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Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change in Africa Towards Innovative and Effective Institutional Frameworks

Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change in Africa Towards Innovative and Effective Institutional Frameworks. Evans Kituyi Industrial Ecology Institute, University of Nairobi, Kenya. E-mail: ekituyi@uonbi.ac.ke. Africa and the Challenge of Adaptation: Institutions.

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Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change in Africa Towards Innovative and Effective Institutional Frameworks

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  1. Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change in AfricaTowards Innovative and Effective Institutional Frameworks Evans Kituyi Industrial Ecology Institute, University of Nairobi, Kenya. E-mail: ekituyi@uonbi.ac.ke

  2. Africa and the Challenge of Adaptation: Institutions • Wide range of factors for Africa’s vulnerability well known • Knowledge from past assessments not integrated in policies and programs • New approaches are needed to address adaptation more prominently than before • A key challenge is to re-orient the way African scientific institutions are organized • Guidelines needed on strategic programmes reform and identification of right partners in innovative networks

  3. Scientific Institutions—Examples

  4. Scoping of 4 Institutions

  5. Elements of good institutional programmes • Research to capture local complexities andrealities—avoid global prescriptions • Involve local groups/institutions in the design and implementation • Regular dialogue among researchers and policy/decision makers • Engage knowledge networks—local, regional or international in scope • Promote tripartite partnerships including government, civil society and business

  6. Elements of good institutional programmes (cont.) • Respond to national, regional and international policy processes and agreements (e.g. NSDSs, NEPAD, JPoI, MEAs, MDGs, WTO etc) • Engage local consultants and institutions to cut on transaction costs • Contribute to building local capacities (e.g. engaging MSc, PhD students on projects) • Should take on multidisciplinary approaches • Appropriate packaging and communication of research outcomes and monitoring impacts

  7. Institution role mapping Collect Data Map vulnerabilities impact prediction For a given sector X, at what stage in the chain does your institution have a role? Integrate new knowledge Implement policies & programs Policy analysis Institut. program review assess coping strategies Implement reviewed policies & programs Evaluation & Communication

  8. Proposed institutional arrangement: Example—Responding to Agro Impacts (Kenya) Local groups Knowledge Exchange Informing Strategies National Policies WMO DMCs IPAR Coordination Body KARI NEPAD Agenda MoA RING e.g. ZERO Local groups Local groups NGOs Communities UNFCCC CGIAR e.g. CYMMIT MDGs Local groups • Peer review • Exchange visits • Joint projects Network flexibility to expansion and networking with other sectors Other sectoral networks e.g. agriculture, forestry, coastal, water etc.

  9. Prerequisites • Awareness by institutional managers • Funding (local sources, FCCC/Kyoto funds) • Political support (national) • Regional Cooperation (AU, EAC, SADC, etc) • Connectivity to IT

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