Transcript Climate Change Adaptation DFID’s Approach

Climate Change
Adaptation
DFID’s Approach
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Why we need adaptation
• Climate change will mean added
stress on current development
• Climate change will threaten the
achievement and sustainability of the
MDGs
• Poor people and countries are the
most vulnerable
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Challenges
• Dealing with uncertainty & lack of
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Lack of experience of adaptation
Poor countries and people less able
to adapt
Lack of incentives
Insufficient international support
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Adaptation response
“Integrated adaptation”
• Faster development
• Better / sustainable development
• Factor in climate risks to
development
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Integrated adaptation
Targeted
Residual vulnerability
Climate Resilient Development
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International support
• Stronger focus on sustainable
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development
Build knowledge and capacity on
managing climate risks
Build better understanding of adaptation
in developing countries
Ensure international policy coherence
Meet current aid commitments & raise
additional finance
Effective international mechanisms and
support
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Additional integrated finance
Additional
Adaptation Fund
Projects
GEF: LDCF,
SCCF
Integrated
PPCR pilots
Non-additional
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DFID’s role
DFID objectives:
• To build capacity to integrate adaptation
into stronger development plans and
budgets
• To strengthen climate information and
knowledge
• To establish adequate finance and
institutional support
• To ensure a coherent, coordinated,
integrated international response
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How do we get there?
DFID activities:
• Country pilots – PPCR
• Research
• Policy & analysis
• Capacity-building
• Negotiations & influencing
• Financing
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Questions?
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