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Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean

GEF. Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean. Capacity Building for Stage II Adaptation in Central America, Mexico and Cuba RLA/01/G31/A/1G/99. 1 st Latin American and the Caribbean Regional AIACC Workshop San Jose Costa Rica. 30.05.2003.

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Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean

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  1. GEF Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean Capacity Building for Stage II Adaptationin Central America, Mexico and Cuba RLA/01/G31/A/1G/99 1st Latin American and the Caribbean Regional AIACC Workshop San Jose Costa Rica. 30.05.2003 Emilio SemprisDirector

  2. XXVI GENERAL CONFERENCE UNESCO AGREEMENT 1992 (Revised 1996 & 2000) CATHALAC C. America & México Governing Board UNESCO IHPNC Caribbean Gov. of Panama IOs S. America SECRETARIAT

  3. Mandate • Promote scientific research and Knowledge and Information transfer in the areas of WR and the environment; • Organize training and education programmes and create/strenghten information exchange networks; • Implement a technical Assistance for policy development programme; • Capacity Building for IWRM.

  4. IHP-VI; CB for IWRM; Water and NR Economics; Water Governance; Water Sanitation & Public Health; Global Change and Water; ICZM; Groundwater Management. Thematic Agenda of the 2002-2007 Programme

  5. Academic Consortium • Master Programmes - IWRM - Climate Change and HSD • Current Institutional Stakeholders • - UNEP-RLAC • - 7 LAC Unversities & US - City of Knowlegde Foundation • - CYTED - REDICA-GWP

  6. Participating Countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicargua, Costa Rica, and Panama; GEF Funding + Swiss Gov: 3.2 M USD, (UNFCCC-NAI elegibility for Enabling Activities) Duration: 3 years Implementing Agency: UNDP Systems addressed: Agriculture, Water Resources, Human Health and Coastal Zones. Capacity Building for Stage II Adaptation to Climate Change in Central America Mexico and Cuba

  7. Initial Guidance from the COP on Adaptation and Governmental Support: - Decision 11/CP1 on Stage II Adaptation: “Measures, including further capacity building which may be taken to prepare for adaptation as envisaged in Article 4.1(e)”; - Decision 2/CP4 “…..to strengthen climate change regional centers of excellence.” - UNDP-GEF NCSP Workshops 1999-2002 - Ministerial endorsement in 2001-2002; Builds upon first generation of I,V&A assessents under the UNFCCC-NC process. Project Background.......

  8. National UNFCCC Focal Points Cuba: Meteorology Institute of the MSTE Mexico:SEMARNAT’s INE Guatemala:MARN’s CCU Honduras: SNRE El Salvador: MARN’s CCU Nicaragua:MARN’s CCO Costa Rica: Meteorological Institute Panama:ANAM’ NPCC At the Regional & International Level CATHALAC UNDP-RBLAC & UNDP-GEF NCSU Catalysing Institutional Arrangement

  9. The project aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity of human systems to reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, including climate variability, risks and extreme events for priority systems throughout the Central America, Mexico and Cuba Region. Project Development Objective

  10. Inmediate Objective 1 To strengthen systemic, institutional and individual capacity of stakeholders to further assess vulnerability and adaptation to the impacts of climate change, including climate variability, risks and extreme events, in priority systems at the regional, national and local level. Outputs Assessment of vulnerability to current climate variations for priority systems in each country; Assessment of vulnerability to future climate for a priority system in each country; Improved knowledge of current and future vulnerability shared and disseminated widely. Project Inmediate Objectives and Outputs

  11. Project Inmediate Objectives and Outputs • Inmediate Objective 2 • To strengthen systemic, institutional and individual capacity of stakeholders to develop strategies and to implement policies and measures to prepare for adaptation at the regional, national and local level. • Outputs • Adaptation strategy identified, with innovative policies and measures evaluated and prioritised for each priority system; • National plans with recommendations to incorporate adaptation into development.Improved knowledge of current and future vulnerability shared and disseminated widely; • Improved knowledge of national plan for adaptation shared and disseminated widely.

  12. SCOPE PROJECT ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT VULNERABILITY CHARACTERIZE FUTURE VULNERABILITY STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT INCREASE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY PRIORIZE POLICIES & MEASURES PREPARE FOR ADAPTATION Project Implementation Strategy

  13. Technical Paper APF project scope and design; Stakeholder identification and engagement; Vulnerability assessment for climate adaptation; Assessing current climate risks; Assessing future climate risks; Socio-economic conditions and prospects; Measuring and enhancing adaptive capacity; Formulation of an adaptation strategy; Reviewing, monitoring and evaluating adaptation. Project Implementation Strategy

  14. GEF Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean Capacity Building for Stage II Adaptationin Central America, Mexico and Cuba RLA/01/G31/A/1G/99 1st Latin American and the Caribbean Regional AIACC Workshop San Jose Costa Rica. 30.05.2003 Emilio SemprisDirector

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