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Climate Change

Main Issues:

Climate Change Mitigation Strategy:

The program will support efforts to conserve and enhance carbon stocks through sustainable management of land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF), and reduce GHG emissions by reducing forest degradation pressures on these lands in the wider R2R landscape. CCM-5: LULUCF: Promote conservation and enhancement of carbon stocks through sustainable management of land use, land-use change, and forestry. Many of the national projects will be linked, where opportunities exist, with cross-cutting Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) objectives and generate measurable reductions in GHG emissions. Several mitigation objectives will be achieved through the proposed national Project work on regulatory frameworks and through targeted activities at the regional level which aim to increase the commitment and strengthen the processes for mitigation of GHG emissions in protected area and forest management.

Outcomes:

Focal Area Objective Expected FA Outcomes Expected FA Outputs
CC5

Restoration and enhancement of carbon stocks in forests and non-forest lands

Forest and non-forest lands under good management practices

 

Climate Change Adaptation Strategy:

The program supports the PICs to become climate resilient by promoting both immediate and longer-term adaptation measures in development policies, plans, programs, projects and actions. It is aimed at reducing economic losses and social costs due to climate change, including from increased variability and more extreme climatic conditions of storms, droughts, floods, and sea-level rise. Two of the CC-A GEF 5 objectives are addressed by projects in the program with funding through the SCCF1 (CC-A 1, 2). As noted in B.1.2, the projects are consistent with 8 of the 9 program priority areas for adaptation. Through the national and regional projects, the program helps PICs mainstream adaptation into the development sectors, ICM, and IWRM as well as updating risk and vulnerability assessments to include the R2R approach consistent with CCA-2: Increasing Adaptive Capacity: Increase adaptive capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change, including variability, at local, national, regional and global level. Additionally, the pilot demonstrations will help reduce vulnerability and strengthen physical, natural, and social assets consistent with CCA-1: Reducing Vulnerability: Reduce vulnerability to the adverse impacts of climate change, including variability, at local, national, regional and global level, including pilot operations through the LDCF for Samoa.

Outcomes:

Focal Area Objective Expected FA Outcomes Expected FA Outputs
CCA1

1.1: Mainstreamed adaptation in broader development sectors frameworks at country level and in targeted vulnerable coastal areas

 

 

1.2: Reduced vulnerability in development sectors

Adaptation measures and necessary budget allocations included in relevant frameworks

Resilient infrastructure measures introduced to prevent economic losses

Vulnerable physical, natural and social assets strengthened in response to climate change impacts, including variability

CCA2

2.1: Increased knowledge and understanding of climate variability and change-induced risks at country level and in targeted vulnerable areas

Risk and vulnerability assessments conducted and updated

Systems in place to disseminate timely risk information

CCA3

3.1 Successful demonstration, deployment and transfer of relevant adaptation technology in targeted areas

Relevant adaptation technology transferred to targeted groups