U.S. International Climate U.S. International Climate Change InitiativesChange Initiatives

Dr. Toral Patel-WeynandDr. Toral Patel-Weynand U.S. Department of State U.S. Department of State

UNFCCC Workshop on the Preparation UNFCCC Workshop on the Preparation of National Communications from non-of National Communications from non-

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April 30, 2004April 30, 2004

Bilateral InitiativesBilateral Initiatives

Some Examples:Some Examples: U.S. - Japan High Level ConsultationU.S. - Japan High Level Consultation U.S. - Australia Climate Action U.S. - Australia Climate Action

PartnershipPartnership U.S. - New Zealand Climate PartnershipU.S. - New Zealand Climate Partnership U.S. - India Bilateral on Climate ChangeU.S. - India Bilateral on Climate Change U.S. - Canada Climate Change BilateralU.S. - Canada Climate Change Bilateral

Under the Climate Change Under the Climate Change Partnerships discussed above and Partnerships discussed above and under our bilateral efforts globally, we under our bilateral efforts globally, we have engaged in a number of have engaged in a number of initiatives that specifically focus on initiatives that specifically focus on capacity building in a number of capacity building in a number of countries.countries.

Examples are provided in the Examples are provided in the following slides.following slides.

Bi-lateral Climate Change Bi-lateral Climate Change InitiativesInitiatives

Famine Early Warning (FEWS Famine Early Warning (FEWS Net)Net)

Budget: Budget: $6 million (FY02) and $6 million (FY03)$6 million (FY02) and $6 million (FY03) Partners: Partners: NOAA; NASANOAA; NASA Start Date: Start Date: 2000 2000 PurposePurpose: To provide decision-makers with the : To provide decision-makers with the

information to effectively respond to drought and information to effectively respond to drought and food insecurity. FEWS NET analyzes remote food insecurity. FEWS NET analyzes remote sensing data and ground-based meteorological, sensing data and ground-based meteorological, crop, and range-land observations to track crop, and range-land observations to track progress of rainy seasons in semi-arid regions of progress of rainy seasons in semi-arid regions of Africa to identify early indications of potential Africa to identify early indications of potential famine.famine.

Drought Monitoring Center-Drought Monitoring Center-Nairobi (DMCN)Nairobi (DMCN)

Budget: Budget: $900k (FY02) and $651k (FY03)$900k (FY02) and $651k (FY03) Partners: Partners: NOAA, WMO, IRINOAA, WMO, IRI Start Date: Start Date: July 2002July 2002 Purpose:Purpose: To improve climate monitoring, To improve climate monitoring,

prediction and applications, and early warning prediction and applications, and early warning of climate related disasters in support of of climate related disasters in support of regional disaster preparedness and other regional disaster preparedness and other sustainable development objectives in Greater sustainable development objectives in Greater

Horn of Africa (GHA).Horn of Africa (GHA).

Drought Monitoring Center Drought Monitoring Center (DMCH) - Harare, and Regional (DMCH) - Harare, and Regional Remote Sensing Unit (RRSU)Remote Sensing Unit (RRSU)

Budget: Budget: $450k (FY02) and $651k (FY03)$450k (FY02) and $651k (FY03) Partners: Partners: NOAA, IRI, WMO, Southern African Development NOAA, IRI, WMO, Southern African Development

Community (SADC) Community (SADC) Start Date: Start Date: FY02 FY02 Purpose:Purpose: To improve multi-sector, short- and long-term To improve multi-sector, short- and long-term

climate risk management and emergency response to climate risk management and emergency response to climate variability throughout the Southern Africa region. climate variability throughout the Southern Africa region. The focus is to strengthen long-term regional capacity to The focus is to strengthen long-term regional capacity to understand, monitor, predict, plan for and respond to understand, monitor, predict, plan for and respond to hydro-climatic impacts in sensitive sectors and provide hydro-climatic impacts in sensitive sectors and provide timely operational climate information to better manage timely operational climate information to better manage risks and potential climate shocks under current regional risks and potential climate shocks under current regional

conditions of elevated disaster risk.conditions of elevated disaster risk.

Climate Monitoring/Information Climate Monitoring/Information DisseminationDissemination

Budget: Budget: $950k (FY02) and $950k (FY03)$950k (FY02) and $950k (FY03) Partners: Partners: NOAANOAA Start Date: Start Date: 19971997 Purpose:Purpose: To mitigate drought, flood and To mitigate drought, flood and

severe storm disasters through geographically severe storm disasters through geographically targeted climate-forecasting applications in targeted climate-forecasting applications in combination with other climate and sector-combination with other climate and sector-specific information such as observations and specific information such as observations and historical perspectives.historical perspectives.

African Center for African Center for Meteorological Applications & Meteorological Applications &

Development (ACMAD)Development (ACMAD)

Budget: Budget: $300k (FY03)$300k (FY03) Partners: Partners: NOAA, University of OklahomaNOAA, University of Oklahoma Start Date: Start Date: June 1999June 1999 Purpose:Purpose: Support for ACMAD, which Support for ACMAD, which

coordinates and manages RANET, a program coordinates and manages RANET, a program that broadcasts weather-related data via radio that broadcasts weather-related data via radio and internet to farmers. and internet to farmers.

Climate Forecast Climate Forecast Applications for Disaster Applications for Disaster

Mitigation in AsiaMitigation in Asia Budget: Budget: $700k in FY03$700k in FY03 Partners:Partners: Relevant government agencies, Relevant government agencies,

NGOs, academicians, emergency response NGOs, academicians, emergency response and management entities, community and management entities, community groupsgroups

Start Date: Start Date: October 2001 with up to a October 2001 with up to a five-year durationfive-year duration

Purpose: Purpose: To mitigate hydro-meteorological To mitigate hydro-meteorological disaster through climate forecast disaster through climate forecast applications in vulnerable countries in Asia. applications in vulnerable countries in Asia.

Extreme Climate Events in Extreme Climate Events in AsiaAsia

Budget: Budget: $240,000 (FY02)$240,000 (FY02) Partners: Partners: NOAANOAA Start Date:Start Date: 1998 and will end in March 1998 and will end in March

20032003 Purpose: Purpose: To improve the understanding of To improve the understanding of

the impacts of extreme climate events in the impacts of extreme climate events in selected Asian countries and to reduce the selected Asian countries and to reduce the disaster impacts of such events through disaster impacts of such events through application of climate forecast information.application of climate forecast information.

Climate Forecasting and Climate Forecasting and Applications for BangladeshApplications for Bangladesh

Budget: Budget: $458k (FY02) and $308k (FY03)$458k (FY02) and $308k (FY03) Partners:Partners: NOAA/OGP, Asian Disaster NOAA/OGP, Asian Disaster

Preparedness Center (Bangkok), International Preparedness Center (Bangkok), International Research Group for Climate Prediction (IRI), Research Group for Climate Prediction (IRI), European Center for Medium Range Weather European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts.Forecasts.

Start Date: Start Date: 9/26/009/26/00 Purpose: Purpose: To develop a comprehensive flood-To develop a comprehensive flood-

forecasting technology for Bangladesh, then to forecasting technology for Bangladesh, then to utilize the forecasts for relevant applications. utilize the forecasts for relevant applications.

Development of a Flood Development of a Flood Early-Warning System in Early-Warning System in

VietnamVietnam

Budget: Budget: $ 280k (FY02) and $250k $ 280k (FY02) and $250k (FY03)(FY03)

Partners:Partners: UNDP UNDP Start Date: Start Date: 6/006/00 Purpose: Purpose: to develop a flood early-to develop a flood early-

warning system in seven flood-prone warning system in seven flood-prone provinces of central Vietnam. provinces of central Vietnam.

Development of a Coastal Storm Development of a Coastal Storm Early-Warning System in Early-Warning System in

VietnamVietnam

Budget: Budget: $ 480k (FY02) and $500k $ 480k (FY02) and $500k (FY03)(FY03)

Partners:Partners: UNDP UNDP Start Date: Start Date: 5/015/01 Purpose: Purpose: to implement a radio-and to implement a radio-and

pager-based storm early-warning pager-based storm early-warning system for fishing boats at sea in all 25 system for fishing boats at sea in all 25 coastal provinces in Vietnam. coastal provinces in Vietnam.

Trans-Boundary River Trans-Boundary River ForumForum

Budget: Budget: $100k (FY02) and $100k (FY03)$100k (FY02) and $100k (FY03) Partners:Partners: International Center for Integrated International Center for Integrated

Mountain Development, NOAAMountain Development, NOAA and USGSand USGS Start Date: Start Date: Purpose: Purpose: To support a regional forum to share To support a regional forum to share

forecasting and flood-related information. This forecasting and flood-related information. This forum brings together decision-makers and forum brings together decision-makers and technical personnel from countries in South Asia technical personnel from countries in South Asia to share information related to flood disasters in to share information related to flood disasters in the region, and broader trans-boundary water the region, and broader trans-boundary water issues.issues.

Community-Based Disaster Community-Based Disaster Preparedness in South AsiaPreparedness in South Asia

Budget: Budget: $500k (FY03)$500k (FY03) Partners:Partners: Start Date: Start Date: October 2002October 2002 Purpose: Purpose: To offer funding for flood-To offer funding for flood-

related community preparedness related community preparedness programs in flood-prone districts in programs in flood-prone districts in South Asia. South Asia.

Development of Flood-Development of Flood-Forecasting in the Mekong River Forecasting in the Mekong River

BasinBasin

Budget: Budget: $75k (FY02) and $75k (FY03)$75k (FY02) and $75k (FY03) Partners:Partners: NOAA , USGS NOAA , USGS Start Date: Start Date: Purpose: Purpose: To provide technical To provide technical

assistance to enhance flood prediction assistance to enhance flood prediction and dissemination capacity.and dissemination capacity.

Idaho Water Resources Research Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) Guatemala Institute (IWRRI) Guatemala

Flood MitigationFlood Mitigation

Budget: Budget: $100K in FY02$100K in FY02 Partners:Partners: USGS and US Army Corps of Engineers USGS and US Army Corps of Engineers Start Date: Start Date: March 2001 - September 2002March 2001 - September 2002 Purpose:Purpose: To develop long term management To develop long term management

strategies by developing hydrologic models of the strategies by developing hydrologic models of the Villalobos River and Watershed to minimize Villalobos River and Watershed to minimize impacts of future extreme flood events. impacts of future extreme flood events. Development of the models uses hydrologic, Development of the models uses hydrologic, climatic, and landscape data of the region from climatic, and landscape data of the region from 1988 to 1998 (pre-Hurricane Mitch) to evaluate 1988 to 1998 (pre-Hurricane Mitch) to evaluate

alternative management scenarios.alternative management scenarios.

Bolivia Flood MitigationBolivia Flood Mitigation

Budget: Budget: $170k (FY02)$170k (FY02) Partners: Partners: CARE BoliviaCARE Bolivia Start Date: Start Date: TBDTBD Purpose:Purpose: To mitigate future flood damage in To mitigate future flood damage in

the La Paz River basin. The project focuses on the La Paz River basin. The project focuses on activities in Rio Abajo, a tributary to Rio La Paz activities in Rio Abajo, a tributary to Rio La Paz where torrential rains in February, 2002 where torrential rains in February, 2002 generated a series of mortal consequences in generated a series of mortal consequences in the capital city and the communities located in the capital city and the communities located in the La Paz River basin.the La Paz River basin.

Hydro-met Hazard Hydro-met Hazard MitigationMitigation

Budget: Budget: $117,500 (FY02)$117,500 (FY02) Partners:Partners: NOAA, USGS NOAA, USGS Start Date: Start Date: ongoingongoing Purpose: Purpose: This program This program provides technical provides technical

assistance for flood early warning, preparedness, assistance for flood early warning, preparedness, response, and mitigation in Asia. It provides technical response, and mitigation in Asia. It provides technical assistance to partners (like the Mekong River assistance to partners (like the Mekong River Commission) in developing monitoring and modeling Commission) in developing monitoring and modeling systems taking advantage of satellite data, GIS, and systems taking advantage of satellite data, GIS, and hydrologic modeling, as well as short term assistance hydrologic modeling, as well as short term assistance related to specific events.related to specific events.

Improving Capacity in Improving Capacity in GHG Inventories in Central GHG Inventories in Central

AmericaAmerica

Budget:Budget: Partners: USEPA, USAID, All Central Partners: USEPA, USAID, All Central

American Inventory TeamsAmerican Inventory Teams Start Date: 2003Start Date: 2003 Purpose: To build sustainable national Purpose: To build sustainable national

inventory systems in each country and inventory systems in each country and to increase the quality of GHG inventory to increase the quality of GHG inventory data inputs, especially in LUCF, data inputs, especially in LUCF, agricultural soils, landfill methane and agricultural soils, landfill methane and enteric fermentation.enteric fermentation.

Adaptation to Climate Adaptation to Climate Change in Hermosillo, Change in Hermosillo,

MexicoMexico Budget: $200kBudget: $200k Partners: USEPA, INE, UNAM, Colegio de Partners: USEPA, INE, UNAM, Colegio de

Sonora, local stakeholdersSonora, local stakeholders Start Date: 2000Start Date: 2000 Purposes: 1) Identify and evaluate Purposes: 1) Identify and evaluate

adaptations to potential impacts on water adaptations to potential impacts on water resources; 2) Identify, analyze and prioritize resources; 2) Identify, analyze and prioritize adaptation options; and 3) Develop and adaptation options; and 3) Develop and apply a process for examining adaptation apply a process for examining adaptation that could be applied elsewhere in Mexico. that could be applied elsewhere in Mexico.