Project: Climate Change and Security in Eastern Europe,
Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus
08th Meeting of the Working
Group on Flood Management
and Climate Change
Adaptation
Kiev, Ukraine
13 December 2013
Project Overview
This project is funded by the:
Content and Structure
• General Information
• Project Area
• Overall Project Aims
• Project Activities
Climate Change and Security in Eastern Europe,
Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus
A project implemented by the Environment and Security Initiative Partner
Organizations:
This project is funded by the:
• Next Steps
General Information
Project Title: Climate Change and Security in Eastern
Europe, Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus
• Implementation Period: 01.01.2013 – 31.12 2015
• Project funded: by the EU through Instrument for Stability & ADA
Contribution Agreements signed between EU & OSCE and ADA
& OSCE in December 2012
• ENVSEC Partners: UNEP, UNECE, UNDP, REC, OSCE
 Climate Change and Security in Dniester River Basin
as pilot region an integral part of project for
Eastern Europe, Central Asia & Southern Caucasus
Project Area
• Eastern Europe /
Belarus, Moldova,
Ukraine
• Southern Caucasus /
Armenia, Azerbaijan
Georgia
• Central Asia /
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan
Overall Project Aims
“to support regional stability through transboundary cooperation on adaptation to the consequences of climate
change”
Specific Objectives:
1. Key stakeholders in three regions better informed
implications of climate change
on security
2. Key stakeholders capacitated to mainstream security considerations of
climate change into adaptation plans and strategies to counteract risks
3. Enhanced regional co-operation in developing climate change adaptation
strategies & implementing existing ones
Project Activities
Overview – Main Activities
1.1 Participatory assessments of security impacts of climate
change
Vulnerability assessments to identify security hot-spots of climate
change and to map them through:
• Desk studies for the three regions
• National and regional consultations in Eastern Europe (Ukraine,
Moldova, Belarus), Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus
Implementing Organizations: UNEP, OSCE, UNDP, REC
Project Activities
Overview – Main Activities
1.2 Dissemination of information on security impacts of climate
change & required adaptation measures
• Preparation of materials & results from assessments for each region
• Public hearings/information meetings (2 in Eastern Europe –
Ukraine & Moldova)
• Public outreach through Aarhus Centres & project website
Implementing Organizations: OSCE, UNEP, UNDP
Project Activities
Overview – Main Activities
2.1 Dniester river basin/transboundary climate change adaptation
strategy, implementation plan & implementation of selected
measures – Pilot Region
• Development of transboundary adaptation strategy incl. joint
vulnerability assessment
• Development of implementation plan & resource mobilization strategy
• Implementation of few selected transboundary adaptation measures
• Climate change impacts mainstreamed into national and basin-wide
water management policies, river basin management plans, etc.
• Share Dniester adaptation strategy as best practise example
Implementing Organizations: OSCE, UNECE
Project Activities
Overview – Main Activities
2.2 Training of key stakeholders on security impacts of climate
change and adaptation measures
• Development of training syllabus based on assessment & pilot
adaptation phase (Dniester river basin)
• Training of stakeholders on unified methodology for regional Climate
Risk Assessment (how to identify hot spots, results of the Dniester
pilot projects as illustrative materials)
• Training on preparation & implementation of an adaptation strategy
Implementing Organization: REC
Project Responsibilities
ENVSEC Partners: OSCE (Lead), UNDP, UNEP, UNECE, REC
OSCE responsible for overall project co-ordination
UNEP leads assessments on security impacts of climate change
Implementing Organizations: UNEP,UNDP, OSCE, REC
UNECE leads pilot adaptation strategy development
Implementing Organizations: UNECE, OSCE
REC leads training component
Implementing Organization: REC
OSCE leads public outreach components
Implementing Organizations: UNEP, UNDP, OSCE
UNDP key role in assessments & public outreach in Central Asia
Next steps
Next Steps of project implementation - Ukraine and Moldova
Assessment of Hot-Spots
• December 2013 - Finalization of Draft Background Papers to assess
and map vulnerable sites in regard to security implications of climate
change especially in a transboundary context
• February 2014 - Participatory Assessments through national
consultations in Ukraine and Moldova
• April / May 2014 Participatory assessment through regional
consultation in Ukraine
Dniester river basin - Pilot Region
• Further developing strategic framework for adaptation
prioritization of adaptation measures & implementation plan
• Next working group meeting in Moldova, 2nd quarter 2014
incl.
Transboundary Co-operation
Dniester River Basin
Dniester Pilot Project as best practise example for other river
basins:
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YOUR ATTENTION
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COOPERATION !