Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Marriott Resort and Spa, Pattaya, Thailand, February 2014 Nele Bünner Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

German Adaptation Strategy (DAS) National Policy Framework for adaptation to CC Adopted by Federal Cabinet in 12/2008 Sets out aims and principles Presents state of knowledge on observed and projected climate changes and their impacts Adaptation options on 15 fields of action General framework (no timeframe): Risks will be progressively identified Action needs identified Appropriate adaptation objectives developed Adaptation measures identified  Review and update end of 2015 Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Action Plan for Adaptation (APA) Developed by two governmental bodies and through participatory dialogue with federal states, academia and CSOs Adopted in August 2011 Measures on national level: – Providing knowledge, informing and enabling action – Set framework for national policy – Activities implemented under national responsibility (impact monitoring, early warning) – International responsibility Orientation for other actors Overview on initiatives of federal states Next step: Progress Report 2014 Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Governance structure of German adaptation process Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Federal Environment Agency/KomPass Federal Ministry for the Environment Research Institutes EU - CHM: Adaptation Steering Group (+ WGs) Stakeholder (Business, NGO) Conference of the federal states Working group of all federal ministries DAS- process Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Implementation and Budgeting Broad range of actors involved and responsible for implementation Governmental and non-governmental actors National and federal level Measures at the national level: Implemented and funded by government (ministries) Cooperation with other actors Measures at the federal and local level: Implemented by communities, federal states, NGOs, companies, intercommunal and interregional alliances etc. Partly financial support from government (promotion schemes) Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Providing knowledge and enabling action Depending on the location and region, effects of CC and potential opportunities for action, can vary greatly Thus, many adaptation measures must be planned and implemented on the local level The different leaders responsible for such measures could potentially learn a great deal from each other → Key component of the German government’s AAP: Database that presents adaptation measures which were implemented or are currently underway, esp. projects on local and regional level Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Database “Tatenbank” Implemented adaptation measures Set up by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), published December 2010 Main target groups: –Municipalities, regional administrations –Companies for public services –Non-governmental institutions Aims: –Promoting networks between actors –Learning from realized projects –Source for identifying good practice Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Making good-practise visible Competition “Adaption Pioneers Wanted!” combined with start of database Over 60 submissions → 5 winners chosen Assessment criteria:  Effectiveness and cost-benefit ration  Co-benefits  Stakeholder participation und acceptance  Feasibility and transferability No financial reward, but public award ceremony, good publicity, short PR film Aim: establish the database as a comprehensive up-to data reference for adaptation activities in Germany Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Examples for Good-Practice Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Stuttgart: Climate-friendly urban planning Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Initial situation: City situated in a basin → forced to think about how fresh air can be ensured even in unfavorable weather conditions Increasingly hot summers have also led the city to counteract with increased planning → City introduced a package of measures that are mostly borne by the city’s own funds Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Stuttgart: Climate-friendly urban planning Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Aim of the measures: Incorporating urban climatic factors into planning Stakeholders: Environmental Agency (initiator), all institutions involved in urban planning in the region of Stuttgart Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Achievements: Preservation and expansion of green areas and assurance of fresh air corridors and cold air producing areas square kilometers of green roofs created, tramlines planted with grass and flowers Model for internal development: Minimum standards for the provision and design of green areas, climate-friendly house construction (e.g. heat insulation), limitation of the degree of soil sealing in city → Software tool: record of all gap sites and waste land in database → Existing real estate used to cover demand for building land, avoiding expansion of sealed area Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Stuttgart: Climate-friendly urban planning Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Stuttgart: Climate-friendly urban planning Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Challenges: Difficult to acquire open space: building land is scarce in the city and the price of land is high Intensive negotiations were required to ensure that the significance of the concerned areas for the urban climate is taken into account → Lessons learnt will help other cities – not least when it comes to matching ambitious concepts with the daily troubles and conflicts of urban planning Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Northern Germany: Training module on ACC for farmers Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Identify starting points where the topic CC adaptation can be sustainably communicated in the sector Promising approach: integrating the idea of CC in the educational training of young people who become farmers Issue of CC adaptation had not sufficiently been taken into account in the apprenticeship Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Northern Germany: Training module on ACC Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Aim: developing an interactive training module that raises the trainees’ awareness of risks and opportunities related to climate change and shows them possibilities for action Stakeholders: farmers, instructors in the training schools, the chamber of agriculture Forms of participation: joint workshops of a working group Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Northern Germany: Training module on ACC Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Achievements Training module: combination of theoretical knowledge transfer and project work → knowledge immediately translated into practice Farmers as instructors become contact persons and propagators for the idea of climate change adaptation Developed modules can be used in training of farmers in all regions in Germany and be adapted where necessary (e.g. for winegrowing) Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Northern Germany: Training module on ACC Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Challenges: Training module on ACC no compulsory element in training of farmers → topic treated as less important After the workshops no advanced training to better qualify and update the farmers as instructors → major deficit of the approach: initial awareness raising and training not sufficient During practical application, idea of climate protection much more emphasized than adaptation → increase awareness that climate protection + adaptation to unavoidable impacts of CC are necessary Session 6 The German Adaptation Strategy

Results of the “Tatenbank” Numerous adaptation measures have been successfully implemented despite challenges Database “Tatenbank”: a start in recording implemented measures in order to learn from experience Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 Implementing the German Adaptation Strategy

Conclusion Knowledge base is constantly expanding DAS is continuously developed and improved to ensure that this new knowledge is incorporated into the political framework Measures in DAS will be evaluated by the end of 2014 (evaluation process) – Indicator-based monitoring – Nation-wide and cross-sectoral vulnerability assessment Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Session 6 Implementing the German Adaptation Strategy

Thank you for your interest! Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans Asia Regional Training Workshop Contact: Nele Bünner, Dr Till Below, This presentation is based on material kindly provided by the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), Germany. Contact: Petra Mahrenholz Session 6 Indicator-based Monitoring for the German Adaptation Strategy