Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Development Planning:

1. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Development Planning: National Policy Dialogue in Senegal Dakar 12-14 April 2010

2. A brief perspective on START and its capacity building activities in Africa • Human Resource Development: Fellowships, (ACCFP); small grants for research >>> Regional research networks; • Institutional Strengthening: PASS, Regional research and training nodes; PACOM www.start.org

3. The Senegal National Dialogue is the fifth in the series of nine dialogues • Regional training and assessments to follow • The partners are: START, EU, UNEP, WCRP, WMO, IPCC Three regional centers: • IRA/PASS at UDSM, UGhana, BCAS Local organizers: ENDA (here); others

4. Structure of the Dialogue: • Consider the IPCC Assessments and projections: Science: • Issues of Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation; Issues of Mitigation • Consider Senegal National Issues, Concerns and Strategies INTENT: • Foster continued national dialogue across all stakeholder communities, especially the Science-Policy-Practitioner-Civil Society Communities

5. Outcomes: • Informed and engaged communities • Informed participation in national and international efforts • Emphasize • Important to have a dialogue ; not just a series of Powerpoint presentations and Q&A • A few thoughts… • Perception of Interaction between Science-Policy-Practitioner communities • Adaptation (and Mitigation) is a dynamic adjustment process and intimately connected to sustainable development

6. Science-Policy-Practitioner communities Roger Kasperson

8. THREE MAJOR TYPES OF Interactions (“SPIDER WEBS”) • SIMPLE SPIDER WEB • Strong linkage between science and primary decision makers • Example: IPCC • COMPLEX BUT STABLE SPIDER WEBS • More numerous and complex stakeholders • Less direct linkage: science and decision making • Example: Nuclear proliferation • DYNAMIC AND UNSTABLE SPIDER WEBS • Complex actors, shifting actors and coalitions • Diffuse and contentious • Example: Marine fisheries, sectoral issues and livelihoods Roger Kasperson

9. Adaptation in a “stationary climate” has been happening, mostly in a reactive fashion • BUT, normal climate can no longer be assumed! Must engage in anticipatory actions as a dynamic process of adjustment

10. Formerly Now and in future • Stationery climate • Event and recover • Droughts • Coastal floods • Local disasters • Humanitarian • Common concern • Uncertain changing • Merging events • Progressive desiccation • Sea level rise • Systemic risks • Risk reduction • Common responsibility Ian Burton

11. Integration Challenges • Adaptation is local, regional, national, trans-border, international, global • Adaptation is multi-sectoral: water, health, ecosystem services, infrastructure, forests, fish, agriculture • Adaptation co-benefits or emissions? • Adaptation is a dynamic process • Multiple risks, floods, droughts, cyclones and SLR Ian Burton

12. A New Paradigm • ADAPTATION as well as Mitigation • An economic development and an equity issue • A security issue • A governance issue • A long-term imperative • Resilience? • A Resilient Senegal in an Adaptive World Ian Burton

13. Good View/perspective … But, neither good adaptation, Nor mitigation!!