Workshop Report (English)
Background
The adverse impacts of climate change are a threat to the livelihoods of people and the steady development of almost all sectors of the economy of east African countries. Severe droughts, floods and extreme weather events associated with climatic variability are occurring with greater frequency and intensity potentially displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Adverse effects of climate change are threatening to undo decades of development efforts by East African Community (EAC) Partner States, causing food insecurity, land degradation, loss of biodiversity, water scarcity, conflicts and damage to infrastructure.
Working towards improved resilience and adaptive capacity, as well as mitigation of the region’s emissions, climate change plans and strategies, including NDCs, EAC Climate Change Policy and the EAC Climate Change Master Plan, have been developed. Wherein the EAC has identified and prioritized needs in Agriculture (crops, livestock and fisheries) and food security; water security; energy security; ecosystems services and biodiversity; tourism; infrastructure (buildings, roads, railways, waterways and airways); human health, sanitation and settlements; trade and industry; education, science and technology (Climate Change Master Plan, 2011 -2031).
In order to ensure the successful implementation of those plans, access to and mobilization of climate finance from multiple sources is needed, building capacity and deploying innovative financial mechanisms. Current flows of climate finance into the region include bilateral, multilateral, public and private sources, as well as efforts by EAC Partner States to finance climate initiatives through national budgets and special funds. Analyzing the status quo, exchanging experiences, and identifying common needs is essential and helps the development of an effective climate finance access and mobilization strategy for the region.
The Needs-based Climate Finance Project was established in response to the decision of the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-third session (COP 23) requesting the UNFCCC secretariat to assist developing country Parties in assessing their needs and priorities in a country-driven manner, and in translating the climate finance needs into action (6/CP.23, paragraph 10). In addition, the Conference of Parties meeting as the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol requested the UNFCCC secretariat to support the financing of climate projects (3/CMP.1, 6/CMP.11 and 12/CMA.1). Collectively, these mandates form the basis for assisting developing countries to determine and assess their needs; formulate regional climate finance strategies; and mobilize support for these strategies to address needs relating to the implementation of the nationally determined contributions, national adaptation plans and national climate strategies and policies.
In this regard, the UNFCCC secretariat and the EAC secretariat have agreed to jointly respond to the decision of the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-third session (COP 23) through the implementation of the Needs-based Climate Finance Project for eastern Africa.
The objective of the Inception Workshop
The objective of the Inception Workshop on Needs-based Climate Finance for East Africa is to provide an opportunity to take stock of the state of climate finance in the region; elucidate common needs and initiate discussions around the development of an "Eastern African Climate Finance Strategy", a pipeline of priority investment needs and how to mobilize support for such. Further, the workshop allows for exchange of knowledge and information among experts in the region.
Outcome
- Better shared understanding of the state of climate finance in the region;
- Knowledge and information among regional experts exchanged;
- Draft roadmap for the development of East African Community Climate Finance Strategy;
- The Needs-based Climate Finance Project for East African Community launched.
Participants
The workshop was attended by participants from:
- Ministry of Environment or equivalent e.g. UNFCCC National Climate Change focal points;
- Ministry of Finance or equivalent e.g. National Designated Authorities to the GCF;
- Ministry responsible for EAC Affairs;
- Partners: Private and public sector, climate finance experts and consultants, also from the region;
- EAC Secretariat and UNFCCC Secretariat.
Programme
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Time
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Session
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DAY 1, 19 February 2020
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8:30 – 9:00
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-- Registration --
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9:00 – 9:30
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Opening session
Opening remarks, welcoming the participants and introduction of the workshop, outlining its focus and intended outcome of initiating the development of a regional climate finance strategy.
- Hon. Mohamed Aboud Mohamed, Minister of State, Second Vice President's office, Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
- Hon. Christophe Bazivamo, Deputy Secretary General, EAC secretariat
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9:30 – 9:40
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-- Group Photo --
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09:40 – 10:15
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Address by Abdulmajid M. Nsekela, Group CEO and Managing Director of CRDB Bank
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10:15 – 11:00
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Session 1 – Part I: Country experiences in climate finance (needs & priorities)
To unpack the priorities and climate financing needs of countries, the role of public finance, catalyzing private sector finance for priority mitigation and adaptation projects, this session will provide the opportunity for country experts to express and showcase their priorities, plans and strategies at the national level, and indicate how and what is required to be mobilized and accessed from where by when.
The country presentations are to include countries’ inputs in the following 6 areas, for incorporation into the strategy document:
- Country experiences and challenges in accessing climate finance;
- Country priority needs in financing climate actions;
- Country experiences in strengthening national institutions that have mobilized and accessed climate finance to date;
- National, regional investment plans, programmes, policies, and strategies for climate finance in place or underway;
- Proposed priority investments underway or still needed;
Proposals on how national needs could be addressed as a region or in a regional plan.
Facilitator: Richard Muyungi, NBF Consultant
- Burundi - Aline Nkurunziza, Augustin Ngenzirabona, Dieudonne Ndayisenga (Presentation)
- Kenya - Dolphine Magero, Soita Wafuke (Presentation)
- Rwanda - Faustin Munyazikwiye
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11:00 – 11:15
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-- Coffee break --
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11:15 – 12:30
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Session 1 – Part II: Country experiences in climate finance (needs & priorities)
Facilitator: Richard Muyungi, NBF Consultant
- South Sudan – Payai Munyok John, Alex Lubajo Kajokole Kenyi (Presentation)
- Tanzania – Frank Mangapi, Hassan Mnondwa, Jospeh Sulle (Presentation)
- Uganda – Muhammad Semambo (Presentation), Specioza Kimera Ndagire (Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company, Presentation)
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12:30 – 13:30
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-- Lunch break --
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13:30 – 14:00
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Introduction of the NBF project, overview and expectations
A brief introduction of the needs-based finance project, its mandate origin and reporting on needs and programme for the 2 days.
- Ladislaus Leonidas, EAC secretariat
- Grant Kirkman, UNFCCC secretariat (Presentation)
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14:00 – 14:30
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Session 2: Overview of climate finance needs, regional plans and strategies in Eastern Africa
An overview of needs as articulated by EAC countries, in the national reports to the Convention secretariat such as NDCs, national communications, biennial update reports and technology needs assessments. Existing regional and sub-regional climate change and resource mobilization strategies, including progress made and challenges encountered to date.
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14:30 – 15:00
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Session 3: Overview of climate finance flows in eastern Africa
To have a common and deeper understanding of the state of climate finance at the regional level, this session will provide an overview of climate finance flows (OECD DAC, BNEF etc.), looking at main contributors, which sectors and types of projects are primarily being financed, and the types of financial instruments used.
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15:00 – 15:15
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-- Coffee break --
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15:15 – 16:00
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Session 4: Thematic and sectoral assessment of needs and priorities
Building on countries’ experiences shared, this session will focus on the experiences of countries, multilateral and bilateral organizations in undertaking thematic and sectoral needs assessments to spur adaptation and mitigation in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. The session will also look at methodologies and processes in the determination of needs and their assessments by countries and by international organizations.
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16:00 – 17:15
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Session 5: Overview of sources of climate finance
This session is aimed at presenting the different sources of climate finance, bilateral, multilateral and regional, adaptation and mitigation both public and private. The session will outline a general comparative analysis of requirements, guidelines and conditions for accessing international, national public climate finance.
A discussion will be held on what can be done to scale-up public and private sector finance for the implementation of priority climate projects and programmes in the region.
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DAY 2, 20 February 2020
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9:00 – 10:45
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Session 6: Financial instruments
To identify possible areas of collaboration between public and private sector entities in the mobilization and delivery of climate finance, this session will introduce a variety of suitable financial instruments available and or deployed at the country and sub-regional level that can help to mobilize climate finance, and the types of activities they are supporting. This session will also investigate how the private sector can be crowded in to support mitigation and adaptation actions in the region, including via inter-alia public-private partnerships, green banks etc. and lessons learned from these.
- How can investment patterns be oriented to facilitate economic diversification and sustainable development to meet the goals set out under the Convention and the Paris Agreement?
- In which sectors and climate priorities can the private sector play an active role in the region?
- How can fiscal policies incentivize public and private sector investments in climate action?
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10:45 – 11:00
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-- Coffee break --
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11:00 – 11:20
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Session 9: Summary of inputs
This session will be an opportunity to look back at the main points discussed, regional commonalities, needs, and expectations for the strategy that crystalized out of the discussions so far.
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11:20 – 12:30
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Session 7: Possible Elements of an Eastern African Climate Finance Mobilization and Access Strategy
This session will focus on the possible content and process of developing the Eastern African Climate Finance Strategy.
This will be pursued in two parts: First, by framing the scope and framework for the assessment; and second, by developing a preliminary structure for the content of the strategy.
This will include framing the scope for quantifying and qualifying climate finance needs, including geographic coverage, time span, sector coverage and consensus on socio-economic and climate change scenarios to use as the basis for framing current and future needs.
In break-out groups, the questions will be discussed, and inputs will be gathered on:
- What will be the main aim (goal, objective) of the strategy?
- What will be the key principles of the strategy?
- What will be the scope of the strategy? (sectors, policies, financial instruments, provider types)
- What will be the timeframe of the strategy? (duration of strategy, timeframe of development)
- How can national and regional strategies and priorities be integrated into the strategy and vice versa?
- Will there be indicators/a process to monitor progress and assess results? How should that process look?
- How can the implementation of the strategy be ensured?
Round-table discussions among EAC partner states in 2 break-out groups.
Facilitators:
- Mário Marques, NBF Consultant
- Richard Muyungi, NBF Consultant
- Leonie Routil, UNFCCC Secretariat
- Saana Ahonen, UNFCCC Secretariat
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12:30 – 13:30
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-- Lunch break --
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13:30 – 14:30
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Session 7 - Continued: Possible Elements of an Eastern African Climate Finance Mobilization and Access Strategy
EAC partner states continue discussions in 2 break out groups.
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14:30 – 15:30
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Session 8: Report back and discussion: Elements of the strategy
Nominated break out group moderators
(Group 1 Presentation, Group 2 Presentation)
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15:30 – 15:45
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-- Coffee break --
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16:15 – 16:45
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Session 10: Planning for project implementation
This session is aimed at developing a work plan for the strategy development, agreeing on next steps.
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16:45 – 17:15
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Closing
- Farhat Mbourak, Ministry of Environment Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Faustin Munyazikwiye, Rwanda Environment Management Authority
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