Transcript Ms. Ko Barret, United States Agency for International

Incorporating Climate-related
Risks into Development Planning:
the U.S Approach
Ms. Ko Barrett
Director, Global Climate
Change Program
US Agency for International
Development
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U.S. Adaptation Efforts
Domestic Initiatives:
 Research, Assessment, etc.
International Activities:
 Cooperative Research, Observations,
etc.
 Development Assistance
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Where Should We Focus Efforts?
Education and outreach
On-the-ground activities
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Education and Outreach for Project
Managers and Partners
Why?
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Raise awareness of vulnerabilities and adaptation
options in project planning
Critical to long-term sustainability and resilience of
development assistance efforts
How?
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Provide ‘carrots’ rather than ‘sticks’
What?
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General climate change information
Project-specific decision tree and tools
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The Guidance Document
Provides introduction to
climate vulnerability and
adaptation for the
uninitiated
Focused on info needed
to assess project options
Prescriptive on
approaches that can be
taken
Provides links to
information, tools and
methods
Designed to be broadly
applicable
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Outline for Guidance Document
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Introduction
Framework
Primer on climate change and
impacts
Addressing climate variability
Developing scenarios for climate
change
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Outline for Guidance Document
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Coastal resources
Agriculture
Water resources
Socioeconomic Scenarios
Evaluating Adaptation Options
Conclusions
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What is best way to approach
adaptation actions?
Sectoral assessment, priority
setting, project design
Changing the way planned projects
are implemented
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Changing the way planned
projects are implemented
Immediate and opportunistic
action
Allows for broader reach and
mainstreaming of adaptation
actions in DA portfolio
Builds on established SD
goals
Project focus provides for
more concrete advice (easy
entry)
Starting with pilots in
agriculture, coastal mgmt
and water
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Framework
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Identify project vulnerabilities
Identify available project options*
Analyze performance of options under
current climate and future change scenarios
Re-examine socio-economic scenarios, if
needed
Identify preferred option
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Still in testing phase…
Your comments are
welcome!
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Key Contacts
Joel Smith
Stratus Consulting
T: +1 (303) 381-8218
E-mail: [email protected]
Ko Barrett, Director, Climate Change
Program, Bureau for Economic Growth,
Agriculture and Trade, USAID
T: +1 (202) 712-1672
E-mail: [email protected]
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