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Research Activities in Response to IPCC TAR

Research Activities in Response to IPCC TAR. John Christensen UNEP. Outline of Presentation . UNEP’s general role w. IPCC Research areas : CC Science & Impacts Vulnerability & Adaptation Mitigation Technologies, P & M, Finance Kyoto Mechanisms Sustainable development and CC.

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Research Activities in Response to IPCC TAR

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  1. Research Activities in Response to IPCC TAR John Christensen UNEP

  2. Outline of Presentation • UNEP’s general role w. IPCC • Research areas : • CC Science & Impacts • Vulnerability & Adaptation • Mitigation • Technologies, P & M, Finance • Kyoto Mechanisms • Sustainable development and CC

  3. CC Science and Impacts • World Climate Programme • World Climate Impacts and Response Strategies Programme (WCIRP) • Support to the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) • Impact analysis guidance

  4. Vulnerability & Adaptation • The TAR identified gaps in existing understanding of the nature of vulnerability and opportunities for adaptation. • Plus a need for improved scientific and technical capacity to conduct the integrated, multi-disciplinary regional investigations necessary to fill these gaps, esp. in developing countries.

  5. V & A (II) • AIACC - Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors • National regional research on V & A including 40 countries • Training and capacity building • 2nd generation V & A assessments • Vulnerability Indicators • Integrated assessment of adaptation options in development context

  6. IPCC Research Priorities – WG III • Further exploration of the regional, country and sector specific potential of technological and social innovation options (technology diffusion, social innovation). • Economic, social and institutional issues related to cc mitigation in all countries (developing countries). • Methodologies for analysis of the potential of mitigation options and their costs (technology learning, risk, assessing implementation policies). • Evaluating cc mitigation options in the context of development, sustainability and equity.

  7. Mitigation (I) • Development and Climate • Energy technologies and finance • Policy Instruments and mitigation analysis • CDM & Emissions Trading • LULUCF

  8. Development and Climate • International UNEP programme with partner institutions from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, Senegal, Denmark, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands and the United States • Organisations associated with the project include IEA, OECD, UN Foundation, WB, UNDP, FCCC Secretariat and a number of government institutions from development and environment • Explore national development strategies and policies that both meet development priorities and address climate change • Identify policy options and projects that assist in the transition to long term sustainable development including climate change • Extract lessons towards a global regime addressing climate change

  9. Energy Activities • Renewable energy • Example : Rural enterprise development programme (REED) with activities in 4 African countries, Brazil and China, Solar energy in India, RETs in North Africa – all combine concept development and pilot applications • Energy Finance • Sustainable energy finance initiative • Energy for SD • Global network on energy for SD (GNESD) • Transport • Mobility Forum, Network on Sustainable Transport

  10. Network Members • Established Energy Centres • Energy Research Institutions • Network Partners • Government agencies • UN organizations / IGOs • International Development Banks • Existing regional energy networks • NGOs • Private sector companies and industry associations • Donors Network Assembly • Ad Hoc Working Groups Steering Committee Secretariat Global Network on Energy for SD • GNESD Structure: • The Assembly 22 November formally appoved the Structure of GNESD

  11. Awareness raising Support national capacity development in 12 countries Facilitate institutional structures inc. DNA Facilitate development of pipeline of projects Analytical work program SD indicators Baseline assessment Legal issues Bundling Finance Mainstreaming CD for CDM

  12. LULUCF • Assessment of socio-economic and environmental aspects • Mainstreaming in forestry and agriculture w. CGIAR • Linking adaptation and mitigation • Capacity Building

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