ONLINE TOOLS WON’T SOLVE CLIMATE CHANGE* *WITHOUT SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAINING. Lessons from the design, development and implementation of the Caribbean Climate Online risk and adaptation Tool (CCORAL) Produced with funding from
ONLINE TOOLS WON’T SOLVE CLIMATE CHANGE*
*WITHOUT SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAINING.
Lessons from the design, development and implementation of the Caribbean Climate
Online risk and adaptation Tool (CCORAL)
Produced with funding from
WHO WE ARE
• WillBugler&ElisaJiménezAlonso.
• Acclima7se:aspecialistconsul7ng,communica7onsanddigitalapplica7oncompany:www.acclima7se.uk.com.
• OfficesinUK,US,India,Barbados,andMainlandEurope.
• Workedinover60countriesworldwide,forgovernments,mul7lateralsandprivatesector.
WHAT’S COMING UP?
• IntroducingCCORAL:whatisitandwhoisitfor?• Background:wheredidCCORALcomefrom?• Keyfeaturesofthetool.• Furthertrainingandcommunica7ons.• Closingremarks:whatdidwelearn?
INTRODUCING CCORAL
WHAT IS CCORAL?
• TheCaribbeanClimateOnlineRiskandAdapta7ontooL(CCORAL)–pronounced“Sea-coral”1
• DevelopedbytheCaribbeanCommunityClimateChangeCentre(CCCCC)–knownas“thefiveCs”.2
• WithfundingfromtheClimateandDevelopmentKnowledgeNetwork(CDKN)andtechnicalsupportfromAcclima7se.
• Anonlinesupportsystemthatsupportsclimateresilientdecisionmaking,specificallyfortheCaribbeanregion.
• Itaimstointegrateclimatechangeconsidera7onsintodevelopmentplanningprocesses.
WHO IS CCORAL FOR?
CCORALisusedby:
• Governmentministriesandagencies;
• CaribbeanCommunity(CARICOM)regionalagencies;
• NGOsandcivilsocietyorganisa7ons;
• Universi7esandresearchorganisa7ons;
• Theprivatesector–includingconstruc7on,businessandfinancialservicessectors;and
• Developmentpartners.
It’sabroadchurch!Thegoalwastodevelopatoolthatwaswidelyapplicableandthatcanbeusedbypeopleofvaryinglevelsofclimateknowledge.
“ Thedevelopmentofthe...tool[is]anextremelyimportantassetinassessingtheriskfromtheimpactsofclimatechangeintheCaribbeanregion…[itwill]helpminimizetherisktohumanlivesandproperty”.
Dr Rajendra K Pachauri – Chairman of the IPCC
BACKGROUND
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CARIBBEAN
TheCaribbeanregionishighlyvulnerabletoclimatechange:
• Exposedtoclimatechangeanditsimpacts&alsosensi7ve.
• Economicanalysis:costofinac7onatUS$22billionperyearby2050andUS$46billionby21003.
• Theneteffectofcostsonthisscaleisequivalenttocausingaperpetualeconomicrecession.
• Individualna7onscansufferhugelossesfromsingleevents:Guyanafloodsin2005–62%ofGDP4.HurricaneIvanin2004costGrenada$1.1billion(2004USD)-200%ofitsGDP5.
• Frequencyofdisastersalsocausesproblems:StLucia:27naturaldisasters1980-20086–HurricanesIvan(2004),Dean(2007),Tomas(2010),Mathew(2016).
• CCORALdevelopedinresponsetoaclearneed.
A FIRM FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION
LillendaalDeclara7on:FromtheCARICOMHeadsofGovernment:Providesthevision7.
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RegionalFramework:Ar7culatesthestrategicdirec7onfortheregion’sresponsetoclimatechangerisks8.
+
TheImplementa7onPlan:definestheregionalstrategyforcopingwithClimateChangeovertheperiod2012-20229.
• CCORALdeliversononeofthe12priori7esoftheIP:
“Developingariskmanagementethicinourdecision-making”
THE LILIENDAAL
DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
THE REGIONAL FRAMEWORK
FOR ACHIEVING
DEVELOPMENT RESILIENT TO
CLIMATE CHANGE.
IMPLIMENTATION PLAN
WHO’S TOOL IS IT ANYWAY?
• CCORALisbasedonaclimateriskmanagementframeworkthatwasdevelopedbyandforCaribbeandecisionmakers.Bigimpactonuptakeanddesiretomaketheprocesswork
• Two-roundsofhigh-levelconsulta7onswereundertakeninBelize,Barbados,JamaicaandSuriname.
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“Mostapproachesaredesignedforuseby‘climatechangeadapta8onexperts’,whereastheneed(asiden8fiedintheIP),isforriskassessmenttoolsandguidancethatcanbeusedbydecision-makerswhomayhavelimitedornounderstandingofclimate
changeanditsimpacts”
“ Mr.Speaker,Iwanttoadviseeverypersonheretoday,thatbeforetheendoftheyear,wewillbecommencingwiththetrainingofallMinistersandHeadsofAgenciesinusingCCORAL
Honourable Robert Pickersgill, MP, Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Jamaica
CCORAL: KEY FEATURES
OBJECTIVES
1. Toprovideanonlinesupportsystemforclimateresilientdecision-making.
2. Toprovideanonline‘screening’tooltoenableuserstotakeahigh-levelviewofpoten7alclimateimpactsontheirdecisions
3. Toincreaseknowledgeandunderstandingamongdecisionmakersontherelevanceofclimatevariabilityandclimatechangetotheirdaytodayjobs.
4. Toprovideasystemthatguidesusersinhowtorou7nelyapplyacomprehensiveriskassessmentandmanagementprocesstodecisionmaking,whereverrelevant.
5. Toprovideasignposttorelevantsourcesofinforma7on(par7cularlyopenaccessinforma7on)tohelpwithclimateresilientdecision-making.
hwp://ccoral.caribbeanclimate.bz/
THE FLOW:
EnterCCORAL:selectcountry/en7reregion
Screeningexercise
Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:
Expert(E)
End-to-endCRMprocesses
Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:Non-
Expert(NE)
Toolbox:70+CRMtools
¨Legisla7on¨Na7onalplanning¨Strategyorpolicy¨Programmeorproject¨ Budgetprep/evalua7on.
Informa7onandlinkstodatarelevanttoyourcountryofinterestandtheCaribbean.
Quickiden7fica7onofwhetheryourac7vityisclimate-influenced,andapriorityforfurtherassessment.
Guidanceonhowandwhyclimateisrelevantandcanbeintegratedintothedecisionsorganisa7onsmake.Informa7ontailoredtotheexperienceoftheuser.
Guidanceonundertakingacompleteclimateriskmanagement(CRM)process.
Asearchabletoolboxtofindthemostappropriatetoolstosupportyourprojectandexperience.
5 minutes
Varied Varied Varied 2 minutes
THE FLOW:
EnterCCORAL:selectcountry/en7reregion
Screeningexercise
Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:
Expert(E)
End-to-endCRMprocesses
Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:Non-
Expert(NE)
Toolbox:70+CRMtools
¨Legisla7on¨Na7onalplanning¨Strategyorpolicy¨Programmeorproject¨ Budgetprep/evalua7on.
Informa7onandlinkstodatarelevanttoyourcountryofinterestandtheCaribbean.
Quickiden7fica7onofwhetheryourac7vityisclimate-influenced,andapriorityforfurtherassessment.
Guidanceonhowandwhyclimateisrelevantandcanbeintegratedintothedecisionsorganisa7onsmake.Informa7ontailoredtotheexperienceoftheuser.
Guidanceonundertakingacompleteclimateriskmanagement(CRM)process.
Asearchabletoolboxtofindthemostappropriatetoolstosupportyourprojectandexperience.
5 minutes
Varied Varied Varied 2 minutes
UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE INFLUENCE:
Toolprovidestailoredguidance:
1. Table:iden7fyingkeyques7ons.
2. Workbook:providingdetailedguidanceateachstage.
3. Resources:tosupportdecisionmakerstoanswertheques7ons.
THE FLOW:
EnterCCORAL:selectcountry/en7reregion
Screeningexercise
Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:
Expert(E)
End-to-endCRMprocesses
Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:Non-
Expert(NE)
Toolbox:70+CRMtools
¨Legisla7on¨Na7onalplanning¨Strategyorpolicy¨Programmeorproject¨ Budgetprep/evalua7on.
Informa7onandlinkstodatarelevanttoyourcountryofinterestandtheCaribbean.
Quickiden7fica7onofwhetheryourac7vityisclimate-influenced,andapriorityforfurtherassessment.
Guidanceonhowandwhyclimateisrelevantandcanbeintegratedintothedecisionsorganisa7onsmake.Informa7ontailoredtotheexperienceoftheuser.
Guidanceonundertakingacompleteclimateriskmanagement(CRM)process.
Asearchabletoolboxtofindthemostappropriatetoolstosupportyourprojectandexperience.
5 minutes
Varied Varied Varied 2 minutes
4 PROCESSES OFFERED
Endtoend’climateriskmanagementprocesses
Tool
Tool Decision-making process
Focus or approach
National scale
DRR User friendly
Costing/ financing
inf.
Case study
CEDRIG P, PG, S Integration DDR ✔ ✔ ✔
Caribbean Risk Management
Guidelines for CCA DM
P,PG,L Caribbean ✔ ✔ ✔
Climate Proofing for Development
All Development ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
P= Project; PG= Programme; S=Strategic; L=Legislation;
THE FLOW:
EnterCCORAL:selectcountry/en7reregion
Screeningexercise
Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:
Expert(E)
End-to-endCRMprocesses
Understandingclimateinfluenceondecisions:Non-
Expert(NE)
Toolbox:167CRMtools
¨Legisla7on¨Na7onalplanning¨Strategyorpolicy¨Programmeorproject¨ Budgetprep/evalua7on.
Informa7onandlinkstodatarelevanttoyourcountryofinterestandtheCaribbean.
Quickiden7fica7onofwhetheryourac7vityisclimate-influenced,andapriorityforfurtherassessment.
Guidanceonhowandwhyclimateisrelevantandcanbeintegratedintothedecisionsorganisa7onsmake.Informa7ontailoredtotheexperienceoftheuser.
Guidanceonundertakingacompleteclimateriskmanagement(CRM)process.
Asearchabletoolboxtofindthemostappropriatetoolstosupportyourprojectandexperience.
5 minutes
Varied Varied Varied 2 minutes
TOOLBOX
Awiderangeofresources:
• 167CRMtools
• Easysearchdashboard
Useto:
• SupplementCCORALguidance
• Findsupportmaterialforaspecificissue
TRAINING & COMMUNICATION
TRAINING AND COMMUNICATIONS
• Highprofilelauncheventsinpilotcountries(Belize,Barbados,JamaicaandSuriname).
• Videos,infographicsandinforma7onbriefs.
• Trainingsessions(s7llongoing).
BECOMING EMBEDDED
CONCLUDING REMARKS
CLOSING REMARKS: WHAT WE LEARNED.
Webtoolsneedtobeacceptedtobeused.FactorsinCCORAL’ssuccessinclude:
• Respondingtoaclearandacceptedthreatofclimatechange.
• Basedonanestablishedpolicyframeworkwithhighlevelapproval.
• Developedbyusers.
• Producedandcontrolledbyatrustedsourceofclimatechangeinforma7on(CCCCCs).
• Par7cipatorydesign–usersdiscovertheclimaterisks–ac7vitybasednot‘informa7ononly’.
• Easilynavigable–earlyexitsandnevertrapped.
• Alotoftrainingandcommunica7onswithbuy-infromhigh-leveldecisionmakers.
• Sustainedengagementoveralongperiodof7me–it’sbeen4yearssincelaunch.
REFERENCES
1. TheCCORALtool:hwp://ccoral.caribbeanclimate.bz/
2. TheCaribbeanCommunityClimateChangeCentre:hwp://www.caribbeanclimate.bz/
3. Bueno, R., Herzfeld, C., Stanton, E. A., & Ackerman, F. (2008). The Caribbean and climate change: The costs of inaction. Retrieved from Stockholm Environmental Institute website: http://seius.org/Publications_PDF/SEICaribbeanAndClimateChange-08.pdf
4. Bynoe, M., Cain, D., and Peralta, A. (2014) The use of Benefit Cost Analysis to assess Adaptation and Mitigation Interventions in the Caribbean: Case Studies. Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)
5. United Nations Department of Public Information (2005). "Grenada Rebuilds". ReliefWeb:. http://reliefweb.int/report/grenada/grenada-rebuilds
6. Yearwood S., (2013) Developing Micro-insurance as a Climate Adaptation Strategy for Small Island Coastal Communities: Comparing the needs, viability, and feasibility for micro-insurance in Mauritius, Seychelles, Saint Lucia and Jamaica LINK
7. CARICOM (2009) Liliendaal Declaration On Climate Change And Development: https://www.lcds.gov.gy/index.php/documents/reports/national/liliendaal-declaration-on-climate-change-and-development
8. CCCCC (2009) The CARICOM Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change http://www.caribbeanclimate.bz/
9. CCCCC, Acclimatise (2012) Delivering Transformational Change 2011-2021 http://www.caribbeanclimate.bz/
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Awareness raising
Context
Vulnerability assessment
Risk assessment
Adaptation option
identification
Adaptation optional
appraisal
M&E
Whilethisisnotemphasised,thehighlevelguidancetakesusersthroughaseriesofques7onsthatmapontoacompleteclimateriskmanagementprocess