1. AfDB Partnership Forum April 2012 (speaker / department) Ken JOHM Division Manager, OSAN4

2. Clim-Dev-Africa: A pan- African Partnership  A joint initiative by Africa’s three largest institutions mandated by the Heads of State  An African response to the urgent challenge that lacking climate information poses to Africa’s development  Seeks to overcome the lack of necessary information, analysis and options required by policy and decision- makers at all levels, across multiple sectors  A strategic complement to direct climate adaptation, mitigation and natural resources management programmes

3. CLIMDEV GOAL: ClimDev-Africa Goal : To construct a solid climate information foundation  Build solid science and observational infrastructure for widely available climate information, packaging and dissemination  Enable working partnerships between governments, private sector, civil society and vulnerable communities through informed decision-making, awareness and advocacy  Strengthen knowledge frameworks to support and integrate actions required with quality analysis for decision support and management practice

4. ClimDev Programme Structure

5. Partnership Roles and Responsibilities A holistic programme integrating political engagement, expert-driven knowledge generation & investments The Climate Change and Desertification Unit: Political leadership & coordination of Africa’s common position on climate change The African Climate Policy Centre : Programmatic activities to develop climate policy capacity through knowledge generation, advocacy and advisory services The ClimDev Special Fund : Financing demand-led investments on the ground for generation and use of climate information

6. Programme Partners on the Steering Committee The Programme includes partnerships with leading African and non-African climate and development specialized institutions  Regional : AMCEN, AMCOW, RECs  International: UNDP, UNEP, WMO/GCOS,  Potential donors 6

7. The ClimDev Special Fund (CDSF) Pools resources to implement projects that strengthen institutional capacities of national & sub-regional bodies to formulate and implement effective climate- sensitive policies:  Generation, wide dissemination and use of reliable and quality climate information  Generation of quality analysis for use in development planning  Implementation of pilot adaptation practices to demonstrate the value of mainstreaming climate information in development planning and practices

8. CDSF Recipients and Beneficiaries Eligible Recipients of grant funding  RMCs of the Bank  Public and private enterprises in RMCs  African Regional Organizations  NGO and CSO Beneficiaries  Policy Makers  Climate Services  Agriculture Extension Services  Rural & urban communities with climate sensitive livelihoods  Infrastructure Planners  Disaster Risk Management Services  Natural Resources Management Services

9. CDSF Operationalisation  Start-up activities have been undertaken to allow donors to contribute to the Fund  2012-2014 work programme  Operational Procedures Manual  Pipeline of potential projects to be funded  The Fund is ready to begin operations as soon as an initial UA 20 million (EUR 22.4 million) is committed, in accordance with the Instrument

10. CLIMDEV-AFRICA ROUNDTABLE MEETING Stockholm, 25 April 2012 For information: s.mohamedahmed@afdb.org

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