Monitoring and Evaluation of climate change adaptation in Norway

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Presentation on the approach Norway has taken to monitor and evaluate adaptation. Presented at the Meeting of the OECD Joint DAC-EPOC Task Team on Climate Change and Development Co-operation, April 2014, Zürich, Switzerland. For more information, please contact Michael Mullan (michael.mullan@oecd.org) & Jan Corfee-Morlot (jan.corfee-morlot@oecd.org).

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Monitoring and Evaluation of climate change adaptation in

NorwayMarianne Karlsen

Zurich 9th April 2014

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Norway in a changing climate

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Foto: Erhard Staufenbiel

Foto: Guri Haram

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Adaptation policies in Norway

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National Adaptation Programme

2007

Adaptation Action Plan

2008-2012

NOU 2010:10 Adaptation to a

changing climate

Meld.st 33 (2013-14) Climate change

adaptaiton in Norway

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The adaptation strategy, 2013- a common policy framework for adaptation

• Adaptation is a shared responsibility• Key principles for integrated climate

consideration into planning processes• Managing surface water run off • Building the knowledgebase • Improving access and relevance of science• Coordinated efforts

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Coherence at national level

– Interministerial working group on CCA (2007-)

– Norwegian Adaptation Programme (2007-2013)

– Institutionalising the Norwegian Adaptaiton Programme 2014

– Authority for sealevel rise and surface runoff water (TBD)

– Themaic areas of work: DDR and climate change – addressing interdependencies (2010/11-)

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Bridging national-sub-national and local level

• Creating arenas for peer-learning – ”Cities of the future” (2008-2014)

• Regional support and learning platforms through the County Governors office

• Involvement of local planners in developing tools and methods

• National clearing house (2009-)

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Linking it together….

• Soft-law on adaptation for planning at local level

a) Faciliate coordination at national level

b) Speaking with one voicec) Linking and integrating

climate change in regulations on water management, DRR, agriculture, roads, building codes etc.

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Taking stock – vulnerability and adaptation assessments

National assessments

(5-8 year)

Surveys

Research Pilots

Consultation

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NOU 2010:10 Adaptation to a changing climate

• 17 member expert committee with broad representation

• Consultative processes; including public consultations, thematic expert ws and public hearing

• 10 technical papers • Budget: appr. 3 mill

USD

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Assessing vulnerability

• Exposure for current and future climate (extremes and gradual)

• Adaptive capacity Institutional

» Including legal frameworks, decision making processes and lines of communication

Resources » Human and financial

Knowledge platform Prioritizations

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To make better use of what we have….

• Iterative learning • Utilizing platforms for exchange and

learning• Strengthening the multi-level governance

system

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