Communicating Adaptation Information: African Countries’ INDCs

Kennedy Liti Mbeva - @deusse 15.03.2016, OECD CCXG Global Forum, Paris, France African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)

Outline of Presentation

1. Overview of African INDCs

2. Adaptation Strategies

3. Adaptation costs and finance

4. Adaptation and Sustainable Development

5. Conclusion

African Countries’ INDCs

Adaptation Strategies

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INDC implementation costs

Assessment & Review

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Annex I countries Middle countries LDCs and SIDS Africa

Information on Asssessment & Review of INDCs

4: Reference to formal Assessment orReview under UNFCCC

3: Reference to informal Assessment orReview

2: Section on INDC tracking and self-assessment of the INDC implementation

1: No reference to Assessment & Review

Adaptation and Sustainable Development Goals

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Tourism

Floods

Land

Disaster Risk reduction

Human settlements

Coastal Zone Manamagement

Fisheries & Marine

Energy

Infrastructure

Early warning systems

Forestry

Biodiversity

Health

Water

Agriculture

Adaptation Sectors in African Countries’ INDCs

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Adaptation and SDGs

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Linkage to Sustainable Development

Mentions SD

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Mention of SDGs

Mention of SDGs

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Reference to national circumstances/context/plans

Mention NationalCircumstances

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Conclusion • INDCs foster self-differentiation where in case of African

countries adaptation is a top priority • Information on adaptation comprised actions and strategies,

costs and finance in a fairly detailed manner

• Significant number of African countries’ INDCs adaptation actions conditional on partial and/or full financial support

• Adaptation is in the context of sustainable development and

national plans on the same, yet lose mention of linkage with SDGs. Important to coordinate implementation of Paris Agreement and SDGs e.g measuring cross-cutting indicators

Thank you! K.Mbeva@acts-net.org

Working Paper: •Mbeva, K. L. et al. (2015). Intended Nationally Determined Contributions as a Means to Strengthening Africa’s Engagement in International Climate Negotiations. African Centre for Technology Studies. Working Paper 001/2015. Nairobi: ACTS Press. Available here Discussion Paper: •Mbeva, K. & Pauw, P. (2016). Self-differentiation of countries’ responsibilities: addressing climate change through intended nationally determined contributions. German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). Discussion Paper 4/2016. Available here

Online tool: •INDC Content Explorer. Available here

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