Stephanie allan & Shivaranjani Venkatramani

1. Mobilizing Domestic Resources for Adaptation:Progress with Subnational Climate Financing Frameworks in India Stephanie allan & Shivaranjani Venkatramani PFM and climate finance experts, action on climate today, oxford policy management Bangkok, 4 march 2019

2. The importance of subnational budgets in financing CC • Governments in the Asia-Pacific region have been particularly enthusiastic about decentralisation It is important to also think about subnational governments, depending on their service delivery mandates & degree of fiscal autonomy OECD 2016. Subnational governments around the world Structure and finance

3. The importance of subnational budgets in financing CC • Assignment of expenditure responsibilities mean that subnational governments are often at the forefront of dealing CC impacts • Subnational governments will typically operate their own budget process which will contain additional entry points where CC can be considered

4. Subnational budgets and climate finance: India • National and State level CC policies – estimates of required finances for CC action • Major reconciliation of existing development plans with CC mandate - different approaches to impacting decision making

5. Methodological Approach Development Programmes funded through the budget Planned/ Intended

6. Methodological Approach RelevanceContribution to resilience building/ adaptation or mitigation Programme Benefits Climate Change Impacts SensitivityRisks to benefits due to climate change

8. Progress at the subnational level: Reshaping Sectoral Climate Actions • Re-orienting policy focus to enhance adaptation and mitigation outcomes through subnational budgets • Basis for new/add-on funding through existing pipeline of programmes • E.g. Assam, Kerala, Maharashtra

9. Progress at the subnational level: Reporting and Assessment • Greater visibility to CC relevance and vulnerability of Department budgets in key budget and plan documents • Critical for institutionalising the climate dimension within departmental planning cycle – sustaining the climate conversation • E.g. Assam, Bihar, Odisha

10. Progress at the subnational level: Climate-sensitised Design of Development Actions • Guiding planners to improve plan design w.r.t CC • Immediate link to on-the-ground changes (enhancements) in funding of programmes with climate benefits • E.g. Chhattisgarh, Odisha

11. Key learnings from subnational mainstreaming

12. Thank you!