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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

German Strategic Cooperation with SIDS on Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Risk Management

Federal Republic of Germany
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    Climate change is altering our world. Its consequences, including storms, droughts and floods, are particularly severe for people in developing countries and SIDS. Through development cooperation, Germany is therefore helping partner countries to face the new challenges by offering expertise, funding and practical assistance. The support by the German Development Cooperation aims at strengthening the capacities of Pacific Island Countries and regional organisations to cope with the anticipated effects of climate change that will affect communities across the region. It focuses on key economic sectors such as agriculture and livestock, forestry, fisheries, and tourism. Further focal areas are energy and education, e.g. through primary and secondary education and technical and vocational training. In the Caribbean, German Development Cooperation addresses the increasing vulnerability of Caribbean Small Island and Low-lying Coastal States to climate change and the attendant negative impacts on rural communities and economies, ecosystems (terrestrial and aquatic), and natural resources management. The adaptation of farmland and forest management to the impacts of climate change is improved in eight member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The management of marine and coastal protected areas, including through investments in ecosystem services, in selected member states is improved and the climate change induced risks facing the Caribbean's coastal population are reduced.In addition, the Global Programme on risk assessment and management (loss and damage) aims to generate tried-and-tested action guidelines on climate risk assessment and management for application by German Development Cooperation and its international partners (including SIDS) in the UNFCCC and UNISDR process in regions that are severely affected by climate change.Since 2008 the German International Climate Initiative (IKI) has supported more than 35 projects with a volume of approx. EUR 120 Mio. (USD 161 Mio.) in SIDS or with direct participation of SIDS. The IKI is promoting climate resilient and low carbon development and the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Pacific, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. SIDS have a unique environment and wildlife that is affected by climate change and current developments.In this regard one major focus in the cooperation with SIDS is on Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches for Islands. In the light of current and future climatic change EbA measures conserve important ecosystems, restore them, or help to manage them sustainably. In this way, the resilience of ecosystems can be increased and the vulnerability of Islands and their environment be gradually reduced.
    Implementation of the Project/Activity

    The implementation methodologies depend on the project type and include capacity development, technical and policy advice, investments, implementation and financing of agreed measures and pilot projects, studies, development of approaches and concepts, technology transfer and others.

    Capacity

    Capacity Development is integral part of all German development cooperation and IKI projects. The detailed arrangements depend on the specific project design.

    Governed

    Coordination is guaranteed by the respective regional organizations in the Pacific (SPC) and the Caribbean (CARICOM). The German development cooperation support for SIDS in the field of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management is subject to regular negotiations and agreements between partners.

    Partners
    In particular: Secretariat of the Pacific Commission (SPC), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
    Partner Countries: Ongoing or planned cooperation inter alia with:
    Caribbean: Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    Pacific: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
    Global: selected pilot countries including SIDS

    Goal 13

    Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

    Goal 13

    13.1

    Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries

    13.1.1

    Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

    13.1.2

    Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

    13.1.3

    Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

    13.2

    Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

    13.2.1

    Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    13.2.2

    Total greenhouse gas emissions per year

    13.3

    Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

    13.3.1

    Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment

    13.a

    Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible

    13.a.1

    Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025

    13.b

    Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities


     

    13.b.1

    Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    Goal 14

    Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

    Goal 14

    14.1

    By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

    14.1.1

    (a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

    14.2

    By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

    14.2.1

    Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

    14.3

    Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

    14.3.1
    Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

    14.4

    By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

    14.4.1
    Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

    14.5

    By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

    14.5.1
    Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

    14.6

    By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

    14.6.1

    Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

    14.7

    By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

    14.7.1

    Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

    14.a

    Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

    14.a.1
    Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

    14.b

    Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

    14.b.1

    Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

    14.c

    Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"

    14.c.1

    Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

    Coping with Climate Change and Loss & Damage in the Pacific island region: The Pacific programme supports the regional organisations, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP) and the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), in improving their information packages, advisory services and training opportunities on the topic of climate change. The programme focuses on natural resources found on land and in coastal waters, as well as on tourism, energy and training. In particular, deliverables are: 1.Strengthening governance structures & leadership skills in Choiseul; 2.Supporting livelihoods through healthy ecosystems; 3.Strengthening partnerships & coordination; 4.Promoting sustainable economic development of Lauru communities and Choiseul Province; 5.CC awareness raising and education; 6.Enhancing food security; 7.Promoting appropriate and climate-friendly infrastructures & technologies; 8.Securing water availability, accessibility and quality for local communities; 9.Implementing strategies to ensure sustainability of the programme; The global programme on risk assessment and management for adaptation to climate change will operate pilot activities in the pacific island region in order to generate innovative concepts and tried-and-tested action guidelines on climate risk assessment and management, which will support at-risk countries, in particular SIDS, in their efforts to adapt to climate change and cope with losses and damages. The programme’s main function is to generate experience that 1.can be used to help partner countries better manage challenges with regard to loss and damage from climate change and 2.simultaneously fuels the international climate policy dialogue with informed recommendations for action and proven concepts. The total budget of both programmes is approx. EUR 44.2 Mio. (USD 59.5 Mio.).
    Management of terrestrial and marine resources in the face of climate change in the small island states of the Caribbean: Two technical and one finance cooperation programme support numerous activities in the CARICOM region to address the increasing vulnerability of Caribbean Small Island and Low-lying Coastal States (SIDS) to climate change with a total budget of approx. EUR 21.3 Mio (USD 28.7 Mio.). Financial cooperation seeks to reduce the climate change induced risks facing the Caribbean’s coastal population through investments including, among others, the purchase of equipment directly related to marine protected areas management, reforestation, slope stabilization, coral reef restoration, construction of artificial reefs and break water. In addition, assistance will be provided to the countries in the preparation and implementation of the local adaptation measures, monitoring of project goals and impacts, and the systematization and dissemination of project experiences.Technical cooperation gives support to local communities and various civil society organisations in form of advisory services, training, procurement of material goods as well as financing and assistance agreements, local subsidies and the establishment of dialogue platforms to implement the measures for adaptation to climate change impacts. The programmes’ overall goal is to conserve natural resources and diversify farming and forest management. It focuses on increasing climate resilience by improving water supply (increase in water retention). The measures introduced for wastewater disposal in coastal zones establish the necessary link to safeguard protected coastal marine areas and coral reefs. The programme on coastal resource management aims to halt the serious impacts of un-adapted use of terrestrial and marine areas, as well as the impacts of climate change, on biodiversity, marine and coastal protected areas and their ecosystem services.
    In the project Eastern Caribbean Marine Managed Areas Network (ECMMAN) climate resilience is enhanced in cooperation with six countries with a total budget of EUR 4 Mio. (USD 5.3 Mio.) The protection given to the designated areas ensures that sensitive marine ecosystems remain intact and are thus better able to withstand the stresses of climate change. Activities include enlarging and improving existing marine protected areas, promoting active involvement of the local population, and improving data and information systems as well as the network's financial and institutional sustainability. These will result in implementation of key elements of the Strategic Plan for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and the contribution to the LifeWeb – and Caribbean Challenge Initiative. The ECMMAN will be the basis for the creation of a new Marine Conservation Corridor that helps to preserve biodiversity, protect the livelihoods of the population, promote food security and sustainable tourism, and reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities to the risks of climate change.
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    Timeline
    01 January 1970 (date of completion)
    Entity
    International Climate Initiative
    SDGs
    Region
    1. Europe
    2. North America
    3. Asia and Pacific
    Countries
    Belize
    Belize
    Dominica
    Dominica
    Fiji
    Fiji
    Grenada
    Grenada
    Guyana
    Guyana
    Haiti
    Haiti
    Jamaica
    Jamaica
    Kiribati
    Kiribati
    Marshall Islands
    Marshall Islands
    Nauru
    Nauru
    Palau
    Palau
    Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea
    Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Samoa
    Samoa
    Solomon Islands
    Solomon Islands
    Tonga
    Tonga
    Tuvalu
    Tuvalu
    Vanuatu
    Vanuatu
    Contact Information

    1. Dr. Michael Siebert; 2. Programme Office of the International Climate Initiative, 1. Head Global programme on risk assessment and management for adaptation to climate change (loss & damage) ; 2. International Climate Initiative