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Dynamism relating to adaptation and support Sara Moarif (OECD) sara.moarif@oecd.org Global Forum on the Environment, CCXG 8 September 2015 Climate Change Expert Group www.oecd.org/env/cc/ccxg.htm

Presentation outline  Background and context  General elements included when discussing dynamism for mitigation actions  How these elements could apply to o Adaptation o Means of implementation  Concluding remarks  Discussion questions Climate Change Expert Group 2

Context  2015 agreement to strengthen and encourage best efforts in all areas of climate action, including adaptation and means of implementation  Mitigation, adaptation, means of implementation connected to each other…  …though connections are neither immediate (in time) nor linear, are country-specific and influenced by nat’l actions  Recognition that processes to ensure dynamism in each of the three areas will take different forms o Dynamism: process that allows actions taken under the 2015 agreement to respond to changing needs, circumstances and knowledge Climate Change Expert Group 3

Natural disasters Scientific Economic Source: NASA Goddard Factors leading to Source: Wikimedia Commons changes in climate Source: Wikimedia Commons Political Technological action Demographic Source: Wikimedia Commons Source: Solar Impulse Source: Greg Briner Climate Change Expert Group 4

Elements for dynamism in mitigation reporting and verification systems Collective or Collective Transparency / Measurement, global multilateral objective process Individual, National country-level “contribution” at multilateral regular intervals process Progression over time Climate Change Expert Group 5

Could these categories apply to adaptation? Collective • Qualitative, focused on reducing vulnerabilities, managing risk, and enhancing resilience and adaptive capacity objective • Captured in current INDCs and “undertakings” National • Could have common timeline for communication action • Diverse set of measures • Take stock of progress and trends at national level; Collective difficult to aggregate /global process • Sharing knowledge and lessons between countries • Assess outcomes of actions taken, indicators Individual, • Progress with implementation; success, challenges, needs country • Assessing changes in risks, vulnerabilities process • NAP Process • Continuously addressing changes in risks, vulnerabilities, Progression priorities over time • Greater coverage (geographic, economic) of adaptation planning Climate Change Expert Group 6

Could these categories apply to means of implementation? • Not clear Collective • Mitigation and adaptation objectives: require expansion objective and shift investments and financial flows • Provision and/or mobilisation: Not clear National • Commitment to “greening” domestic flows action • Amount of finance required indentified in some INDCs Collective • Assessment of climate finance and support flows, e.g. SCF /global • Quadrennial replenishment cycles, strengthened reviews process Individual, • Potentially through strengthened transparency and MRV country systems process • Increased scale  Effectiveness (improved outcomes) Progression • Better integration of CC across spending, econ activity over time • Overall “greening”  Improved country alignment • Improved mobilisation Climate Change Expert Group 7

Concluding remarks  Adaptation planning and implementation a dynamic process at the national level (often 5-7 years) o Identification of risks and needs evolves, regular assessments lead to changes in adaptation planning  Climate support flows are also dynamic, in practice responding to various factors (national level 1-2 years; multiannual replenishments) o Progress can be determined in many ways o Arguably, impact “on the ground” most important (ability to act; gradual transformation toward low-emission, climate resilient economic systems)  Links between mitigation, adaptation and support will emerge within all processes o Some Parties have proposed overarching, integrated global stocktake > would also draw out links Climate Change Expert Group 8

Discussion questions  Could the notion of continuously enhancing mitigation ambition be applied to adaptation, and if so, how?  What framework is needed to deliver climate support over time in the context of evolving needs and capabilities? Climate Change Expert Group 9