ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK and Climate Change Adaptation

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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK and Climate Change
Adaptation
Jay Roop Environment Specialist
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ADB is a multilateral development financial
institution owned by 67 members, 48 from the
region and 19 from other parts of the globe.
ADB's annual lending volume is typically about
6 billion, with technical assistance usually
totaling about 180 million a year. We have
more than 2,000 employees from over 50 countries.
Asian Development Bank
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ADBs strengths

• Presence in throughout Asia and Pacific 20
  resident missions, 3 subregional offices, and 2
  special offices ensure close communications with
  national governments
• Main counterpart is Ministry of Finance/Ministry
  of Planning
• ADB has a strong infrastructure portfolio
  (transport, energy, water resources) that can be
  developed with LDCF financing.
• ADB has adaptation experience

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ADBs strengths

• Presence in throughout Asia and Pacific 20
  resident missions, 3 subregional offices, and 2
  special offices ensure close communications with
  national governments
• Main counterpart is Ministry of Finance/Ministry
  of Planning
• ADB has a strong infrastructure portfolio
  (transport, energy, water resources) that can be
  developed with LDCF financing.
• ADB has adaptation experience

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ADB experience with GEF

• ADB has 8 years experience as GEF agency.
• ADB is Agency to 14 GEF Projects 6 more being
  proposed in 2007 One of the most active EAs.
• GEF Financing about 90 million USD, leveraging
  another 400-500 million USD in loans/grants
• GEF financed projects have been in biodiversity,
  climate change, and land degradation,

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Example ADB Responses to Climate Change Adaptation

• Regional TA (2007) on Promoting Climate Change
  Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific
• Focus Promote climate change adaptation
• Regional TA on Climate Change Adaptation Project
  for the Pacific
• Feb 2003 to Jan 2005
• Focus Assess CC Adaptation options though case
  studies
• Report Climate Proofing - A Risk-based Approach
  to Adaptation.
• Regional TA (2009) on Regional Partnership for
  Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster
  Preparedness
• Focus Further promote CC adaptation, and
  prepare strategy for key sectors, e.g.
  agriculture, water resources, etc and building
  preparedness for natural disasters
• Mainstream climate change adaptation into country
  program (CPS), and incorporate it in project
  design

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Introduction to the TA on Promoting Climate
Change Adaptation

• The TA is being designed to strengthen adaptation
  responses in Asia and Pacific Region
• The TA is valued at 3.6 million USD and will
  operate for 4 years.
• All of ADBs member countries are eligible to
  participate. Resources are limited and therefore
  will be disbursed through an application process.

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Example TA Component

• Component 2 Strengthen DMC Response to
  Adaptation
• Output Selected Developing Member Country
  updates plans, policies, and/or other actions to
  better adapt to future climatic conditions.
• Example activities
• assessment of the economic impacts of climate
  change
• improving understanding and use of climate change
  information
• developing in-country adaptation programs
• developing policies for addressing climate change
  adaptation in major economic sectors
• communications strategies for promoting policy
  options and adaptation strategies

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Can the TA assist with NAPAs?
YES

• The TA has small grants available for a broad
  range of activities, including
• Assess status of NAPA preparations
• Fill gaps in NAPA preparations
• Upgrade quality of NAPA work in key areas
• Conduct pilot activities under NAPA

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• Contact Details
• On Adaptation Mr. Jay Roop, Environment
  Specialist. jroop_at_adb.org
• On GEF/LDCF Mr. David McCauley, Senior
  Environmental Economist dmccauley_at_adb.org

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PART I

• ADB and Technical Assistance to Climate Change
  Adaptation

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TA Special Feature Small Grants for Activities

• Small Grants for Activities (SGA) will be
  oriented toward demonstrating cost-effective
  adaptation measures that lead to expanded
  investment support from ADB
• Eligibility criteria may include
• (i) field-based testing of promising adaptation
  measures with potential for replication (ii)
  policy or institutional reform initiatives
  relating to adaptation, (iv) regional or
  sub-regional efforts to identify or disseminate
  best practices, and (iv) efforts to build
  climate change adaptation considerations into
  ADBs regional or country programming.

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TA Special Feature Small Grants for Activities

• Eligibility criteria may include (continued)
• SGA will also contribute to improving climate
  adaptation responses in Asia Pacific,
  demonstrated support from member country
  (country-driven) and ADB regional departments
  technically strong design, sustainability,
  stakeholder involvement, replication potential,
  and consistency with ADB safeguards policy
• Prioritization criteria may include
• vulnerable ecosystem or people focus
  collaborative approach using partnerships and
  investment potential

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Expected TA Outcomes

• TA activities should help member countries
  develop the tools and experience necessary to
  adapt to climate change clarify the framework
  for adaptation needs and opportunities in Asia
  Pacific Region and be oriented towards creating
  opportunities for expanded investment support.

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PART II

• ADB and GEF Funds

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ADB and LDCF

• ADB is ready and able to assist with LDCF. We
  are currently considering some small island
  states.

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ADB and SPA

• SPA has limited funds (about 10 million USD)
• Limited funds are to be used for adaptation
  projects that simultaneously achieve biodiversity
  goals.
• ADB is preparing PIF for India

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ADB and SCCF

• Limited, if any funds available in SCCF
• If SCCF is replenished then ADB will pursue SCCF
  funding in cooperation with UNDP for a coastal
  infrastructure project in VN. Other countries
  will also be considered.