Transcript Rus_Jap_Workshop_LUCF

THE VIEWS OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON
THE 5-YEAR WORK
PROGRAM ON ADAPTATION
TO CLIMATE CHANGE
The In-Session Workshop, 22nd Session of SBSTA
Bonn, 21 May, 2005
The knowledge of regional effects of climate change is
important for development of adaptation strategies
 The rate of regional changes may be higher
than the global average. Thus, geographical
position makes countries highly vulnerable
to climate change. The work program
should address regional vulnerability to
climate change.
 Significant data have been collected by
national observation networks. These data
are important to development reliable
projections of climate change and form the
basis for national adaptation strategies.
The work program should enhance
development of national observation systems.
 The national adaptation strategies should build on reliable projections. The work program
should facilitate development of regional short-, mid- and long-term projections and
models as the basis for sound decisions and relevant adaptation strategies. The efforts
should be undertaken to reduce the uncertainty of projections.
Adaptation of national economy
Based on national circumstances, the vulnerability of economy
to climate change may vary from country to country
 Industry (enterprises and oil and gas extraction and
transportation pipelines);
 Energy (power plants and power transmission
facilities);
 Municipal and construction facilities (foundations
of buildings, bridges and other constructions);
 Transport (existing and planned roads, railway
systems, airplane runways etc.)
 Water management, agriculture and forestry
(changes in precipitation and water regime);
The work program should address the
vulnerability of national economies to climate
change. The ways to improve adaptation
measures in various sectors of national
economies should be proposed.
The national adaptation strategies should build on the
knowledge of on-going global and regional climate changes as
well as the effects on national economies. Therefore, the work
program should provide for:

Enhancement of national systems for observation and
data collection to reduce uncertainty of data and
improve general knowledge on climate change and
its consequences for national economies and human
society;
 Development of reliable short-, mid- and long-term
projections based on data that comes from national
observation networks; and
 Identification of vulnerable regions and sectors of
economy and propose the approaches on how to
improve their adaptation capacities on national and
regional levels.
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