1. Jean Hugé Jean.Huge@ulb.ac.be
Climate-proofing the Belgian development cooperation: the KLIMOS-toolkit
Jean Hugé

2. This presentation
1. The KLIMOS platform 2. Context 3. Climate proofing tools 4. The KLIMOS toolkit 5. Next steps

3. 1. The KLIMOS platform

4. Inter-university platform supporting the Belgian Development Cooperation in integrating climate change, biodiversity & other environmental sustainability issues in its interventions (projects, programs,…);
KLIMOS is one of the ACROPOLIS platforms;
Funded by the Belgian Development Cooperation through VLIR-UOS & ARES;
Outputs include policy briefs, ad hoc support (eg in international forums, project screenings, seminars, working papers, training programs in Belgium & in the South)

5. 2. Context

7. WFP, 2010

8. Maplecroft’s Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas, 2013

9. Samson et al., 2011

11. 3. Climate proofing tools
Tools to support decision-makers / project managers to integrate climate change;
The tools focus on adaptation measures;
Sometimes mitigation measures are also included;
Many development actors (governments, NGOs, academics) have (co-)developed and applied such tools

12. Impact vs Risk !
IMPACT
RISK

13. Nkoana et al., 2016

14. 4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: objectives
To enhance the integration of environmental sustainability issues in Belgian development cooperation by developing a user-friendly toolkit;
To allow the climate-proofing of development interventions;
To stimulate individual & organizational learning on environmental sustainability issues in development;
To provide a framework for the quality assessment of development interventions;

15. 4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: format
Eurostat, 2014

16. 4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: interface

17. 4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: Differentiated screenings
Different versions of the screening questionnaires are available;
Can be used separately or in combination;
Quick scan
Screening guide for the:
Identification,
Formulation,
Implementation,
evaluation stages;

18. 4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: database

19. 4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: does it ‘work’?
Effectiveness of tools can be measured by different criteria,
reflecting a range of objectives (changing project content, making tangible changes on the ground, changing mindsets, setting examples etc..).
The Toolkit has led to a range of changes in project set-up (e.g. in Morroco).
The Toolkit creates an entry point for concrete discussions on climate proofing (& beyond) in a development context;
However, the use of the Toolkit is voluntary, so organizational changes have not –yet- been triggered.
The Toolkit is one element in an ‘architecture’ of initiatives to improve the sustainability and climate-inclusive character of the interventions of the Belgian development cooperation.

20. 5. Next steps
New phase of KLIMOS-Acropolis platform starts on May 1st, 2017
Update of the Toolkit database
Development of sectoral modules
Application & fine-tuning of the Toolkit in close collaboration with DGD & BTC (case studies planned in )
Continued outreach & training for various actors of the Belgian development cooperation

21. References
Nkoana, E.M., Waas, T., Verbruggen, A., Burman, C.J. & Hugé, J Analytic framework for assessing participation processes & outcomes of climate change adaptation tools. Environment, Development & Sustainability.
Samson et al Geographic disparities and moral hazards in the predicted impacts of climate change on human populations. Global Ecology & Biogeography.