1. The Regional Implementation Plan Caribbean Community Institutions Meeting July 27, 2011 Joseph McGann Project Coordinator Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre

2. The presentation will focus on two areas:  The Implementation Plan: Preparation Process  Highlight some of the key process priorities that will be needed to create the right environment for transformational change.

3.  Liliendaal Declaration (2009)  CCCCC prepared a climate change strategy at the request of CARICOM and undertook an extensive consultation process.  The final document ‘A Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change 2009-2015’ was approved by the CARICOM Heads of Government in 2009  Five strategic elements and a number of supporting goals to secure the transformational change required to build resilience and low carbon economies.

4.  CARICOM, through the CCCCC, requested financial and technical support from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to develop the Implementation Plan.  DFID has worked with the Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) to provide this support.  CDKN was set up and funded by DFID. CDKN is independent from DFID, although it works closely with DFID and other donor programmes wherever possible.

5. Current actions database Web based tool: Implementation Plan actions Research component Additional components PLAN Project planning Early September 2010 TALK Dialogue with national governments, regional organisations and international stakeholders (September 2010 – February 2011) PREPARE Prepare draft Implementation Plan January – end March 2011 CONSULT Consultation s and preparation of final Implementation Plan for submission (March – May 2011) ADOPT Seek CARICOM Heads of Government approval, disseminate and engage.(May - July 2011) ACT Deliver actions in Implementation Plan, monitoring and evaluation, periodic reviews. (2011 – 2021)

6.  A dialogue and consultation component commenced in September 2010 in Belize.  This showed that the original 2 month period allocated for this component was insufficient and that an additional formal consultation component was needed.  The timetable for the project was extended to cover these issues.  This component finished at the end of February 2011.  A one-to-one dialogue with key stakeholders. This involved in- county visits (13 countries, > 70 organizations and institutions, > 200 individuals).  The dialogue process has shaped the content of the Implementation Plan. PLAN TALK PREPARE CONSULT ADOPT ACT

7.  Key stakeholders were formally invited to comment on the draft Implementation Plan during April 2011. Those invited to comment include:  National governments and organisations.  Regional organisations.  International donors.  International Finance Institutions.  International research organisations  Private sector.  NGOs  Full review at end of April.  Final drafting workshop St Lucia 2 nd - 3 rd May (54 participants) PLAN TALK PREPARE CONSULT ADOPT ACT

8.  January through March 2011  There is an intended overlap with the ‘Talk’ component to enable emerging themes to be tested with stakeholders.  The project team prepared a working draft Implementation Plan.  Further changes were made to the draft after consultation. PLAN TALK PREPARE CONSULT ADOPT ACT

9.  The Implementation Plan will be presented to the CARICOM Heads of Government for approval/adoption.  The Implementation Plan also includes a monitoring and evaluation component to track progress. This will in part be based on the web based tool developed during the project.  Once approved there will be a programme of dissemination and engagement led by CCCCC. PLAN TALK PREPARE CONSULT ADOPT ACT

10.  The final component of the Implementation Plan is the most important.  The role to be played by international donor agencies and international finance institutions in securing financial support will be critical.  Funding alone will not build resilience.  Regional organisations, governments, national organisations, NGOs, the private sector and civil society will have to act without delay to create the required transformations. PLAN TALK PREPARE CONSULT ADOPT ACT

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12.  A twin-track approach to implementation is required which ensures that building resilience and creating low carbon economies becomes part of the wider sustainable development and growth agenda.  Track One: Through the specific actions identified to meet the Regional Framework’s goals in the Implementation Plan and by actions identified by regional organisations, national governments, the private sectors, and other organisations and civil society (including for examples, actions under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience).  Track Two: Implementation through and as part of wider regional and national sustainable development and growth planning. The ultimate goal has to be that countries and organisations build resilience as an integral part of their development and growth planning, rather than as an add-on.

13.  Building resilience requires transformational change, leadership, empowered champions and an engaged Caribbean.  Delivering transformational change requires an approach that recognises the reality of capacity challenges, including:  Resource mobilisation concerns  Initiative overload  Fiscal space constraints

14.  An approach that has been used with great success in the Caribbean and provides a model for mobilising limited resources, policy setting and decision making, and monitoring is the ‘three ones’ principle.  Based on the principle of establishing a sustainable resource mobilisation plan with:  One co-ordinating mechanism to manage the process  One plan that provides the framework for co-ordinated action by all partners.  One monitoring and evaluation framework to measure progress, transparency and value for money.

15. One regional planOne regional co-ordinating mechanism One regional M&E system

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17.  Fundamental role for the CARICOM Secretariat and the regionally mandated organisations.  They provide a regional support structure on policy, guidance, advice, training, research, developing feasible solutions and implementing action on the ground.  The scale of the challenge limits the ability of a country acting on its own to build resilience.  Working collectively through the regional support structure allows countries to maximise resources and technical expertise to the benefit of all.  The regional support structure has to have financial sustainability.

18. The Heads of Governments COFOR COTED COSHOD Liliendaal Bureau CCCCC (Secretariat) Political and Policy Decision Policy Advice and Coordination IP Coordination Council IP Execution

19. 19 MEMBERS OF LB ORGANIZATIONPOSITION ON LB POSITION ON IP CC Head of Government with responsibility for SD CountryChair Chair of COTEDCountryMember Chair of COSHODCountryMember Chair of COFORCountryMember ASG/DSG with responsibility for SD CARICOM SecretariatMember Executive DirectorOECSMember Executive DirectorCCCCCMemberChair Executive DirectorCARDIMember Executive DirectorCEHIMember Executive DirectorCDEMAMember Executive DirectorCARECMember Vice-ChancellorUWIMember PresidentCDBMember

20. 20 Functions and Areas of Responsibility Regional InstitutionCoordinationImplementation Link to Strategic Element /Goal CARICOM Sec. Policy development Oversight Regional policies, legislation and agreements 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 OECS Sec. Policy development Oversight 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 CCCCC Regional coordination Resource mobilization Climate science; policy, program and project development; public education and outreach 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 3.1 CDB Resource mobilizationFunding mechanisms 1.3, 1.5 CARDI Agriculture coordination Agriculture research and development 1.2, 4 CAREC Health coordinationClimate related disease research and management CIMH Meteorology coordination Meteorology and sea level monitoring 1.1, 1.2, CEHI Coordination of health response mechanisms Health sector research CDEMA Coordination of disaster and emergency management Disaster and emergency management 4 UWI Coordination of research and development Multi-sector research and development 1.1, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 4 CTO Tourism policy CRFM Coastal zone and marine Fisheries research, coastal zone development 2.2,

21. The CCCCC has primary responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the Regional Framework in collaboration with the relevant regional and national institutions, and provide technical support and guidance as required by the respective implementing agencies. 21

22. Within The Strategic Framework and the IP The CCCCC will:  Act as the Secretariat to the proposed Liliendaal Bureau  Analyse and disseminate information relevant to climate change  Establish a programme of engagement for the regional private sector in the IP  Facilitate and coordinate the development of Caribbean positions on global climate change, and serve as the authoritative technical source for Caribbean countries to, inter alia, fulfil their responsibilities under the UNFCCC 22

23. Within The Strategic Framework and the IP The CCCCC will:  Assist the Member States in accessing benefits deriving from the implementation of financial mechanisms under the UNFCCC and other financial agencies, such as GEF, the IFIs and private financial institutions  Support public education and awareness programmes on climate change in Member Countries  Promote the sharing of resources, technical cooperation, and information exchanges with other global climate change initiatives, particularly in small island developing states and the Americas. 23

24. A comprehensive desk review stock-take, based on existing information and data on the various climate change related adaptation and mitigation strategies, policies, programmes and actions being carried out within the CARICOM member countries and regionally. Each ‘action’ has been coded against the Regional Framework strategic elements and goals. This provides a review of the actions already underway and will enable gaps to be identified. Includes initiatives undertaken by: CARICOM member governments. Regional organisations. International organisations (governments, development banks, multilateral climate funds, etc.) The private sector. NGOs Current actions database

25. The database is now being developed as web-based tool, hosted and maintained by CCCCC. The web-based tool will have query functionality and will be searchable by: Regional Framework strategic elements and goals. Lead organisation or funding body. Date. Sector. Operating level (e.g. regional, national or international) Type of climate change action (e.g. adaptation, mitigation or both). It will also be used to monitor the success of the Implementation Plan in building resilience to climate change. Actions identified in the Implementation Plan will be added to the database. Web based tool: Implementation Plan actions

26.  The Implementation Plan is intended to be a core planning document and used as an aid to decision-making.  It will continue to evolve in response to: Improvements in our understanding of the science of climate change and the direct and indirect impacts on social, environmental and economic systems. Progress on securing international agreements. The results from actions identified and those arising from other programmes.  New actions can and must be included in the Implementation Plan.  Formal reviews are proposed of both the Regional Framework and the Implementation Plan every two years.

27.  Project Lead Consultant: John Firth CEO Acclimatise j.firth@acclimatise.uk.com +44 (0) 7769 706184  Project Coordinator: Joseph McGann jomac31@yahoo.com +5018 221104