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Incorporating Climate Change in USAID Projects. Joel B. Smith Stratus Consulting Inc. 1-303-381-8218 [email protected] Dr. Kenneth Strzepek University of Colorado Ruhiza Jean Boroto Source Strategic Focus (Pty) Ltd. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Incorporating Climate Change in USAID Projects
Joel B. SmithStratus Consulting Inc.
Dr. Kenneth StrzepekUniversity of Colorado
Ruhiza Jean BorotoSource Strategic Focus (Pty) Ltd.
USAID Considering Ways of Incorporating Climate Change into Project Planning, Design, and Management
Stratus Consulting is working with USAID on:
Developing guidance for AID on methods for incorporating climate change
Testing methods in three pilot studies
Will revise guidance based on lessons learned
Pilot Studies
Examine incorporation of climate change in planned or ongoing USAID projects
Work with stakeholders to define objectives, identify adaptations, and review results
Use in-country analysts to conduct research Will develop implementation plans Pilots:
Polokwane, South Africa: Water supplies La Ceiba, Honduras: Flooding and coastal erosion Mali: Agriculture (specific project TBD) I’ll briefly discuss Polokwane and La Ceiba
Polokwane, South Africa
Concern is with long-term water supplies
Polokwane, South Africa
Water is transferred to the city
Polokwane is growing Planning has not
considered climate change
Climate models indicate potential for reduced runoff and soil moisture
Polokwane Study
Use a broad suite of climate change scenarios to capture possible changes in climate
Estimate changes in water demand from population and economic growth
Examine climate change effects on runoff and demand DWAF will examine implications and adaptations using
their planning model Will meet with stakeholders to examine results and
adaptation Will develop implementation plan with AID Mission and
stakeholders
La Ceiba, Honduras
La Ceiba Scope
Concerns about flooding, poor drainage, coastal erosion Already serious
issues We are working with
municipal planners, business community, and NGOs in La Ceiba
La Ceiba Project
We’ll develop scenarios of Sea level rise Intense hurricanes Intense rains Based on increases in
temperature, not model output
Working with stakeholders and regional researchers on analyzing adaptations
Will develop implementation plan
I hope we can present results next year
