Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Development Strategies The Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) Strategy III World Summit of Regions Montevideo,

Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Development Strategies

The Territorial Approach to Climate Change(TACC) Strategy

III World Summit of Regions Montevideo, Uruguay

21 April 2010

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United Nations Environment Programme

TACC Background

TACC as a global action came into existence with the recognition by sub-national authorities that urgent and collective action was needed to be taken to respond appropriately to climate change

- Saint Malo Declaration, October 2008

UNDP recognizes that :• over between 50-80% of GHG emissions are influenced by local

behaviours and investment choices• virtually all adaptation actions have to be tailored to local

circumstances.

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Increased resilience to Climate Change impacts and

reduced carbon footprint in regions in developing

countries and countries with economies in transition

achieved through

Awareness Raising

and

development of Integrated Territorial Climate Plans

TACC Overall Objective

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Territorial Approach: Targets Regional Government Authorities (RGAs)

• Understand CC and related risks and opportunities at sub-national level

• Empower RGAs to identify and prioritize risks/opportunities related to CC M&A

• Enable RGAs to scale up CC M&A actions from local to regional level

• Provide CC planning interface between rural and urban areas

• Deliver an integrated territorial climate plan (ITCP) developed through a multi-stakeholder participatory process

• Catalyze investment/capital through the Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP)

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How the TACC is structured

TACC is about partnering at all levels

TACC is a global partnership spearheaded by

UNDP and UNEP

in collaboration with UNITAR and UN-Habitat

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Led by UNEP Led by UNDP

ITCP Development: 2 Years

Led by UNDP

Global/Continental Level National/Sub-national Level

Project Duration: 5 Years

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UNDP’s role

In charge of the overall programme management, UNDP provides:

• Technical assistance to develop climate change investment and

policy roadmaps, based on its 15 years of worldwide experience in

the implementation of adaptation and mitigation projects as well as

in delivering environmental finance services

• Operational management in the field through its network of 166

country offices

• Mobilization of funds and partnership management

• Financial and a administrative management

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UNEP’s role

As the UN designated entity for addressing environmental issues, UNEP has more than 30 years of experience providing leadership and encouraging partnership in caring for the environment.

Within the TACC programme UNEP has the lead responsibility for:

• Organizing awareness raising workshops for groupings of sub-national

authorities on five continents

• Compilation of good practices on climate change adaptation and

mitigation at the sub-national level

• Assessing training and information needs of sub-national

authorities in the context of TACC Phase 1

• Creation of an interactive web-based portal in support of sub-national

authorities

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• Take stock and review international policy developments in the area of climate change from a sub-national perspective

• Raise awareness and facilitate knowledge sharing concerning climate change action and fostering a green economy at the sub-national level

• Share knowledge and tools relevant for strengthening climate change science, adaptation, mitigation, financing, and capacity development at the sub-national level

• Catalyze interest in developing an Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) and provide guidance for developing it through multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration and within a multi-level governance framework

• Explore opportunities for sustained knowledge-sharing and capacity development for sustained sub-national climate change action

The objectives of the awareness raising workshops are:

UNEP: Phase I Workshops

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Good practices in climate change

Based on existing platforms, networks and resources, provide access to:

Adaptation

Climate change tools and methodologies relevant to sub-national authorities

Opportunities for North-South and South-South interaction

Networking amongst sub-national authorities within and between countries

Mitigation

UNEP: Web-based Portal

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UNDP: Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP)

•UNDP will assist sub-national authorities in at least 10 and up to 50 regions in developing countries to undertake a Climate Profile and to develop Integrated Territorial Climate Plans (ITCP) to:

• identify and prioritise mitigation and adaptation initiatives based on an assessment of physical and economic climate change impacts,

• Identify no-regret/negative costs options.• Enhance energy access and the creation of new economic activities through

the development of clean production and consumption options at the local level

• "climate proof" existing investments and activities

• Reduce local vulnerability to climate variability and change• Identify possible policy and financing instruments to implement priority climate

change measures.

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UNDP: Technical support

Sub-regions and countries engaging in a TACC process will receive dedicated and targeted technical support from UNDP / CLIMSAT

• Support for physical and socio-economic assessments, design of regional climate change strategies, action plans and related products

• Climate change impact and vulnerability mapping

• Provision of satellite imagery and models to support physical and economic climate change impact assessments and scenarios

• Training and skills development programmes

• In close partnership with the Association of Regions, develop knowledge tools and methodologies for the preparation of Integrated Territorial Climate Plans

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5 key steps to preparing anIntegrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP)

Develop and implement follow on integrated

development projects and

develop policy

instruments

Develop Partnership & Coordination

Structure

Prepare Climate Change Scenarios

• Climate scenarios• Vulnerability scenarios• GHG emissions scenarios

Identify Mitigation & Adaptation

Options• Identify priority M&A options through a multi-stakeholder consultative process

Assess Priority Climate Financing Needs

• Assess existing LGA financing options• Undertake cost-benefit analysis of priority options• Identify Financial flow requirements• Identify policy & innovative financing instruments

Prepare comprehensive Low Carbon &

Climate Change Resilient Roadmap

•Handbook on Climate Change Impact Scenarios•GHG Emissions Scenarios•Adapted Bilan Carbone TACC Handbook (to be developed)•ITCP Guidebook

•Technology Needs Assessment Handbook•ITCP Guidebook

•Guide to Preparing Investment & Financial Flows Assessments•McKinsey Mitigation Cost Curves•McKinsey Adaptation CBA Analysis

•Adapted “Paying for Env. Systems” w/ USEPA•UNDP/WB Climate Finance Options knowledge platform•Matching Public Policies & Financial Instruments•ITCP Guidebook

Integrated Climate Change Planning: Foundation & Implementation of a Multi-stakeholder Consultative Process (ITCP Guidebook)

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UNDP: Phase 2 and 3 Deliverables

Knowledge• Exchange of know-how and good practices developed at regional level

Data and Analysis• Provision of methodological tools and techniques necessary for drafting of an

Integrated Territorial Climate Plan (ITCP) for a given region

Training• On use of these tools, design of strategies leading to an ITCP

Project Identification• Assistance to select projects in support of the ITCP and identify appropriate

regulatory and financial instruments: public policy / investment projects

Access to Funding• Technical assistance to facilitate access to new financial mechanisms

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Countries currently engaged with the TACC

•Globally, Uruguay is the pilot project for TACC

• New country TACC programmes are currently under preparation and expected to start up by June 2010

• Albania• Algeria• Colombia• Ethiopia• Peru• Senegal• Uganda

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Uruguay: Global Pilot Project

Project officially launched in September 2009…..

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For more information, please contact:

Stephen GoldEnergy and Environment Group

UNDP New [email protected]

Christophe NuttallDirector Hub for Innovative Partnerships

UNDP [email protected]

Berta PestiTechnical Advisor Climate Change

Hub for Innovative PartnershipsUNDP Geneva

[email protected]

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Paula CaballeroRegional Technical Advisor

UNDP Regional Center [email protected]

Miguel NaranjoUNEP Programme Officer

Regional Office Latin America & [email protected]

Jochem ZoeteliefProgramme Officer

Division of Regional Cooperation UNEP HQ Nairobi

[email protected]

Alain RetiereCLIMSAT

[email protected]

Global coordination Latin America & Caribbean coordination

CLIMSAT

Documents

Low-Carbon and Climate Resilient Development Strategies The Territorial Approach to Climate Change (TACC) Strategy III World Summit of Regions Montevideo,