Priority Adaptation to Climate Change in
Fisheries and Integrated Coastal Resource
Management
SPC-FAO Workshop
Marilou Drilon
Pacific Department
Asian Development Bank
SPC Headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia
5-8 June 2012
Outline
• Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Regional Plan
of Action
• Coral Triangle in the Pacific Impact and
Outcome
• Country Priorities
• Climate Change Adaptation Financing
• Conclusion
CTI Regional Plan of Action
Priority seascapes designated and effectively managed
I.
 Priority seascapes designated with investment plans completed and sequenced.
 Marine and coastal resources within all “Priority Seascapes” are being sustainably
managed.
II.
Ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAFM) and
other marine resources fully applied
 strong legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks in place for achieving EAFM
 Improved income, livelihoods and food security of people in coastal communities across
the region through a sustainable coastal fisheries and poverty reduction initiative
(“COASTFISH”).
 By 2020, effective measures in place to ensure exploitation of shared tuna stocks is
sustainable, with tuna spawning areas and juvenile growth stages adequately protected.
 A more effective management a more sustainable trade in live-reef fish (LRF) and reefbased ornamentals achieved.
CTI Regional Plan of Action
III.
Marine protected areas established and effectively managed

A region-wide Coral Triangle MPA System (CTMPAS) in place and fully
functional.
IV. Strengthened Capacity in climate change adaptation

Region-wide early action plan for climate adaptation for the near-shore marine
and coastal environment developed.

Networked national centers of excellence on climate change adaptation for
marine and coastal environments are established and in full operation
V. Threatened species status improved

By 2020, improved status of sharks, sea turtles, marine mammals and other
identified threatened species.
Coral Triangle in the Pacific
Impact and Outcome
I.
Ensure food security
II. Build climate change resilience
III. Halting the decline in ecosystem productivity
IV. Sustainable local community development
Pacific Countries Priorities
I.
Fiji: Locally Managed Marine Area community based
management in Ra province
II. PNG: Managing land-based threats and identifying
livelihood opportunities and EAFM in Manus Island
III. Solomon Islands: ICRM & EAFM witin community
based program in Malaita and Isabel provinces
IV. Timor Leste: ICRM & EAFM in Atauro Island &
Batugede
V. Vanuatu: ICRM & EAFM in coastal communities
Priorities – with funding gaps
I.
Regional Funding Priorities
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•
II.
Study on welfare impacts of climate change across CT
Social and natural impacts of climate change identified and
database
Solomon Islands
•
Help coastal communities adapt to climate change
•
Inshore fisheries mapping activities
III. Timor Leste
•
•
Mangrove rehab as climate adaptation tool
Climate change information center
The continuum of adaptation financing
From vulnerability to
Impacts
Addressing the
drivers of
vulnerability
Building
response
capacity
Managing climate Confronting
risk
climate change
(poverty, nonclimatic factors)
(building
systems for
problem solving)
(incorporating
climate
information into
decision making)
Traditional development funding
(addressing
impacts
exclusively
associated with
climate)
New and additional adaptation funding
Funding Mechanisms for Adaptations to
Climate Change
Pilot Program for Climate Resilence - to address capacity, knowledge and
resources constraints to achieve climate resilience.
Climate Investment Fund - $75m grant over a five year period
ADB -- PPCR activities in Tonga and PNG, & regional level
World Bank -- PPCR activities in Samoa
Country level : Samoa ($25m grant), Tonga ($15m grant) & PNG ($25m)
Region-wide interventions covering 14 Pacific DMCs ($10m)
Australia: AusAID and Dept. of Climate Change & Energy Efficiency
UNDP, EU, DFID
Implementing partners: SPREP, SPC, FFA, PIFS
Conclusion
• ADB investments and technical assistance on climate
change will double from $2.5B annually to $5B by 2020
• Improve links of current initiatives to past or on-going
investments and support programs
- Country partneships strategies; business plans
- Disaster risk reduction strategies and frameworks
- National adaptation plans
• Enhance integration of CCA & DRR and mainstreaming of
these into development processes and roadmaps