MATRIX OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY 1
AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY ANNEX A MATRIX OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY MAY 2014 2
1. Thematic Areas of Intervention 1.1 Climate Change Governance Goal 1: Maintain African common position in support of the UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and other relevant conventions and treaties MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS Action 1: Develop a framework for consultation on all relevant issues of climate change including to promote and mobilize support for ratification and domestication of signed international and regional climate change conventions and treaties, and implement regional agreements and decisions of Specialized Technical Committees (STCs) Framework for consultation on all relevant issues of climate change developed A framework acceptable by AU Member states and RECs. INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED RECs and other stakeholders. Action 2: Coordinate and provide unified African voice in relevant global forums; as well as provide leadership in the development and implementation of African, regional, and national wide systems for climate change advocacy, capacity building of negotiators and supporting multi-disciplinary experts. Common African position at global, regional and national forums National and regional frameworks for climate change advocacy Number of reports detailing Africa s position in global forums Number of national and regional advocacy activities Training manuals for negotiators Number of trained negotiators Goal 2: To provide leadership for effective climate change policy, institutional, management and legal frameworks at continental, regional and national levels Action 1: Strengthen political leadership for climate change intervention at continental, regional and national levels; Strong political leadership for climate change intervention Number of decisions from AU Specialized Technical Committees dealing with climate change issues Relevant decisions by CAHOSCC and related committees. UN Agencies 3
MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS Action 2: Coordinate provision for synergies of bilateral and multilateral agreements related to climate change. Operational synergistic bilateral and multilateral approaches to dealing with climate changerelated issues Cross-sectoral and cross-border climate change-related agreements INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED Action 3: Ensure the principle of equity is applied at all levels in the climate change processes at continental, regional and national levels; Non-discriminatory climate change-related interventions at all levels Gender balanced approach in all programmes and activities Action 4: Support African leadership for the development and sharing of information for harmonization of climate related polices at regional and national levels Integrated governmental and inter-governmental approach to climate change interventions Harmonized climate changerelated policies and programmes implementations at regional, national and community levels Goal 3: To promote public and stakeholder participation in climate change decision making at all levels (national, regional, continental and global) Action 1: Ensuring that relevant climate related decisions and agreements are implemented by AU Member states and all stakeholders Domestication of climate change-related international decisions and agreements Number of domesticated climate change-related international decisions and agreements UN bodies, the private sector, civil faithbased Action 2: Support multidisciplinary climate change related education, training and wareness Climate change education, training and awareness programmes at all levels School curricula with climate change content Education, training and awareness programmes 4
MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED Action 3: Coordinate governance system for the strategy that ensures central roles of the RECs, governments, UN system, international community and other stake holders are played efficiently, transparently, accountability, and equitably. Coordinated governance systems. Systems for coordinated synergistic governance. UN agencies, NGOs, CBOs, faithbased. Promoting research, education, awareness and advocacy Goal 4: Provide leadership to ensure availability of multi-disciplinary observations, data, modeling capacity, regional climate change scenarios, technology and other tools required for multi-disciplinary research including the understanding of processes, prediction, early warning; climate change detection, attribution and assessment of all risk factors Action 1: To enhance capacity for observation, data availability, generation of baselines, regional and national scale modeling and climate change scenarios, research and knowledge management, information exchange and research publications Enhanced observation and data availability Increase in the station network density UN Agencies, AAS, NAS, the private sector, NGOs. Action 2: Enhance capacity building of African climate and other related institutions Strengthened capacity in all climate variability and change in all areas Number of programmes and human capacity the private sector, UN agencies,, AAS, NAS, civil societies, NGOs, CBOs, 5
MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED and media Action 3: Enhance networking and provide support to regional climate centers, universities and research institutions to contribute to capacity building and development of new and emerging tools Networking enhanced and improved collaboration amongst regional climate centers, universities and research institutions Number of new networks and collaboration amongst international, regional and national institutions UN agencies,, AAS, NAS, the private sector, NGOs, regional climate centers, universities and research institutions Action 4: Coordinate assessment of the state of the Africa climate variability and change and the associated impacts, vulnerability and other risk factors. State of the Africa climate variability and change science and the associated impacts, vulnerability and other risk factors assessed. Baseline and yearly state of the Africa climate variability and change report regional climate centers, UN agencies,, AAS, NAS, Universities and research institutions Goal 5: Provide leadership in support of multidisciplinary capacity development for climate variability and climate change resilience building Action 1: Development of a framework to support of multi-disciplinary training A framework for multidisciplinary capacity development. Multidisciplinary capacity development framework NGOs, CBOs, UN agencies,, AAS, NAS, faith-based Action 2: Capacity development of scientists, technicians and users of climate risk information. Frameworks for specific capacity development for scientists, technicians and users of climate risk information Specific frameworks for scientists, technicians and users of climate risk information UN agencies, the private sector, civil societies Action 3: Assessment of science and Science and technology Science and technology capacity 6
MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS technology capacity needs; curriculum guidelines and standards needs identified needs Training curricula guidelines Technology standards guidelines INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED Universities, UN agencies,, AAS, NAS, and research institutions Goal 6: To develop and apply knowledge to address climate change challenges and respond to the opportunities Action 1: Integration of climate change proofing scientific knowledge and technology in addressing climate change challenges and responding to opportunities Evidence-based climate change interventions Climate-proofed sector-specific development plans UN agencies,, AAS, NAS, NGOs, CBOs, and media Action 2: Development of framework for integration of research results into development plans and Strategies Framework for integration of research results into development plans and Strategies Climate-proofed development plans UN agencies,, AAS, NAS. Action 3: Support regional mechanism for the development and transfer of technology, Science and Innovation acquisition Regional mechanisms for the development and transfer of technology, Science and Innovation acquisition Collaborative networks that promote knowledge sharing Information, data, science and technology transfer protocols Action 4: Enhance networking and provide support to regional climate centers, universities and research institutions. Networks for regional climate centers, universities and research institutions enhanced New and improved networks for regional climate centers, universities and research institutions, AAS, NAS, UN Agencies, the private sector, NGOs Action 5: Support collaboration of the private sector, universities, research institutions, and public and community based institutions for development of new climate change tools and innovations for Enhanced collaboration within the private sector, universities, research institutions, public and community based New and improved networks for the private sector, universities, research institutions, public and community based institutions, AAS, NAS, UN agencies, the private sector, civil societies, 7
MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS risk reduction in various areas. institutions INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED Mainstreaming and integrating climate change imperatives in planning, budgeting, and development processes Goal 7: Enhance action on climate change adaptation and integrate disaster risk reduction into climate change policies and programmes Action 1: Develop Africa s climate change adaptation framework and programmes Africa s climate change adaptation framework and programmes Report detailing the operations of the framework UN agencies, the private sector, Action 2: Promote and support mainstreaming climate resilience and disaster risk reduction strategies in the social, economic and environmental sectors. Climate resilient social, economic and environmental sectors within the AU member states Climate proofed and disaster risk reduction integrated development plans UN agencies, the private sector, Action 3: Provide framework for enhancing preparedness and other disaster management cycles including early warning capacity in the continent including such as through enhanced use of Radar and Earth Observation Systems. Enhanced preparedness and other disaster management cycles including early warning capacity. New and improved preparedness plans and programmes on disaster management cycles including early warning capacity. UN agencies, the private sector, Action 4: Integrate elements of disaster risk reduction, especially risk assessments and early warning into climate outlook forums. Framework for integration of disaster risk reduction into the Climate Outlook Process Programmes and plans for integration of DRR into Subregional Climate Outlook Process UN agencies, the private sector, Goal 8: Integrate climate change and DRR knowledge into development planning Action 1: Provide framework for Integration of climate change and DRR knowledge into development planning Framework for Integration of climate change and DRR knowledge into Availability of Framework for Integration of climate change and DRR knowledge into AAS, NAS, UN agencies 8
MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS development planning development planning INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED Action 2: Develop policies frameworks for climate proofing for coping with climate variability and adapting to climate change in development planning, programmes and actions. Climate resilient social, economic and environmental sectors within the AU member states Climate proofed development plans UN Agencies, AAS, NAS, NGOs, CBOs, and media Action 3: Disaster loss information and post disaster needs assessment to provide critical risks information for new planning and disaster risk management. Capacity for performing post disaster loss and needs assessment available Post disaster loss and needs assessment experts Annual reports on post disaster loss and needs UN bodies, the private sector, civil faithbased Action 4: Networking and sharing of integrated disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation lessons and experiences. Sharing of experiences and collaborative working on integrated disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation across Africa Collaborative networks that promote knowledge sharing at all levels Information, data and technology exchange and transfer protocols AAS, NAS, UN agencies, the private sector, civil societies, Promoting Regional and International Cooperation Goal 9: Coordination and provide leadership on African common positions and diplomacy in the UNFCCC and other relevant conventions and treaties Action 1: To strengthen coordination and provide leadership on African common positions and diplomacy in the UNFCCC and other relevant conventions and treaties Common African positions at global forums Sharing of lessons and experiences at international, National and regional levels. Reports of Africa s positions in global forums Lessons and experiences at international, National and regional levels UN agencies, the private sector, Action 2: Facilitate the coordination of technical, scientific, logistical, secretariat and financial support for the negotiators Technical, scientific, logistical, secretariat and financial support for the AU Specialized Technical Committees addressing climate change issues Operational secretariat on climate UN Agencies 9
MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS negotiators coordinated change issues. INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED Action 3: Coordinate and enhance support of science and knowledge for backing the African common position Evidence-based common African position at global forums Evidence based African positions reports in global and regional forums UN agencies, the private sector, Action 4: Strengthening the negotiations at the political levels through briefing of the CAHOSCC, etc Strong knowledge science support to political leadership for climate change interventions Knowledge briefs supporting political leadership for climate change interventions UN agencies, the private sector Action 5: Strengthening the role and capacity of ministers on climate change through AMCEN Harmonized policies dealing with climate change issues in place Number of relevant policies harmonized Training manuals for ministers workshops UN Agencies and private sectors Number of trained ministers Action 6: Promote the development of ITbased continental information system to facilitate access to useful regional and international climate data, information and adaptation lessons and experiences. Africa-wide one-stop information portal accessible to all users Information and data sharing protocols Report detailing the operations of the information portal Action 7: Support the implementation of the Africa Regional DRR Strategy and Programme of Action Operational Africa Regional DRR Strategy and Programme of Action Africa Regional DRR Strategy and Programme of Action operational at RECs and national levels UN agencies, the private sector, 10
Goal 10: Ensuring outcomes from international cooperation on climate change that protects Africa s long-term peace, security and interests MAJOR AREAS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED RESULTS MEASURABLE INDICATORS Action 1: Provide a framework for assessment for ensuring outcomes from international cooperation on climate change that protects Africa s long-term peace, security and interest Climate change issues are integrated in international, AUC, RECs and national framework for peace, security and related interests Climate change integrated frameworks for peace, security and related interests INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED Action 2: Develop framework for strategic alliances for international, regional and national cooperation on science and technology. Framework for formation of strategic alliances and cooperation on science and technology Report detailing the operations of the collaboration frameworks Climate change intervention projects and programmes with global, regional and national partners Action 3: Develop framework for Public Private Partnership (PPP) in implementing climate change programmes within and among AU member states and the RECs Framework for PPP in implementing climate change projects and programmes Report detailing the operations of the PPP frameworks Climate change intervention projects and programmes with PPP support. UN agencies, the private sector. Action 4: Involving decision and policy makers (parliamentarians and politicians), media, research centres, universities, and civil society in continental, regional and national climate change issues Programmes and plans for involving decision and policy makers (parliamentarians and politicians), media, research centres, universities, and civil society in continental, regional and national climate change issues A report on programmes and plans for involving decision, policy makers and other stakeholders on climate change issues at all levels. AAS, NAS, UN Agencies, the private sector, research centres, universities, civil societies, NGOs, CBOs, and media 11
Note: (1) In this matrix strategies, objectives and activities are presented as goals and actions, respectively. (2) The timeline for the strategy is 20 years (2013 2033) and it will be reviewed every five years as per the AU strategic plans. 2. Priority Areas of Action Adaptation and Risk Management Disaster Risk Reduction Goal 11: Promote and support Disaster Risk Reduction, emergency response and recovery for climate resilience Action 1: Promote implementation of the Africa Regional DRR Strategy and its Programme of Action driven from the five priorities areas of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and post HFA initiatives Domestication of the HFA and Africa Regional Strategy on Disaster Risk Reduction and the post 2015 disaster risk reduction framework Number of national and regional policies domesticating the Frameworks Action 2: Support implementation of decisions adopted by the African Ministerial conferences on disaster risk reduction Continental approach to disaster risk reduction Number of decisions adopted by African Ministerial Conferences Action 3: Promote and support communicating research results on DRR for climate change strategy. National and regional information portal accessible to all users Data, information and knowledge sharing protocols NGOs, CBOs, Universities, research institutions, faith-based Action 4: Coordinate development and implementation of DRR needs training, education curricula and awareness at all DRR training needs identified, curricula developed and awareness DRR training needs, curricula and awareness programmes 12
levels in support of climate change resilience. programmes in place Action 5: Promote and support Member states for regular risk assessments and mapping risks including climate change induced risks. Climate variability and change, vulnerability baselines, and hotspots assessed. Up to date data on baselines and hotspots for sector-specific Climate variability and change vulnerability Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil faithbased Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Goal 12: Integrate climate change into sustainable land management Action 1: Promote development of a framework for integrated research and development on the economics and social impacts of land degradation, desertification, drought and sustainable land use, land use change and soil management practices. A framework for integrated research and development on the economics and social impacts of land degradation, desertification, drought and sustainable land use, land use change and soil management practices Framework for integration of climate change issues into sustainable land management universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil faithbased Action 2: Support and strengthen existing national strategic investment frameworks. National strategic investment frameworks strengthened Effective national strategic investment frameworks Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil faithbased Action 3: Creating an enabling environment for achieving Sustainable Land Management. Enabling environment for achieving Sustainable Land Management established. Policies and regulations in support of enabling environment for achieving Sustainable Land Management. 13
Agriculture and food security Goal 13: Sustainable agriculture for Food security and poverty eradication Action 1: Strengthen climate resilient agriculture including those within CAADP framework. Climate smart agriculture practiced in AU member states Number of Climate smart agriculture activities Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil faithbased Action 2: Enhance regional trade in agricultural commodities. Enhanced regional trade in agricultural commodities. Policies and protocols for crossborder trading RECs Action 3: Enhance capacity for development and implementation of effective water harvesting, irrigation, and water efficiency management for agriculture and other uses. Effective water harvesting and management for agriculture in practiced within the content Small-scale irrigation schemes Water harvesting technologies adopted and implemented Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil faithbased Action 4: Enhance cooperation with Climate Technology Centres and Network (CTCN) for climate resilient agriculture. Enhanced cooperation with Climate Technology Centres and Network (CTCN) for climate resilient agriculture Networks, Knowledge and information sharing protocols Universities and research institutions, the private sector Water resources Goal 14: Water secure Africa for climate resilience Action 1: Strengthen water resource management within the framework of Africa Water Vision 2025 Water management planning in line with Africa Water Vision 2025 Projects and programmes that incorporate Africa Water Vision 2025 objectives Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil faithbased 14
Action 2: Coordinate implementation of decisions adopted by AMCOW Harmonized implementation of decisions adopted by AMCOW Projects and programmes implementing decisions adopted by AMCOW Action 3: Provide leadership in ensuring water security and the provision of basic water supply and sanitation services across AU member states. Water security and provision of basic sanitation services across AU member states Percentage of users with improved access to water and sanitation services Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil faithbased Action 4: Promote and support developing and improving national frameworks for IWRM in addressing climate change challenges. National frameworks for IWRM developed and improved to address climate change challenges Frameworks developed and improved Action 5: Promote and support development and implementation of frameworks for regional watershed management. National frameworks for regional watershed management developed and implemented Jointly managed trans-boundary basins NGOs, CBOs Action 6: Systematic climate observations for climate change research including detection and attribution. Evidence-based climate change interventions Increase in the station network density Climate baselines NGOs, Universities and research institutions regional and national downscaled climate change scenarios Peer reviewed research publications 15
Action 7: Enhance cooperation with Climate Technology Centres and Network (CTCN) for water security Climate resilient water management practiced in the continent Collaborative links Knowledge and information sharing protocols Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil faithbased Action 8: Provide leadership in water security and efficient water technologies including recycling of waste water, increase water quality, significantly improve waste water treatment; water efficiency; reduce water losses; water storage facilities and technologies. Frameworks for water security and efficient water technologies Policies and guidelines for water security and efficient water technologies RECs Action 9: Provide platforms for communicating and sharing of experiences in adapting to climate change Africa s water challenges and state of development. Adaptation information and experience sharing Platforms for communicating and sharing of experiences in adapting to climate change. Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil societies, NGOs, CBOs Action 10: Provide leadership, guidelines and support regional required for transboundary water resource management of lake and river basins. Action 11: Promote and support development of water resource management infrastructure. A framework for transboundary water resource management Operational water resources infrastructure in place Report detailing the operations of the framework Trans-boundary water management agreements and protocols Water management UN Agencies organizations Biodiversity and ecosystems 16
Action 1: Provide support for implementation and tracking various decisions by AU, AMCEN biodiversity, and land degradation among others Status of implementation of various international decisions and agreements tracked Report detailing the operations of the monitoring and evaluation system UN Agencies Goal 15: Provide leadership through its specialized technical committees (STCs) such as the AMCEN in the negotiation and implementation of CBD, UNCCD and other biodiversity related conventions and agreements to ensure climate resilience, sustainable and equitable benefits in partnership with UNEP and other stakeholders. Action 2: Provide required support for developing or improving frameworks for implementation of climate resilient biodiversity management within AU member states, RECs and other regional relevant bodies Action 3: Provide leadership in the development of a framework for capacity building, training, research and communication of results on climate resilient biodiversity preservation and conservation Action 4: Support development, improvement and harmonization of common policies, laws and strategies relating to biodiversity; land desertification etc. including trans-boundary issues for the conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity in and outside protected areas across the continent as part of ecosystem based adaptation. Framework for developing or improving climate resilient biodiversity management within AU member states, RECs and other relevant regional bodies Effective use of climate change information in planning for and management of biodiversity and ecosystems Policies, laws and strategies relating to biodiversity conservation and management improved and harmonized Report explaining the operations of the framework Biodiversity reservation and conservation plans that integrate climate change information Information and knowledge portals Laws improved and harmonized Projects and programs implementing integrated biodiversity conservation and management Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil societies, NGOs, CBOs Health Goal 16: Strengthening Action 1: Framework for factoring climate Climate resilient health Projects and programs 17
climate resilience of health systems. risks in the planning and formulation of health related policies and programmes. Action 2: Promote knowledge, experience and technology sharing among specialist institutions in climate resilient health systems. systems Sharing of experiences and collaborative working for climate resilient health systems across Africa implementing interventions on climate smart health systems. Data, information and knowledge technology transfer protocols networks AAS, NAS, NGOs, CBOs, faithbased Action 3: Enhance provision for training, education, awareness, capacity building on climate resilient health systems including integrated approach to climate sensitive health early warning systems such as for malaria, cholera, dysentry among other climate sensitive diseases. A framework for multidisciplinary training, education, awareness, capacity building on climate resilient health systems Manuals, Policies and guidelines. RECs Tourism Goal 17: To promote the development of appropriate policies and strategies to ensure tourism development and management is climate resilient Action1: Provide support for formulation and reform of policies that ensures climate resilient tourism management Development and intervention plans for climate smart tourism sector Policies and regulations for climate smart tourism RECs Action 2: Promote the harmonization and development of frameworks that guide trans-boundary tourism sites management Framework for transboundary tourism management Policies and regulations for transboundary tourism management 18
Action 3: Promote research and development on tourism and climate risk with a focus on climate change Evidence-based planning for adapting tourism to climate change Climate risk information incorporated in tourism plans RECs Urbanization Goal 18: Create an enabling environment for climate resilient sustainable urban development Action 1: Provide leadership to AU member states to ensure availability of harmonized climate-smart urban development policies including the required building codes and standards as been highlighted in safer cities campaign by UNISDR. Action 2: AU through AMCHUD to partner with UN-HABITAT and other stakeholders/partners in accessing information that addresses climate change in relation to urban development. Action 3: Promote the use of energy efficient technologies and clean energy sources in urban development. Action 4: Promote greening of cities through tree planting, chemical and waste management and mass city transport systems. Climate-smart Urban development across Africa Adaptation information and experience sharing on climate smart urban development Energy efficient technologies and use of clean energy sources in urban development. Green cities for the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions Urban development projects and programmes that integrate climate change information Policies and regulations for climate smart urban development Projects and programmes promoting energy efficiency and use of clean energy Projects and programmes promoting tree planting, chemical and waste management and mass city transport systems. UN Agencies, Universities and research institutions, the private sector UN Agencies, Universities and research institutions, the private sector UN Agencies, Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil societies, NGOs, 19
CBOs, media Action 5: Provide leadership for increased advocacy, education, training, and awareness of the urban residents and planners. A framework for multidisciplinary advocacy, awareness, training and education Manual and guidelines for enabling environment in support of climate resilient sustainable urban development Universities and research institutions, private sector. Coastal and marine resources Goal 19: Promoting climateresilience in Integrated Coastal and Marine Management (ICZM) Systems Action 1: Review the status of the implementation of existing Integrated Coastal and Marine Management (ICZM) conventions and conferences in relation to climate change. Action 2: Provide guidance in the development of a framework for the assessment of current and projected climate risks including marine and coastal zone hazards such as the coastal area flooding, storm surges, sea level rise, cyclones, tsunamis, and associated impacts on society, tourism, fisheries, infrastructure and livelihoods. Status of the implementation of existing ICZM conventions and agreements in relation to climate change documented Framework for effective use of climate change information in planning for and management of marine and coastal zones across the continent Report on the status of the implementation of existing Integrated Coastal and Marine Management (ICZM) conventions and conferences in relation to climate change. Policies and guidelines for climate smart ICZM plans UN Agencies, universities, private sector Action 3: Enhance R & D, education, training and awareness in marine and coastal zone related disasters. A framework for R & D, education, training and awareness in marine and coastal zone related disasters Manuals for education, training and awareness, Policies and guidelines UN agencies, Universities and research institutions, private sectors. 20
Mitigation Transport Goal 20: Support Member states to develop appropriate policies in support of economical and climate resilient transport systems. Action 1: Guidance to Member states to develop appropriate policies and strategies for expeditious urbanization and reduce vehicular travel distances. Action 2: Guidance to Member states to develop policies (including incentives) on importation of energy efficient cars. Action 3: Promote development of efficient public transport and mass-transit systems. Action 4: Promote development of policies and regulations to monitor and limit motor vehicle emission levels. Climate resilient transport system Climate resilient urban development with reduced vehicular travel distances, energy efficient cars and efficient mass transportation system within the AU member states Efficient public transport and mass-transit systems Climate resilient urban development with reduced vehicular travel distances, energy efficient cars and efficient mass transportation system within the AU member states Climate proofed urban and transport development plans Policies and guidelines on importation of energy efficient cars. Policies and guidelines on efficient public transport and mass-transit systems Policies and guidelines for monitoring and limiting motor vehicle emission levels. the private sector 21
Action 5: Promote the development and implementation of investment for climatesmart transport systems. Investment for climatesmart transport systems within the AU member states Policies and guidelines for climate-smart transport systems within the AU member states Action 6: Promote climate proofing in the design and architecture of transport systems (air, roads, bridges, railways, ports, sea/lake transport). Climate resilient urban design and architecture of transport systems Policies and guidelines for climate resilient urban design and architecture of transport systems. AUC, member countries, RECs, Forests Goal 21: Sustainable Forest Management Action 1: Develop, promote and implement continental/regional and national frameworks/strategies for REDD+ Continental, regional and national frameworks for REDD+ developed Continental, regional and national framework for REDD+ Letters of Agreement and MOUs guiding the operations of the framework UN Agencies, Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil societies, NGOs, CBOs, media Action 2: Promote and support development and review of forest policies and strategies at regional and national levels that enhance community participation Forest policies and strategies that enhance community participation in forests management developed and reviewed at national and regional levels Policies reviewed and developed Increased community participation in forest management UN Agencies, Universities and research institutions, the private sector, civil societies, NGOs, CBOs, media 22
Action 3: Enhance capacity to implement REDD+ and CDM Enhanced capacity for effective use of climate change information in planning for and management of forests Effective participation in REDD+ and CDM projects and programmes Forest management plans that integrate climate change information Information and knowledge portals Projects and programmes implementing REDD+ and CDM projects Action 4: Enhance improvement of forest research, as well as transfer of relevant science and technology. Forest research, as well as transfer of relevant science and technology improved and enhanced Knowledge improved Information and knowledge portals Publication of peer-review papers Action 5: Promote and support integration of climate change policies and strategies in forest management Integration of climate change policies and strategies in forest management Policies and strategies in forest management Action 6: Support initiatives that safeguard and promote forest conservation Forests conserved Forest management plans that integrate climate change information Waste Management Goal 22: Liquid and solid waste management and co- Action 1: Enhance support for the development and enforcement of Comprehensive regional, national and local waste Regional, national and local waste management policies, strategies, 23
benefit for health and environment protection comprehensive regional, national and local waste management policies, strategies, laws and regulations to address climate change. management policies, strategies, laws and regulations to address climate change enhanced laws and regulations to address climate change Action 2: Support development and application of technology required for sound management of wastes. Technology and application for sound management of wastes developed Appropriate technologies for management of wastes UN Agencies, Universities, Research institutions Action 3: Provide leadership for increased advocacy, education, training, and awareness on liquid and solid waste management for health and the environment protection. Increased advocacy, education, training, and awareness on liquid and solid waste management for health and environment protection Education, training, and awareness on liquid and solid waste management programmes and activities Industry Goal 23: Promotion of industrial transformation and growth that is in accord with the principles of sustainable development and fosters climate resilience of Africa s economies and communities Action 1: AU to provide leadership in the development of industrialization policies and legal frameworks that provide enabling and systematic environment for sustainable-type of both domestic and foreign domestic investment with priority on value addition type of industries (manufacturing and processing). Action 2: Promote the prioritization of the development of appropriate and climate resilient infrastructure (including energy transport and communications) to support industrialization at the national, regional and continental levels and guarantee their Industrialization policies and legal frameworks that provide enabling and systematic environment for sustainable investment developed Appropriate climate resilient infrastructure to support industrialization at the national, regional and continental levels developed, efficiently Industrialization policies and legal frameworks Efficiently managed and maintained infrastructure 24
efficient management and maintenance. managed and maintained Action 3: Promote increased and vigorous investments in capacity development of the human capacity necessary for industrial development (R&D, STI) Action 4: Develop standards that meet international standards (the building of capacity to improve, certify and assure the quality and standards of industrial products). Action 5: Promote easy access to finance by especially local investors through increased Mobilization of sufficient resources (creation of Africa/National Industrial Development Banks) to finance public investments that are crucial to industrial Development (including investments in infrastructure, education, and technology). Investments in human capacity development necessary for industrialization promoted Quality standards for industrial products developed Mobilization of sufficient resources to finance public investments that are crucial to industrial development promoted Qualified experts and technicians to support industrialization Quality standards for industrial products Number of continental, regional and national industrial development banks NGOs Universities, Research institutions organizations Action 6: Promote stable and sustained democratic, good governance and sociopolitical systems that foster certainty and investment attraction (minimize high uncertainty and investment risks) Good governance and socio-political systems that foster certainty and investment attraction promoted Policies and laws that foster certainty and investment attraction Action 7: Promote development of technological capabilities for innovation and developing new industries and thus increase Africa s competitiveness in the Technological capabilities for innovation and developing new industries promoted. Technologies for innovation New industries 25
global market. Energy Goal 24: Develop and promote use of the vast endowment of sustainable energy resources and foster vigorous economic sustainable development in Africa. Action 1: Invest in endogenous scientific skills, technologies, and innovation capacities to harness and deploy the available renewable sustainable energy (RE) options. Action 2: Increase efficiency in the existing and continued exploration and development of energy resources e.g natural gas. Action 3: Encourage Integrated Collaborative Regional and International Sustainable Energy Research and Development (R&D) programs amongst universities, research institutions, nongovernmental and governmental institutions/agencies within Africa and between Africa and elsewhere. Investment in endogenous scientific skills, technologies, and innovation capacities to harness and deploy the available renewable sustainable energy options promoted Efficiency in the existing and continued exploration and development of renewable energy resources increased Framework for integrated collaborative regional and international sustainable energy Research and development (R&D) within Africa and between Africa and elsewhere developed Number of programmes and projects integrating endogenous scientific skills and innovation in harnessing renewable sustainable energy options Number of completed renewable and conventional energy projects. Framework for integrated collaborative regional and international sustainable energy Research and development (R&D) within Africa and between Africa and elsewhere. NGOs Universities, Research institutions Action 4: Promote environmental regulation and standards on energy supply technologies imposing efficiency targets in the priority sectors including transport, industry, buildings and household appliances. Environmental regulations and standards on energy supply technologies imposing efficiency targets in the priority sectors promoted Environmental regulations and standards on energy supply technologies imposing efficiency targets Universities, Research institutions 26
Action 5: Develop policies to encourage public private sector partnerships in renewable energy development, deployment and diffusion. Policies to encourage public private sector partnerships in renewable energy development, deployment and diffusion developed Policies that encourage public private sector partnerships in renewable energy development, deployment and diffusion AUC, member countries, RECs, Universities, Research institutions Cross-Cutting Issues Gender, youth and disadvantaged groups and climate change Goal 25: Reduce the impact of climate change on gender, youth and disadvantaged groups. Action 1: Promote adaptation measures to climate change impacts for gender, youth and disadvantaged groups. Action 2: Promote the development of a climate change framework and guidelines for gender mainstreaming, equality and women s empowerment in all sectors of development. Action 3: Facilitate a review of existing climate change coping strategies/policies from a gender perspective. Adaptation measures to climate change impacts for gender, youth and disadvantaged groups promoted Frameworks and guidelines for gender mainstreaming, equality and women s empowerment in all sectors of development developed Existing climate change coping strategies and policies from a gender perspective reviewed Gender-sensitive Adaptation programmes and activities Frameworks and guidelines for gender mainstreaming Report on existing climate change related policies and coping strategies Action 4: Support and enhance gender, youth and disadvantaged groups education, Gender, youth and disadvantaged groups Gender-sensitive climate change plans and activities including 27
training, awareness, capacity building on climate change impacts, for sustainable development. education, training, awareness, capacity building on climate change impacts, for sustainable development supported and enhanced school curricula and training manuals Peace, security and conflicts in the context of climate change in Africa Goal 26: Promote peace and good practices in preventing climate induced conflicts in settling disputes Action 1: Assist in development of a data base for natural resources susceptible to impacts of climate change that may lead to conflicts and monitoring peace and security. A data base for natural resources susceptible to impacts of climate change that may lead to conflicts and monitoring peace and security developed Database for natural resources Action 2: Promote the development of conflict management tools and methods, provision for monitoring, prediction and early warning of key conflict indicators. Development of conflict management tools and methods for monitoring, prediction and early warning of key conflict indicators promoted Conflict management tools Action 3: Coordinate the development and implementation of polices and strategies for dealing with climate change related conflicts across boundaries in Africa. Action 4: Support and enhance education, training, awareness, capacity building on resources based and climate change related Development and implementation of polices and strategies for dealing with climate change related cross-border conflicts in Africa coordinated Education, training, awareness, capacity building on resources Policies and strategies for climate change related conflicts including cross-border conflicts Programmes and activities on education, training and awareness creation on resources based 28
conflicts in Africa. based and climate change related conflicts in Africa supported and enhanced climate change related conflicts including training manuals Action 5: Organize platforms for exchanging good practices on peace, conflict and security in Africa. Platforms for exchanging good practices on peace, conflict and security in Africa promoted Number of platforms for exchanging good practices on peace, conflict and security Small Island Developing States Goal 27: Enhance the integration of climate change resilience in the development plans and programmes of SIDS. Action 1: Promote the creation of an enabling environment for sustainable climate change adaptation in SIDS. Enabling environment for sustainable climate change adaptation in SIDS created and promoted. Policies and regulations supporting sustainable climate change adaptation in SIDS civil societies, CBOs, faith-based Action 2: Promote land uses and practices that thrive on saline environments. Land uses and practices that thrive on saline environments encouraged Programmes and activities integrating Land uses and practices that thrive in saline environments civil societies, CBOs, faith-based Action 3: Promote SIDS climate resilient infrastructure in regional and urban planning. Climate resilient infrastructure in regional and urban planning. promoted Regional and urban planning integrating climate-resilient infrastructure civil societies, CBOs, faith-based 29
Action 4: Promote the diversification of marine and coastal livelihood options. Diversification of marine and coastal livelihood options promoted Climate-resilient marine and coastal livelihood options civil societies, CBOs, faith-based Action 5: Address island biodiversity in a manner that responds to the unique characteristics of SIDS. Island biodiversity addressed in a manner that responds to the unique characteristics of SIDS Location-specific biodiversity management plans civil societies, CBOs, faith-based Action 6: Enhance experience sharing between SIDS and mainland Africa on climate change adaptation. Experience sharing between SIDS and mainland Africa on climate change adaptation enhanced Platforms and forums for sharing climate change adaptation experiences between SIDS and mainland Africa civil societies, CBOs, faith-based Climate Information Services (CIS) Goal 28: Provide support for the development of GFCS system in Africa and strengthening the National Meteorological and Climate Services. Action 1: Provide policy guidance for the development and implementation of the African-wide framework for Climate Services. Policy guidance for the development and implementation of the African-wide framework for Climate Services Policies guiding the implementation of an Africanwide framework for Climate Services Universities, Research institutions 30
Action 2: Support capacity development strategy including research, modeling and prediction to contribute in the implementation of GFCS Capacity development strategy supported Framework for capacity development for research, modeling and prediction to support the implementation of GFCS Universities, Research institutions Action 3: Provide continental leadership to develop and operationalize the User Interface Platform required for the users, climate researchers and climate service providers to interact at the global, regional and national levels to ensure effective exchange of climate risk information within GFCS Framework. The User Interface Platform developed and operationalized User Interface Platforms at all levels Action 4: Provide guidance in developing and improving regional and national frameworks for Climate Information System (CIS) that can be used in the mainstreaming of climate information into development plans. Regional and national frameworks for CIS for use in the mainstreaming of climate information into development plans improved and developed Frameworks for mainstreaming climate information into development plans at regional and national levels Action 5: Invest in state of the art technologies for climate information collection, processing, management and dissemination for enhancing climate observational systems for all components of the planet earth, including the use of remote sensing systems such as satellite and radar. Investment in the state of the art technologies for climate information collection, processing, management and dissemination. State of the art observational systems Universities, Research institutions Action 6: Provide guidance in enhancing the capacities of the member state National Guidance for enhancement of capacities Improved capacities at regional and national institutions in 31