1. What do donors want ? Tamsin Vernon and Yvan Biot Climate Change Adaptation Team 12 April 2007 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Policy and Research Division

2. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Adaptation: the $ 6 million question(s) … Local manifestations of climate change ? Limits to autonomous adaptation ? What are the options ?  Short term: deal with current variability  Long term: deal with trend What is it going to cost in addition to aid ?

3. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Climate Risk Assessment 1. Fiduciary risk  risk of not achieving intended outcomes 2. Adaptation options  Own programmes  Development plans of partners (governments, others) 3. Avoid maladaptation 4. What is it going to cost  Own programmes  Poverty reduction

4. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Mandate G8 – Gleneagles  … develop and implement 'best practice' guidelines for screening (…) investments in climate sensitive sectors …  … how those risks can best be managed, in consultation with host governments and local communities Stern Review  Doing something now will cost less than paying for the damage Draft UK Climate Change Bill International Climate Change Work Programme  Cross-departmental DFID’s Third White Paper

5. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA How do we use the results ?  Own programmes  Retro-fit existing programmes  Mainstream adaptation in pipelines  Dedicated adaptation programmes  Strategic content of country and regional assistance programmes  Risk management  Advise partners  Climate change negotiations  UNFCCC – future framework  G8, EU  CEIF

6. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Where are we ? Pilot Studies (ORCHID) Screening toolOptionsCosts

7. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Timeline  Phase 1: Bangladesh, China, India, Kenya  Phase 2: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana  Preliminary analysis: Summer 07  Draft 1: March 08

8. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Prerequisites for success  Accurate  Value for money  Maximize economies of scale  Minimize transaction costs  Share information  Develop international standards  Work with development partners (governments, donors, others)

9. 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA A Common Platform ? Exchange information o Tools  Set of ?  Budget support; sector wide approaches ? o Results  Options  Costs and benefits from adaptation Develop a standard screening tool o Paris spirit  harmonisation, alignment o Multilateral Development Banks o ? OECD ?