Experience of mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in the

Experience of mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in the Local Planning Process NAPA Follow-Up project Local Practitioners’ Access and Delivery of Climate Change Finance in Asia-Pacific, Bangkok, 30 -31 October 2012 Mr. Suy Serith Preah Vihear Deputy Governor

In this presentation: 1. Project description 2. Implementation arrangement 3. Project features 4. Use of local planning process 5. Challenges 6. Opportunities 2

1 - Project description Period: 4 years (20092013) Target areas: Preah Vihea & Kratie provinces Budget: US$ 3, 279, 350 Donors: LCDF, UNDP, RGC 3

Project objective and outcomes: Objective: Reduce vulnerability of Cambodia’s agriculture sector to climate-induced changes in water resources availability. Outcomes: 1) Capacity development of local institutions in CC mainstreaming. 2)Demonstration of appropriate CC adaptation options. 3) Lesson learnt, best practices & policy implications. 4

2 - Implementation arrangements National Provinces (2) Project board UNDP IFAD Ex. Com then Provincial Administrations Villages (46) Mo. WRAM PDA Do. A Districts (2) Communes (16) MAFF Commune Councils Mo. E Mo. WA PA PDo. WRAM PDo. WA Do. WRAM Do. WA CWCFP

3 - Project features First Agriculture and Water project designed under NAPA. Use government decentralized and de-concentrated structures. Under an sector-approach’s angle. Guidance at national level, implementation at sub national level. Use government decentralized local planning process in mainstreaming Climate change. Growing importance of Gender. Integrated approach: Agriculture, Water and Gender. Partnership with RULIP an IFAD supported project. Community mobilization.

-Aw a -Vu renes s ln Ass erabil campa it ess men y Redu ign on t (V c RA) tion CC 5 M& E on CIP Implementation 1 Reviewing the Problem Or Needs with Citizens Pr m opo in eas se in ves ure ad te tm s ap gr at ent in th tive ed in e ap an C/ S pr oa ch 4 - Mainstreaming CC in the Local Planning Process he nt t ng tme i t is ves l in in t sis sed s A opo ts pr ojec pr Cycle of C/S Investment Program 2 Approval of C/S 4 Investment Program Preparation of C/S Investment Projects District Integration 3 Workshop

5 - Challenges The cross cutting nature of CC and the multi sector approach require close coordination. Structural changes under the National Programme for Democratic Development at sub-national level (NP SNDD). Limited partnership with others the service providers from others sectors. Limited/insufficient financing facilities to meet the needs identified by the VRA. Capacity of the SNAs and the public 9

6 - Opportunities… Improve the capacity of the public institutions in delivering services: social mobilization, advisory roles, service delivery, Monitoring and Evaluation. Widen the range of others service providers: NGOS, private sector, Farmer Organizations… Institutionalize climate change proven methodologies/tools e. g. VRA… Develop list of adaptive measures by the line ministries with associated costs. 10

6 - Opportunities (continued) Deal with disaster and climate change adaptation with a territorial approach. Engage Sub-National Administrations in funds mobilization at national and subnational level. Diversify and innovate the Financing facilities at the sub-national level in compliment with the Commune/Sangkat funds e. g. cofinancing (with national budget, NGOs funds and private sector), sponsorship… Pilot Disaster and Climate Change financing facilities at national and global level that are directly accessible by the Sub-National Administrations and to the service providers.