Purushottam GhimireJoint-Secretary and Chief of Environment Division

Focal Person of UNFCCC/UNEP, NPD-NAPA and PPCRMinistry of Environment

26th Nov,2010 Cancun , Mexico For IIED/ECBI Workshop

Objectives (Article 2) - Achieve stabilisation of greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system; and also achieve such level within a time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, and ensure that food production is not threatened, and enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner

UNFCCC Signature: 12 June 1992 in Rio Earth Summit Ratification: 2 May 1994 Entry into force in Nepal: 31 July 1994 First Initial National Communication Report (July 2004)

shared with PartiesKyoto Protocol Text adopted: 11 December 1997 in Kyoto Deposition of instrument of Accession: 16 Sept. 2005 Entry into force (global) 16 February 2005; and Nepal: 14

December 2005CDM/DNA MoE to function as Designated National Authority (DNA) for

CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) activities on 22 December 2005

Regional Conference organised for building common understanding among SAARC 31st Aug 1st Sept 2009, Nepal

2 September 2009 - Understanding between the GON & development partners on ways to address climate change challenges

Six set of principles signed by 14 donors

ADB TA, on Capacity building and Institutional framework Assessment, and Awareness.

DANIDA Strengthening the Capacity building on Negotiations and COP 15/16 Preparation – MOE.

FAO- Agriculture and Climate Change Project –MOAC Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest

Degradation (REDD) – MOFC Second National Communication through UNEP/GEF – MOE Technology Needs Assessment supported by UNEP Nepal is selected for PPCR and SREP 110 Million $ and up to

40Million $ respectively

National Climate Change Initiatives/continued

Mountainous Countries Alliance/ Initiatives 2010 and Unit Establishing Process within MOE.

Association of CoP15, Accord with Reservation (1.5 Degree Celsius and Easy and Direct Access of Funds).

National Planning Commission has Initiated Climate Resilience Planning Process (Support from ADB TA for up coming Plan 3 Years from July 2010).

Mitigation Plan on Climate Change is National Agenda ( Dialogue started with National Stakeholders AEPC, Industries, Forest, Local Government Bodies, NGOs, Civil Society + Users).

R & D on Climate Change Initiated within MOE in Collaboration with Universities 2010.

National Climate Change Initiatives Cont.

The NAPA Process

National Climate Change Adaptation InitiativesNational Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives

Policies, governing/coordinating bodies, regulations, Programmes

Mainstreaming Climate Change adaptation into National Development

National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

NAPA ObjectivesPoverty reductionLivelihoods diversification/improvement

Building community resilience

NAPA ProcessProject setup-TWG setup-Consultations-Vulnerability assessment-Project prioritization-Project proposals

Decentralized adaptation programme implementation mechanism development

Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA)

LAPA coordination mechanism

LAPA Formulation mechanism

LAPA implementation mechanism

LAPA pilotingLAPA piloting

NAPA OutcomesNAPA documentClimate change knowledge management platform

National and regional climate change learning centre

NAPA project(s) implementation mechanism

Multi-stakeholder partnership framework of action

NAPA Updates

Negotiation issues Developed vs Developing countries Developing vs economy in transition

country Annex 1 Vs Non- Annex countries Adaptation Vs Mitigation Adaptation Vs ResilienceFunding issues Ensuring country driven process General ODA and CC additionally Ambiguity in commitment and reality Implementing agencies Direct access to fund

Major issues in climate change negotiations

Adaptation issue in negotiations is very often overlooked. Country specific issues are seriously bypassed

A conflict between adaptation and mitigation has been tried to be created

New issues like CCS, REDD have been developed as critical issues

Lack of common understanding among the concerned groups like G77&China, LDC and others

Understanding on adaptation is different between developed and developing countries

Urgent and immediate actions are pushed backward

Pledge vs commitment Commitment vs principle Principle vs practice Practice vs outputs Outputs vs outcomesOutcomes for climate resilient sustainable

development

COP negotiations are very much mangled with several issues therefore adaptation should be dealt completely separately