PAI Innovations in the Social Dimensions of Climate Resilience

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1 PAI Innovations in the Social Dimensions of Climate Resilience Examples from Malawi, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and the Caribbean Malawi: Media Briefing on PAI - AFIDEP research Bangladesh: District policymakers taking action to integrate population into climate plans PAI s training module part of UN: Climate Change Learning Portal Philippines: Nexus Film linking RH, population and climate Roger-Mark De Souza March 18, 2013 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC Trinidad and Tobago: Sans Souci community members who are leading adaptation initiatives

2 Three Key Points Family planning matters for climate change adaptation Innovative approaches are having an impact: Malawi, Bangladesh, Philippines, and the Caribbean There are concrete opportunities to build on this momentum

3 At PAI, we believe that in a planet with continued population growth, efficiency gains and technology alone will not mitigate the negative impacts of climate change nor allow the most vulnerable to adapt to those changes. Accounting for population dynamics in climate change policies will slow population growth, empower the most vulnerable to become more climate resilient, and support development paths that reduce emissions. What is PAI s Strategy?

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5 This Supports Other Approaches to Resilience USAID policy and program Guidance Source: USAID, Building Resilience to Recurrent Crisis: USAID Policy and Program Guidance. Washington, DC. Dec

6 Family Planning/Reproductive Health Can Help Build Resilience FP/RH crucial for development Fundamental human right with large-scale benefits Speed up demographic transition Slower population growth will buy time to promote education, technology Achieve windows of opportunity for demographic dividend and rapid economic growth Increase resilience and adaptive capacity

7 Malawi: Building Policy Advocacy Delivering our report to the Vice President of Malawi Governments in the continent have to be in the forefront to study the climate change phenomena and advocate for better policies for women (there is) a need to empower them in climate change adaptation processes. Lingalireni Mihowa, Special Advisor to the (Vice) President, Malawi

8 Bangladesh: Leveraging Local and National Action Community engagement and mobilization in most vulnerable areas Policy engagement: Member of Parliament is introducing parliamentary debate, and sub-district leadership councils are integrating pop and climate New partners and advocates: Bangladesh s leading climate negotiator and Bangladeshi world leader on climate and development High level briefing on population and climate at the National Press Club, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nov 2012

9 Bangladesh can be a world leader in providing critical services for women in the face of climate vulnerability Bangladesh s leading climate negotiator, Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad 10

10 The Philippines: New Developments New Reproductive Health law New film: Nexus RH, Population and Climate State of Philippines Population Report Local Government Unit (Hindang, Leyte) enacted a PHE ordinance PhilDHRRA

11 Local Government Accountability and Tracking Examples of transparency boards documenting budget allocations and spending for local government units Appraise, monitor and assess plans and budgets on Gender/RH/FP and Climate adaptation Challenges: Capacity Building trust Documentation PhilDHRRA - Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas

12 The Caribbean (Small Island Developing States): Community Based Adaptation Goals of SIDS CBA Program: Improve communities adaptive capacity Provide concrete ground-level experience of local climate change adaptation Scale up through mainstreaming with national policies Program duration: Includes the Caribbean, Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Islands (38 countries) US$2,550,000 allocated for Caribbean CBA projects Total program budget = US$5,475,463 Roger S. Pulwarty is a scientist from Trinidad and Tobago who contributed to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 jointly held with Al Gore Sans Souci community members, Trinidad and Tobago

13 Vulnerability Reduction VRA meetings are held 3 times over the course of the project VRA score for one meeting is consists of average of scores By end of project, VRA score should be higher reflecting improved adaptive capacity Assessment

14 High Vulnerability: Outcomes for Islands Participatory 3D model made through mental mapping, Tobago 2012 VRA, quantitative and capacity analysis, and population analysis Participatory mapping Gender mainstreaming Climate change framework for the region Application across small island developing states

15 Future Opportunities: Build on Recent Achievements Malawi: incorporate population and climate change into emerging policies that are being drafted Bangladesh: Support national framework and local governance for integrating gender into climate change adaptation plans The Philippines: Capitalize on PHE framework and momentum for incorporating climate change The Caribbean: Support the CBA small grants program through technical assistance Programmatic: PAI leading population track at international Community Based Adaptation conference Partnerships: Seeking further engagement with key development and environment groups on climate and gender policies and programs