CCCXG Global Forum March 2017 BGC Experience in informing on adaptation efforts by Etienne Coyette

1. GCCA+
Experience in informing on adaptation
efforts
OECD CCXG Paris 14-15 March 2017

2. Content
• Based on GCCA+ experience:
• - GCCA+ vulnerability index
• - recognising efforts
• - reviewing adequacy and effectiveness

3. GCCA+ initiative
• Since 2008, 59 actions in 42 countries and 8
regional blocks
 Policy dialogue, support to implementation,
knowledge management
 Monitoring and Evaluation: challenging!
variety of contexts, priorities and actions

4. GCCA+ vulnerability index
• Initial index 2008: need for an update in 2014
• Aim: assess vulnerability to climate change for
• Understanding vulnerability levels to CC
• Allocating resources to most vulnerable countries
• Reporting on climate action
• Monitoring evolution
• Assessing effectiveness and impact

5. What kind of indicators?
Criteria for selecting GCCA+ the indicators:
 Reliable & Scientifically robust
 Global coverage
 Open source
 Data in the public domain
 Regularly updated

7. Vulnerability Index for the GCCA+
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8. Challenges
• Links with overall Development results framework
• Definition of effectiveness of adaptation action!
• Effectiveness of adaptation actions: local vs
national level & consolidation of data
• Variety of indicators and indexes: comparison
• Availability of gender-disaggregated information

9. Recognising efforts
• Policy and process related indicators:
• NAPs and other adaptation plans
• Integration in policies in different sectors
• Planning and budgetting
• Institutional set-up
• Finance

10. Reviewing adequacy and
effectiveness
• Build on existing knowledge
• Best practices well documented in some areas
• Implementation related indicators:
• Use of composite indexes at national level
• Project-specific indicators
• Setting priorities
• Monitor effect on selected indicators