COP-19 Adaptation Issue

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Monitoring Climate Change and REDD+ Implementation: Community-Based Monitoring and Info SystemsIndigenous peoples are now setting up Community-Based Monitoring and Information Systems (CBMIS) in some pilot countries to monitor climate change and REDD+ implementation. The side event will share what CBMIS is all about and the lessons, experiences and challenges in implementing these. Incentives for Transition: real and false solutions for agriculture, livestock, forests and energyA world using less energy & fewer resources could, if properly planned for, be more resilient, abundant & pleasurable than the present. What can transition mean for developed & developing countries? How to build resilient communities with local, decentralised sovereignty in energy, food & forests?Climate change & Post 2015 Development Agenda: Implications on Agriculture and Livelihoods for poorHLP report on post 2015 dev. agenda lacks focus on Climate Change & it’s possible impacts on agriculture & livelihood for poor, esp. in countries that still depend on agriculture & climate sensitive natural resources. This discussion will address needs of poor in the new dev. agenda so they can adapt to the new agenda.Adaptation Stories: Lessons LearnedLessons learned from climate change project designe and implementation by Adaptation Fund-accredited National Implementing Entities. 

Leading Trends in Results Based Finance for Climate, Environment and DevelopmentClimate finance has demonstrated the ability to deliver robust emission reductions but this approach needs to be applied beyond carbon. The Gold Standard Foundation, FSC and Fairtrade will show how they are working to scale-up and attract new finance and provide much needed investor confidence. Adaptation without Borders: Building Cooperation for Resilient RegionsBuilding on innovative activities in China & South-South & research in Hindu Kush-Himalaya regions by exploring opportunities for international, regional, national & local collaborative action to strengthen adaptation responses; focused on Agriculture & Water, Ecosystems & socio-economic protection Loss and Damage: Tackling climate realities through an International MechanismThe panel will showcase examples of Loss and Damage in a warmer world and why an international mechanism is urgently required to address it. Deliberations will be held on the role and functions of the international mechanism and what must be agreed in Warsaw. Climate change impacts and actions: views from the most vulnerableLDCs are the most vulnerable group of countries to the adverse impacts of climate change and have the least capacity to deal with such challenges. This side event will highlight the climate vulnerability,impacts and the urgent actions that are needed from LDCs' perspective. Mapping Population Vulnerability and Resilience for Adaptationhis event seeks to strengthen data and evidence base for Nat. Adaptation Plans, focus on data disaggregation for vulnerability assessment, and explore solutions to reduce costs of adaptation and increase its economic benefits (TBC)

Agriculture-transforming farming systems for food & climate security & sustainable rural developmentIn the context of UN agriculture negotiations (SBSTA, ADP, CFS & SDGs), IFOAM and EDF describe ecosystem-based & community-centered policies, practices, and farmer-friendly info systems & markets that are catalyzing rural development, building food security & resilience, and reducing GHG emissionsClimate adaptation - who pays the bill?This side event will discuss the current state of adaptation finance and will make the case for public financing of adaptation, the need for a balance between adaptation and mitigation, we will also cover funding from domestic sources that developed countries are dedicating towards climate change. Implementing Art. 6: New Dynamics of Climate Change Education & Adaptive Instruments This event will focus on education as a means to enhance adaptation measures. It will also examine legal aspects of education, participation, and access to information under Art. 6, and explore how the Doha Work Programme may be implemented to raise public awareness and institutionalise adaptation. Adaptation and Adaptation Finance: Sharing the Bangladesh ExperienceBangladesh is willing to share the experience of implementation of various adaptation projects being implemented by different Ministries, Agencies and Research Organizations following Bangladesh CC Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) which is being funded by Bangladesh CC Trust Fund (BCCTF). Convergence towards a CC-resilient Philippines: Upscaling the Ecotown FrameworkBuilding on the lessons & experiences, disaster risk assessment as well as sectoral vulnerability assessment will be integrated into the ecotown framework for the formulation of a disaster/CC-resilient development plans & policies at the national and subnational levels 

• Sustainable Adaptation Policies: Local Solutions for Global Problems, Indian and Israeli experiencesClimate Change adaptation policies and measures are integral to sustainable development. Panelists will share experiences on climate resilient agriculture, dryland afforestation, soil health, watershed management and energy efficiency - all essential for effective local and national plans. 

• COP Presidency Cities and Sub-national DialoguePresidency Cities event

• Climate Finance and Gender Equality: Lessons for Sustainable DevelopmentLessons learned from case studies on mainstreaming gender equality in climate financed mitigation projects will be presented to spark a discussion on understanding how integrating gender equality in safe, low carbon development can impact the formulation of future sustainable development goals 

• Malawi's success stories in policy, climate financing, adaptation and mitigationAdaptation and mitigation issues, Malawi's climate change policy framework and investment plan

• Ethical and religious imperatives for a just climate dealFaith-based organisations and church leaders working with poor people suffering from the climate crisis discuss the ethical and spiritual imperatives for policies rooted in justice and international solidarity in order to achieve an equitable climate deal by 2015. 

National Adaptation PlanDecisions taken at COP 19 Prioritize adaptation needs in a coherent and strategic manner Welcomes the technical guidelines for the national adaptation plan process, which

will assist the least developed country Parties in undertaking their national adaptation plan process.

Establishing support programme for LDCs. Invites developed country Parties, United Nations organizations, specialized

agencies and other relevant organizations, as well as bilateral and multilateral agencies, to continue to enhance financial and technical support to the national adaptation plan process for the least developed country Parties, and other interested developing country Parties that are not least developed countries.

Invites Parties and relevant organizations to submit, by 26 March 2014, information on their experience with the application of the initial guidelines for the formulation of national adaptation plans, as well as any other information relevant to the formulation and implementation of the national adaptation plans, for compilation by the secretariat into a miscellaneous document, for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation at its fortieth session (June 2014).

Nairobi Work Programme Recognizing the evolving scientific and technical information and

knowledge. Recognizing the importance of indigenous and traditional knowledge. the report of the Adaptation Committee: Decides to continue the Nairobi work programme on impacts,

vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Also decides that the relevance of the Nairobi work programme should

be enhanced. Requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice

to consider, at its fortieth session (June 2014), ways to enhance the effectiveness of the modalities.

Also requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to consider the following issues:

(a) Ecosystems; (b) Human settlements; (c) Water resources; (d) Health

Urges developed country Parties to provide support, including financial support.

Requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.

Loss and Damage mechanism & Funds For Adaptation

Loss & Damage Mechanism for Adaptation:- as part of the Cancun Adaptation Framework ,associated with climate change impacts in developing countries which are Vulnerable due to CC.

A report from WRI’s Open Climate Network finds that of the $359 billion in climate finance raised by contributor countries. only 17 percent went to adaptation.

Adaptation Fund under the Kyoto Protocol given the low $20 Million (US) level of commitments, The Fund is expected to scale up long-term financing for developing countries – rising to US$100 billion per year by 2020 .

Needed to incite governments and private sector to invest in adaptation seriously, matching investments made in mitigation.

According to the report presented in COP19, in 2012 annual global climate finance flows totaled approximately US$359 billion, of which only $22 billion went to adaptation, max share of mitigation. Public sectors contributed US$135 billion, private sector contributing with US$224.

No serious conversation as to what funding will be available beyond 2020 .

Dispute:-To provide funds to LDC or Developing countries.

Balance …..

Need of new International mechanism to deal with noneconomic losses in COP21 Summit in Paris 15.

The good news is that a new paradigm is indeed emerging with many governments recognizing the importance of investing today for a safer tomorrow.

UNISDR estimated that an investment of $1 dollar in prevention = $10 in losses.

Until now, countries have struggled to define what “balanced” means under UNFCCC commitments. Negotiators gathering in Warsaw should consider three options

A 50/50 commitment for adaptation and mitigation from public sources, private sources & a balance based on needs.

Because adaptation needs are unevenly distributed across the globe, defining balance across time rather than geography could risk creating new inequities among countries.

Better transparency on the delivery and use of finance in both developing & developed countries is needed.

For strongly opposing the inclusion of the clear elements of a roadmap to the comprehensive global climate action planned that needs to be agreed in 2015. The island city-state is blocking the development of framework to fairly divide climate action between countries. Furthermore, Singapore is promoting weak language in the text on the post-2020 carbon pollution reduction commitments, preventing national actions being integrated in a rules-based multilateral system. 'If you block negotiationsAnd don't do some climate actionWe give you with greatest pleasureFossil of the day'  ♫

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