UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand

September 6, 2019

PHOTOS: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmP2Pac4

CONCEPT NOTE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ViZq6liUbe5LvI7GWXc0QAc_AOSXQHx8/view?usp=sharing

OUTPUT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZGIxfRWhgHrVYF0H8m3btg9WrFo4LK9V/view?usp=sharing

SUMMARY: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xFLOAVSxNym8IEcyHD3c6W4BSotpX2n_/view?usp=sharing

Cordaid Philippines, the municipality of Guiuan, and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), participated in the Regional Technical Experts Meeting on Adaptation (TEM-A) at the Asia Pacific Climate Week (APCW) last September 6, 2019 at the United Nations headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. This meeting was organized by the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), International federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Partners for Resilience (PfR), and BRACED.

Objectives of the meeting focus on successful implementation of adaptation measures through technical support and finance investment, as well as sharing of insights on network and policy priorities on adaptation finance in the Asia Pacific region.

The team shared local experiences and best practices on locally driven climate action, inclusive multi-stakeholder consultations, systems approach to resilience planning, and resource mobilization. Consolidated outputs from the workshop were then raised for consideration during COP 2019, with the following key takeaways from Asia climate dialogues and policy recommendations to scale-up adaptation finance in Asia-Pacific:

1. Increase finance for resilience.
2. Localization of finance is key.
3. Aligning domestic development expenditure with adaptation action.
4. Local climate risk management strategies
5. Enhance the enabling environment, including through the provision of incentives
6. Bridging community experience and access to scientific data to support local planning processes alongside adequate adaptation financing frameworks.