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Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme (NCCSAP)

Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme (NCCSAP). Kees Dorland Ian Tellam. The Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme. Funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Development Co-operation.

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Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme (NCCSAP)

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  1. Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme(NCCSAP) Kees Dorland Ian Tellam

  2. The Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme • Funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Development Co-operation • Phase I managed by the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) in co-operation with the Coastal Zone Management Centre (CZM-C) • Period 1998- 2004 • Phase II managed by ETC International • Period 2003-2008

  3. Objectives of the Phase I • To enable developing countries to implement their commitments under the UNFCCC • To create a greater awareness of climate change issues and increase the involvement of policy-makers, scientists and general public • Capacity-building, transfer of knowledge and know-how • To contribute to sustainable development

  4. Overview Phase I

  5. Recommendations from NCCSAP I • Continue with and include more countries • Focus on policy oriented integrated adaptation assessment as part of integrated risk management • Focus on livelihood systems (regional and local scales) and poverty alleviation in vulnerable areas (e.g. river basins, coastal zones, other areas where the natural resource base in under pressure) • Include health and disaster prevention as priority area • Involvement of larger group of stakeholders in studies (e.g. office of the President, ministries of finance and economic affairs, national and local decision makers, social and economic sciences, selected NGOs, business) • Increase awareness creation in larger stakeholder group/expand climate change constituency • Strengthen south-south cooperation

  6. Future activities • NCCSAP phase I • book • Goal • Content: • Introduction and methodology • Country results (summaries + highlights) • Cross-country synthesis by sector • Evaluation (experiences and lessons learned) • Where do we go from here? • Summary and conclusions, - Bhutan

  7. Future activities • NCCSAP phase II Further information: www.nccsap.net • Other activities • MCA and CBA for adaptation assessments (Definite) • Financing adaptation • Adaptation assessments Europe and DCs • Etc.

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