Transcript The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre

Work of the Caribbean Climate Change Centre
Mr. Carlos Fuller
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The Caribbean Community
Climate Change Centre
Accomplishments
2004 - 2007
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The Caribbean Community
Climate Change Centre
• Recognizing the vulnerability to the
impacts of climate change and climate
variability on the economic
development and social needs of the
region:
– The Heads of Government of
CARICOM in July 2002, endorsed
the creation of a permanent
capacity in the region to address
climate change.
• The Centre is mandated to
coordinate the regional response
to climate change and its efforts
to manage and adapt to its
projected impacts.
• It must be Financially independent
 Operational since
January 2004
 Located in
Belmopan, Belize
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Achieving Financial Viability
• Achieving financial viability and
sustainability in the shortest
possible time required two things:
– A small but effective organizational
structure, and
– a viable financial plan.
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Current Institutional Support
• Operational Institutional support
– The Government of Belize
– The Government of Barbados
– The Government of Italy
– UNEP
• Support for the Establishment of the
Trust Fund
– The Government of Trinidad & Tobago
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Developing an Effective Organization
• An incremental approach used in the
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development of an effective and sustainable
organization.
Personnel (type and number) based on needs:
– Staff of 2 in 2004 (Director and Assistant)
– Staff of 8 in 2005
– Staff of 16 November 2006
• Technical (5)
• Information Management (1)
• Financial management (3)
• Procurement (2)
• Administration (5)
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Legal Status and Governance
• The Centre possesses full juridical personality.
• It is a CARICOM specialized agency with an independent
management.
• The Management comprises
– The CARICOM Council of Trade and Economic
Development (COTED) that provides guidance on policyrelated matters.
– A Board of Directors with responsibility for strategic
planning.
– A technical secretariat headed by a Director with
responsibility for tactical planning.
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The Objectives of the Centre
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Enhancing regional institutional capabilities for the
co-ordination of national responses to the adverse
effects of climate change
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Providing comprehensive policy and technical support
in the area of climate change and related issues as
well as spearheading regional initiatives in those
areas
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Performing the role of executing agency for regional
climate change-related projects
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Promoting education and public awareness on climate
change issues
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Facilitating regional consensus for negotiations
related to the UNFCCC
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MISSION
THE CENTRE’S PRIMARY
FUNCTION IS TO SUPPORT THE
PEOPLE OF THE REGION AS THEY
ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF
CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND
CHANGE ON ALL ASPECTS OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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FOCUS
• REGIONAL CLEARING HOUSE COMMUNITY•
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LEVEL INTERFACE
MECHANISM FOR CONTINUOUS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN
COLLABORATIVE INIATIVES
JOINT-PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR POLICY ADVISORY
SERVICE
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
TRUST FUND DEVELOPMENT
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Institutional Alliances
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University of Louisville (Kentucky, U.S.A.)
Florida International University (U.S.A.)
University of the West Indies
University of Belize
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
United Kingdom Hadley Centre
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Organization of American States (OAS)
CICERO (Norway)
CATHALAC (Panama)
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Projects the Centre currently Executing
• The MACC project
– Implementing Agency – World Bank
– Project Duration 2003 – 2008
– Project budget US$10 Million
• The SPACC project
– Implementing Agency – World Bank
– Projection Duration 2007 – 2011
– Project budget US$5.14 Million
• Japanese Trust Fund PHRD Project
– Implementing Agency – World Bank
– Project budget US$340,000
• Integration of the UK Caribbean OT into MACC
– Implementing Agency DFID
– Project duration 2007 – 2012
– Project Budget US$600,000
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Activities of the Centre
• Joint sponsorship of workshops and
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symposiums on climate change related
issues.
Provide Financial and other support to
graduate Students:
– Post Doctorate studies
– Graduate studies at UWI
– Undergraduate studies at UWI
• Providing technical advise to regional
governments on climate change related
issues.
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2007 Activities
• Seminar on climate change for OAS Ambassadors
• Side event with Gov of Italy at CSD 15
• Briefing document for regional negotiators for UNFCCC SB 26
• Briefing on climate change-related issues to CARICOM Foreign Ministers (Belize 9 –
10 May)
• Briefing to Heads of Government of CARICOM and Central America (Belize 12 May)
• Joint sponsorship of CCCCC – UWI Conference on Climate Change Impacts on the
Caribbean (Mona, Jamaica June 15 – 17)
• Briefing to the UK – Caribbean Business Community
• Climate Change And The Caribbean Economy: Threats And Opportunities June 8th,
Trinidad Hilton, Port of Spain
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Modeling Activities
Belize:
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Sept 25-29, 2006
The GCM’s resolution of 300
km cannot resolve the small
islands of the Caribbean.
• The Centre is collaborating
with other institutions in the
use of downscaling regional
models to look at future
climate scenarios.
• Collaborating Institutions
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Hadley Centre
University of the West Indies
INSMET in Cuba
CATHALAC in Panama
Cuba: Dec 4 – 10, 2006
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Current and Plan
Research
Programme
2007 - 2012
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INFORMATION AND EARLY WARNINGRELATED PROJECTS
– Develop Early Warning Regional Drought
Forecast Model
– Develop Climate Change Sectoral Impact
Models
– Clearing-house for Climate Change
information in the Caribbean
– Modeling of sea level rise in the Caribbean,
east-west
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTRELATED PROJECTS
• Develop Think-Tank Teams
• Caribbean Climate Change Journal TwoYear Pilot Project
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EDUCATION-RELATED PROJECTS
• Internship Programme for M.Sc
Students at UWI with Universities in
Italy
• Develop modules for use in distance
education projects in collaboration with
Italian Institutions
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HURRICANE AND FLOOD-RELATED
PROJECTS
• Development of LIDAR system for use
in
– High Resolution Bathymetric Mapping of
coastal waters of the 15 Members States
of CARICOM
– High Resolution Topographic Mapping of
coastal areas of the 15 Member States of
CARICOM
– High Resolution Topographic Mapping of
catchments areas
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OTHER AREAS FOR INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERS’ SUPPORT
• Costing adaptation in region (Stern-type report)
• Provide support/guidance for CDM institutional
arrangements and projects, examples:
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Energy efficiency
Renewable energy
Biofuels
Landfill gas (waste management)
Clean Technology
Ethanol – transformation of sugar industry
South- South transfer of technology
Establishment of DNA’s
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THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE
2nd Floor, Lawrence Nicholas Bldg.
P.O. Box 563
Bliss Parade,
Belmopan City, Belize
Tel: +501-822-1094/1104
Fax: +501-822-1365
Website: www.caribbeanclimate.bz
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