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2 Integrating resilience into infrastructure Dr Shehnaaz Moosa CDKN Africa Climate and Development Knowledge Network 2

3 Global Context The year since WWW 2015 has been significant: Sustainable Development 17 SDGs 169 targets to: address poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change by 2030 Climate Change 196 countries agreed to limit global warming to 2 C 1.5 C ambition The Guardian: World s greatest diplomatic success Sendai Framework Disaster Risk Reduction Integrating DRR into Sustainable Development Climate and Development Knowledge Network 3

4 Africa Devastating floods in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi Low rainfall during the wet season in the southern Africa regions Governments declared worst drought in decades Food insecurity Import grains prices, falling currency values and low forex reserves Energy shortages due to low hydropower dam levels Migration challenge Climate and Development Knowledge Network 4

Water Week 2015 has been significant for sustainable development and climate change tember 2015 world leaders agreed 17 SDGs, establishing a set of 169 targets to end lity and injustice and tackle

5 Water Week 2015 has been significant for sustainable development and climate change tember 2015 world leaders agreed 17 SDGs, establishing a set of 169 targets to end lity and injustice and tackle climate change by In December, 196 countries agreed Weather related disaster account for 80% of global disasters (UNISDR Report to COP21) ng to 2 o C with an aspiration for 1.5 o C, something the Guardian referred to as the world s uccess. Number of severity expected to increase with a warming climate nt too for Africa. January 2015 saw devastating floods in Madagascar, Malawi and infall in the southern African region for the wet season led Governments to rought in decades. Crop failures across the continent have deepened food insecurity. to import grain against increasing prices, falling currency values, and low forex reserves. ent countries are experiencing significant energy shortages as storage levels drop, g the impact of low global commodity rowth. Low income countries loss of infrastructure due to disasters make up a greater proportion of GDP to COP 21 noted that weather related or over 80% of global disasters. The of these disasters is expected to increase ate. In low income countries the loss of disaster makes up a higher proportion of 4 of the SDG targets refer to disaster risk links between climate and disaster ture and sustainable growth has been ont of the global development agenda. Links between climate and disaster resilience, infrastructure and sustainable growth has been pushed to the forefront of the global development agenda Climate and Development Knowledge Network 5

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7 The last year has shown that climate resilience is: as much about the delivery of small infrastructure to help the poor cope with weather related disaster as it is about; delivering larger scale climate proofed water, energy and transport infrastructure to enable sustainable development. Viewed from a different perspective: Climate change provides African governments with an added incentive to put in place policies and practises that are long overdue. To demonstrate leadership on the international stage. Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda have already developed climate-resilient strategies to reduce poverty, raise productivity and cut emissions. Climate and Development Knowledge Network 7

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9 Countries where CDKN supports water projects Climate and Development Knowledge Network 9

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11 Use the 2015 global compacts to catalyse: Knowledge and capability to prepare project pipelines that address current and future climate challenges while... maintaining momentum on climate resilient policy frameworks Climate and Development Knowledge Network 11

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14 Where we work Climate and Development Knowledge Network 14

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16 Ghana Building resilience to flood risks Developing guidelines for reservoirs Promoting rainwater harvesting Mainstreaming water security & climate resilience: development & annual plans Developing watershed plans Burkina Faso Integrating water security considerations into NAPA Rwanda Implementing Green Growth and Climate Change Strategy and FONERWA Adapting National Energy Policy. Tunisia Developing National Water Infrastructure System Mozambique Preparing bankable water security project proposals Cameroon Adapting National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan and investment options Zimbabwe Analysing the climate change - Runde Water Catchment Assessing adaptation strategies for improving agricultural production Climate and Development Knowledge Network 16

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GEF support to Adaptation Action in Africa: a Pragmatic Approach that links Adaptation to Development

GEF support to Adaptation Action in Africa: a Pragmatic Approach that links Adaptation to Development Prepared for UNFCCC Workshop Accra, Ghana, 21-23 September 2006 By Bonizella Biagini Program Manager