ADAPTATION TO ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, CRITICAL FACTOR IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Valentin Bartra Buenos Aires, Dec 2004

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD2 Evidence of adverse effects of climate change  (IPCC-TAR, ACIA...)  Receding tropical glaciers [schrinkage]  Forced migrations  Increment in frequency and intensity of climate related extreme events / disasters  Impacted habitats  Loss of biodiversity

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD3 Sustainable development Three dimensions:  Human /social  Economic  Environmental

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD4 MDG  #1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.  #4 Reduce child mortality.  #6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.  #7Ensure environmental sustainability.  #8 Develop a global partnership for development.

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD5 Adaptation in development planning  political commitment  budget item  institutionalization

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD6 Public awareness and participation  Climate Campaign  Community based forest managment  Community based disaster risk managment

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD7 Costs of adaptation  Cost of Adaptation. Most vulnerable communities, consistent indicators of vulnerability to climate change.  Benefits. Present and future, identified and measured.

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD8 Lessons on adaptation  Need to increase rescilience of livelihoods and infrastructure.  Integrated approach to development  Building adaptive capacity and awareness of climate change.  Mainstreaming.  Country-driven prioritisation and vulnerability assessments.  Funding sustainable livelihoods.  Work at community level.  Social networks are essential

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD9 Adaptation strategy for agriculture  Crops with less water requirements  Traditional techniques (camellones)  Replacing seeds that don’t germinate  Mulching  Organic fertilizer  Intercropping with nitrogenfixing crops  Growing market crops  Growing vegetables not widely available

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD10 Mainstreaming and Integrating  Priority of sustainable development projects, incorporating adaptation approaches, favorably viewed by development agencies.  ODA explicitly for funding adaptation projects.  Adaptation guidelines for sustainable development funding  DEBT-FOR-ADAPTATION projects

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD11  Mainstreaming is where adaptation responses are considered into sustainable development processes (African Development Bank, 2003).  Integrating is when specific adaptation measures are added to design and implementation strategies.  Ensures consistency with adaptation and poverty eradication needs.  More efficient means to avoid duplication of efforts.  Larger share of funding potentially available.)  » Funding for ODA could be twice as much as funding for adaptation

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD12 adaptation, mitigation and poverty in future CC regime?  Mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development  Sustainable development is the link (Alleviates poverty)  Adaptive capacity by promoting sustainable livelihoods  Recognize that climate change impedes achieving sustainable development.  Local action linked to international funding  Beter understanding of developing countries needs  Synergies between different conventions and international agreements on adaptation to climate change.

Valentin Bartra - Peru Adaptation -Mitigation - SD13  Larger developing countries are concerned about climate change's impact and agree that everyone should do his part.  Informal discussions to negotiate a post-Kyoto regime should include: recognition of value and advantages of certain technologies that contribute to GHG emission reductions, goals (or emissions quotas) to contribute to global GHG estabilzation.