Water, Climate & Development Day Water and the Nairobi Work Programme

UNFCCC secretariat, Adaptation programme

Festus Luboyera

Water, Climate & Development Day

Water and the Nairobi Work Programme

Durban, South Africa, 3 December 2011

UN Climate Change Conference

• Background on the Nairobi work programme (NWP),

objectives, aims

• Key mandates on water under the Convention

• Stakeholders/Partners including the private sector

focusing on water

• Examples of recent knowledge products

• Case studies undertaken by Private sector partners

• Looking ahead: Future of the NWP

Overview

Nairobi work programme (NWP) Objective

• Five year programme 2005-2010

• Objective

To assist all Parties, in particular developing countries, including the least developed countries and small island developing States to:

• improve their understanding and assessment of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change;

• make informed decisions on practical adaptation actions and measures to respond to climate change on a sound scientific, technical and socio-economic basis, taking into account current and future climate change and variability.

http://unfccc.int/nwp

The Nairobi work programme aims to accomplish the following through its 9 broad areas:

• Information on needs, gaps and priority actions;

• Updates on relevant ongoing activities;

• Knowledge and information products (e.g. methods & tools, experiences, good practices, lessons learned);

• Access to expertise under the UNFCCC process.

NWP Aims

•Article 4.1 (e) of Convention

All Parties shall “Cooperate in preparing for adaptation to the impacts of climate change; develop and elaborate appropriate and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources …..

•Paragraph 14 of Cancun Agreements - Decision 1/CP.16

•SBSTA 34th Session

The SBSTA requested the secretariat to prepare a technical paper on water and climate change impacts and adaptation strategies before its 35th session.

Key mandates on Water in the UNFCCC Negotiations

The NWP is jointly implemented by stakeholders including partner organizations and Parties

NWP has over 230 Partners including:

• UN organizations and agencies

• Intergovernmental organizations

• Non-governmental organizations

• Community based organizations

• Research institutions

• Regional centres

• Private sector

Stakeholder Implementation

• Global Water Partnership

• CATHALAC (Water Center for Humid Tropics of Latin America and the

Caribbean)

• Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)

• Cuban National Institute for Water Resources (INRH)

• International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

• Stockholm International Water Institute

• Water and Climate Coalition

• UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

• South African Water Research Commission

Examples of NWP Partners Focusing on Water…

Examples of recent knowledge products

Publication in close collaboration with GWP : Climate Change and Freshwater Resources –A Synthesis of Actions under the NWP

•Research and assessment

•Policy support

•Raising awareness and capacity building

•Adaptive actions on the ground

Technical Paper: Water and climate change impacts and adaptation strategies

•Analysis of existing scientific information on observed and projected impacts of climate change on water

•Information on links between climate change and freshwater resources

•Review of adaptation strategies for freshwater resources in regional, national and local initiatives

Veolia Water (Partner) : Desalination Plant in Sydney, Australia •Seawater reverse osmosis processing 266,000 cubic meters a day

•To ensure sustainable water supply in the face of Climate change

•Produces 15% of city water needs since 2010

Private Sector Partner Case Studies

Siemens (partner): SkyHydrant Water Purification Technology •Siemens using water technologies to assist UN to meet MDG goal on water

• Portable Water purification by simple and cheap ways - 20 Euros cents per person

•Many countries involved (e.g. Kenya, India, Oman, Thailand)

Private Sector Partner Case Studies

Nestlé: Farmer Training on Sustainable Farming Methods and Drought-Tolerant Cocoa

Varieties •Nestle Research and Development Centre in Tours, France collaborating other

Centers to produce quality Cocoa plants in Cote D’voire - less vulnerable to impacts of

climate change

•To invest CHF110 million in the next 10 years in the project

Private Sector Partner Case Studies

• Promoting information generated under the NWP through various means (LEG, CGE etc)

• Ensuring a two way interaction with the SBI in order to inform implementation

• Ensuring linkages with the Cancun Adaptation Framework, in particular the Adaptation Committee, the NAPs and the Programme on Loss and Damage

• NWP should focus on sectoral approaches

• Establishing focal points to facilitate implementation on the ground

• Enhance engagement and collaboration among partners

Looking Ahead: Future of the NWP

Thank you!

Festus Luboyera ([email protected])