Director, Operational Analysis, AKADEMIYA2063 Climate Change Initiatives in Africa: The contribution of CACCI for implementation Dr. Getaw Tadesse

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Introduction • Having a good policy is one step ahead of solving a problem • However, it is not a sufficient conduction for success • A policy is as good as its implementation • The objectives of this presentation • Review the different policy initiatives and their implementation challenges • Highlight the contribution of CACCI for program implementation

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Climate Change initiatives SDG Agenda 20263 Vision 2050- Rwanda GTP-Ethiopia Development strategies National, Continental and Global Climate Change strategies : PACC AU-CCRDS GGCRS-Rwanda Action Plans GRAC NDCs NAPs

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Share of countries with NAP in their NDCs Awareness of Threat and Willingness to Respond NDCs and NAPs in Africa NDC with NAP NDC only No NDC q 52 African countries have submitted their NDCs q Libya and Eritrea did not start domestic approval process q 45 countries updated their NDC

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Agriculture and Energy contributes more than 80% of the GHG emissions in most African countries Review of NDCs and NAPs in Africa Rwanda Senegal

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Source: Review of African Country NDCs-NAPs submitted to the UNFCCC , TAAN database 0 10 20 30 40 50 Agriculture (incl food security) W ater health Hum an settlem ent-Land… Biodiversity and ecosystem s Forestry Infrastucture and Transport Coastal protection Energy Education Tourism Finance and insurance W aste Number of African Countries Priority Sectors in African Country Adaptation Plans Review of NDCs and NAPs in Africa

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Adaptation Pathways in agriculture Adaption pathways Examples of adaption action Risk management channel Co-benefits 1. Intensification and sequestration Organic fertilizer, soil and water conservations, afforestation Absorbing Risk Increased productivity, mitigation, and finance 2. Intensification and methane reduction Expanding small livestock; improved rice cultivation Absorbing Risk Increased productivity, mitigation 3. Intensification Improved crop varieties; Fertilizer; irrigation Absorbing Risk Increased productivity 4. Rural Income diversification Agro-industrialization, employment, agribusiness, Escaping Risk Commercialization 5. Climate service Early warning, climate information Absorbing or escaping Responsiveness 6. Risk transfer Crop insurance Livestock insurance, saving Risk transfer Agribusiness 7. Social transfer Cash transfer, food transfer, social service, food reserve Risk sharing Solidarity and dignity Review of NDCs and NAPs in Africa

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR • Coordination and Execution Capacities • More Ambitions than Implementable Programs • Coherence and Consistency Between / Amongst Mitigation and Adaptation Plans • The use of climate services and access to affordable climate smart innovations • Access to climate finance • Data and Analytical Capacities for Program Design, Tracking and Reporting Gaps in Implementation Having good polices is not sufficient for success

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Highlights of CACCI contributions

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR CACCI Support for implementation Facilitate Successful Implementation of Country NDCs and NAPs Design/update climate policies Mainstream climate actions Access Climate Finance Implements climate actions Track, monitor and report Data & Analytics Capacity building Institutional Framework Technical Assistance

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR The CACCI Approach Linked to African Union Climate Change Agenda o Partnership with AU Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Blue Economy (DARBE) o Support to AU Climate Change and Resilience Development Strategy and Action Plan o Launched at COP26 in partnership with AU Commission o Direct Technical Assistance Support to DARBE o Data and analytics to guide actions on the ground

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR The CACCI approach Rwanda q We closely work with the MoE, REMA and the sub- sector working group on climate change q We signed an MoU with MoE and project agreement with REMA q Support MoE on strategic and policy issues, including supporting the M&E system, the implementation of Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) q Support REMA on operational issues and capacity building matters including technical support for measuring GHG emission, climate risks and vulnerability assessments Senegal q We closely work with the MoE, CSE and National Committee on Climate Change (COMNACC) q We signed MoE with MoE and contract with CSE q Within the MoE, we work with the Direction of Environment and Classified Establishments (DEEC) q We deal with DEEC on strategic and policy issues, including policy dialogues q We jointly work with CSE on analytical and capacity budiling Strong Local Partnership

Stakeholders’ Mapping in Rwanda Climate Change Subsector working group MININ FRA MINEC OFIN MINE MA MoE NLA RHA MINAGRI RISA MINIC OM RFA REMA RMeto RSA UR FONERWA RWB RCCDN RAB KFW RAPEP UNIL AK AIMS RAPEP ARECO REG GGGI RDA Water Aid RWACA ARCOS IUCN RICA Environment Agriculture Other ministries Civil society Academia/research

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Integrated Result Frameworks Ambitions Reduction of GHG Building resilience Green growth Climate Actions AFoLU Energy IPPU Waste System and capacity building Governance Capacity Finance Innovation IRF developed for Rwanda, Senegal and AU strategy

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Tracking GHG and Climate Risks in Senegal

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Household vulnerability in Rwanda VCC by district for Rwanda in 2021 0,61 0,29 0,38 0,43 0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 ADAPTIVE INCAPACITY SENSITIVITY EXPOSURE CLIMATE VULNERABILITY INDEX Rwanda By Sources vulnerability • Vulnerability has slightly reduced in Rwanda from 0.49 to 0.43 • The main source of vulnerability is poor adaptative capacity

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR Scaling climate smart agricultural practices 42 75 59 90 36 59 49 71 25 74 36 54 27 40 27 46 KENYA (2019) MALI (2018) NIGERIA (2018) SENEGAL(2018) Figure 1.The size of investment required to compensate the impact of climate change in percentage Soil and water conservation Improved variety adoption irrigation Organic and inorganic fertilizer use We observe impact if we scale up existing best practices

#2023ReSAKSS #2023ATOR • Plenty of comprehensive, multi-dimensional and good polices • Growing understanding, willingness and momentum • Inseparability of adaptation and mitigations actions • CC as an opportunity • However, we observe • Problems of coherence, integration and coordination • The need to • Revisit and specify ambitions and targets • Prioritize actions towards building adaptive capacity • Expand targeting and devolution • Scale up existing practices • Adopt new best practices and innovations • Carbon farming • Decarbonization of business operations Concluding Remarks

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