Module 9

Mainstreaming climate change in

monitoring systems

Global Climate Change AllianceSupport Facility

monitoring systems

Training workshops onmainstreaming climate change

Performance measurement and monitoring:

Key concepts

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Objectives and relatedindicators/milestones

Hierarchy of objectives Progress measurement

Overall objective(s) Impact indicators

Outcom

Specific objective(s)

Intermediate results

Inputs

Outcome indicators

Output indicatorsMilestones

Input indicatorsMilestones

mes

Process

Adapted from: EC (2004), OECD (2002)3

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What should be monitored,and why?

Aspect to monitor Rationale for monitoring

Climate variability and change,impacts and vulnerabilities

• Make decisions as well informed aspossible• Support adaptive management

Policy and institutional change • Promote the institutionalisation of

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Policy and institutional change • Promote the institutionalisation ofclimate change mainstreaming• Enhance the transparency andaccountability of the mainstreamingprocess

Policy/Strategy implementation andoutcomes

• Strengthen commitment to theobjectives set in policies andstrategies• Stimulate the achievement oftangible outcomes

Climate change in the nationaldevelopment monitoring system

• Climate monitoring should be integratedinto wider national and specific developmentmonitoring systems

=> Strengthen and adapt existing monitoring systems=> Strengthen and adapt existing monitoring systems(incl. statistical systems) to integrate climate change

• Build on existing institutions and sources of information...

• ... but adapt statistical systems and data sources

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Levels at which to measureclimate-related performance

• Indicators and milestones related to climatechange and the associated response can beincluded in the PAFs (*) of climate changestrategies and actions plans, but also those of:strategies and actions plans, but also those of:

– national and sectoral development strategies andprogrammes

– sub-national (e.g. regional, local) development plans

– individual projects (logical framework)

(*) Performance assessment frameworksUltimate objective of

mainstreaming!

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Monitoring climate change

Mainstreaming

Meteorology,climate

variabilityClimate change

• Data collection, • New patterns

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Mainstreaming• Data collection,management and

dissemination• Strengthening of

meteorologicalinformation & systems

• New patterns

• Emerging trends

•Projections, scenarios

• Tools for assessingimpacts, vulnerab-

ilities & risks

Is the mainstreamingprocess based on

reliable information?

Monitoring policy and institutionalchange

Mainstreaming

Policy changeInstitutional

change

• Integration ofadaptation/mitigation

• Political leadership

• Inst’l commitment

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adaptation/mitigationconsiderations innational & sectorpolicies/strategies• Development of

adaptation- &mitigation-oriented

policies & plans (e.g.DRR, REDD

strategy)

• Inst’l commitment

• Coordination &participatorymechanisms

•Procedures

• Systems

•Tools

•Capacity buildingprogrammes

Is mainstreaminggetting

institutionalised atall levels?

Monitoring policy implementationand outcomes

Mainstreaming

Implementation(inputs, outputs)

Outcomes,impacts

• Increased allocationof resources

• Increased resilienceof vulnerable groups

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of resources• (Inclusion of)

adaptation/mitigation(measures in)

programmes/projects• Implementation &

enforcement ofadaptation/mitigation

measures &regulations

of vulnerable groups(women, children, farmers,coastal communities, ...)

• Increased resilienceof key sectors

• Green growth,green jobs

• Climate-resilient,low-emissiondevelopment

Does themainstreaming

process produceresults and impacts?

Performance assessment frameworks

and budget support

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Role of PAFs in relation tobudget support

• Progress measured against the PAF’s criteriaand targets provides opportunities for policydialogue in the context of budget support

– Increasingly, the PAF associated with development and– Increasingly, the PAF associated with development andpoverty reduction strategies is likely to include indicatorsand targets associated with climate change adaptation,disaster risk reduction, energy efficiency, etc.

• In the case of EC budget support, performanceagainst a chosen sub-set of criteria and targetsalso determines the final amount of disbursements

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Illustration: Seychelles ClimateChange Support Programme (1)

• Overall objective:

– ‘Enhance the sustainability of Seychelles developmentand economic reforms through mitigation policies andbuilding resilience for adaptation to climate change impacts’

• Expected results:• Expected results:

– effective mainstreaming of climate change in nationaldevelopment policies and in key sector strategies andaction plans

– a solid institutional and legal framework in the energy sectorintegrating the Clean Development Mechanism

• EU support provided under GCCA framework inaddition to existing GBS

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Tranche Criteria

2010 •Approval by Cabinet of the National Climate Change Strategy.•Approval by Cabinet of the Energy Policy.

Performance monitoring and criteria fordisbursement:

Illustration: Seychelles ClimateChange Support Programme (2)

•Approval by Cabinet of the Energy Policy.

2011 •Climate change mainstreamed in at least 3 key sectors of EMPS.•Approval by Cabinet of Energy Bill allowing for CDM projects.

2012 •Climate change mainstreamed into all sectors of EMPS.•Amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act and EnvironmentProtection Act coherent with the SNCCS, approved by Cabinet.•Enactment of the Energy act.

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EMPS = Seychelles Environment Management PlanSNCCS = Seychelles National Climate Change Strategy

Discussion and action planningDiscussion and action planning

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Turning words into action

Monitoring climate change

Monitoring policy and institutional change

Monitoring policy implementation and outcomes

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What can be done and what arethe institutional and capacityneeds in your organisation?

References

• EC (2004) Project Cycle Management Guidelines. Aid Delivery Methods series, Volume 1.European Commission, Brussels. Available from:http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint/publications/europeaid/documents/49a_adm_pcm_guidelines_2004_en.pdf

• OECD (2002) Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management. OECDPublishing, Paris. Available from: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf

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