Japan’s View on the 5-year work programme

1. Japan’s View on the5-year work programme Osamu Mizuno Director Office of International Strategy on Climate Change Climate Change Division Ministry of the Environment, Japan May 2005

2. Objective of the Programme • Common Grounds: • Adverse impacts of global warming is inevitable. Adaptation measures complementary to mitigation is required. • Identify weak points and acquire satisfactory knowledge • Undertake concrete actions accordingly • Clear-cut Visions for specific goals • Prepare separate roadmaps for major elements • Set up an implementing system to carry out specific tasks in the roadmap

3. Scope of the Work Programme and Priorities • Proceed works on major elements • Methodologies, data and modeling • Vulnerability Assessments • Adaptation Planning, Implementing • Integration into Sustainable Development • Continuation of in-session WS • Distribution of related materials and information • Distribution via the UNFCCC website Prioritize the elements to be considered

4. High Priority: ① Methodologies, data and modeling ② Vulnerability Assessments • Issues on Methodologies, data and modeling • Development of elementary data (current and future climate data, climate scenario, notably regional climate scenario) • Establishment of methodology (i.e. modeling, on impact and adaptation assessment) • Human resource development, notably researchers; • Dissemination of information to the policy makers and relevant actors, as well as promoting their understanding of the issue. • Issues on Vulnerability Assessments • Development of a highly disaggregated and regional analysis on the impact of extraordinary weather events • Economic assessment of the impact of climate change and vulnerability

5. Japan’s Proposal – A Regional Monitoring System Framework Schedule (sample) <Regional Monitoring System> • the vulnerability of each country or region needs to be analyzed by identifying its composing elements • Adaptation planning, measures and actions should be built on the basis developed in the previous phases

6. Works: ③Adaptation planning, measures and actions, ④Integration into sustainable development • Issues on adaptation planning, measures and actions • the status of development and implementation in different countries and regions • accessibility to feasible adaptation technologies • outcome of research conducted by international organizations and experts on adaptation measures • Issues on integration into sustainable development • study and share past examples and information existing in both developed and developing countries • highlight cases where development projects can be integrated into adaptation measures • inviting experts from other relevant international organizations as well

7. Option for Adaptation Technology: Retrieval of coral reefs with innovative artificial equipment Source: JFE Equipment for Coral Implantation Concrete block Marine Block Marine Block Marine Block One year later 120 80 August 2004 No. of corals / 10x10cmx30 faces 60 40 Marine Block Concrete Block 20 Implantation of Coral Embryo 0 Comparison of coral growth

8. Reviewing and Improving the Work Programme • Continuation of in-session WS • Distribution of related materials and information • Distribution via the UNFCCC website • Ensure actions will be taken according to the Work Programme. Fine-tuning the Programme when necessary. • Identify weak points and acquire satisfactory knowledge • Undertake concrete actions accordingly