Identification and elaboration of methodology to be used in the classification and costing of projects and programmes for adaptation to climate changeContract Number: ENV.D.1.SI2.550218

Nancy Steinbach and Viveka Palm, Statistics SwedenJane Desbarats and Keti Medarova, IEEP

Task 1: Typology of adaptation measures, associated costs of measures, methodologies for determining costs;

Task 2: Literature review and data collection;

Task 3: Assessment and comparison of costing methodologies;

Task 4: Set of possible criteria to assess projects, budgets, etc… in terms of determining % of adaptation funding as part of budgetary items.

Tasks of the project

Task 1: the typology• Measures for three areas or “sectors” to

be covered: infrastructure, ecosystems services, soft measures (economic incentives, communications, etc…)

• And to cover at least: sea level rise, heat waves, water scarcity, soil degradation, floods, storms, forest fires etc.

• Different costs to be considered: cost/unit of measure implemented (i.e. sea-wall, cost/km), avoided impacts, cost/risk, social cost.

Task 2: Literature Review• More detailed review of actual expenditure

• Two types of information needed:- Actual cost data/expenditure for adaptation

measures; - Methodologies used for cost calculations;- Classification of measures

Task 3: Assessment and comparison

Four key items to compare and assess:

• The design of budgets in terms of line items used;

• Methodologies used to calculate actual expenditure;• How methods have considered discrepancies in

data gathered, or have integrated uncertainties in to calculations;• General method challenges with adaptation

cost calculation.

Task 4: Budgetary assessment criteria

Assessing the potential for adaptation funding based on the determination of cost:

• Allocation of funds: determining additionality and the % of funding per measure for adaptation;

• How can a data collection be set-up to continue this work? Who would collect data? I.e. Commission services, country level, other institutions.

Thank you for your attention!

Deadline October 2010