UNEP’s Climate Change UNEP’s Climate Change Activities in 2003-04Activities in 2003-04

UNFCCC WorkshopUNFCCC Workshop9 June 2003, Bonn

UNEP’s ClimateChange Activities

Vulnerability Assessment and cost Vulnerability Assessment and cost effective adaptationeffective adaptation

Integrating land use change & forestryIntegrating land use change & forestry Sustainable development & CCSustainable development & CC Technology, finance and insuranceTechnology, finance and insurance Sustainable energy and climate change Sustainable energy and climate change

mitigationmitigation Kyoto mechanisms and national policy Kyoto mechanisms and national policy

instrumentsinstruments

UNEP’s MandateUNEP’s Mandate

22nd Governing Council (2003) 22nd Governing Council (2003) of UNEP resolved to strengthen of UNEP resolved to strengthen the area of adaptation to climate the area of adaptation to climate change to support regional and change to support regional and national actions and national actions and programmes, including National programmes, including National Adaptation Programmes of Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) for Least Action (NAPAs) for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)Developed Countries (LDCs)

What is ongoing? Scientific and technological capacity

Enabling Activities Working with African countries Assisting Least Developed Countries Focussing vulnerable countries

Methodological work Testing vulnerability indices Link between land use change and adaptation Tools for mainstreaming with sustainable development

Scientific collaboration Between international, regional and national

centres Public awareness and Outreach

Enabling Activity Status 20 out of 25 completed their

National Communications 11 started Phase II Enabling

Activities 16 Enabling Activity Projects

evaluated All GHG Inventory for 1994

Evaluation 16 projects independently evaluated 4 projects rated ‘good’ and 11 projects

rated ‘very good’ 3 SIDS and 13 developing countries,

majority of projects in Africa UNEP Climate Change Enabling

Activities projects were initiated and was first evaluated in 1998

Evaluation: Lessons Learnt

Project Management Capacity Building Public awareness raising Data management Stakeholder involvement Institutional arrangements

S&T capacity Building

NEPAD Action Plan Integrated assessment of vulnerability

to climate variability and change and response strategies

Evaluating synergistic effects of adaptation with mitigation effects

Supporting public outreach and education programmes

Water - shared river basin management, watershed management

Agriculture - building capacity for early warning

Capacity building, training

Assisting LDCs Provide technical support in integrated

vulnerability assessment and identification of priority adaptation activities within the framework of NAPA through development of presentations and training materials to be used at NAPA regional workshops.

S&T Capacity Building

Glacier Lake Outburst Flooding Hazards Develop scientific capacity in early

warning systems Inventorying of existing glacier

lakes along the Hindu Kush Himalayas (Nepal and Bhutan), monitoring of potential risk lakes for draining; and preparation of an operational early warning mechanism for GLOF hazards

Methodological workMethodological work

Land use change and forestryLand use change and forestry

Recognising the positive synergy that can be gained by linking carbon sequestration activities with adaptation

UNEP is concentrating on capacity building and training of national focal points in developing countries for enhancing abilities to contribute to the negotiations.

Scientific collaboration In partnerships such as IUCN, FAO, and

CGIAR supporting an enhanced exchange of scientific knowledge in the forestry and agricultural sector

Developing an approach to strengthen the science-policy interface by supporting an enhanced exchange of scientific knowledge in the forestry and agricultural sector pertinent to international and national environmental policy development in climate change.

Promoting pilot projects

Public Awareness

UNEP has been active on awareness and public information by bringing out simplified messages and versions of scientific reports that non-experts can understand while maintaining scientific accuracy - IPCC material

‘Vital Graphics on Climate Change.’ targeted for trainers and resource persons