Mekong Climate Change & Adaptation Initiative

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1 Mekong Climate Change & Adaptation Initiative Tackling transboundary adaptation needs Presented by Nguyen Huong Thuy Phan Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) Mekong River Commission, Vientiane, Lao PDR At the Third Workshop on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change in Transboundary Basins: Making adaptation work, Geneva April, 2012.

2 Contents Mekong River and the Lower Mekong Basin Climate change in LMB Climate change impacts in LMB Transboundary adaptation needs Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative /MRC 2

3 Mekong River and Lower Mekong Basin 40,000 35,000 Mekong flood pulse KRATIE 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 High biodiversity PAKSE VIENTIANE TAN CHAU CHIANG SAEN 5,000 CHAU DOC Tidal environment 0 1-Jan 1-Feb 1-Mar 1-Apr 1-May 1-Jun 1-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 1-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 3

4 Climate change in LMB 4

5 Climate change impacts in LMB 5

6 Transboundary adaptation needs Adaptation actions Regional- Transboundary National Provincial Community Assess potential transboundary effects of national and lower-level adaptation options Identify options for reducing negative transboundary effects Identify options for collective actions that promote positive transboundary effects Household 6

7 Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) What When A collaborative regional initiative of the Lower Mekong Basin countries, aiming to support adaption Long-term to the impacts and new challenges posed by climate Goal initiative with three 5-year phases up to 2025 change, through improved planning, implementation and learning Linked to An Objectives cycle economically of MRC s Strategic prosperous, Planning socially just, process environmentally sound Mekong River Basin responsive Climate and adapting change to adaptation the challenges planning induced and implementation by climate is guided change. by improved strategy and plans at various levels and in priority locations throughout the Lower Mekong Basin.

8 Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) Approach Watershed approach Long-term & sustainability IWRM approach Gender responsiveness Stakeholder engagement 8

9 Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) Approach (continued) Baseline assessment Projecting climate and hydrological change Socio-economic projections Multiple Impact assessment adaptation Vulnerability planning assessment steps Developing adaptation options Integrating with development plans and policies Basin-wide Sub-basin/ transboundary National Sub-national e.g. Multiple river basins development Province Cities/towns Local government Community planning levels Water supply Water sanitation Energy Transport Agriculture Multiple Fisheries Forestry sectors Public health Tourism development 9

10 Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) Transboundary adaptation actions Mekong climate change adaptation strategy and action plan Regional climate change scenarios Data and Information: baseline, database, monitoring system, CCA status reports Basin-wide demonstration and pilot projects Capacity building: awareness raising, training, tool box, study visits, ToT, training materials High-level roundtables, regional forums and expert meetings 10

11 Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) Lessons learnt and challenges Technical competency of the Secretariat Political support from Member Countries Meaningful partnerships Mainstreaming, decentralisation and riparianisation Continuous information management Effective communication Learning and comprehensive M&E 11

12 Thank you! Nguyen Huong Thuy Phan Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative Mekong River Commission

13 Social Impacts Monitoring and Vulnerability Assessment (SIMVA) Assess the reliance of people livelihoods on river s natural resource Baseline indicators: vulnerability (8), dependence on fish, irrigation and riverbank cultivation (31), resilience (12), shocks and trends (9), and vulnerability to climate change (10) Source: Thim Ly, Debriefing on Social Impact Monitoring and Vulnerability Assessment (SIMVA) Baseline Survey for the Lower Mekong Basin , Presentation at the 1 st CCAI team learning event, 24 Feb

14 Demonstration projects Cambodia Prey Veng (Peam Ro, Pream Chor, Preah Sdach and Me Sang Districts) Lao PDR Savannakhet (Champhone District) Thailand Nam Yang Basin (Tributary to Chi River) Vietnam Kien Giang Province 14

15 Wetland vulnerability assessment 1. Baseline assessment of wetlands biodiversity, ecosystem services and livelihoods, 2. Sensitivity and vulnerability (hot spot identification) and 3. Site specific and regional adaptation options. Source: Peter-John Meynell, Basin-wide Wetland Vulnerability, Presentation at the MRC 3rd Regional Workshop on Basin-wide Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability Assessment for Wetlands of the LMB for Adaptation Planning, 2-3 Feb