ONLINE TOOLS WON T SOLVE CLIMATE CHANGE*

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1 ONLINE TOOLS WON T SOLVE CLIMATE CHANGE* *WITHOUT SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAINING. Lessons from the design, development and implementation of the Caribbean Climate Online risk and adaptation Tool (CCORAL) Produced with funding from

2 WHO WE ARE Will Bugler & Elisa Jiménez Alonso. Acclima7se: a specialist consul7ng, communica7ons and digital applica7on company: Offices in UK, US, India, Barbados, and Mainland Europe. Worked in over 60 countries worldwide, for governments, mul7laterals and private sector.

3 WHAT S COMING UP? Introducing CCORAL: what is it and who is it for? Background: where did CCORAL come from? Key features of the tool. Further training and communica7ons. Closing remarks: what did we learn?

4 INTRODUCING CCORAL

5 WHAT IS CCORAL? The Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adapta7on tool (CCORAL) pronounced Sea-coral 1 Developed by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) known as the five Cs. 2 With funding from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and technical support from Acclima7se. An online support system that supports climate resilient decision making, specifically for the Caribbean region. It aims to integrate climate change considera7ons into development planning processes.

6 WHO IS CCORAL FOR? CCORAL is used by: Government ministries and agencies; Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regional agencies; NGOs and civil society organisa7ons; Universi7es and research organisa7ons; The private sector including construc7on, business and financial services sectors; and Development partners. It s a broad church! The goal was to develop a tool that was widely applicable and that can be used by people of varying levels of climate knowledge.

7 The development of the... tool [is] an extremely important asset in assessing the risk from the impacts of climate change in the Caribbean region [it will] help minimize the risk to human lives and property. Dr Rajendra K Pachauri Chairman of the IPCC

8 BACKGROUND

9 CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN The Caribbean region is highly vulnerable to climate change: Exposed to climate change and its impacts & also sensi7ve. Economic analysis: cost of inac7on at US$ 22 billion per year by 2050 and US$ 46 billion by The net effect of costs on this scale is equivalent to causing a perpetual economic recession. Individual na7ons can suffer huge losses from single events: Guyana floods in % of GDP 4. Hurricane Ivan in 2004 cost Grenada $1.1 billion (2004 USD) - 200% of its GDP 5. Frequency of disasters also causes problems: St Lucia: 27 natural disasters Hurricanes Ivan (2004), Dean (2007), Tomas (2010), Mathew (2016). CCORAL developed in response to a clear need.

10 A FIRM FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION THE LILIENDAAL DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT Lillendaal Declara7on: From the CARICOM Heads of Government: Provides the vision 7. + THE REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING DEVELOPMENT RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE. IMPLIMENTATIO N PLAN Regional Framework: Ar7culates the strategic direc7on for the region s response to climate change risks 8. The Implementa7on Plan: defines the regional strategy for coping with Climate Change over the period CCORAL delivers on one of the 12 priori7es of the IP: Developing a risk management ethic in our decision-making +

11 WHO S TOOL IS IT ANYWAY? CCORAL is based on a climate risk management framework that was developed by and for Caribbean decision makers. Big impact on uptake and desire to make the process work Two-rounds of high-level consulta7ons were undertaken in Belize, Barbados, Jamaica and Suriname. Most approaches are designed for use by climate change adapta8on experts, whereas the need (as iden8fied in the IP), is for risk assessment tools and guidance that can be used by decision-makers who may have limited or no understanding of climate change and its impacts

12 Mr. Speaker, I want to advise every person here today, that before the end of the year, we will be commencing with the training of all Ministers and Heads of Agencies in using CCORAL Honourable Robert Pickersgill, MP, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Jamaica

13 CCORAL: KEY FEATURES

14 OBJECTIVES 1. To provide an online support system for climate resilient decisionmaking. 2. To provide an online screening tool to enable users to take a high-level view of poten7al climate impacts on their decisions 3. To increase knowledge and understanding among decision makers on the relevance of climate variability and climate change to their day to day jobs. 4. To provide a system that guides users in how to rou7nely apply a comprehensive risk assessment and management process to decision making, wherever relevant. 5. To provide a signpost to relevant sources of informa7on (par7cularly open access informa7on) to help with climate resilient decision-making. hwp://ccoral.caribbeanclimate.bz/

15 THE FLOW: Enter CCORAL: select country/ en7re region Screening exercise Understanding climate influence on decisions: Expert (E) End-to-end CRM processes Toolbox: 70+ CRM tools Legisla7on Na7onal planning Strategy or policy Programme or project Budget prep /evalua7on. Understanding climate influence on decisions: Non- Expert (NE) Informa7on and links to data relevant to your country of interest and the Caribbean. 2 minutes Quick iden7fica7on of whether your ac7vity is climateinfluenced, and a priority for further assessment. 5 minutes Guidance on how and why climate is relevant and can be integrated into the decisions organisa7ons make. Informa7on tailored to the experience of the user. Varied Guidance on undertaking a complete climate risk management (CRM) process. Varied A searchable toolbox to find the most appropriate tools to support your project and experience. Varied

16 THE FLOW: Enter CCORAL: select country/ en7re region Screening exercise Understanding climate influence on decisions: Expert (E) End-to-end CRM processes Toolbox: 70+ CRM tools Legisla7on Na7onal planning Strategy or policy Programme or project Budget prep /evalua7on. Understanding climate influence on decisions: Non- Expert (NE) Informa7on and links to data relevant to your country of interest and the Caribbean. 2 minutes Quick iden7fica7on of whether your ac7vity is climateinfluenced, and a priority for further assessment. 5 minutes Guidance on how and why climate is relevant and can be integrated into the decisions organisa7ons make. Informa7on tailored to the experience of the user. Varied Guidance on undertaking a complete climate risk management (CRM) process. Varied A searchable toolbox to find the most appropriate tools to support your project and experience. Varied

17 UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE INFLUENCE: Tool provides tailored guidance: 1. Table: iden7fying key ques7ons. 2. Workbook: providing detailed guidance at each stage. 3. Resources: to support decision makers to answer the ques7ons.

18 THE FLOW: Enter CCORAL: select country/ en7re region Screening exercise Understanding climate influence on decisions: Expert (E) End-to-end CRM processes Toolbox: 70+ CRM tools Legisla7on Na7onal planning Strategy or policy Programme or project Budget prep /evalua7on. Understanding climate influence on decisions: Non- Expert (NE) Informa7on and links to data relevant to your country of interest and the Caribbean. 2 minutes Quick iden7fica7on of whether your ac7vity is climateinfluenced, and a priority for further assessment. 5 minutes Guidance on how and why climate is relevant and can be integrated into the decisions organisa7ons make. Informa7on tailored to the experience of the user. Varied Guidance on undertaking a complete climate risk management (CRM) process. Varied A searchable toolbox to find the most appropriate tools to support your project and experience. Varied

19 4 PROCESSES OFFERED End to end climate risk management processes Tool Decisionmaking process Focus or approach National scale DRR User friendly Costing/ financing inf. Case study CEDRIG P, PG, S Integration DDR Tool Caribbean Risk Management Guidelines for CCA DM Climate Proofing for Development P,PG,L Caribbean All Development P= Project; PG= Programme; S=Strategic; L=Legislation;

20 THE FLOW: Enter CCORAL: select country/ en7re region Screening exercise Understanding climate influence on decisions: Expert (E) End-to-end CRM processes Toolbox: 167 CRM tools Legisla7on Na7onal planning Strategy or policy Programme or project Budget prep /evalua7on. Understanding climate influence on decisions: Non- Expert (NE) Informa7on and links to data relevant to your country of interest and the Caribbean. 2 minutes Quick iden7fica7on of whether your ac7vity is climateinfluenced, and a priority for further assessment. 5 minutes Guidance on how and why climate is relevant and can be integrated into the decisions organisa7ons make. Informa7on tailored to the experience of the user. Varied Guidance on undertaking a complete climate risk management (CRM) process. Varied A searchable toolbox to find the most appropriate tools to support your project and experience. Varied

21 TOOLBOX A wide range of resources: 167 CRM tools Easy search dashboard Use to: Supplement CCORAL guidance Find support material for a specific issue

22 TRAINING & COMMUNICATION

23 TRAINING AND COMMUNICATIONS High profile launch events in pilot countries (Belize, Barbados, Jamaica and Suriname). Videos, infographics and informa7on briefs. Training sessions (s7ll ongoing).

24 BECOMING EMBEDDED

25 CONCLUDING REMARKS

26 CLOSING REMARKS: WHAT WE LEARNED. Web tools need to be accepted to be used. Factors in CCORAL s success include: Responding to a clear and accepted threat of climate change. Based on an established policy framework with high level approval. Developed by users. Produced and controlled by a trusted source of climate change informa7on (CCCCCs). Par7cipatory design users discover the climate risks ac7vity based not informa7on only. Easily navigable early exits and never trapped. A lot of training and communica7ons with buy-in from high-level decision makers. Sustained engagement over a long period of 7me it s been 4 years since launch.

27 THANK YOU. Will Bugler: Elisa Jiménez Alonso:

28 REFERENCES 1. The CCORAL tool: hwp://ccoral.caribbeanclimate.bz/ 2. The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre: hwp:// 3. Bueno, R., Herzfeld, C., Stanton, E. A., & Ackerman, F. (2008). The Caribbean and climate change: The costs of inaction. Retrieved from Stockholm Environmental Institute website: 4. Bynoe, M., Cain, D., and Peralta, A. (2014) The use of Benefit Cost Analysis to assess Adaptation and Mitigation Interventions in the Caribbean: Case Studies. Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) 5. United Nations Department of Public Information (2005). "Grenada Rebuilds". ReliefWeb: Yearwood S., (2013) Developing Micro-insurance as a Climate Adaptation Strategy for Small Island Coastal Communities: Comparing the needs, viability, and feasibility for micro-insurance in Mauritius, Seychelles, Saint Lucia and Jamaica LINK 7. CARICOM (2009) Liliendaal Declaration On Climate Change And Development: 8. CCCCC (2009) The CARICOM Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change 9. CCCCC, Acclimatise (2012) Delivering Transformational Change

29 CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS While this is not emphasised, the high level guidance takes users through a series of ques7ons that map onto a complete climate risk management process M&E Context Awareness raising Vulnerability assessment Adaptation optional appraisal Risk assessment Adaptation option identification