Global Climate Change AllianceSupport Facility

Module 9

Mainstreaming climate change

in monitoring systemsin monitoring systems

Training workshops onmainstreaming climate change

Training materials developed with the support of the European Commission

Performance measurement and monitoring:

Key concepts

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Objectives and relatedindicators/milestones

Hierarchy of objectives Progress measurement

Overall objective(s) Impact indicators

Outcom

Specific objective(s)

Intermediate results

Inputs

Outcome indicators

Output indicatorsMilestones

Input indicatorsMilestones

mes

Process

Adapted from: EC (2004), OECD (2002)3

SMART indicators and targets

• Indicators and targets should be:

• Specific to the related objectives

• Measurable

• Available at a reasonable cost

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• Available at a reasonable cost

• Relevant to the information needs of decisionmakers

• Time-bound

Source: EC (2004)

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What should be monitored,and why?

Aspect to monitor Rationale for monitoring

Climate variability and change,impacts and vulnerabilities

• Make decisions as well informed aspossible• Support adaptive management

Policy and institutional change • Promote the institutionalisation of

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Policy and institutional change • Promote the institutionalisation ofclimate change mainstreaming• Enhance the transparency andaccountability of the mainstreamingprocess

Policy/Strategy implementation andoutcomes

• Strengthen commitment to theobjectives set in policies andstrategies• Stimulate the achievement oftangible outcomes

Climate change in the nationaldevelopment monitoring system

• Climate monitoring should be integratedinto wider national and specific developmentmonitoring systems

=> Strengthen and adapt existing monitoring systems=> Strengthen and adapt existing monitoring systems(incl. statistical systems) to integrate climate change

• Build on existing institutions and sources of information...

• ... but adapt statistical systems and data sources

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Levels at which to measureclimate-related performance

• Indicators and milestones related to climatechange and the associated response can beincluded in the PAFs (*) of climate changestrategies and actions plans, but also those of:strategies and actions plans, but also those of:

– national and sectoral development strategies andprogrammes

– sub-national (e.g. regional, local) development plans

– individual projects (logical framework)

(*) Performance assessment frameworksUltimate objective of

mainstreaming!

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Monitoring climate change

Mainstreaming

Meteorology,climate

variabilityClimate change

• Data collection, • New patterns

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Mainstreaming• Data collection,management and

dissemination• Strengthening of

meteorologicalinformation & systems

• New patterns

• Emerging trends

•Projections, scenarios

• Tools for assessingimpacts, vulnerab-

ilities & risks

Is the mainstreamingprocess based on

reliable information?

Monitoring policy and institutionalchange

Mainstreaming

Policy changeInstitutional

change

• Integration ofadaptation/mitigation

• Political leadership

• Inst’l commitment

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adaptation/mitigationconsiderations innational & sectorpolicies/strategies• Development of

adaptation- &mitigation-oriented

policies & plans (e.g.DRR, REDD

strategy)

• Inst’l commitment

• Coordination &participatorymechanisms

•Procedures

• Systems

•Tools

•Capacity buildingprogrammes

Is mainstreaminggetting

institutionalised atall levels?

Monitoring policy implementationand outcomes

Mainstreaming

Implementation(inputs, outputs)

Outcomes,impacts

• Increased allocationof resources

• Increased resilienceof vulnerable groups

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of resources• (Inclusion of)

adaptation/mitigation(measures in)

programmes/projects• Implementation &

enforcement ofadaptation/mitigation

measures &regulations

of vulnerable groups(women, children, farmers,coastal communities, ...)

• Increased resilienceof key sectors

• Green growth,green jobs

• Climate-resilient,low-emissiondevelopment

Does themainstreaming

process produceresults and impacts?

Performance assessment frameworks

and budget support

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Role of PAFs in relation tobudget support

• Progress measured against the PAF’s criteriaand targets provides opportunities for policydialogue in the context of budget support

– Increasingly, the PAF associated with development and– Increasingly, the PAF associated with development andpoverty reduction strategies is likely to include indicatorsand targets associated with climate change adaptation,disaster risk reduction, energy efficiency, etc.

• In the case of EC budget support, performanceagainst a chosen sub-set of criteria and targetsalso determines the final amount of disbursements

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Discussion and action planningDiscussion and action planning

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Turning words into action

Monitoring climate change

Monitoring policy and institutional change

Monitoring policy implementation and outcomes

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What can be done and what arethe institutional and capacityneeds in your organisation?

Recap – Key messages

• Climate monitoring, as well as the monitoringof responses to climate change, should beintegrated into existing development monitoringsystemssystems

– This is a key aspect of the mainstreaming process

• Multiple aspects can be subject to monitoring

– Climate variability and change and their impacts

– Changes in policies and institutions

– The implementation and outcomes of adaptation andmitigation measures

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Key reference

• World Bank (n.d.) Mainstreaming Adaptation toClimate Change in Agriculture and Natural ResourcesManagement Projects. World Bank, Washington, DC.Guidance Note #8 – Monitoring and Evaluation of AdaptationActivitiesActivities

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References

• EC (2004) Project Cycle Management Guidelines. Aid Delivery Methods series, Volume 1.European Commission, Brussels. Available from:http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint/publications/europeaid/documents/49a_adm_pcm_guidelines_2004_en.pdf

• OECD (2002) Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management. OECDPublishing, Paris. Available from: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdfPublishing, Paris. Available from: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf

• World Bank (n.d.) Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture and NaturalResources Management Projects. World Bank, Washington, DC. Guidance Note #8 – Monitoringand Evaluation of Adaptation Activities. [Online] Available from:http://climatechange.worldbank.org/climatechange/content/mainstreaming-adaptation-climate-change-agriculture-and-natural-resources-management-project

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