United Nations Development Programme

1. United Nations Development Programme Technical Support to Non-Annex I Parties for the Preparation of National Communications Bo Lim SBI 18, Bonn, 9 June 2003

2. Overview • Phase I: GEF/UNDP/UNEP NCSP, 1998-2000 • Phase II: GEF/UNDP Projects, 2001-2002 • Phase III: NCSU, 2003-2006

3. Phase I: NCSP Technical assistance for the preparation of Initial National Communications: • 30 Thematic and Regional Workshops • Technical Materials • Newsletter, website, and list server • On-line assistance • Reviews of draft national communications • 130 NAI Parties

4. Phase II: UNDP-GEF Projects Preparation of top-ups, regional and global projects: • Vulnerability and Adaptation (8) • GHG inventories (30) • Technology needs assessments (70) • WMO/Global climate observing systems (140)

5. Phase III: NCSU To provide technical support to non-Annex I Parties through GEF-UNDP projects: • Second National Communications (100) • “Top-up’ Enabling Activities (70) • National Adaptation Programmes of Action (30) • Capacity Development (110) All countries can potentially benefit

6. Vulnerability and Adaptation • To provide guidance to assist countries prepare • adaptation policies and measures and related analysis: • Input to SNC: Publications: • Adaptation Policy Framework • Socio-economic Scenarios (IPCC TGCIA) • High Resolution Climate Change Scenarios Using PRECIS (Hadley) • Magic/Scengen (University of East Anglia)

7. Purpose of the APF Provide guidance to: • develop national strategies to cope with climate change, • including variability • assess adaptation measures within the context of • sustainable development • strengthen adaptive capacity

8. Framing the Policy Question • What kind of policy instruments will reduce vulnerability to climate change? • What kind of policy decisions might be influenced by a project? • How might project results be introduced onto the local, or national policy agenda?

9. Structure of the APF • Summary for Policy Makers (3 pp) • Users’ overview (10 pp) • Nine Technical Papers (10 pp) • Supporting methods and resources Available in draft French and Spanish!!!!!!

10. Content of the Technical Papers Technical Papers • Project scope and design • Stakeholders • Vulnerability assessment • Current climate risks • Future climate risks • Socio-economic conditions • Adaptive capacity • Formulation of adaptation strategy • Adaptation as a process: • Evaluate, monitor, and review

11. Technology Needs Assessments • To provide a practical approach for assessing technology needs: Input to ‘Top-ups’ Publication: • Approach for Technology Needs Assessments • Based on the GEF experiences’, STAP panel • Workshops: • UNFCCC/UNDP Expert Meeting (Seoul, 23-25 April 2002) • UNDP–GEF Workshop in Africa (Dakar, 11-12 Dec 2002) • Training workshops planned: • - Caribbean, adaptation technologies (2003/2004)

12. GHG Inventories • To improve the quality of inventories: • To build long-term capacity for data archiving, updating, and management: Input to SNC Publication: • Training Tools for Good Practice Guidance in National GHG Inventories • GPG LULUCF?

13. WMO/Global Climate Observing Systems • To identify long-term solutions for improving climate observing networks at the regional level: • To address reporting needs of NAI countries: Input to ‘Top-ups’ Publications: • 10 Regional Action Plans (4 draft plans available) • Workshops: • 10 Regional Workshops through 2006 (five completed)

14. Knowledge Network(1) To facilitate dissemination/exchange of information and knowledge to assist countries: The network will: • establish thematic discussions • involve stakeholders at all levels, e.g. project coordinators, national experts, institutions, etc. • provide a means of a cross-fertilisation of ideas Countries surveyed on priorities

15. Knowledge Network (2) • Web page will be established to: • Provide technical assistance • Facilitate information sharing • Solicit feedback on draft papers • Disseminate national studies, methods and tools • Newsletters, events, links • Network will be established by mid 2003 • Regional partners

16. Looking to the Future • What did we learn from INC? • Raised awareness, new process • Used NC as strategic planning tool • Launched national processes to consider climate • Identified prioritizing follow-up actions, in which climate is • rarely the key driver • Tools and methods are a means to an end • (can be resource intensive) • What should we do differently for SNC? • Design the project proposals more carefully, more country • driven---more focus on institutional framework • Promote sub-regional information/peer review sharing

17. Contact details • Latin America, including Caribbean: Catherine Valle • Southern & Eastern Africa: Martin Krause • West and Central Africa: Mathieu Koumoin • Eastern/CIS: Susan Legro, Geordie Colville • Asia/Pacific: Manual Soriano • New York: Richard Hosier, Nandita Mongia, Ade Salau • Rebecca Carman, Yamil Bonduki and Bo Lim • Acknowledgements: • GEF, UNDP, EU, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Canada, The Netherlands