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1 Cabo Verde COP22 Africa pavilion side event Date: 18 Nov 2016, 12-13:30h Title: Innovative solutions to climate change challenges for the SIDS Theme: Climate technology for African SIDS Venue: Africa Pavilion, Room 2 Submitter Name: Antonio Palazuelos Email: [email protected] Coordinators: Joseph Intsiful, Antonio Palazuelos Organization: SYAH Cabo Verde (lead organizer), African Climate Policy Centre, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET), SYAH Mauritius, SYAH Seychelles, SYAH Comoros, SYAH Guinea Bissau, SYAH São Tome & Principe, African Clim-Dev Youth Platform (ACLAYP), Indian Ocean Commission, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), ISOR-Iceland GeoSurvey, AYICC Cabo Verde, and the Federation of Academic Associations of Universities of Cabo Verde. Countries: Cabo Verde, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Mauritius, São Tome & Principe, and Seychelles Abstract: The side event Innovative solutions to climate change challenges in the SIDS will focus on the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Africa and the AIMS region to compare and share best practices for managing risk of climate change, raise awareness of developmental challenges posed by climate change and mobilize innovative solutions for addressing unique challenges of climate change and development in the SIDS. I. Context Climate variability and change presents formidable challenges to African SIDS in meeting their sustainable development goals. By virtue of their unique location in the sea coupled with limited land resources, extreme multi-hazards, of which climate variability and constitute over 90%, and the vulnerable social conditions, African SIDS are one of the most at risk group of countries on the globe. As if these were not problematic enough, African SIDS are often left out when deliberating on strategies for addressing global development issues. At best they are lumped up with mainland Africa whose needs are not the same as that of African SIDS.
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COP22Africapavilionsideevent
Date:18Nov2016,12-13:30hTitle:InnovativesolutionstoclimatechangechallengesfortheSIDS
Theme:ClimatetechnologyforAfricanSIDS Venue:AfricaPavilion,Room2
SubmitterName:AntonioPalazuelosEmail:[email protected]:JosephIntsiful,AntonioPalazuelosOrganization:SYAHCaboVerde(leadorganizer),AfricanClimatePolicyCentre,WorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO),AfricanMinisterialConferenceonMeteorology(AMCOMET),SYAHMauritius,SYAHSeychelles,SYAHComoros,SYAHGuineaBissau,SYAHSãoTome&Principe,AfricanClim-DevYouthPlatform(ACLAYP),IndianOceanCommission,InternationalCentreforTheoreticalPhysics(ICTP),ISOR-IcelandGeoSurvey,AYICCCaboVerde,andtheFederationofAcademicAssociationsofUniversitiesofCaboVerde.Countries:CaboVerde,Comoros,GuineaBissau,Mauritius,SãoTome&Principe,andSeychellesAbstract:ThesideeventInnovativesolutionstoclimatechangechallengesintheSIDSwillfocusontheSmallIslandDevelopingStates(SIDS)inAfricaandtheAIMSregiontocompareandsharebestpracticesformanagingriskofclimatechange,raiseawarenessofdevelopmentalchallengesposedbyclimatechangeandmobilizeinnovativesolutionsforaddressinguniquechallengesofclimatechangeanddevelopmentintheSIDS.I.ContextClimatevariabilityandchangepresentsformidablechallengestoAfricanSIDSinmeetingtheir sustainable development goals. By virtue of their unique location in the seacoupledwithlimitedlandresources,extrememulti-hazards,ofwhichclimatevariabilityandconstituteover90%,and thevulnerable social conditions,AfricanSIDSareoneofthemostatriskgroupofcountriesontheglobe.As if these were not problematic enough, African SIDS are often left out whendeliberating on strategies for addressing global development issues. At best they arelumpedupwithmainlandAfricawhoseneedsarenotthesameasthatofAfricanSIDS.
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Recognizing the formidable threats that the impacts of climate variability and changepose to the attainment of the sustainable development goals, the Bali Action Planadvocates member states to put in place initiatives to address enhanced action onadaptation that encompasses risk management and DRR strategies that include risksharing and transfer mechanisms (e.g. insurance). These strategies should addressclimate-inducedlossanddamageinvulnerablecountriessuchasAfricanSIDS.The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in its submission to theUNFCCC AWG-LCAproposed a Multi-Window Mechanism to Address Loss and Damage from ClimateChange Impacts. The proposal advocated for a three inter-dependent components,namely, Insurance,Rehabilitation/CompensationandRiskManagement toaddress lossanddamageinSIDS.Following the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States inSeptemberof2014theUNestablishedtheSIDSAcceleratedModalitiesofAction(ortheSAMOA Pathway) with the aim of mobilizing collective action and increasing thecoordinationofUNorganizationsinaddressingtheuniquechallengesfacedbySIDS.TheSAMOA Pathway provides a framework for an integrated approach to achievingsustainable development goals in SIDS. The document provides a blueprint of theassistance required by SIDS in various areas, including on climate change, sustainableenergy,disasterriskreduction,oceansandseas,foodsecurityandnutrition,waterandsanitation,sustainabletransportation,andgenderequalityandwomen’sempowerment.Also in line with the Samoa Pathway, theWorldMeteorological Organization (WMO)establishedaprogrammededicatedtoSmallIslandDevelopingStatesandTerritoriesinabidtoincreasetheirresiliencetoextremeweathereventsandotheradverseimpactsofclimate change. The programme will consolidate existing WMO actions to supportenhancedweatherandclimateservicesinSIDSandMemberIslandTerritories.WMO also launched a partnership to contribute to the implementation of the SamoaPathway,withassistancefromEnvironmentCanadaaswellsasthroughitsClimateRiskEarlyWarningSystems (CREWS), inpartnershipwith theWorldBankandUNISDR.TheCREWS Initiative is expected to finance weather stations, radar facilities, and earlywarningsystemsinpoorandvulnerablecountries,includingSIDs,whereweatherdataisunreliableorlacking.This side event aims at sharing good practices for managing risk in African SIDS andraising awareness of the development challenges of climate change posed to thesecountriesinordertomobilizeinnovativesolutionsforaddressingthosechallengesinthesixAfricanSmallIslandDevelopingStates.AfricanSIDSgovernmentsand itsdevelopmentpartners, SYAHandseveralNGOshavebeenworkingtogetherdevelopclimatestrategiestomanageriskinthesecountries.Thissideeventwillpresent someof theachievementsand solutions thatare inprocessofimplementationtostrengthentocounties’resiliencetoclimatechange.
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II.BackgroundBoththeIPCC’sFifthAssessmentReportanditsSpecialReportonExtremeEvents(SREX)indicatethatthefrequencyandseverityofalmostallextremeeventswillincreaseasthepace of climate change increases. An increasing seas surface temperature has alreadycausedsignificantlossanddamagetohumanandnaturalsystemsundercurrentclimatevariability. Island states greatest resources are its ocean andmarine resources that itderives its livelihood and very existence is thus under threat of climate change.Translated within the African SIDS context, this implies an unprecedented threat toattainmentofAfrica’sagenda2063andthelong-termsustainabledevelopmentgoalsasoutlinedintheagenda2030.A new economic potential of Africa’s oceans (the blue economy) is emerging andpresenting a great opportunity for African SIDS to harness their marine and oceanicresources for their long-term sustainable development. To better harness theseresources and ensure their long-term sustainability, an informed dynamic policy anddecisionmakingforalowemissionclimate-resilientdevelopmentpathway.ThisisahighlevelpaneldiscussiononclimatechangeanddevelopmentchallengeswilldiscusshowtheblueeconomypotentialofAfricanSIDScanbeharnessforsustainabledevelopmentwithinthecontextofclimatechange.III.ChallengesandOpportunitiesChallengesThemainchallengeaddressedbythissideeventishowtoeffectivelymanagetheriskthatclimatechangeposestothesixAfricanSIDS,includingdevelopmentalissues,vulnerabilityandresilience,aswellasadaptationandmitigationmeasures.OpportunitiesThekeyopportunitiesthatthissideeventwillbringaretheinnovativesolutionsthatcanbemobilizedandappliedinordertoeffectivelyaddressspecificchallengesofclimatechangeanddevelopmentinthesixAfricanSIDS.IV.EventObjectivesandOutputs
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Objectives
1. SharebestpracticesformanagingriskofclimatechangeinAfricanSIDS.2. RaiseawarenessofdevelopmentalchallengesposedbyclimatechangeinAfrican
SIDS3. Mobilizeinnovativesolutionsforaddressinguniquechallengesofclimatechange
anddevelopmentinAfricanSIDSOutputs
1. Atleast6bestpracticesformanagingriskofclimatechangeinAfricanSIDSshared(onebycountry).
2. AwarenessofspecificdevelopmentalchallengesposedbyclimatechangeinSIDSraisedatgovernmentandcivilsocietylevels
3. Severalinnovativesolutionsforaddressinguniquechallengesofclimatechangemobilized.
V.KeyQuestionsPrimarytheme:TechnologytransferSecondarytheme:LossanddamageVI.ParticipantsRolesandResponsibilities
PanelistName Organization/Position Email PhoneNumberHE.GilbertoSilva MinisterofAgricultureand
EnvironmentofCaboVerde,AMCOMETBureauChair
+2382609950
HE.CarlosManuelVilaNova(TBC)
MinisterofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentofS.Tome&Principe
+2392222309
HE.BernardoBraimaMane(TBC)
StateSecretaryofEnvironmentofGuineaBissau
+245955427440
Hon.JohnKufuor(TBC)
UNSecretary-GeneralSpecialEnvoyonClimateChange,formerPresidentofGhana
+233303969615
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Dr.CarlosLopes(TBC)
FormerExecutiveSecretaryUNECAandUNDeputySecretary-General
[email protected] +251115445000
Prof.PetteriTaalas Secretary-General,WorldMeteorologicalOrganization
[email protected] +41227308111
Dr.JosephIntsiful,SeniorClimate
SeniorClimateScienceExpert,AfricanClimatePolicyCentre
[email protected] +251115443804
Dr.ÓlafurRögnvaldsson
SeniorConsultant,ISOR-IcelandGeosurvey
+3545281500
Representatives MinistryofEnvironmentComoros,Mauritius,andSeychelles
Mr.AntonioPalazuelos
SYAHCaboVerde–President [email protected]
+2389110896
VII.ProposedProgram
5min. IntroductionRemarks Mr.AntonioPalazuelos,SYAHCaboVerdePresident
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min.KeynoteSpeech
“HarnessingtheBlueEconomyPotentialofAfricanSmallIslandDevelopingStateswithinthecontextofclimatechange”UNECA(TBC)
TechnicalPresentation20
min.“SupportingAfricanSIDStomanageclimaterisks”Dr.OlafurRognvaldsson,ISOR,andDr.JosephIntsiful,ACPC“EnhancingweatherandclimateservicesinSIDS”Prof.PetteriTaalas,WMO
30min. PanelDiscussion Moderator:HE.GilbertoSilva,MinisterofAgricultureandEnvironmentof
CaboVerde,AMCOMETBureauChairPanelists:
• HE.CarlosManuelVilaNova,MinisterofNaturalResourcesandEnvironmentofS.Tome&Principe
• HE.BernardoBraimaMane,StateSecretaryofEnvironmentofGuineaBissau
• Representatives,MinistryofEnvironmentofComoros,Mauritius,andSeychelles.
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20min. Exchangewithaudience ClosingRemarks
