Session 6 Indicatorbased Monitoring for the German Adaptation

Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Nele Bünner Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit(GIZ) Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Marriott Resort and Spa, Pattaya, Thailand, 17 -20 February 2014

German Adaptation Strategy (DAS) • Adopted by in December 2008 • Adaptation Action Plan 2011 • Progress report to provide a broad overview on the advances • Indicator-based monitoring report: – How does CC affect natural and socioeconomic systems? Which impacts of do we already recognize? → Impact indicators – How do we act? Which adaptation measures are being implemented? → Response indicators Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Objectives of adaptation M&E • Support learning about what does and does not work and so help improve adaptation actions • Monitoring whether a strategy or action plan is being implemented (accountability) • Monitor whether vulnerability to climate change is being reduced (effectiveness) Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Action fields of DAS • • • • Construction industry Biological diversity Soils Energy sector Finance and insurance sector Fishery Forestry Industry and commerce Agriculture Human health Tourism Traffic and transport infrastructure Water balance, water management, coastal and marine protection • • Cross-sectoral field: Spatial, regional and urban development planning Cross-sectoral field: Civil protection and disaster control Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Requirements on the monitoring report • Report will be structured along the 15 action fields • Linked to objectives • Use existing data & immediately implementable • • • Language should be easy to understand Diagram, photo Links to other indicators Reference to objectives from DAS In addition: Indicator factsheets Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Requirements on the process • Target group: political decision-makers and those members of the public who are interested and/or affected • Transparency of the selection process necessary for scientific and political acceptance Involved actors: Federal Environmental Agency (lead), consultant, governmental agencies on national and federal level, non-governmental organizations, academia, private organizations. Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Stakeholder involvement • System is based on existing data collaboration with governmental and non-governmental data providers necessary • Broad acceptance needed (principle of ownership): • Science: small expert groups focussed on the action fields, intensive bilateral consultations, workshops elaborating joint products: indicator factsheets and contributions to the report almost 400 people involved • Political sphere: all the federal ministries and federal states are invited to comment on the detailed indicator proposals • Non governmental institutions also provide data Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Results • Collected data – More than 100 indicators (partly including additional subindicators) based on existing data – Indicators ready for implementation, every indicator is agreed on the scientific level, political level under review • Most important data gaps - Industrial and banking sector: Only some singular enquiries carried out, but no regular data collecting activities, often specific measures not yet existing - Soil: large monitoring projects, but not fully harmonized data - Some indicators only available on the federal level Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Indicators by Action Field Action fields and cross-sectional fields • Text [Calibri (Body) 28] Water regime, water management, coastal and marine protection Woodland forestry Biodiversity Human health Agriculture Energy industry Spatial, regional and physical development planning Tourism industry Transport, transport infrastructure Soil Civil protection Fishery Building sector Financial services industry Trade and industry Total Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Impact indicators Response indicators Total 10 4 14 7 6 13 3 8 5 4 7 4 2 1 3 1 55 1 3 6 4 7 4 11 11 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 107 2 3 4 3 3 1 2 48 Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Impact indicator BAU-I-1 Thermal load in urban environments • Text [Calibri (Body) 28] Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Response indicator BAU-R-1 Recreation areas • Text [Calibri (Body) 28] Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Main challenges • In contrast to clearly defined CO 2 reduction targets there are no quantifiable adaptation targets in general • Monitoring approach on the federal level • At the recent state of the adaptation process a systematic evaluation of the DAS is not possible Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Capacity needs for M&E system • Main target: avoiding additional operating expenses - No new programs for adaptation M&E system - Strengthening specific data interpretation activities (e. g. erosion risks, biodiversity) Making additional benefit from already existing data • Aligning the adaptation reporting with other reporting requirements - E. g. making use of data from EU Habitats Directive, EU Water Framework Directive, - Common indicators with other nationwide indicator systems (on sustainability and biodiversity) Difficult due to partly very specific adaptation issues • Task sharing - Indicator based report as a joint product of all sectors all make contributions („a problem shared is a problem halved“) - Centralized coordination envisaged Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Outlook First Monitoring Report foreseen for the end of 2014: • It is indicator-based, including – Impact indicators: How does CC affect natural and socio-economic systems? – Response indicators: How do we react and how does it develop? → Regular reporting on agreed indicators to measure progress of implementation of strategy → Evaluation of the DAS Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Thank you for your interest! Contact: Nele Bünner, nele. buenner@giz. de or Dr Till Below, till. below@giz. de This presentation is based on material kindly provided by the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), Germany. Contact: Dr Petra van Rüth petra. vanrueth@uba. de Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop

Indicator-Factsheet n atio t n e m cu o D l ica n h ec T Webinar 14 th of August 2013

Indicator-Factsheet • Author (Name and Institution) • Cooperation (Name and Institution) • Last update • Planned update Webinar 14 th of August 2013

Indicator-Factsheet • Number and Title • Short description • Unit • Calculation rules • Facilitate data interpretation Webinar 14 th of August 2013

Indicator-Factsheet • Placement in the monitoring system • Sector • Subject Webinar 14 th of August 2013

Indicator-Factsheet • Explanation and argumentation • Strength and weaknesses • Legal basis • DAS targets • Reporting obligations Webinar 14 th of August 2013