Second Regional Training Workshop (30 Sep - 4 Oct 2013)

Applying Methods for Assessing the Costs & Benefits of Climate Change Adaptation

At the 1^st regional training workshop held in March 2013, participants were provided an insight into different methods and data requirements for assessing the economic costs and benefits of adaptation. (See http://www.undp-alm.org/resources/programme-related-events/first-regional-training-workshop-11-14-mar-2013)  As post regional training tasks, each ECCA Country Team was asked (a) to identify a project that could be assessed in terms of associated economic costs and benefits; and (b) undertake preparatory work to analyze the economic impacts of climate change impacts and adaptation in the agriculture and water sectors.  Several on-line Community of Practice discussions (June and September 2013) and daily interactions between the country team and a team of mentors, based in the region and at Yale University, have also taken place in order to support country teams with their 1^st post-regional training tasks as well as to prepare everyone for this 2^nd regional training.

At this 2^nd regional training, each ECCA Country Team will be trained on conducting economic cost-benefit analysis.  Using both demonstration data as well as in-country data collected by Country Teams and based on methods introduced at the 1^st regional training, ECCA Country Teams will be trained on how to apply analytical microeconomic techniques to assess the costs and benefits of adaptation.  The results of the analysis are aimed at supporting decision-making related to the assessment of alternative adaptation options.

The 3^rd and 4^th trainings next year will move from project analysis to sectoral analysis and will look into country-specific institutional development plans, within the context of ongoing and new initiatives, this analysis will be further presented to policy makers. 

Second Regional Training 

• Agenda
• • Logistics and Preparation Note

  • Presentations of Day 1 (30th Sep) 

  • Mainstreaming Climate Change Resilience into National Planning & Budgeting - Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
  • • Economics of Adaptation - Robert Mendelsohn
    • Use of Country Planning and Budgeting Systems to respond to Climate Change - Paul Steele
    • • Information and Technical Capacity Needs - Caspar Ammann (NCAR)
      • Way Forward – Country Support Needs to Mainstream Climate Resilience into Planning & Budgeting - Ashley Palmer

  • Presentations of Day 2 (1st Oct)

  • Country Presentations- Overview of Country Projects
  • Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis - Benoit Laplante
  • Travel Cost Method - Robert Mendelsohn
  • Contingent Valuation Methods - Robert Mendelsohn
  • Discounting and Including Climate Change - Ali Akram
  • Benefit Transfer Method - Robert Mendelsohn

  • Presentations of Day 3 (2nd Oct)

  • Regression and STATA - Agha Ali Akram
  • Introduction to Estimates of Climate Change Impacts (Ricandian Analysis) - Emanuele Massetti
  • Crop Choice - Robert Mendelsohn and Ali Akram

  • Presentations of Day 4 (3rd Oct)

  • Water Supply Modeling - Priyanka Dissanayake
  • Water Use - Robert Mendelsonh
  • • Water Demand Modeling - Emanuele Massetti
    • Modeling Water Demand and Supply - Robert Mendelsohn
    • Economic Growth and Climate Change - Robert Mendelsohn

  • Presentation of Day 5 (4th Oct)
  • Next Steps (Plan of Actions)- Pradeep Kurukulasuriya & Robert Dobias

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