Advocating for pro-poor Adaptation PoliciesDeveloping the Joint Adaptation Standards

Workshop 22-23. April, Kathmandu, Nepal

Southern Voices Networks

2015 – 14: Two separate projects: SV on adaptation-and promoting pro-poor LCD

2008 – 10: Southern Voicestowards COP15 and beyondHosted at Danish 92-group

2013-mid 14: SV Phase 2 Cross-learning – Regional workshops toolbox Southernvoices.net

2011-12 SVoices on Climate Change Ph 1 – hosted at CARE DK

Southern Voices - storyline

Focus on CS networks Capacity building and advocacy Adaptation/low-carbon/REDD

Involving Southern CS in climate negotiations

Capacity-building, awareness-raising

Development Objective:Improved and successful advocacy for

pro-poor adaptation policies

WS specific objective 1Joint Adaptation Standards developed and informed from

a variety of country experiences

Introduced to adaptation practitioners through advocacy exercises

Improved through critical scrutiny

specific objective 2Workshop participants have improved capacity and tools for planning, implementing monitoring and evaluatingadvocacy on adaptation policies

ACHIEVEMENTS 2011- 12 Strengthened engagement with

governments Improved membership and

governance More strategic approach to

advocacy Better documentation and

evidence for advocacy – reports and policy papers

Stronger engagement with the press and the public

International report: Southern Voices on Climate Policy Choices

2012-13 FOCUS ON CROSS LEARNING Promote a learning culture between networks Training and cross-learning on CC advocacy – through

workshops Piloting a CC advocacy toolbox – input from SV-networks Webbased learning platform with increased use and

ownership by SV-networks Four regional facilitators to make it happen

SV regional workshops 2014

Asia, Agra, August

West Africa, Guinea, April

East & Southern Africa, Malawi MayNicaragua, August

Regional Workshop SUCCESS CRITERIA

Workshop should not be a one-off event

Links and connections established between people and organisations

Communication channels – set up between networks working on similar issues

Seeds planted for joint and coordinated actions

WHAT ARE OUR MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS ? – SELF ASSESSMENT 15 NETWORKS WARSAW

20%

24%

37%

19%

Transition – from SV programme to Thematic projects

Southern Voices on AdaptationDeveloping the JAS

Promoting pro-poor low-carbon strategies

Vietnam – CCWG CANSA RegFac, Asia

Malawi – CISONECC Africa Reg.Fac. Cambodia CCCN &

NGO-Forum

Nicaragua: ANACC Bolivia: LIDEMA SusWatch, LA –

Reg.Fac

5-7 additional partner networks to be selected to test JAS

Sustainable Energy DK

INFORSE networksWest AfricaE&S AfricaSouth Asia

CAN West AfricaCANLACAN South Asia

National partners in BoliviaTanzaniaMali, Vietnam, Peru, Haiti, Mozambique, Togo

The Southern Voices Big Picture

Impact on poverty, resilience and sustainability

Better national policies

International commitments

Effective policy implementation

Governance Resources

Multilateral funds

Bilateral funding

Donor national interests

action

action

action

action

evidence

Rationale behind SV - Adapt

Lesson from SV Phase 2: Learning easier between networks working on similar thematic issues

Promising results from national CS networks working with national governments

Many networks working on adaptation policies, all LDC going to develop National Adaptation Plans

Developing JAS aimed to link national CS advocacy across countries, to avoid isolation – a new way of cross learning

Focus on national adaptation planning

Countries different stages and approaches: NAP, resilience plans, mainstreaming CC in policies and development plans

A challenge to move from project/programme approach as in NAPAs, or AF – to a national planning approach

Also for CS a challenge to inform nation planning based on community lessons

Need for joining community experience with the policy perspective at national levels

Idea and theory behind JAS

• CS in-country advocacy strengthened by using standards developed in a cross-country process

• Common principles to capture / align asks of civil societies across countries

• Strengthen and complement existing adaptation processes

• Creating a shared framework for dialogue• Applied flexibly in different country contexts• The JAS is a process and a product: the initial JAS will be

improved from being tested in different country contexts

How JAS can be used at national level

To assess or measure existing national policy framework for adaptation

To frame dialogue with government and other stakeholders

To inform civil society advocacy and policy asks

As frame for sharing, comparing and learning from other country experiences

Wider international perspectives

International processes can be influenced through the JAS - though Dialogue with the UNFCCC NAP-section Informing national policy-makers / CS reps in

international policy fora – UNFCCC, WB, others…

Advisory board to be formed to win allies outside the limited actors in this pilot project

JAS call for proposals

Purpose to develop and test the JAS 5-7 small grants 15-20.000 USD over 1,5 year For advocacy on national adaptation policies By civil society networks and actors 3 - 4 in Africa, 1-2 in Asia, up to 1 in LA Priority to new country contexts and issues Launch May 1st, Send application including advocacy plan by 26th May Decision mid June

Southern Voices at CBA8

Poster prepared on Southern Voices and JAS Meeting 28/4 after dinner: Introducing the

JAS – to be planned and announced SV session on 29/4 – CS advocacy on finance

to adaptation: input JAS on finance SV session 28/4 morning Lobbying workshop

– introdruding SV advocacy toolkits Input into CBA8 advocacy statement

Advisory committee suggestions

CANDIDATES? CARE / PECCN IIED Asia? Red Cross? Africa / PACJA?

ENDA? Latin America? UNDP / UNFCCC?

ROLE Provide technical and

policy advice Link the SVA-JAS to

wider NGO community Link to other

stakeholders Participate in JAS

events when possibl:eBALANCES:• Regional – gender –

big logos – strong CS-actors/networks

Development Objective:Improved and successful advocacy for

pro-poor adaptation policies

WS specific objective 1Joint Adaptation Standards developed and informed from

a variety of country experiences

Introduced to adaptation practitioners through advocacy exercises

Improved through critical scrutiny

specific objective 2Workshop participants have improved capacity and tools for planning, implementing monitoring and evaluatingadvocacy on adaptation policies

JAS timelinePeriod Activities / Milestones

Phase 1to April 14

Development of NAP – LEG guidelines easy reader 10p Brainstorming workshops in SVA networks on JAS

At CBA8 Nepal Joint Adaptation Standards 1.0 developed at workshop at CBA8

Phase 2 to April 2015

JAS tested in +/- 10 countries in following steps: National adaptation status reports based on NAPs Advocacy plans and activities on selected issues by networks Sharing of experiences between networks

At CBA9 Bangladesh

Follow-up workshop develop produce a JAS 2.0 Share experiences from working with JAS through case studies

Phase 3 up to December 2015

JAS – finalised and fine tuned based in inputs Catalogue of case stories compiled and edited

At COP20 Paris Launch of JAS and catalogue of case stories

CC advocacy toolbox Tools to be developed from contributions by

SV- networks 4-6 pages each, available in English French,

Spanish, at the website for download

1) Working with the media to communicate climate change better

2) Raising awareness about climate change through different communication techniques

3) Influencing key decision-makers4) Influencing key climate change policies5) Monitoring and influencing how climate

finance is spent 6) How to strengthen networks working on

climate change advocacy7) Helping local voices reach those in power

Toolbox development by Hannah Reid, IIED

Brainstorm on JAS COP18FRAMEWORK Have separate policy on adaptation Institute local adaptation plans Make adaptation responsiblity of all

sectors

CONTENT Introduce adaptation into community

investment plans Balance infrastructure/construction and

non-construction expenditure Take into account differentiated needs

and vulnerabilities, of men and women, age groups etc.

Recognise and support actions based on local knowledge

PROCESS Involve CSOs in monitoring of programme

implementation Periodic review of adaptation policy, with

CSO inputs Have accountability mechanism for

government reporting to society Community participation in decision-

makingFINANCE Have mechanisms to manage

international adaptation funding flows Set up national fund for adaptation

projects Include innovative sources of domestic

funding for adaptation

Why two thematic applications?

End to SV priviliged access to Danish climate finance Ministry outsourced funding for CS to CISU: Civil

Society in Development Application through call for proposals – maximum 5

mio DKK (900.000 USD) Focus on advocacy interventions and capacity

building with international dimensions Strong requirements for Southern CS partners and

their governance and legitimacy

Management Structure – Southern Voices on Adaptation

Focus on advocacy

“Advocacy is a process of influencing ....selected people or institutions ......in order to achieve policy, practice, social, behavioural or political changes......that will benefit particular groups”