1. Experiences on SLM and Climate Resilience
Regional Programme for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Central Asia
Experiences on SLM and Climate Resilience
World Bank working group meeting CAMP4ASB
Almaty, January
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2. Content
Background information on the Regional Programme on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Central Asia
Experiences of 10 years of support to regional cooperation in SLM and climate resilience

3. Regional Program and Spin-offs
BMZ Regional Programme on Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Central Asia ( )
EU FLERMONECA Project – Biodiversity and Forestry Governance, including Environmental Monitoring ( )
Regional Programme on climate sensitive sustainable land use for economic development in Central Asia ( )
BMUB IKI Regional Project on Ecosystem-based Adaptation in High Mountain Regions of Central Asia ( )
BMZ EKF Project Biodiversity Preservation and Poverty Alleviation in the Walnut Forests of Southern KG ( )
BMZ EKF Project Adaptation to Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management in TJK ( ) …
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No detailed explanation, just showing the manifold activities and projects under the network of the Regional Programme!

5. Regional Program and Spin-offs
Selected Thematic Areas:
Sustainable Participatory Forest Management
Sustainable Wildlife Management
Sustainable Pasture Management
Adaptation to Climate Change
Value chains and marketing of products from sustainable management of natural resources
Economics of the Environment
Knowledge Management for SLM and Climate Resilience (K-LINK)

6. Key messages
Capacity development is key for climate resilient SLM and development – the learning cycle approach
Regional learning and networking is of benefit for national reform processes – the example of the regional sustainable pasture management network
Economic arguments for SLM create strong new alliances – the example of the Central Asian initiative on Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)
A flexible facilitation of multi-stakeholder, multi-level dialogue processes is an important success factor– the example of piloting the forest sector reform in KG
“Heating up the system“ and strategic communication is key for mainstreaming climate resilience into different sectors – the example of developing an adaptation strategy in KAZ
Structured along of key messages – not along of activities
After an introduction of the fields of activities of the program -- >discussion of some key messages  linking them with experiences
Experiences and lessons learnt in the cooperation with CAMP4ASB

7. Key messages
Ecosystem-based adaptation is a priority element of overall adaptation strategies – the example of KG and TJK
Climate resilience needs functioning (climate) information services – the example of statistical data workflow improvement in KG
Own climate finance readiness capacities are crucial for adaptation and mitigation in the region – the example of CF Readiness in TJK
Adapted State-of-the-Art Knowledge Management solutions are the backbone of learning and innovation processes for climate resilience – the example of the K-Link/K-DMS initiative
Structured along of key messages – not along of activities
After an introduction of the fields of activities of the program -- >discussion of some key messages  linking them with experiences
Experiences and lessons learnt in the cooperation with CAMP4ASB

8. 1. Information gathering
1) Capacity development is key for climate resilient SLM and development
1. Information gathering
2. Policy formulation
3. Implementation
4. Evaluation
Classical policy cycle

9. 1) Capacity development is key for climate resilient SLM and development
3. Modernization of institutional and regulatory framework
4. Up-scaling / outscaling
1. Generation of best practices in close cooperation with local beneficiaries
2. Involvement of local state structures
Learning cycle

10. Three Levels of Capacity Development
1) Capacity development is key for climate resilient SLM and development
Three Levels of Capacity Development
Society
Organi-zation
Individual
Figure: The approach of Capacity Development refers to capacity developing measures at three levels: The level of the individual, the organization or institution and the society.

11. 1) Capacity development is key for climate resilient SLM and development
Experiences
Elaborating and constant updating of a capacity development strategy
Encompassing all 3 levels of Capacity Development
Long term presence of project staff (national personnel, long term consultants, integrated experts)
Involving local service providers (NGOs, consulting companies, academics, national and regional partner institutions)
Grounding policy advice through piloting (Multi-level approach)
Coaching (e.g. coaching for the climate negotiations)

12. 2) Regional learning and networking is of benefit for national reform processes
Practioner‘s Conference on Advancement of Sustainable Pasture Management in Central Asia
 Facilitation of cooperation and exchange btw. countries, and national state and non-State organizations
 Establishment of longterm networking mechanisms in a community of practice (regional pasture network)

13. 2) Regional learning and networking is of benefit for national reform processes
Experiences:
Regional cooperation can work without heavy organizational structures
Flexible thematic cooperation in different networks is efficient
A multi-level approach is an important success factor (exposure visits are effective)
Investing in process facilitation pays
Using windows of opportunity and being open to innovative pathways are a pre-requisite for positive change
Integrative land management (pasture, forests and wildlife habitats) under changing climate is the challenge to be tackled

14. 3) Economic arguments for SLM create new alliances
Economics of Land Degradation:
Envisages to transform the global understanding of the economic value of land based on market and non- market values
Provides economic arguments to ‘translate’ complex environmental messages for planners and decision makers
Involves powerful State institutions, including Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finances
Illustrates costs of action vs. costs of non-action

15. 3) Economic arguments for SLM create new alliances
Results of the studies in five Central Asian countries:
Important ecosystem services and pressures on them identified;
Alternative land use measures and their economical effectiveness tested
Cost-benefit-analysis  political dialogue
Kyrgyzstan: high-mountain pastures
Tadjikistan: foot-hill pastures
Uzbekistan: irrigated agriculture
Kazakhstan: forest
Turkmenistan: low-land pastures

16. 3) Economic arguments for SLM create new alliances
Experiences:
Intensive stakeholder engagement from the very beginning and collaboration with the partners during the process.
Investing in steering and facilitation of political communication
Capacity building for partners and experts for this new topic combining knowledge in economics and environmental science

17. 4) A flexible facilitation of multi-stakeholder, multi-level dialogue processes is an important success factor
Piloting of the forestry sector reform in KG
Objective: gradual transition to innovative and adapted principles of management of forests in order to stimulate the sustainable use of available resources with the participation of local communities, taking into account expected climate change impacts
Practical testing of appropriate mechanism for a forestry sector reform
6 pilot leskhozes
Local participatory forest management concils
National Coordination and consultative council
Last sector not reformed yet – mistrust after a series of attempts to reform

18. 4) A flexible facilitation of multi stakeholder, multi-level dialogue processes is an important success factor
Experiences:
Identifying and involving innovators / forerunners from the very beginning
Investing in trust building and enabling the partners in establishing an “honest broker“
Establishing feedback mechanism between the different levels
Being integrative involving also other types of land use
Being open at any stage of the process and actively communicate transperancy
Investing in ownership of partners and coordination and cooperation between technical cooperation and financial cooperation organizations (e.g. WB, FAO, GIZ)

19. 5) “Heating up the system” and strategic communication are key for mainstreaming climate resilience into different sectors
Adaptation in Kazakhstan:
Adaptation in Kazakhstan so far not prioritized.
Low awareness on the cross sectoral economic impacts.
Predominant perception that adaptation only concerns agriculture unclear responsibilities in the State
No adaptation strategy. Adaptation is not mentioned in INDC. No involvement of Ministry of National Economy or Ministry of Finance.
 Need for comprehensive strategic communication

20. 5) “Heating up the system” and strategic communication are key for mainstreaming climate resilience into different sectors
Experiences:
Strategic communication needs a broad alliance of partners  joint communication of key messages
10 Step KAP approach
Using umbrella processes e.g. Green Economy
Targeting at all levels using all possible channels
Bus… journalist tours… leadership training…

21. 6) Ecosystem-based adaptation is a priority element of overall adaptation strategies
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA):
Helping people to adapt to climate change by using nature.
German IKI project on EbA regional project in High Mountain areas of Central Asia
Operationalizing EbA for CA (Methodology development)
Policy dialgogue for mainstreaming
EbA is an approach of using biodiversity and ecosystem services to be part of an overall strategy to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.
Methodology development: to make available innovative and cost-efficient approaches and strategies for implementing EbA in the high mountain regions of CA
Policy dialogue: to systematically anchor EbA-methodology in the climate-related policies and strategic planning of the countries and relevant international development partners

22. 6) Ecosystem-based adaptation is a priority element of overall adaptation strategies
Piloting of
EbA in small
watersheds
Multiplication
strategies
Capacity
Development
– local level
– national level
Integration of
EbA in
National and donor
policies
EbA is an approach of using biodiversity and ecosystem services to be part of an overall strategy to help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.
Methodology development: to make available innovative and cost-efficient approaches and strategies for implementing EbA in the high mountain regions of CA
Policy dialogue: to systematically anchor EbA-methodology in the climate-related policies and strategic planning of the countries and relevant international development partners

23. 6) Ecosystem-based adaptation is a priority element of overall adaptation strategies
Experiences
Need for raising awareness about the EbA concept
EbA needs a new thinking: Establishment of innovative learning and cooperation mechanisms is key for EbA EbA is a process not a project (constant decision making to increase possible options)
Early engagement with national and development partners on up-scaling of pilot experiences joint development of the pilot
Early involvement of private sector for implementation and dissemination of EbA
Lack of locally applicable climate data and its analysis for making climate informed decisions  need for technical and human capacity development
Insufficient availability of reliable socio-economic data at community level
Constraints based on experience:

24. 7) Climate resilience needs functioning (climate) information services
Strategic cooperation with National Statistical Commitee in KG:
To improve cooperation between institutions on reliable data provision for climate informed decision making (SAEPH, Hydromet, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Agriculture etc.)
Analysis of workflow of selected data sets, relevant for climate change adaptation
Planning of pilot activities adressing: quality of data collection, data processing (including technology dimension), capacity development as well as institutional and financial sustainability (business model)

25. 7) Climate resilience needs functioning (climate) information services
Experiences:
Starting with analyzing and evaluating of existing infrastructure in each country (data availability and quality, transparency of data production processes, in-country capacities, use of international standards for exchange, etc.)
Building up and linking existing institutions, infrastructure and processes, rather than starting to build new from the scratch
Using the mandate of Statistical Committees as focal points for collection and analyses of transversal data (environment, demography, economy, living standard, investments etc.)

26. 8) Own climate finance readiness capacities are crucial for adaptation and mitigation in the region
Climate Finance Readiness Program (TJ)
Objective: Improve the conditions needed to achieve results-oriented, transformational and efficient use of funds from international climate financing – in particular from the GCF.
Implementers: GIZ and KfW (German Development Bank)
12 Partner countries including Tajikistan:
Institutional strengthening of National Designated Authority (NDA) support
Support on developing a Strategic Framework
Green Climate Fund knowledge exchange through regional information and experience sharing

27. 8) Own climate finance readiness capacities are crucial for adaptation and mitigation in the region
Experiences
Building on in-country experience – PPCR example in TJ
Intensive in-country coordination – with all relevant ministries and other donors (“country’s ownership”)
Be flexible – developments in climate finance (e.g. in the GCF) are dynamic and sometimes difficult for countries to keep track; disseminate latest information to countries; learn from experiences
Capacity building to existing regional executing entities – accreditation process of a national/ regional entity may likely take time

28. the example of the K-Link/K-DMS initiative…
9) Adapted State-of-the-Art Knowledge Management solutions are the backbone of learning and innovation processes for climate resilience
the example of the K-Link/K-DMS initiative…

29. Key messages
Capacity development is key for climate resilient SLM and development
Regional learning and networking is of benefit for national reform processes
Economic arguments for SLM create strong new alliances
A flexible facilitation of multi-stakeholder, multi-level dialogue processes is an important success factor
“Heating up the system“ and strategic communication is key for mainstreaming climate resilience into different sectorsEcosystem-based adaptation is a priority element of overall adaptation strategies
Climate resilience needs functioning (climate) information services
Own climate finance readiness capacities are crucial for adaptation and mitigation in the region
Adapted State-of-the-Art Knowledge Management solutions are the backbone of learning and innovation processes for climate resilience