1. WP 6: WACDEP- Africa Capacity development
“Economics of Adaptation, Water Security
and Climate Resilient Development in Africa”
26-30 August 2013
Stockholm, Sweden
HOUANYE K. Armand

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 Partners:
 AMCOW
 CDKN
 UNDP-GEF, UNEP
 UNITAR, WHO, FAO and IFAD
 NIRAS NATURA AB Cooperation
 CapNet
 GWP Global Regional and National Teams

3.  Objective: enhance capacities and knowledge of
planners and decision makers in Africa to develop
no/low regret-investments and integrate these into
national development planning and decision making
processes.
 WACDEP National Capacity Building Program:
 8 countries
 Support countries in developing Nation Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
 WACDEP Transboundary Capacity Building
Program: Limpopo, Kagera, Lake Chad and Volta Basins, and the
North-Western Sahara Aquifer

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Strategic Framework’s 4 steps

6. 6
Generic deliverables in national level
 8 National reports on assessed capacity building needs
 Training plan
 Learning material in 3 languages for 5 Workshops
 Understanding the problem
 Identifying and appraising options
 Delivering investment solutions
 Monitoring and moving forward
 Wrap up, lessons learned
 Capacity Building Team of 32 Experts for 8 countries
 5 Workshops Nov 2013- Dec. 2014: 40 Workshops
 Support to participants by mentors-trainers/ training period

7. 7
Generic deliverables in transboundary level
In collaboration with UNDP CapNet
 5 transboundary river/aquifer systems reports on assessed
capacity building needs
 1 Training plan & 1 adapted Learning Material for each of the
5 target transboundary river/aquifer systems
 1 Capacity Building Team for each of the 5 target
transboundary river/aquifer systems
 Workshops implemented in 2014
 Support to participants based on-the-job training by mentors-
trainers/ training period
 Planners and Decision Makers capacitated

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Indicators and targets in national level
Number of institutions with enhanced capacity
in climate resilience for water security
Indicators Details
 Number of institutions with enhanced
capacity in climate resilience for water
security
3-4 institutions per Country:
24 – 32 for 8 Countries
 Number of (individuals) decision-
makers and other stakeholders with
enhanced capacity to integrate WS &
CC considerations into development
plans and projects.
12 Planners
5 Decision Makers- 40
Altogether 136 Participants
Targets Planners and decision makers within Government
institutions of Finance and other relevant sectors as Water
Resources, Agriculture, Environment, Energy, Health and
Infrastructure.
Other stakeholders will be capacitated mainly under WP 4-5-6

9. Institutions-
Participants
Capacitated
during and
beyond the
training
period
 Economic case to high level policy makers on the
importance of WS & CR development
 Climate impact assessment and climate screening
 Investment options in using cost benefit analysis,
cost effectiveness assessment
 Robust decision in using the concept of no/low
regrets investments
 Financing and investment portfolios for climate
resilient development
 No/low regrets investments & development
planning processes
Expected outcomes in national level

10. Thank you for your attention
28 August 2013