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AfDB Partnership Forum April 2012

AfDB Partnership Forum April 2012. Ken JOHM Division Manager, OSAN4. (speaker / department). Clim - Dev -Africa: A pan-African Partnership. A joint initiative by Africa’s three largest institutions mandated by the Heads of State

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AfDB Partnership Forum April 2012

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  1. AfDB Partnership Forum April 2012 Ken JOHM Division Manager, OSAN4 (speaker / department)

  2. Clim-Dev-Africa: A pan-African Partnership • A joint initiative by Africa’s three largest institutions mandated by the Heads of State • An African response to the urgent challenge that lacking climate information poses to Africa’s development • Seeks to overcome the lack of necessary information, analysis and options required by policy and decision-makers at all levels, across multiple sectors • A strategic complement to direct climate adaptation, mitigation and natural resources management programmes

  3. CLIMDEV GOAL: ClimDev-Africa Goal: To construct a solid climate information foundation • Build solid science and observational infrastructure for widely available climate information, packaging and dissemination • Enable working partnerships between governments, private sector, civil society and vulnerable communities through informed decision-making, awareness and advocacy • Strengthen knowledge frameworks to support and integrate actions required with quality analysis for decision support and management practice

  4. ClimDevProgrammeStructure

  5. Partnership Roles and Responsibilities A holistic programme integrating political engagement, expert-driven knowledge generation & investments The Climate Change and Desertification Unit: Political leadership & coordination of Africa’s common position on climate change The African Climate Policy Centre : Programmatic activities to develop climate policy capacity through knowledge generation, advocacy and advisory services The ClimDev Special Fund : Financing demand-led investments on the ground for generation and use of climate information

  6. Programme Partners on the Steering Committee The Programme includes partnerships with leading African and non-African climate and development specialized institutions • Regional : AMCEN, AMCOW, RECs • International: UNDP, UNEP, WMO/GCOS, • Potential donors

  7. The ClimDev Special Fund (CDSF) Pools resources to implement projects that strengthen institutional capacities of national & sub-regional bodies to formulate and implement effective climate-sensitive policies: • Generation, wide dissemination and use of reliable and quality climate information • Generation of quality analysis for use in development planning • Implementation of pilot adaptation practices to demonstrate the value of mainstreaming climate information in development planning and practices

  8. CDSF Recipients and Beneficiaries Eligible Recipients of grant funding • RMCs of the Bank • Public and private enterprises in RMCs • African Regional Organizations • NGO and CSO Beneficiaries • Policy Makers • Climate Services • Agriculture Extension Services • Rural & urban communities with climate sensitive livelihoods • Infrastructure Planners • Disaster Risk Management Services • Natural Resources Management Services

  9. CDSF Operationalisation • Start-up activities have been undertaken to allow donors to contribute to the Fund • 2012-2014 work programme • Operational Procedures Manual • Pipeline of potential projects to be funded • The Fund is ready to begin operations as soon as an initial UA 20 million (EUR 22.4 million) is committed, in accordance with the Instrument

  10. CLIMDEV-AFRICA ROUNDTABLE MEETING Stockholm, 25 April 2012 For information: s.mohamedahmed@afdb.org

  11. THANK YOU

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