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Dynamism relating to adaptation and support

Sara Moarif (OECD)

sara.moarif@oecd.org

Global Forum on the Environment, CCXG 8 September 2015

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Presentation outline

 Background and context  General elements included when discussing dynamism

for mitigation actions

 How these elements could apply to

• Adaptation
• Means of implementation

 Concluding remarks  Discussion questions

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Context

 2015 agreement to strengthen and encourage best

efforts in all areas of climate action, including adaptation and means of implementation

 Mitigation, adaptation, means of implementation

connected to each other…

 …though connections are neither immediate (in time) nor

linear, are country-specific and influenced by nat’l actions

 Recognition that processes to ensure dynamism in each

• f the three areas will take different forms
• Dynamism: process that allows actions taken under

the 2015 agreement to respond to changing needs, circumstances and knowledge

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Factors leading to changes in climate action Scientific

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Natural disasters

Source: NASA Goddard

Economic

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Political

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Demographic

Source: Greg Briner

Technological

Source: Solar Impulse

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Elements for dynamism in mitigation

Collective

• bjective

Collective or global multilateral process National “contribution” at regular intervals Individual, country-level multilateral process Progression over time

Transparency / Measurement, reporting and verification systems

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Could these categories apply to adaptation?

Collective

• bjective

Collective /global process National action Individual, country process Progression

• ver time
• Qualitative, focused on reducing vulnerabilities, managing

risk, and enhancing resilience and adaptive capacity

• Captured in current INDCs and “undertakings”
• Could have common timeline for communication
• Diverse set of measures
• Take stock of progress and trends at national level;

difficult to aggregate

• Sharing knowledge and lessons between countries
• Assess outcomes of actions taken, indicators
• Progress with implementation; success, challenges, needs
• Assessing changes in risks, vulnerabilities
• NAP Process
• Continuously addressing changes in risks, vulnerabilities,

priorities

• Greater coverage (geographic, economic) of adaptation

planning

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Could these categories apply to means of implementation?

Collective

• bjective

Collective /global process National action Individual, country process Progression

• ver time
• Not clear
• Mitigation and adaptation objectives: require expansion

and shift investments and financial flows

• Provision and/or mobilisation: Not clear
• Commitment to “greening” domestic flows
• Amount of finance required indentified in some INDCs
• Assessment of climate finance and support flows, e.g. SCF
• Quadrennial replenishment cycles, strengthened reviews
• Potentially through strengthened transparency and MRV

systems

• Increased scale  Effectiveness (improved outcomes)
• Better integration of CC across spending, econ activity
• Overall “greening”  Improved country alignment
• Improved mobilisation

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Concluding remarks

 Adaptation planning and implementation a dynamic process at

the national level (often 5-7 years)

• Identification of risks and needs evolves, regular

assessments lead to changes in adaptation planning

 Climate support flows are also dynamic, in practice responding

to various factors (national level 1-2 years; multiannual replenishments)

• Progress can be determined in many ways
• Arguably, impact “on the ground” most important (ability to

act; gradual transformation toward low-emission, climate resilient economic systems)

 Links between mitigation, adaptation and support will emerge

within all processes

• Some Parties have proposed overarching, integrated global

stocktake > would also draw out links

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Discussion questions

 Could the notion of continuously enhancing mitigation

ambition be applied to adaptation, and if so, how?

 What framework is needed to deliver climate support

• ver time in the context of evolving needs and

capabilities?