ClimDev-Africa Program & African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) Presentation to the 6 th Session of the Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development (CFSSD-6) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 28 October 2009

2 Presentation Outline Program Thrust Program Stakeholders Program Description Program Governance Program Implementation

3 Program Thrust ClimDev-Africa – A regional initiative, jointly undertaken by the AUC, ECA and AfDB aimed at: Enabling effective adaptation activities in climate-sensitive sectors: Agriculture and food security; water resources; energy; health Strengthening Africa’s climate and development institutions at regional, sub-regional and national levels Filling gaps in climate information, analysis and options needed by policy/decision-makers at all levels Enhancing the use of climate information in decision-making by improving analytical capacity, knowledge management, dissemination activities and capacity building

4 Program Stakeholders Development practitioners who need to integrate climate change adaptation in their areas of intervention Policy analysts and researchers who need climate information as input to their work Regional, sub-regional and national climate, meteorological and hydrological services and research institutions that provide the data and information services required RECs and RBOs that coordinate sub-regional climate adaptation action Relevant national sectoral ministries, professional and civil society stakeholders

5 Program Description: Results Areas Results area 1: Widely available climate information, packaging and dissemination Objective: Policymakers, policy support organisations and the population have access to comprehensive/useful climate information Results area 2: Quality analysis for decision support and management practice Objective: Enhanced scientific capacity producing effective and quality policy-supporting analyses and best practices on different levels (regional to local) Results area 3: Informed decision-making, awareness and advocacy Objective: Improved policy dialogue and support to climate and development policymaking processes at the continental, sub-regional, national and local levels Results area 4: Evidence-based value of mainstreaming climate information into development through implementation of pilot adaptation practices

6 Program Description: Inputs (1) Political leadership provided by the AUC, to co- ordinate the Continental policy response and global negotiations – Dedicated Climate Change and Desertification Unit in AUC/DREA ECA-based African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) to serve as ClimDev-Africa knowledge- management and Policy/project-facilitation arm AfDB-based ClimDev-Africa Special Fund (CDSF) to provide a channel for demand-led funding of field-level operations by implementing institutions across Africa

7 Program Description: Inputs (2) Thrust of the work of ECA-based ACPC Deliver on the Policy component of ClimDev- Africa Assist, through AUC and AMCEN, Africa’s preparation for, and participation in global climate negotiations – towards Copenhagen Support efforts of African States in mainstreaming climate change concerns into development policies and frameworks Guide and facilitate the implementation of ClimDev-Africa field-level operations

8 Program Description: Inputs (3) Main activities of ACPC work: With focus on development policies and strategies for priority climate-sensitive sectors: Policy research and analysis (CC vulnerability, impacts, adaptation costs/benefits & policy options) Policy advocacy, communication and outreach – Annual African Climate and Development Conference starting with ADF-VII in 2010 Consensus building at the regional level Capacity strengthening, technical advice and assistance Knowledge management and peer learning Facilitation of field-level operations development and implementation

9 Program Governance

10 Program Implementation (1) ClimDev-Africa is being implemented progressively, starting in 2009 Putting in place the basic management and policy capacity of the ACPC (office, staffing) – Recruitment underway Initiating policy-making activities (website, databases, studies, advocacy, consensus- building – e.g. Africa’s consultations for a common negotiating position) Implementing ClimDev-Africa Special Fund (procedures and processes, criteria for funding approval, call for funding applications from prioritized organisations)

11 Program Implementation (2) So far, ACPC has supported through technical input and sponsorship, in collaboration with AUC and AMCEN Secretariat at UNEP, the following: Africa’s Ministerial and Negotiators Group regional meetings: Algiers (Nov. 2008), Nairobi (May 2009), Ouagadougou (October 2009), Addis Ababa (Pre-COP, October 2009) Conference of Ministers on Financing for Development focused on climate change (Kigali, May 2009) Special Session of the Africa Partnership Forum (APF) on Climate Change (Addis Ababa, September 2009)

12 Program Implementation (3) ClimDev-Africa financing will be provided through a blend of programmatic funding and pooled Special Fund modalities Indicative budget for overall ClimDev-Africa Program estimated at about US $140m for 4 years, including provisions for:  ACPC (about US$ 35m)  Additional capacity at AUC and RECs Special Fund meant to be demand-led, implies the indicative budget estimate will be revised based on effective demand

13 Program Implementation (4) Mainstreaming and sustaining ECA work on climate change and development Centrality, crosscutting and long-term nature of the climate change challenge for sustainable development Anticipated demand for analytical inputs, capacity- building and policy advice/assistance for mainstreaming climate change concerns into core development priorities, frameworks, policies and strategies Need to go beyond the “ClimDev-Africa/ACPC project arrangement”, which depends entirely on extra- budgetary resources Recommendation to sustain the work of ECA in this crucial area by complemented the Food Security and Sustainable Development sub-program with a dedicated “Climate and development sub-program”

14 Thank you