Research Activities in Response to IPCC TAR

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Research Activities in Response to IPCC TAR

• John Christensen
• UNEP

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Outline of Presentation

• UNEPs general role w. IPCC
• Research areas
• CC Science Impacts
• Vulnerability Adaptation
• Mitigation
• Technologies, P M, Finance
• Kyoto Mechanisms
• Sustainable development and CC

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CC Science and Impacts

• World Climate Programme
• World Climate Impacts and Response Strategies
  Programme (WCIRP)
• Support to the Global Climate Observing System
  (GCOS)
• Impact analysis guidance

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Vulnerability Adaptation

• The TAR identified gaps in existing understanding
  of the nature of vulnerability and opportunities
  for adaptation.
• Plus a need for improved scientific and technical
  capacity to conduct the integrated,
  multi-disciplinary regional investigations
  necessary to fill these gaps, esp. in developing
  countries.

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V A (II)

• AIACC - Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations
  to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors
  
• National regional research on V A including 40
  countries
• Training and capacity building
• 2nd generation V A assessments
• Vulnerability Indicators
• Integrated assessment of adaptation options in
  development context

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IPCC Research Priorities WG III

• Further exploration of the regional, country and
  sector specific potential of technological and
  social innovation options (technology diffusion,
  social innovation).
• Economic, social and institutional issues related
  to cc mitigation in all countries (developing
  countries).
• Methodologies for analysis of the potential of
  mitigation options and their costs (technology
  learning, risk, assessing implementation
  policies).
• Evaluating cc mitigation options
• in the context of development,
• sustainability and equity.

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Mitigation (I)

• Development and Climate
• Energy technologies and finance
• Policy Instruments and mitigation analysis
• CDM Emissions Trading
• LULUCF

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Development and Climate

• International UNEP programme with partner
  institutions from Bangladesh, Brazil, China,
  India, South Africa, Senegal, Denmark, Canada,
  France, Germany, Netherlands and the United
  States
• Organisations associated with the project include
  IEA, OECD, UN Foundation, WB, UNDP, FCCC
  Secretariat and a number of government
  institutions from development and environment

• Explore national development strategies and
  policies that both meet development priorities
  and address climate change
• Identify policy options and projects that assist
  in the transition to long term sustainable
  development including climate change
• Extract lessons towards a global regime
  addressing climate change

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Energy Activities

• Renewable energy
• Example Rural enterprise development programme
  (REED) with activities in 4 African countries,
  Brazil and China, Solar energy in India, RETs in
  North Africa all combine concept development
  and pilot applications
• Energy Finance
• Sustainable energy finance initiative
• Energy for SD
• Global network on energy for SD (GNESD)
• Transport
• Mobility Forum, Network on Sustainable Transport

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Global Network on Energy for SD

• GNESD Structure
• The Assembly 22 November formally appoved the
  Structure of GNESD

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CD for CDM

• Awareness raising
• Support national capacity development in 12
  countries
• Facilitate institutional structures inc. DNA
• Facilitate development of pipeline of projects

• Analytical work program
• SD indicators
• Baseline assessment
• Legal issues
• Bundling
• Finance
• Mainstreaming

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LULUCF

• Assessment of socio-economic and environmental
  aspects
• Mainstreaming in forestry and agriculture w.
  CGIAR
• Linking adaptation and mitigation
• Capacity Building