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 Partnership on climate change


EU PARTNERSHIP FORUM – JULY 2017 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Implementing the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) EU flagship initiative: Partnership on climate change

Inclusion of at-risk people can increase policy relevance, effectiveness, coherence and sustainability Marcus Oxley


Executive Director


GLOBAL: Sendai Framework for Action NATIONAL : DRR Policy and Legislation LOCAL: Community- Based Disaster Risk Reduction

GLOBAL: Paris Climate Agreement NATIONAL : National Adaptation Plans LOCAL: Community- Based Adaptation

GLOBAL: 17 Sustainable Development Goals N A T I O N A L : 2 3 S D G T a r g e t s ; M u l t i p l e I n d i c a t

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Systems-wide perspective: Different actors, different functions, different scales

Implementing the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) EU flagship initiative: Partnership on climate change

Wouter Boesman

Director


➢ Climate action is not politically neutral

➔ Political space needed for successful action at all levels

➢ Multi-stakeholder engagement at the local level is lever for success

➔ Territorial Approach to Local Development to include climate action

➢ Governance capabilities to deliver, engage, interact & self- renew

➔ Peer learning programs on climate action and multi-stakeholder involvement

➢ Local and regional governments in UNFCCC

➔ Local Leaders Summit in Paris (1000 Mayors), Marrakech and Bonn ➔ Climate Chance Summit – multi-stakeholder coalition for local climate action

Implementing the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) EU flagship initiative: Partnership on climate change

DENIVA is the secretariat for DRR Coalitions from Eight Countries in the Eastern Africa Region, formed with support from GNDR. Strategies to address disasters caused by climate change such as floods, droughts, mudslides, food insecurity have been as follows:

• 1. Capturing Voices from the Frontline: most vulnerable in the Communities.
• 2. Multi-stakeholder approach: Government, CSOs & Private Sector
• 3. Capacity building in Research, Advocacy, Policy & Law Formulation.
• 4. Monitoring impact, promoting Accountability, Planning & Action.
• 5. Adaptation to Climate Change; Improved Agricultural Practices.
• 6. Creation of Resilient Communities and Sustainable Solutions.

Unleashing the power of local associations to transform lives

Catherine Kanabahita Executive Director

Case study:

Civil society (INGOs) acting as a broker and convener connecting…

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global

• Actors – researchers,

Government, communicators, capacity builders Enabling governments to respond to the strategic priorities of communities at scale and be accountable. Building knowledge and adaptive governance for the long term ‘The most important lesson that I learnt from working with ACCRA is that cross-cutting issues like climate change can only be addressed through collaboration between various parties with different specialties and expertise; both government and non-government actors.’ Roland Taremwa, Monitoring and Evaluation Official, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda

Helen Jeans


Resilience and Climate Adaptation Unit Manager, Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation Adviser, OXFAM GB

Implementing the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) EU flagship initiative: Partnership on climate change

ACCRA influencing policy via IPCC 
 e.g. 5th Assessment Report on Adaptation

Ludi et al 2012 Jones et al 2010

Implementing the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) EU flagship initiative: Partnership on climate change

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