Climate Change Adaptation in IFAD

Presented by Sheila MwanunduEnvironment and Natural Resource Management,

Senior Technical AdviserIFAD

Structure

• Recent key developments

• Approach of the portfolio review

• Constraints

• Findings

• Direction for IFAD

Recent key developments

• Strategic FMW 2007-2010

• KSF 5 “Risk and sustainability”

• COSOPs• CEB involvement• PRG • IMI on Adaptation• Zero Carbon Group• President’s

statements

• Case studies• MDG-F Egypt proposal• Index based weather

insurance pilot• Update of ESA

Procedures• GECC Unit• VIII Repl.Paper: IFAD

and Climate Change

Approach of the review

• Background reading (IFAD documents & others)

• Development of summary sheet

• Review projects for NWP relevance -

181 loans and 718 grants between 2000-2006

• Report production (in progress)

Constraints

• Limited assessment and synthesis of vulnerability and adaptation options in project design documents.

• Complex and location-specific nature of climate change phenomena (beyond environment).

• Limitation of the key-word search function in the available databases.

• Documents for comprehensive analysis (i.e completion/evaluation reports, baseline studies) not available.

Findings1 - Factors driving vulnerability

• Climate risks: droughts, floods, storms, coastal/low lying regions.

• Vulnerability: (i) bio-physical: rainfall and seasonal distribution, growing seasons, water stress – significant pressure on natural resources;(ii) social/institutional: differences in roles and rights, information and market access, etc.;(iii) technological: access/transfer, extension.

• Undetermined risks: food security, health, conflict, demographic patterns, infrastructure.

Findings2 – IFAD’s activities related to CC

- 6 (out of 9) areas of NWP:• Technologies for adaptation • Economic diversification• Research (grant programme)• Adaptation planning practices • Socio-economic information• Climate related risks and extreme events

- Limited experience on mitigation

Findings3 - IFAD’s comparative advantage

• Community empowerment - focus on vulnerable groups;

• Promoting access to land and NR;• Supporting Community-Based approaches; • Addressing gender dimensions;• Building on traditional/Indigenous Peoples’

knowledge;• Pro-poor research – build scientific capacity and

influence policy and institutional reform.

Directions for IFAD

• Build in-house capacity (awareness and tools);

•Expand climate risk vulnerability and adaptation in IFAD projects;

• Step-up integrated adaptation/mitigation pro poor research (risk compensation products);

• Expand role of ecosystem markets/GEF adaptation grant/carbon credits;

• Policy dialogue (advocate for the rural poor);

•Partnership with UN and other Dev. Agencies – selective and focused.

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