Development Account Projects
Integrating climate change into national sustainable development strategies and plans in Latin America and the Caribbean
Background:
The impacts of climate change pose a serious threat to economic, environmental and social systems, particularly in developing countries. The project will seek to strengthen the capacity of countries to integrate climate change concerns, especially with regard to adaptation, into their national sustainable development strategies (NSDS) and other planning processes, particularly with regard to technology transfer. The project will focus on impacts on ecosystems, water resources, agriculture, coastal zones, human health and natural disasters. At the same time, the project will also cover options for climate change mitigation available to developing countries in order to allow an integrated approach towards climate change. The project addresses major issues related to technology transfer and strengthens the capacity of countries for the absorption of climate related technologies. A special focus will be placed on identifying technological needs and technology transfer barriers.
There is consensus in the United Nations system that climate change should be addressed in the broader context of sustainable development.The project seeks to strengthen the capacity of countries to integrate climate change concerns, especially with regard to adaptation, into their national sustainable development strategies (NSDS) and other planning processes, particularly with regard to technology transfer. The project focuses on impacts on ecosystems, water resources, agriculture, coastal zones, human health and natural disasters. The project addresses major issues related to technology transfer and strengthens the capacity of countries for the absorption of climate related technologies. A special focus will be placed on identifying technological needs and technology transfer barriers. In order to assist countries in deriving goals for adaptation and mitigation and in monitoring their NSDS, methodological approaches and indicators will be developed. The methodologies and set of indicators will be pilot tested in three countries selected from the Latin America and Caribbean region including one small island developing state.
Objective:
To strengthen the capacity of countries to integrate climate change concerns into their National Sustainable Development Strategies and other planning processes, particularly with regard to technology transfer.
Expected Accomplishments:
- Strengthened national sustainable development policies and programmes by piloting, in selected developing countries, methodologies and sets of indicators for assessing climate change including impacts and vulnerabilities, especially with the aim of identifying possible adaptation measures and defining policy options at the national level.
- Increased awareness and understanding of environmentally sound technologies relevant to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Increased synergies among private and public decision makers for the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies by enhancing information exchange that facilitates the formulation of appropriate national policies.
Implementation Status:
Project implementation commenced in 2008.
