national adaptation strategy concept and proposed development process in bosnia and herzegovina
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The NAS Concept and Proposed Development Process in Bosnia
and Herzegovina
Dr Gavin Jordan
July 2012, Teslic
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Introduction and Content of the Presentation
• Climate Change Adaptation
• National Adaptation Strategy: • The concept of NAS• Objectives• Sectors/areas on the basis of initial consultations and INC/SNC
• Proposed Structure
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Climate Change Adaptation
• Climate change models predict that the impacts of climate change will be most severe in Southern Europe
• Climate change is ‘apparently’ happening in BiH
“According to the report, the Drina river - which runs along the Serbia-Bosnia border - was some 11 times higher than usual.”NDTV, December 2010
Land mines shifted by Bosnia flooding: 'Only God knows where those mines went,' says one mine clearer.
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Low water level of the artificial lake on the river Neretva near the Bosnian town of Konjic, March 2011
The dams on the Neretva river near the lake feed a system that normally produces an average of 2,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year, but the drought shrunk output to just a quarter of that amount
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Differences in mean annual air temperature and precipitation 1981-2010. compared to 1961-1990.
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Climate Change Adaptation
• Climate change adaptation seeks to lower the risks posed by the consequences of climatic changes, by decreasing vulnerability, and increasing resilience to impacts.
• Adaptation measures help to reduce vulnerability• Adaptation measures utilise opportunities of climatic
changes, such as growing new crops in areas that were previously unsuitable.
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Climate Change Adaptation
• Climate Change Impacts cross sectors, geographical areas and research areas
• Require integrated climate change adaptation measures• This requires a strategic approach and a strategic
framework
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NATIONAL ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
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National Adaptation Strategies: Concept
• Standard strategic approach to climate change adaptation is ‘National Adaptation Strategy’
• No common criteria or structure, but there are common approaches
• A NAS is an integrated, coordinated, and comprehensive response to the threats of climate change: A blueprint for common action, with a cross-cutting approach
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National Adaptation Strategy: Concept
• A NAS contains the strategic priorities for effective climate change adaptation
• These are institutional and cross-working issues, as well as sectoral issues.
• A NAS usually contains an action plan for implementing the strategy, and perhaps the key elements of a potential adaptation programme.
• They sometimes include an outline budget and potential sources of funding.
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National Adaptation Strategy: Objectives
• The overall objective of a NAS is typically focused on ensuring that development is more resilient to climate change impacts by having a clear vision for an effective adaptation process.
• This is achieved through developing an enabling environment including improved science-policy Interactions, policy integration, research needs and awareness raising and knowledge transfer.
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National Adaptation Strategy: Objectives
• There are often further objectives specifically focused on key strategic issues:
• Knowledge generation • Information dissemination and management • Institutional frameworks• Policy development • Risk reduction
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National Adaptation Strategy: Sectors
• Seven potential priority sectors for the NAS:
• Agriculture• Biodiversity and sensitive ecosystems• Energy (hydro power)• Forestry• Human Health• Tourism• Water resources
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STRUCTURE OF THE NAS
See Concept Paper
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ACTIVITIES AND OUTPUTS FROM TODAY
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Activities
• Another, more detailed presentation this morning identifying Climate change-impacts, vulnerability and options for adaptation
• Discussion on NAS• Group work to identify adaptation priorities
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Outputs
• Detailed adaptation priorities• Better understanding of key issues for sectors
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Thank you!