Messages from the Copenhagen Conference November 13, 2008
Integration
To ensure that all adaptation measures are integrated thoroughly into national policy planning, programming and implementation systems while recognizing development concerns and priorities. This should apply at local, regional and national level as well as across sectors. Integration ensures coordination among partners and aid effectiveness.
Holistic approach
An effective response to climate change challenges demands a holistic and coherent approach, in recognition of the interconnectedness of land and water management systems and the complexity of adaptation needs.
Knowledge
Adaptation measures should be knowledge-based. The current status of knowledge on climate change effect at the regional and national scales is far from sufficient for cost effective adaptation.
The role of women
A perspective on women and gender equality should be integrated into adaptation efforts. Women play a pivotal role in the response to concrete needs arising from climate change challenges.
Financing for adaptation
The issue of financing for adaptation is a key element in the COP15 negotiations. To underpin the ambition of the global post 2012 agreement, the dialogue process should identify innovative answers to the issue of financing for adaptation.
Adaptive capacity
Capacity should be built in a robust manner enabling land and water management systems and stakeholders affected to respond efficiently to the whole range of problems and issues arising in an increasingly variable future environment.
Messages from the Copenhagen Conference November 13, 2008
Integration
To ensure that all adaptation measures are integrated thoroughly into national policy planning, programming and implementation systems while recognizing development concerns and priorities. This should apply at local, regional and national level as well as across sectors. Integration ensures coordination among partners and aid effectiveness.
Holistic approach
An effective response to climate change challenges demands a holistic and coherent approach, in recognition of the interconnectedness of land and water management systems and the complexity of adaptation needs.
Knowledge
Adaptation measures should be knowledge-based. The current status of knowledge on climate change effect at the regional and national scales is far from sufficient for cost effective adaptation.
The role of women
A perspective on women and gender equality should be integrated into adaptation efforts. Women play a pivotal role in the response to concrete needs arising from climate change challenges.
Financing for adaptation
The issue of financing for adaptation is a key element in the COP15 negotiations. To underpin the ambition of the global post 2012 agreement, the dialogue process should identify innovative answers to the issue of financing for adaptation.
Adaptive capacity
Capacity should be built in a robust manner enabling land and water management systems and stakeholders affected to respond efficiently to the whole range of problems and issues arising in an increasingly variable future environment.
About
The Copenhagen Conference provided a solid launch of the Dialogue and valuable insights that helped us develop a set of robust guiding principles for climate change adaptation in future land and water management.
On 13 November 2008, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the inaugural meeting of the Dialogue on Land and Water Management for Adaptation to Climate Change. Held in Copenhagen, the conference brought together some 50 participants from developing and developed country governments, development agencies, international financial institutions and organisations, research institutes and non-governmental organizations.
The Copenhagen conference provided a solid launch of the Dialogue on Land and Water Management for Adaptation to Climate Change. The conference provided valuable insights that steered the development of a set of robust guiding principles for land and water management which increases the resilience of developing countries to climate change, particularly among the poorest groups of the population. The issues of the Copenhagen Conference were revisited during the regional workshops in Vietnam (19-21 January 2009) and Mali (18-19 February 2009). These workshops provided an opportunity to share further insights and perspectives with a focus on regional challenges, and they led up to the concluding Dialogue Process Conference in Nairobi in April 2009.
