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Climate change adaptation in transboundary basins: UNECE activities

Climate change adaptation in transboundary basins: UNECE activities. Mr. Bo Libert UNECE Almaty, 14 September 2012. Bridging boundaries. Why transboundary cooperation in adaptation?

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Climate change adaptation in transboundary basins: UNECE activities

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  1. Climate change adaptation in transboundary basins: UNECE activities • Mr. Bo Libert • UNECE • Almaty, 14 September 2012

  2. Bridging boundaries Why transboundary cooperation in adaptation? • Prevent negative impactsof unilateral adaptationmeasures in riparian countries, therebypreventing potential conflict • Enablemoreeffectiveandefficientadaptationthrough: • Wider knowledgebase • Larger planningspace: takemeasures in thebasinwheretheyhaveoptimumeffect • Possibilitytosharecostsandbenefits Transboundarycooperationreducesuncertaintyandcosts!

  3. Climate change activities under the Water Convention • Guidance on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change, developed in 2007-2009 by Task Force on Water and Climate • Programme of pilot projects on adaptation in transboundary basins • Platform for exchanging experiences: annual workshops and web platform

  4. The transboundary pilot projects

  5. Promoting Cooperation to Adapt to Climate Change in the Chu-Talas Basin The project aims to: improve the adaptive capacity of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan; support dialogue and cooperation on the needed steps to design an adaptation strategy in the transboundary context and thereby prevent controversy on the use of water resources. Activities: Basin-wide modeling of possible changes in water resources and elaboration of joint scenarios, Preparation of joint vulnerability assessment, Development of a package of possible adaptation measures and relevant procedures for the Commission

  6. Example of project results: Expected changes in average precipitation in the basin in 2050, compared to 1961-1990 Вероятное изменение количества осадков в среднем по территории бассейна к 2050 году (%) относительно периода 1961-1990 гг.

  7. Thank you and contacts Bo.libert@unece.org Sonja.koeppel@unece.org http://www.unece.org/env/water/water_climate_activ.html http://www1.unece.org/ehlm/platform/display/ClimateChange/Chu+Talas

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