Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Development Strategies The Territorial Approach to

1. Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Development Strategies The Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) Strategy III World Summit of Regions Montevideo, Uruguay 21 April 2010

2. TACC Background TACC as a global action came into existence with the recognition by sub-national authorities that urgent and collective action was needed to be taken to respond appropriately to climate change - Saint Malo Declaration, October 2008 • UNDP recognizes that : • over between 50-80% of GHG emissions are influenced by local behaviours and investment choices • virtually all adaptation actions have to be tailored to local circumstances.

3. TACC Overall Objective Increased resilience to Climate Change impacts and reduced carbon footprint in regions in developing countries and countries with economies in transition achieved through Awareness Raising and development of Integrated Territorial Climate Plans

4. Territorial Approach: Targets Regional Government Authorities (RGAs) Understand CC and related risks and opportunities at sub-national level Empower RGAs to identify and prioritize risks/opportunities related to CC M&A Enable RGAs to scale up CC M&A actions from local to regional level Provide CC planning interface between rural and urban areas Deliver an integrated territorial climate plan (ITCP) developed through a multi-stakeholder participatory process Catalyze investment/capital through the Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP)

5. How the TACC is structured • TACC is about partnering at all levels • TACC is a global partnership spearheaded by • UNDP and UNEP • in collaboration with UNITAR and UN-Habitat

6. ITCP Development: 2 Years Project Duration: 5 Years Led by UNDP Led by UNDP Led by UNEP Global/Continental Level National/Sub-nationalLevel

7. UNDP’s role In charge of the overall programme management, UNDP provides: • Technical assistance to develop climate change investment and policy roadmaps, based on its 15 years of worldwide experience in the implementation of adaptation and mitigation projects as well as in delivering environmental finance services • Operational management in the field through its network of 166 country offices • Mobilization of funds and partnership management • Financial and a administrative management

8. UNEP’s role As the UN designated entity for addressing environmental issues, UNEP has more than 30 years of experience providing leadership and encouraging partnership in caring for the environment. Within the TACC programme UNEP has the lead responsibility for: • Organizing awareness raising workshops for groupings of sub-national authorities on five continents • Compilation of good practices on climate change adaptation and mitigation at the sub-national level • Assessing training and information needs of sub-national authorities in the context of TACC Phase 1 • Creation of an interactive web-based portal in support of sub-national authorities

9. UNEP: Phase I Workshops The objectives of the awareness raising workshops are: • Take stock and review international policy developments in the area of climate change from a sub-national perspective • Raise awareness and facilitate knowledge sharing concerning climate change action and fostering a green economy at the sub-national level • Share knowledge and tools relevant for strengthening climate change science, adaptation, mitigation, financing, and capacity development at the sub-national level • Catalyze interest in developing an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) and provide guidance for developing it through multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration and within a multi-level governance framework • Explore opportunities for sustained knowledge-sharing and capacity development for sustained sub-national climate change action

10. UNEP: Web-based Portal Based on existing platforms, networks and resources, provide access to: Opportunities for North-South and South-South interaction Networking amongst sub-national authorities within and between countries Climate change tools and methodologies relevant to sub-national authorities Good practices in climate change Adaptation Mitigation

11. UNDP: Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) • UNDP will assist sub-national authorities in at least 10 and up to 50 regions in developing countries to undertake a Climate Profile and to develop Integrated Territorial Climate Plans (ITCP) to: • identify and prioritise mitigation and adaptation initiatives based on an assessment of physical and economic climate change impacts, • Identify no-regret/negative costs options. • Enhance energy access and the creation of new economic activities through the development of clean production and consumption options at the local level • "climate proof" existing investments and activities • Reduce local vulnerability to climate variability and change • Identify possible policy and financing instruments to implement priority climate change measures.

12. UNDP: Technical support Sub-regions and countries engaging in a TACC process will receive dedicated and targeted technical support from UNDP / CLIMSAT • Support for physical and socio-economic assessments, design of regional climate change strategies, action plans and related products • Climate change impact and vulnerability mapping • Provision of satellite imagery and models to support physical and economic climate change impact assessments and scenarios • Training and skills development programmes • In close partnership with the Association of Regions, develop knowledge tools and methodologies for the preparation of Integrated Territorial Climate Plans

13. 5 key steps to preparing an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) Prepare comprehensive Low Carbon & Climate Change Resilient Roadmap • Handbook on Climate Change Impact Scenarios • GHG Emissions Scenarios • Adapted Bilan Carbone TACC Handbook (to be developed) • ITCP Guidebook • Assess Priority Climate Financing Needs • Assess existing LGA financing options • Undertake cost-benefit analysis of priority options • Identify Financial flow requirements • Identify policy & innovative financing instruments • Identify Mitigation & Adaptation Options • Identify priority M&A options through a multi-stakeholder consultative process • Technology Needs Assessment Handbook • ITCP Guidebook • Prepare Climate Change Scenarios • Climate scenarios • Vulnerability scenarios • GHG emissions scenarios Develop Partnership & Coordination Structure • Adapted “Paying for Env. Systems” w/ USEPA • UNDP/WB Climate Finance Options knowledge platform • Matching Public Policies & Financial Instruments • ITCP Guidebook • Guide to Preparing Investment & Financial Flows Assessments • McKinsey Mitigation Cost Curves • McKinsey Adaptation CBA Analysis Develop and implement follow on integrated development projects and develop policy instruments Integrated Climate Change Planning: Foundation & Implementation of a Multi-stakeholder Consultative Process (ITCP Guidebook)

14. UNDP: Phase 2 and 3 Deliverables Knowledge • Exchange of know-how and good practices developed at regional level Data and Analysis • Provision of methodological tools and techniques necessary for drafting of an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) for a given region Training • On use of these tools, design of strategies leading to an ITCP Project Identification • Assistance to select projects in support of the ITCP and identify appropriate regulatory and financial instruments: public policy / investment projects Access to Funding • Technical assistance to facilitate access to new financial mechanisms

15. Countries currently engaged with the TACC • Globally, Uruguay is the pilot project for TACC • New country TACC programmes are currently under preparation and expected to start up by June 2010 • Albania • Algeria • Colombia • Ethiopia • Peru • Senegal • Uganda

16. Uruguay: Global Pilot Project Project officially launched in September 2009…..

17. For more information, please contact: Global coordination Latin America & Caribbean coordination JochemZoetelief ProgrammeOfficer Division of Regional Cooperation UNEP HQ Nairobi jochem.zoetelief@unep.org Paula Caballero Regional TechnicalAdvisor UNDP Regional Center Panama paula.caballero@undp.org Miguel Naranjo UNEP ProgrammeOfficer Regional Office LatinAmerica & Caribbean miguel.naranjo@unep.org CLIMSAT Alain Retiere CLIMSAT alain.retiere@undp.org Stephen Gold Energy and Environment Group UNDP New York stephen.gold@undp.org Christophe Nuttall Director Hub for Innovative Partnerships UNDP Geneva christophe.nuttall@undp.org Berta Pesti Technical Advisor Climate Change Hub for Innovative Partnerships UNDP Geneva berta.pesti@undp.org