1. Climate change integration in EC development co-operation
Peter Brinn
Environment Helpdesk
for EC development co-operation
Brussels

2. Presentation Overview
EC approach to environmental integration including climate change
Environment Helpdesk
EC development co-operation climate change integration policy
Some examples
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3. Environmental integration in the cycle of operations
Project cycle
Sector policy support programme cycle
General budget support cycle
Programming
Evaluation
Identification
Implementation
Formulation
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4. Integration tools / approaches
Programming – Environmental Profile including climate change section
Project Identification – Environmental impact and climate change screening
Project Formulation – Environmental impact assessment, climate change risk assessment
SPSP Identification – Strategic Environmental Assessment screening incorporating climate change considerations
SPSP Formulation – Strategic Environmental Assessment
General Budget Support – policy/political dialogue, performance assessments?
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5. Environment Helpdesk Suporting information
1000+ requests: quick & simple
Practical, step-by-step
Regional & Brussels:
workshops & e-learning
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6. Policy backgound
2004: EU Action Plan on climate change and development.
2007: review of the Action Plan concluded « integrating climate change systematically in the context of development cooperation had not yet been adequately addressed by EU donors and enhanced efforts were necessary to make progress in this area »
2007, September: Launched Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) between the EU and those developing countries expected to be hit hardest by climate change.
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7. Global Climate Change Alliance
Create space for political dialogue and exchange between the EU, LDCs and SIDS, to promote a shared vision to advance international negotiations post 2012.
Provide concrete support primarily in the areas of adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
Five priority co-operation areas proposed:
Support to adaptation: e.g. particularly in water, NR agriculture sectors
Promoting disaster risk reduction: e.g. capacity building
Supporting innovative solutions to avoid deforestation: e.g. FLEGT, Ex.1
Enhancing participation in carbon markets: e.g. support to CDM
Integrating climate change considerations into poverty reduction efforts: e.g. screening, assessments, capacity building, Ex. 2
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8. Example 1 – avoiding deforestation
FLEGT - Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
EC – Indonesia FLEGT Support Project
Project Objectives: to promote the role of forests in the sustainable and equitable development of Indonesia.
Specifically to support and encourage the Government of Indonesia (Gol), the private sector and civil society to create the appropriate enabling conditions that are conducive to reducing trade in illegal timber and non-sustainable practices in the Forestry Sector.
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9. Problem tree- deforestation
Less
Carbon sequ.
More floods
Less forest products
Disappearing forests
Repeated clearings
Overexploitation
Increased
demographic
pressure
New roads
built
Strong external
pressures
Eroded
soils
Legislation not
respected
Agriculture
Transport
Trade
Governance Rule of law
Social sectors
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10. Project Components Improved forest law and its enforcement
Forest sector governance improved through enhanced accountability and transparency
Illegal trade in forest products reduced, and legal trade promoted
Current silvicultural systems assessed from existing  information and appropriate systems adopted by stakeholders.
Co-ordination of FLEGT activities and liaison among donors, other international organizations (e.g. ASEAN) and Gol in place.
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11. Example 2: The UNFCCC, ensuring implementation and participation in the Asia Pacific
EC funded, implemented by WWF,
Project Purpose: Strengthen the ability of developing country governments to effectively participate in and foster the implementation of the UNFCCC by mobilising the relevant and influential stakeholders in key countries.
To ensure that governments and other relevant and influential non-government stakeholders are:
Informed of the key issues concerning participation in
and implementation of the UNFCCC, and
are empowered to act .
Focused on: Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Nepal
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12. Achivements – Nepal
Increased engagement of Nepal government in external climate change forums.
Formation of Climate Change Network Nepal – a civil society network and the development of a civil society climate change action plan. Joint implementation of national climate change activities between the Nepal government and civil society.
Enhanced participation of civil society, through the inclusion of civil society representatives on the national Nepal delegation to the UNFCCC.
Enhanced awareness through the development of formal climate change education programmes and teacher training programmes.
Enhanced capacity of national media through targeted media climate change training programmes
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