Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Climate
Change Adaptation
Plan of Action – Oct 2013-Oct 2014
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNDP
Robert Dobias, ADAPT Asia-Pacific
Applying Methods for Assessing the Costs & Benefits of Climate Change Adaptation
Second Regional Training
30 September – 4 October 2013, Bangkok
Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation
Supporting National/Sub-national Adaptation Planning and Action
Country
Monthly
flow in
targeted
watershed
over several
years (supply
of surface
water)
Area of
watershed in
hectares
Bangladesh
YES
YES
Cambodia
To be further discussed with Country Team
Indonesia
Watershed to be selected following further discussion among the Country Team
Lao PDR
To be further discussed with Country Team
Maldives
Follow up needed - Additional water data collection may not be necessary, given willingness-topay survey recently done as part of Adaptation Fund project
Mongolia
YES
Nepal
Country Team has information, to be shared with Coordinator
Philippines
YES
YES
YES
YES
Sri Lanka
YES
YES
YES
Thailand
YES
YES
YES
VietNam
To be further discussed among Country Team, may require the selection of a different watershed
YES
Population
of watershed
(Rural)
Population
of watershed
(Urban)
Farmland in
watershed
(ha)
Map of
watershed
with location
of dams
identified
Average rural
withdrawal
of water per
capita (for
household
use)
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Next Steps
October 2013: Hydro Economics model (Excel based) to be sent to countries with instructions on
how to use (Yale)
: Webinar based training on how to use it, feedback from countries on challenges, advisory
support
Jan-Feb 2014: Regional Training on Hydro-Economic Modeling (in partnership with GWP)
Mar-Apr 2014: 3rd Regional Training on Assessing Costs and Benefits of Climate Change
Adaptation
– Countries apply methods to own data, feedback and Countries prepare draft results with
understanding of what needs to be done to improve results
• Cost Benefit Analysis of Projects
• Hydro-Economic Modelling
• Economics of Agriculture Sector
May- Sep 2014: Country based and web-based training on hydro-economic modelling (in
partnership with GWP)
Oct-Nov 2014: 4rd Regional Training on Assessing Costs and Benefits of Climate Change
Adaptation: Presentation of Results to Policy Makers and Discussion of Next Steps to Mainstream
results in National Adaptation Plan process
Next Steps (continued)
October 2013: Hydro Economics model (Excel based) to be sent to countries with instructions on
how to use (Yale)
: Webinar based training on how to use it, feedback from countries on challenges,
advisory support
Oct 2014 : Data collection for Agriculture Sector Analysis (by countries with support of
Mentors)
: Cost- Benefit Analysis (by countries with support of Mentors)
: Hydro-Economic Modeling (by countries with support of Mentors)
Nov 2014 : Data collection for Agriculture Sector Analysis (by countries with support of
Mentors)
: Cost- Benefit Analysis (by countries with support of Mentors)
: Hydro-Economic Modeling (by countries with support of Mentors)
Dec- Jan 2014 : Data collection for Agriculture Sector Analysis (by countries with support of
Mentors) (MAYBE?!)
: Cost- Benefit Analysis (by countries with support of Mentors) (MAYBE?!)
Next Steps (continued)
Jan-Feb 2014: Regional Training on Hydro-Economic Modeling (in partnership with GWP)
Mar-Apr 2014: 3rd Regional Training on Assessing Costs and Benefits of Climate Change
Adaptation
– Countries apply methods to own data, feedback and Countries prepare draft results with
understanding of what needs to be done to improve results
• Cost Benefit Analysis of Projects
• Hydro-Economic Modelling
• Economics of Agriculture Sector
May- Sep 2014: Country based and web-based training on hydro-economic modelling (in
partnership with GWP)
Oct-Nov 2014: 4rd Regional Training on Assessing Costs and Benefits of Climate Change
Adaptation: Presentation of Results to Policy Makers and Discussion of Next Steps to Mainstream
results in National Adaptation Plan process