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2NDGLOBALFORUMONEMERGENCYTELECOMMUNICATIONS
(GET-2016):SAVINGLIVES
25-28JANUARY2016
KUWAITCITY,KUWAIT
ICTsforClimateChangeMitigationandAdaptation- Tonga
Mr.PaulaP.Ma’u– CEOfortheMinistryofMeteorology,Energy,Information,
DisasterManagement,Environment,ClimateChangeandCommunications(MEIDECC)
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I.
ICTsImplementingUNGlobalAgendas
II. ParisAgreement
III. ICTonClimateChangeMitigationandAdaptation
IV. ClimateTechnologyCentreandNetwork(CTCN)and
RelatedAgencies
V. Tonga’sCommitment
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2015UNGlobalAgendas:
i. UNISDRSendaiDeclarationandFrameworkfor
DisasterRiskReduction2015-20130,adoptedon18
March2015,Sendai,Japan
§ 4PriorityActionswith7Targets
ii. UNGATransformingOurWorld:The2030Agenda
forSustainableDevelopment(SDG),adoptedon25
September2015,NewYork,U.S.A
§ 17Goalswith169Targetsand304Indicators
iii. UNFCCCParisAgreement,adoptedon12
December2015,Paris,France
§ 3Aimswith29Articles
2014UNSIDSSAMOAPathway
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a. AIMSto(Article2):
i. Holdincreaseinglobalaveragetemperaturetowell
below2ᵒCwitheffortstolimitto1.5ᵒCabovepreindustriallevel(by2100)- Mitigation
ii. Increaseabilitytoadapttotheadverseimpactsof
climatechangeandfosterclimateresilienceposing
nothreattofoodsecurity- Adaptation
iii. MakingfinanceflowstosupportlowGHG
emissionsandclimate-resilientefforts– CFinance
b. IntendedNationallyDeterminedContributions(INDCs)
§ AmbitioustargetstoreduceGHGemissionsand
increaseinvestmentinclimateresilience
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c.Background:
i. KyotoProtocolin1997agreedforGHGreduction
measuresfor2008-2012period
ii. Scopeofprotocolextendeduntil2020underthe
DohaAmendmenttotheprotocolin2012
iii. In2011theDurbanPlatform(ADP)tonegotiatea
legalinstrumentonclimatemitigationmeasures
from2020
iv. ParisAgreementwilltakeeffectfrom2020(and
reviewofINDCs)
v. Agreementopenforsignatureon22April2016and
willenterintoforcewhen55countriesoutof197
membersratify,accept,approveoraccedetoit
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a. TechnologyDevelopmentandTransferframework
(Article10):
i. Needsassessmentandenhancedimplementation
ii. Provisionofenhancedfinancialandtechnical
support
iii. Assessmentoftechnologiesreadyfortransfer
(deployment)
iv. Enhancingofenablingenvironment
b. CapacityBuilding(Article11)
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a. CTCNOperationalArmserving:
i.
Technicalsupportonneedsassessmentsonneeds,
barriers,types,efficiency,andevendeployment
ii. Technicalsupportforpolicy,legalandregulatory
formulations
iii. Trainings
iv. Supportontechnologyspecifications
v. Implementationanddeploymentsupport
b. RelatedAgenciesincludetheITU,WB,ADB(m-health),
etc
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Mitigationmeasures:
Ø 50%renewableenergyforgeneratingelectricityby
2020
Ø 70%renewableenergyby2030
Adaptationmeasures:
Ø ForeshoresandSeaWallsprojects
Ø ProtectedManagementAreas
ClimateFinance:– NationalEmergencyFund,PACRAFI,
Internationalcooperation
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§ Trainings:
Ø CTCNconductfirstWorkshopforPICsnextmonthin
Tonga
Ø Ongoingtrainingandcapacitybuildingarrangedand
sponsoredbyrelatedagencies
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OtherInitiatives/Projects:
Ø E-governmentproject
Ø Pre-positioningstockpile
Ø m-healthproject
Ø Earlywarningsystems
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ThankYou!!!!
E-mail:paulm@mic.gov.to
Tel:+67629170
Mob:+6768815340