1. ClimDev-Africa Program & African Climate Policy Center (ACPC)
AMCEN Special Session
Side Event
27 May 2009

2. Presentation Outline Program Specificity
Program Stakeholders and Beneficiaries
Program Description
Program Governance
Implementation and Monitoring
Program Financing

3. Program Specificity
ClimDev-Africa – A unique regional initiative, jointly undertaken by the AUC, ECA and AfDB, with highest-level political endorsement
Designed to respond to climate change and variability challenges for Africa’s development, with focus on climate-sensitive sectors: Agriculture and food security; water resources; energy; health
Aimed at:
Increasing the resilience of Africa’s population to climate change by enabling effective adaptation activities
Addressing the need for greatly improved climate information for Africa
Strengthening the use of such information for decision-making by improving analytical capacity, knowledge management and dissemination activities

4. Program Specificity - Thrust
Filling gaps in information, analysis and options required by policy and decision-makers at all levels
Building a solid foundation for science-based response to climate change
Strengthening Africa’s climate and development institutions at regional, sub-regional and national levels
Providing a framework for coordinated increased level of activities for adaptation to climate change
Assisting in sound policy-making based on information and policy options analysis

5. Program Stakeholders and Beneficiaries
Ultimate beneficiaries: Rural and urban communities with climate sensitive livelihoods
Immediate beneficiaries: Policymakers of RECs, RBOs, National governments, parliaments, African negotiators
Principal stakeholders:
Development practitioners who need to integrate climate change adaptation in their areas of intervention
Policy analysts and researchers who need climate information as input to their work
Regional, sub-regional and national climate, meteorological and hydrological services and research institutions that provide the data and information services required
RECs and RBOs that coordinate sub-regional ACC action
Relevant national sectoral ministries

6. Programme description – Results Areas
Results area 1: Widely available climate information, packaging and dissemination
Objective: Policymakers, policy support organisations and the population at large have access to comprehensive, useful climate information
Results area 2: Quality analysis for decision support and management practice
Objective: Enhanced scientific capacity producing effective and quality policy-supporting analyses and best practices on different levels (regional to local)
Results area 3: Informed decision-making, awareness and advocacy
Objective: Improved policy dialogue and support to climate and development policymaking processes at the continental, sub-regional, national and local levels
Results area 4: Evidence-based value of mainstreaming climate information into development through implementation of pilot adaptation practices

7. Program Description – Inputs (1)
Political leadership provided by the AUC, who will co-ordinate the Continental policy response and global negotiations
ECA-based African Climate Policy Center (ACPC) to serve as ClimDev-Africa knowledge-management and Policy-facilitation arm
ClimDev-Africa Special Fund to provide a channel for demand-led funding of implementing institutions across Africa – Based at and managed by AfDB

8. Program Description – Inputs (2)
Thrust of the work of ACPC
Deliver on the Policy component of ClimDev- Africa
Assist, with UNEP and through AUC and AMCEN, Africa’s preparation for, and participation in global climate negotiations
Support efforts of member States in mainstreaming climate change concerns into their development policies and frameworks
Guide and facilitate the implementation of ClimDev-Africa field-level operations

9. Program Description – Inputs (3)
Main activities of ACPC work: With focus on development policies and strategies for priority climate-sensitive sectors:
Policy research and analysis (CC vulnerability, impacts, adaptation costs/benefits & policy options)
Policy advocacy, communication and outreach
Consensus building at the regional level
Capacity strengthening, technical advice and assistance
Knowledge management and peer learning
Facilitation of field-level operations development and implementation

10. Programme Governance
ClimDev-Africa will be governed by the following organs:
Chief Executive Board (CEB) of the AUC/ECA/AfDB Joint Secretariat and AMCEN: To provide overall program oversight
Program Steering Committee (PSC): To provide operational/implementation oversight of the Program
Expert Panel of Technical Advisors: for quality assurance of policy development and technical review of project proposals for funding
Annual African Climate and Development Conference: to maintain linkages with all relevant stakeholders engaged in the ClimDev-Africa process

11. Programme Governance

12. Implementation and Monitoring (1)
ClimDev-Africa will be implemented progressively, starting in 2009
Inception actions in 2009:
Putting in place the basic management and policy capacity of the ACPC (office, staffing)
Initiating ACPC website (using ECA web management facilities)
Preparing detailed project implementation documents and work plans
Initiating policy-making activities (studies, advocacy, consensus-building)
Implementing ClimDev-Africa Special Fund (procedures and processes, criteria for funding approval, call for funding applications from prioritized organisations)

13. Implementation and Monitoring (2)
Field-level operations ( )
Embedding the functioning of ClimDev-Africa at field (sub-regional and national) level
Based on detailed work plans developed in 2009
Monitoring and reporting in 3 areas:
Operation of the overall ClimDev-Africa program
Activities funded by the ClimDev-Africa Special Fund
Performance of administrative and financial functions

14. Program Financing
Financing will be provided through a blend of programmatic funding and pooled Special Fund modalities
Indicative total budget is estimated at about $140m over 4 years (including additional capacity at AUC and REC levels)
Special Fund meant to be demand-led, implies the indicative budget estimate will be revised based on demand

15. Thank you