The NAS Concept and Proposed Development Process in Bosnia

and Herzegovina

Dr Gavin Jordan

July 2012, Teslic

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Introduction and Content of the Presentation

• Climate Change Adaptation

• National Adaptation Strategy: • The concept of NAS• Objectives• Sectors/areas on the basis of initial consultations and INC/SNC

• Proposed Structure

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Climate Change Adaptation

• Climate change models predict that the impacts of climate change will be most severe in Southern Europe

• Climate change is ‘apparently’ happening in BiH

“According to the report, the Drina river - which runs along the Serbia-Bosnia border - was some 11 times higher than usual.”NDTV, December 2010

Land mines shifted by Bosnia flooding: 'Only God knows where those mines went,' says one mine clearer.

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Low water level of the artificial lake on the river Neretva near the Bosnian town of Konjic, March 2011

The dams on the Neretva river near the lake feed a system that normally produces an average of 2,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year, but the drought shrunk output to just a quarter of that amount

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Differences in mean annual air temperature and precipitation 1981-2010. compared to 1961-1990.

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Climate Change Adaptation

• Climate change adaptation seeks to lower the risks posed by the consequences of climatic changes, by decreasing vulnerability, and increasing resilience to impacts.

• Adaptation measures help to reduce vulnerability• Adaptation measures utilise opportunities of climatic

changes, such as growing new crops in areas that were previously unsuitable.

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Climate Change Adaptation

• Climate Change Impacts cross sectors, geographical areas and research areas

• Require integrated climate change adaptation measures• This requires a strategic approach and a strategic

framework

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NATIONAL ADAPTATION STRATEGIES

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National Adaptation Strategies: Concept

• Standard strategic approach to climate change adaptation is ‘National Adaptation Strategy’

• No common criteria or structure, but there are common approaches

• A NAS is an integrated, coordinated, and comprehensive response to the threats of climate change: A blueprint for common action, with a cross-cutting approach

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National Adaptation Strategy: Concept

• A NAS contains the strategic priorities for effective climate change adaptation

• These are institutional and cross-working issues, as well as sectoral issues.

• A NAS usually contains an action plan for implementing the strategy, and perhaps the key elements of a potential adaptation programme.

• They sometimes include an outline budget and potential sources of funding.

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National Adaptation Strategy: Objectives

• The overall objective of a NAS is typically focused on ensuring that development is more resilient to climate change impacts by having a clear vision for an effective adaptation process.

• This is achieved through developing an enabling environment including improved science-policy Interactions, policy integration, research needs and awareness raising and knowledge transfer.

 

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National Adaptation Strategy: Objectives

• There are often further objectives specifically focused on key strategic issues:

• Knowledge generation • Information dissemination and management • Institutional frameworks• Policy development • Risk reduction

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National Adaptation Strategy: Sectors

• Seven potential priority sectors for the NAS:

• Agriculture• Biodiversity and sensitive ecosystems• Energy (hydro power)• Forestry• Human Health• Tourism• Water resources

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STRUCTURE OF THE NAS

See Concept Paper

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ACTIVITIES AND OUTPUTS FROM TODAY

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Activities

• Another, more detailed presentation this morning identifying Climate change-impacts, vulnerability and options for adaptation

• Discussion on NAS• Group work to identify adaptation priorities

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Outputs

• Detailed adaptation priorities• Better understanding of key issues for sectors

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Thank you!