Climate-proofing the Belgian
development cooperation: the
KLIMOS-toolkit
Jean Hugé
[email protected]
This presentation
1. The KLIMOS platform
2. Context
3. Climate proofing tools
4. The KLIMOS toolkit
5. Next steps
1. The KLIMOS platform
• Inter-university platform supporting the Belgian Development
Cooperation in integrating climate change, biodiversity &
other environmental sustainability issues in its interventions
(projects, programs,…);
• KLIMOS is one of the ACROPOLIS platforms;
• Funded by the Belgian Development Cooperation through
VLIR-UOS & ARES;
• Outputs include policy briefs, ad hoc support (eg in
international forums, project screenings, seminars, working
papers, training programs in Belgium & in the South)
2. Context
WFP, 2010
Maplecroft’s Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas, 2013
Samson et al., 2011
3. Climate proofing tools
• Tools to support decision-makers / project managers
to integrate climate change;
• The tools focus on adaptation measures;
• Sometimes mitigation measures are also included;
• Many development actors (governments, NGOs,
academics) have (co-)developed and applied such
tools
Impact vs Risk !
IMPACT
RISK
Nkoana et al., 2016
4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: objectives
• To enhance the integration of environmental
sustainability issues in Belgian development
cooperation by developing a user-friendly toolkit;
• To allow the climate-proofing of development
interventions;
• To stimulate individual & organizational learning on
environmental sustainability issues in development;
• To provide a framework for the quality assessment of
development interventions;
4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: format
Eurostat, 2014
4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: interface
4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: Differentiated
screenings
• Different versions of the screening questionnaires are
available;
• Can be used separately or in combination;
• Quick scan
• Screening guide for the:
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Identification,
Formulation,
Implementation,
evaluation stages;
4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: database
4. The KLIMOS Toolkit: does it ‘work’?
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Effectiveness of tools can be measured by different criteria,
•
reflecting a range of objectives (changing project content, making tangible
changes on the ground, changing mindsets, setting examples etc..).
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The Toolkit has led to a range of changes in project set-up (e.g. in Morroco).
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The Toolkit creates an entry point for concrete discussions on climate proofing
(& beyond) in a development context;
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However, the use of the Toolkit is voluntary, so organizational changes have
not –yet- been triggered.
•
The Toolkit is one element in an ‘architecture’ of initiatives to improve the
sustainability and climate-inclusive character of the interventions of the
Belgian development cooperation.
5. Next steps
• New phase of KLIMOS-Acropolis platform starts on May 1st, 2017
• Update of the Toolkit database
• Development of sectoral modules
• Application & fine-tuning of the Toolkit in close collaboration with DGD &
BTC (case studies planned in 2017-1028)
• Continued outreach & training for various actors of the Belgian
development cooperation
References
• Nkoana, E.M., Waas, T., Verbruggen, A., Burman, C.J. & Hugé, J. 2016.
Analytic framework for assessing participation processes & outcomes of
climate change adaptation tools. Environment, Development &
Sustainability.
• Samson et al. 2011. Geographic disparities and moral hazards in the
predicted impacts of climate change on human populations. Global
Ecology & Biogeography.