networks (eg CKB, LEDS GP)
• seeking a legacy in university
networks
Communications strategy: the ‘push
factor’

• Thought leadership and
sharing learning on our
experiences, synthesising
knowledge
•Convening partners
regionally and globally to
share their experiences and
make connections
• Giving a platform for the
voices of developing country
decision-makers
Events – the ‘enabling’ factor

•Encouraging collaboration through
Climate Knowledge Brokers’ Group
(100+members)
•Joint products like the Knowledge
Navigator widget (right) and ‘climate
compatible development’ online
thesaurus and tagging system to link
content of related websites
•Launch of CKB ‘Manifesto’ with
principles for collaboration
Making links among online climate and
development ‘knowledge brokers’

• Peru’s national climate change mitigation plan
• Objective to provide robust data for decision making and building consensus
on strategies to transition to low carbon, climate-resilient economy
• Involving 100 national and regional researchers, modellers, private sector,
communications experts and others
• Carefully constructed governance and participatory process that facilitated
interaction between a team of experts with representatives of the public
and private sector.

PlanCC Methodology
• Based on a cross-ministerial and participatory approach setting the foundations for a
real impact on sustainable development decision-making at the national level.
• The multiple structure allowed for the review of a large array of data and analysis that
were used to generate different future scenarios for Peru’s climate compatible
development.

PlanCC Results inform INDC
• A set of mitigation scenarios up to 2021
and 2050.
• Positive and negative effects of
mitigation measures on GDP,
productivity, employment and
competitiveness (including exports),
distribution of income, reduction of
poverty, health and the environment.
• 73 sector mitigation options; 11
included in INDC
• High level political engagement
(Ministry of Economy and Finance)
• INDC presented at UNGA – 30%
emissions reduction
• Critical mix of analysis, stakeholder
engagement, political leadership and
communications

•Focus on the development deficit and integrate climate action into
development/SDG planning and delivery
•Integrate knowledge management and networking in all programmes and
projects; resource it generously
•Refine and strengthen message through a systematic learning process; match
communication with audience and context
•Build ownership and governance of knowledge building processes throughout
•Finally, don’t forget the finance! – international and domestic; public and
private
Lessons from applied policy research and
practice

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the benefit of developing countries. However, the views expressed and information contained in it are not
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Sam Bickersteth, CEO of CDKN, at SEI Oxford seminar 29th of September 2015

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