Building Sustained Capacities to Support Climate Resilient Sectoral

Building Sustained Capacities to Support Climate Resilient Sectoral Planning Ashley Palmer Capacity Development Program Specialist ashley. palmer@undp. org UNDP Asia Pacific Regional Centre March 14, 2013 Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Session Overview • Session 20 (!) • Day 4 (!) • 13: 30 -14: 30 (!) – 20 minutes presentation (Ashley) • 5 minutes: recap from October (4 slides) • 15 minutes: more in depth discussion, and looking ahead (6 slides) – 20 minutes group discussion (country teams) – 20 minutes report from groups (country teams; plenary group) Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Economics of Climate Change Adaptation: Institutionalization • Institutionalization: what does it mean? – Embedding a capacity building program within a broader institutional system – Considering the intersection/nexus of technical capacities with functional capacities and also with broader systems Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Technical and Functional Capacities Functional capacities: which cut across all sectors: • to engage stakeholders • to assess a situation and define a vision • to formulate policies and strategies • to budget, manage and implement • to monitor and evaluate Also… • to collaborate with diverse stakeholders • manage change in a complex environment (including negotiating and building alliances) Technical capacities: areas of expertise such as education, health, agriculture, economics of climate finance, etc. Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Issues for Consideration Technical and Functional Capacities – Technical capacities: includes skills in the area of economics of climate change adaptation – Functional capacities: cross cutting; enables the “use” of technical skills Problematic when there is investment in a technical competency area without also investment in systems that support the effective use of that technical skill Therefore, a need to embed technical in broader systems context Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

A Systems Approach to Capacity Development Institutions and Systems Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

(Part II) Key Point #1 The institutions and systems in each country (and perhaps each sector) will vary by context • The analysis of institutional capacity gaps will need to be specific to each context – Consider issues of policy framework; links between planning and budgeting; leadership; accountability; communications; stakeholder engagement • The analysis will also need to be specific overall: it is rarely helpful to base a CD program on assumptions and guesswork Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Key Point #2 • (Default) Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into planning should build on existing systems, and existing capacities – Ideally, we should avoid creating new or parallel systems, but should focus on strengthening existing systems – Should avoid draining existing capacities towards a “new” initiative. Why? • Integrating climate change adaptation into planning is, or will be, a ‘core function’; it is not temporary Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Key Point #3 The skills and competencies on economics of c. c. adaption, developed through this course, should eventually be integrated into the daily work of ministries – The sooner this happens (incrementally), the better, therefore…. – The sooner we can identify (and address) challenges to this “absorption” of skills into systems, the better Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Key Point #4 The focus on mainstreaming and institutional CD aspects here is relevant not just for achieving the objectives of this course, but also for: • Preparation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) will also require iterative integration of climate risks into existing development planning and budgeting systems, in a cross-sectoral manner • Addressing ever-higher degrees of complexity in addressing development challenges: more actors; more need for collaboration; more pressure on resources Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

What this course can provide by way of support to ‘institutional CD’ Opportunity for mentorship and technical support on identifying institutional/systems gaps; developing strategies to address them -Will be provided as integral component of the course -Country teams to undertake analysis of institutional gaps and receive ongoing support- virtually and during periodic regional workshops Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Con’t • Immediate next steps: – first feedback and inputs from country teams during today’s session (however brief!) – follow-up on analytical approach over coming months – Sharing of initial findings and analysis during next regional meeting later this year • For today’s discussion: let us focus initially on systems within your ministries (can revisit broader complexities later) Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

Group Discussion and Report Out (40 minutes) Country teams to form groups; discuss two questions (20 minutes discussion in groups): 1. Within your ministries, what are the main challenges to making sure that individual/technical skills on cost-benefit analysis in this course are effectively utilized and absorbed into systems/decision-making? 2. What do you see as the main challenges to mainstreaming climate resilient planning within your ministries? (e. g. policy framework; leadership; accountability; coordination; awareness; other? ) One team member to share briefly back with the plenary the 1 -2 main points that the team discussed (one point for each question? ): no more than 2 minutes per team (20 minutes total) Also: teams to nominate focal point for follow up Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation Supporting National/Sub-National Adaptation Planning and Action

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