WACDEP-Africa Capacity Development on Climate Resilience
1. WP 6: WACDEP- Africa Capacity development
“Economics of Adaptation, Water Security
and Climate Resilient Development in Africa”
26-30 August 2013
Stockholm, Sweden
HOUANYE K. Armand
2. 2
Partners:
AMCOW
CDKN
UNDP-GEF, UNEP
UNITAR, WHO, FAO and IFAD
NIRAS NATURA AB Cooperation
CapNet
GWP Global Regional and National Teams
3. Objective: enhance capacities and knowledge of
planners and decision makers in Africa to develop
no/low regret-investments and integrate these into
national development planning and decision making
processes.
WACDEP National Capacity Building Program:
8 countries
Support countries in developing Nation Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
WACDEP Transboundary Capacity Building
Program: Limpopo, Kagera, Lake Chad and Volta Basins, and the
North-Western Sahara Aquifer
6. 6
Generic deliverables in national level
8 National reports on assessed capacity building needs
Training plan
Learning material in 3 languages for 5 Workshops
Understanding the problem
Identifying and appraising options
Delivering investment solutions
Monitoring and moving forward
Wrap up, lessons learned
Capacity Building Team of 32 Experts for 8 countries
5 Workshops Nov 2013- Dec. 2014: 40 Workshops
Support to participants by mentors-trainers/ training period
7. 7
Generic deliverables in transboundary level
In collaboration with UNDP CapNet
5 transboundary river/aquifer systems reports on assessed
capacity building needs
1 Training plan & 1 adapted Learning Material for each of the
5 target transboundary river/aquifer systems
1 Capacity Building Team for each of the 5 target
transboundary river/aquifer systems
Workshops implemented in 2014
Support to participants based on-the-job training by mentors-
trainers/ training period
Planners and Decision Makers capacitated
8. 8
Indicators and targets in national level
Number of institutions with enhanced capacity
in climate resilience for water security
Indicators Details
Number of institutions with enhanced
capacity in climate resilience for water
security
3-4 institutions per Country:
24 – 32 for 8 Countries
Number of (individuals) decision-
makers and other stakeholders with
enhanced capacity to integrate WS &
CC considerations into development
plans and projects.
12 Planners
5 Decision Makers- 40
Altogether 136 Participants
Targets Planners and decision makers within Government
institutions of Finance and other relevant sectors as Water
Resources, Agriculture, Environment, Energy, Health and
Infrastructure.
Other stakeholders will be capacitated mainly under WP 4-5-6
9. Institutions-
Participants
Capacitated
during and
beyond the
training
period
Economic case to high level policy makers on the
importance of WS & CR development
Climate impact assessment and climate screening
Investment options in using cost benefit analysis,
cost effectiveness assessment
Robust decision in using the concept of no/low
regrets investments
Financing and investment portfolios for climate
resilient development
No/low regrets investments & development
planning processes
Expected outcomes in national level