nap expo 2015 session vii, iv transboundary water resources, gwp

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Transboundary Water Resources

Regional Approaches and NAPs

Presented by Andrew Takawira

NAP Expo, 15 April 2015 Bonn, Germany

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Water Climate and Development Programme www.gwp.org

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Overview


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• Overview of the AMCOW Water, Climate and Development Programme implemented by GWP and partners

• Regional approaches in WACDEP • Generation of knowledge products

• Capacity development

• Transboundary Assessments

• Strengthening climate information systems

• Support in regional strategy formulation and implementation

• Lessons learnt in supporting national efforts

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Overview of WACDEP


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Background

In November 2010 at the 3rd Africa Water Week in Addis Ababa:

• AMCOW EXCO issued a decision for GWP and partners to operationalise the Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP)

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WACDEP implements commitments in the 2008

Sharm el Sheik Declaration by the AU Heads of

State on Water

And is central to the delivery of climate related

activites in the AMCOW Triennial WorkPlan


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Framing Water and Climate Issues in WACDEP

• Water is the primary medium through which climate change influences the Earth ecosystems – livelihoods and well-being of societies (UN-Water)

• Water is the agent that delivers many of the impacts of climate change to society, for example to the energy, agriculture, and transport sectors (IPCC WGII AR5)

• Water is a shared resource in Africa more than 60 shared water basins – transboundary cooperation key in addressing adaptation to climate issues

• Impacts extend beyond the sphere of influence of the water sector – requires cooperation

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Goal of WACDEP

The goal of WACDEP is to promote water as a key part of sustainable regional and national development and contribute to climate change adaptation for economic growth and human security.


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Overall objective of WACDEP

To support integration of water security and climate resilience into development planning and decision making processes

• AMCOW programme implemented by the Global Water Partnership and partners

in Africa

• Also now being implemented in other regions by GWP


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Supporting regional processes

West Africa - ECOWAS

East Africa – EAC and IGAD

Central Africa - ECCAS

Southern Africa - SADC


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North West Sahara Aquifer (SASS) –

Consultative Mechanism

Volta Basin (Volta Basin Authority)

Lake Chad Basin (Lake Chad Commission)

Limpopo Basin – Limpopo Watercourse

Commission (LIMCOM)

Kagera Basin (Lake Victoria Basin

Commission and NELSAP)

Regional and Transboundary Cooperation

– 5 transboundary water basins


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• Ghana • Burkina Faso • Cameroon • Tunisia • Burundi • Rwanda • Mozambique • Zimbabwe

Implementing in 8 Countries in Africa


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WP 1: Regional and transboundary cooperation WP 2: National development and sector plans WP 3: No/low regret investments WP 4: Project preparation and financing WP 5: Local projects building water security and climate resilience

Goal 1 Catalyse change in policies and practice

Goal 2 Generate and communicate knowledge

Goal 3 Strengthen partnerships

WP 6: Capacity building

WP 7: Knowledge awareness

WP 8: Partnerships and sustainability (Governance (M&E, fundraising, networking,

partnership)

GWP 3 strategic goals and the 8 work packages

WACDEP in Africa is funded by Austria Development Agency, DANIDA and DFID through GWPO With support from partners – CDKN, ICA, UNDP GEF


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WATER CLIMATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME -AFRICA

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Regional approaches in WACDEP


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1. Generation of knowledge products

Development of KP with tools to assist in

• understanding the problem,

• identifying, appraising, prioritising adaptation options

• and integrating water security and climate resilience into development planning processes

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Framework is key to the

identification and

prioritisation of adaptation

options


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2. Pan African Capacity development

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• Training 96 planners in the 8 African countries with support from CDKN (3-

4 institutions per country)

• 5 workshops over a period of 1 year following the Phases of the Strategic

Framework

• Participants are planners from water related sectors – identified through a

Capacity Needs Assessment carried out in each country

• Training linked to on-going processes in the participants home institution

• Senior decision makers (from institutions where the planners are coming

from) also involved in parts of the training

• Mentoring and coaching in between the 5 workshops

• Trainers are local experts trained at the Pan African level working with

UNDP GEF (including Economics of Climate Change Adaptation)

• Certification and online testing in partnership with UNITAR

• Looking to introducing online training on Water and Climate Change


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3. Carrying out assessments – to understand the problem

• Work in the Kagera Basin (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania) with NELSAP and LVBC

• Vulnerability mapping done at the transboundary level working with country teams (past climate and climate change scenarios)

• Identification of vulnerable hotspots

• The highland areas in Rwanda and Burundi up to Rusumo Falls

• The central areas in the Kagera Region: Rusumo up to Kagitumba

• The slopes from Kagitumba up to Kyaka Ferry and;

• The lowlands from Kyaka ferry to Lake Victoria.

• Propose adaptation options in the identified hotspots

• Next step – appraisal and ranking of options

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Hotspots-National Glance


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• Process for elaborating a regional hydrometeorological strategy and action plan

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5

Conceptualisation of process

Country Baseline Studies

Consolidation at regional and basin level. Optimal network

Elaboration and validation of strategy and action plan

Proposed protocol for data sharing in ECCAS

4. Strengthening climate information systems


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5. Support in Strategy formulation and implementation

GWP Southern Africa supported the development of a SADC Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the Water Sector


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Supporting the implementation of the SADC Climate Change Strategy in the Limpopo Basin

GWP Southern Africa is now supporting LIMCOM in the implementation of the SADC Climate Change Strategy in the Limpopo Basin


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Supporting the SASS consultation mechanism. Carrying out vulnerability assessments on aquifer system

Economic assessment - Impact of water related hazards in the Limpopo Basin – cost of inaction

Supporting in defining the Outlines and Principles of the VBA Master Plan – strengthening climate issues

IDMP in Horn of Africa implementing with WMO

IFM and IDMP implementation in West Africa. Support to ECOWAS developing guideline for VA


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Other examples of regional approaches

• Capacity Development • Targeted capacity building under the Associated Programme for Flood Management with WMO –

Project Preparation for Integrated Flood Management in the Volta Basin

• Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) – implemented with WMO in the Horn of Africa (with IGAD) and West Africa. Focus on capacity development on drought management tools and strategy development

• Assessments • Vulnerability Assessment of the Aquifer System in North Africa

• Supporting ECOWAS in developing guidance on water resources vulnerability assessments

• Study on the Economic Assessment of the Impact of water related hazards in the Limpopo Basin – cost of inaction

• Strategy formulation and implementation • Support to the development of the Volta Basin Master Plan – strengthening climate issues


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Lessons learnt in supporting national efforts


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Lessons Learnt

• The ECCAS case will lead to definition of an optimal network and data sharing agreement between countries

• Transboundary assessments are important in giving a holistic picture of the entire basin – thus promoting an integrated approach in defining interventions

• Regional strategies provide a good starting point for implementation

• Key challenge – ensuring water people involved in transboundary processes link into national adaptation processes

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Lessons Learnt

• Huge benefits in developing tools and common approaches at the regional level – the Strategic Framework has been well accepted at the national level

• Capacity development is key in driving the national efforts. At the regional level generic training modules should be developed and need to be adapted to country context

• In capacity development – it is key to involve local experts. Where capacities are low use regional experts to support

• Online Pan African group discussions promote sharing of experiences among the African planners – creating a community of practice

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