Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation

Supporting National/Sub-national Adaptation Planning and Action

Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Adaptation

Plan of Action – Oct 2013-Oct 2014

Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNDPRobert Dobias, ADAPT Asia-Pacific

Applying Methods for Assessing the Costs & Benefits of Climate Change AdaptationSecond Regional Training

30 September – 4 October 2013, Bangkok

Country Monthly flow in targeted watershed over several years (supply of surface water)

Area of watershed in hectares

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)

Bangladesh YES 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-to-pay survey recently done as part of Adaptation Fund project

Mongolia YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Nepal Country Team has information, to be shared with Coordinator

Philippines YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Sri Lanka YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Thailand YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

VietNam To be further discussed among Country Team, may require the selection of a different watershed

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

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

Next Steps (continued)