Clim- Dev Africa capacity building programme: Linking

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1 Clim- Dev Africa capacity building programme: Linking climate informa0on with Africa s sustainable development Wilfran Moufouma- Okia, African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC), UNECA CAAT- Net Plus workshop, Bergen, Norway, 7 th November 2015

2 The aim is to - Provide basic understanding of Africa s needs for capacity- building in the area of climate informa0on and services - Discuss the value of bringing climate knowledge close to users and policy makers for sustainable development of Africa through ClimDev- Africa capacity- building programme

3 Outline The ClimDev- Africa programme vision and opera0onal setup ClimDev- Africa capacity- building programme Looking forward The Climate Research for Development (CR4D) ini0a0ve 3

4 Context: Deficit of improved climate science and infrastructures: Africa is the foci of mul0ple and complex climate processes poorly understood Aaerosols and boundary layer interactions Remote drivers: ocean/ atmosphere interactions - > pathways to Africa -> Africa impacts (important all timescales) Local/regional processes: convection; land-atmosphere coupling; land use change. Greenhouse gases, climate change 2015/09/22 africa.org

5 Context: Africa s narra@ve is changing - Sustainable development can be achieved through becer managing climate risks and opportuni@es 2015/09/22 africa.org

6 The ClimDev- Africa programme A joint pan- African ini0a0ve of the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Na0onal Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) It seeks to overcome the lack of climate informa0on, enhance the climate science basis, improve the opera0onal infrastructure, improve the framework for decision- making and awareness raising, and strengthen partnerships between government, private sector, civil society and vulnerable communi0es It is mandated at the highest level by African leaders. Supported by the EU, DFID, Norway, Sweden, Nordic Development Fund, France and USAID African Union Commission Vision: Sustainable a\ainment of poverty reduc0on and in Africa through policies and decisions on prac0ces that take full account of climate change risks and opportuni0es at all levels (regional, sub- regional, na0onal, local, community and individual) Economic Commission for Africa African Development Bank Building poli0cal will Economic Commission for Africa Shared responsibili/es African Development Bank African Union Commission Policy basis African Development Bank Economic Commission for Africa Manage the investments African Union Commission

7 ACPC in the UNECA structures Green Economy and Natural Resources (GENRS) : undertake policy- relevant research and analysis to inform the formula0on and implementa0on of policies to achieve a green transforma0on and realize op0mal benefits from Africa s key natural resources and related sectors. New Technologies and Innova@ons Sec@on (NTIS) : Undertake research, policy development and analy0cal work to support member States to harness the opportuni0es of new and emerging technology and innova0ons to meet their development aspira0on. SID African Mineral Development Centre (AMDC): Undertake rresearch and analy0cal work on mineral resources and development in the context of the African Mining Vision. The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC): Support member States in addressing challenges of climate change in key development sectors, and puang in place appropriate plans and mechanisms to reflect na0onal development priori0es, policies, strategies and programmes.

8 ClimDev- Africa key areas of interven0on Result area 1: Widely Available Climate Packaging and Investment in Climate Informa0on and Climate Informa0on Services Technical Assistance to Regional Economic Commissions (RECs), Regional Climate Centers (RCCs), and countries to access and use climate data for decision- making process Climate Research for Development (CR4D) Result area 2: Quality Analysis for Decision Support and Management Ins0tu0onal strengthening and support Climate vulnerability, Adapta0on, resilience for ecosystem and society Building Climate sensi0ve sectors resilience to climate change (agriculture, energy, water and health) Energy and Technology Result area 3: Informed Decision- Making, Awareness and Advocacy 2015/09/22 africa.org

9 Strategic for WHAT: a. Impact statement: Phase II of the programme will contribute to the delivery of sustainable and equitable solu0ons to low carbon climate resilient development pathways across Africa. b. Outcome statement: To achieve its impact, the programme will support decision makers in using climate informa0on services to shape and implement economic and development decisions c. Output statement: To support decision makers the programme will: KEY INTERVENTIONS GENERATE CIS i. Invest in genera0ng and uptake of climate informa0on services widely, with focus on Regional Climate Centres (RCC) and Regional Economic Commissions (RECs); ESTABLISH A POLICY BASIS FOR MAINSTREAMING CIS INTO DECISION MAKING CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT TO ENHANCE CIS DEVELOPMENT PLANNING LINKAGES ii. iii. Provide quality analysis to support decision making and management prac0ce; Build awareness and capacity to use climate informa0on in decision making 9

10 ClimDev capacity- building programme Enhance human and ins0tu0onal across ClimDev Research areas including the capacity to facilitate genera0on and uptake of climate informa0on services in suppor0ng the decision- making in Africa. Provide training and research opportuni0es to African students and professional Link climate change specialists with relevant policy ins0tu0ons across Africa Expose fellows to the United Na0ons Economic or Africa (UNECA), sub- regional bodies and member States services to address climate- related development challenges 2015/09/22 africa.org

11 Examples of capacity- building ac0vi0es Capacity building to support na0onal met services (Ethiopia, Rwanda, Gambia, Senegal) Support on project proposal development - following the ClimDev Special Fund (CSDF) to build credible climate informa0on services and observa0onal infrastructures (Mali, Senegal, Niger, DRC, Ethiopia and Kenya) Training on genera0ng climate and weather informa0on (Cabo Verde) Capacity development for decision support and management prac0ces for Africa small Islands Developing States (SIDS) Capacity development on the use of tools and methodologies for managing climate risks in planning and design of infrastructure in energy, transport and water sectors Capacity building for integra0ng CI and CIS in energy planning with increased share of renewables Capacity building and strengthening of the African Group of Nego0ators (AGN) Capacity development in member States on INDCs Young African Lawyers capacity Programme ClimDev- Africa Youth Programme 2015/09/22 africa.org

12 ACPC Capacity Building Programme: areas and categories - Climate science, informa0on, services and products - E- infrastructure to support decision making - Disaster risk reduc0on - Climate resilience and vulnerability of key development sectors: Agriculture, water, food security, forestry, energy, transport and health - Climate finance and economics - Low carbon energy and technology systems - Development planning - Communica0on and media Fellowship categories Postgraduate Post- Doctoral Professional/prac00oner Senior professional 12

13 Maximising impact through partnerships within and outside Africa EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIP We would like to partner with a range of implemen0ng, policy analysis, and resource funding partners to harness the compara0ve advantage of actors opera0ng in the African decision making landscape STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP DETAILS IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS Internal: collabora0ons with departments in ECA, AUC and AfDB win the delivery of out. Government: e.g. Regional Economic Commissions, Na0onal Hydro- Met services, Regional Climate Centres, Research centres and universi0es Leading Climate related Ins0tu0ons: Capacity building Universi0es and research ins0tu0ons FUNDING PARTNERS 13

14 Africa Climate Research for development (CR4D) agenda Expand and enhance links with climate science, services, and prac0ce communi0es at the sub- regional and regional levels: improve flow of relevant climate informa0on and services (CIS) for policymaking and development planning Facilitate mul0- ins0tu0onal and mul0- stakeholder demand- driven applied climate research: Collabora0ve Plajorm for co- design, and co- produc0on of climate informa0on and services Improve access, quality, usability, dissemina0on (packaging) and mainstreaming of climate informa0on and services into Development Planning Mobilize and promote cross- disciplinary capacity development and training through partnerships with sub- regional, regional and Pan- Africa ins0tu0ons and stakeholders Improve development and use of sector- specific climate smart innova0ons, technologies, and decision- support tools, including social media, to

15 Climate information needs for end users in Africa and related climate science knowledge gaps ( cross-cutting issues) Decision-making process and enduser information gaps Assessing current vulnerability due to recent climate events Lack of impacts datasets (e.g. crop yields, river flows, health/hospital admission statistics) to aid development and targeting of applications models Decision making at local scales Climate services not sufficiently (geographically) specific Estimation of the impacts of climate variability and change Mainstreaming climate services for all timescales Building Credibility & Confidence in Predictions Forecast Evaluation - Development of user-salient performance measures/ indicators CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT Climate Research Frontier Observation / database development - Enhancing the observations network for both biophysical and socio-economic climate variables; - Data rescue - Development of better applications models Downscaling understanding and improvement of the downscaling process quantification of benefits and uncertainties to users Applications modelling Improved understanding/ modeling of climate impacts on hydrology, food security and crop yields, health Communication and CIS provider/ user interactions Improving availability/usability of services Bridging the gap between service providers and end users, and divide science vs indigenous knowledge

16 Africa Climate Research Addressing science gaps to inform and decision- making Need for user-lead Research Frontiers In alignment with the critical information needs of African end-users, policy-developers and vulnerable communities, to adapt to a changing climate and manage risks in the 21st Century: - To support intra-seasonal risk monitoring and management to inform withinseason operations (5 to 40 days range) - To support strategic ahead-of-season planning (1-month to 12-months outlook) - To support longer-term strategic planning/policy development (next 1-10 years) - To support Climate change adaptation policy development/planning (next 50+ years) - Assessing the current vulnerability due to recent climate events - Estimation of the impacts of climate variability and change - Decision making at local scales - Building credibility and confidence in predictions, across timescales - Mainstreaming climate services into policy formulation and decision making

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18 Integrated African Strategy on Meteorology Weather and Climate Services SP1 SP2 SP3 SP4 SP5 FIVE STRATEGIC PILLARS Increase Poli/cal Support and Recogni0on of NHMSs and RCCs Enhance the Produc0on and Delivery of W&CS for Sustainable Development Improve Access to MET Services in par0cular for Marine & Avia0on Sectors Support the Provision of W&CS for Climate Change Adapta/on and Mi0gaton Strenghten Partnerships with Relevant Ins0tu0ons & Funding Mechanisms