Government of Belize Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Sub-Committee Meeting Washington, DC November 1, 2013

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1 Government of Belize Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Sub-Committee Meeting Washington, DC November 1, 2013

2 Overview Climate Impacts Transformational Shift Analysis and Consultation Moving Forward

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4 Snapshot of Belize 316,280 population (2011) US$4,577 GDP per capita (2011) 41% living in poverty (2009) > 50% of population near coast ~2/3 of land cover is forested

5 Image This week

6 Image Two days ago

7 Belize ranks 7 th highest in average losses from extreme weather events ( ) Average Annual Losses per GDP (%) Deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (1) (4) (5) (7) (8) (15) (20) (30) (33) (53) (169) Grenada Dominica St. Kitts & Nevis Belize AB St. Lucia Guyana Jamaica St. Vincent DR Suriname (8) (52) (43) (19) (14) (26) (128) (73) (33) (5) (141) () indicate Global Rank of 183 countries or territories evaluated. Sorted by Losses per GDP (%) Source: Harmeling, S. and Eckstein D. Global Climate Risk Index Germanwatch, November

8 Belize expects more intense and increased variability in climatic events Changes Temperature in temperature Changes in precipitation Precipitation Source: Taylor et al 2013

9 Belize evolves towards climate resilience Achieve 2030 Vision Medium-Term Development Strategy Presentation of NCRIP Adopted Climate Change Adaptation Policy Developed Vision 2030 Framework Adopted National Hazard Mitigation Policy Established NEMO

10 Belize benefits from knowledge and experiences of the PPCR Led by Finance & Planning Gender Informed Incorporate Climate Resilience Into National Development Processes Participatory & Consultative Data-Driven

11 Belize embarks on a transformational shift MoFED Reform and articulate National Planning Framework Incorporate climate resilience into national development planning and action Prioritize climate resilient investments within PSIP and national budget

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13 Stakeholder engagement is integral to the NCRIP development and implementation Led by MoFED Include CSOs, NGOs, Gov t, Private Sector Stakeholder Consultations Informed Gender Issues Developed Envirosocio-economic Criteria

14 Multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) developed for physical infrastructure investments Criticality Data-driven Participatory Consensus-Building Learning & Knowledge Hazard Informed decisions to prioritize investments in the transportation sector

15 This tool produced outputs to evaluate risk reduction measures and prioritize investments OVERLAY: These were combined using geospatial analysis tools to conclude which road segments are in need of priority investment

16 NCRIP components are mutually reinforcing 1. Data & Knowledge Transfer NCRIP 2. Physical Infrastructure 3. Building Adaptive Capacities 4. Policy & Regulatory 5. Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation

17 NCRIP interventions take into account both current and future risks Hydro-meteorological, topographic, and bathymetric data road-map 1.2 National spatial data and climate project 2.1 Critical assets: roads, drainage, public buildings & public transport 2.2 Land-use & infrastructure plan 2.3 Coastal logistics: ports and airports 2.4 Utilities: energy, water and wastewater 2.5 Prevention coastal erosion 3.1 Resilient agricultural & forestry practices and trials 3.2 Diversifying fishermen income 3.3 Mainstreaming climate resilience in tourism and transport sector master plans: 3.4 Emergency response and recovery capacity 4.1 Green building measures 4.2 Marine regulation 4.3 Integrating priority investments in to the PSIP 4.4 Coordination of climate resilience assistance by MDBs and development partners Implementation, M&E of the NCRIP with regular interim reviews and amendments as necessary

18 NCRIP identifies additional financing needs of US$112 million Data & Knowledge Transfer Physical Infrastructure Building Adaptive Capacities $ % Regulatory & Policy Co-ordination, M&E $ % Financing committed 84% 4% 2% 2% Identified Financing Gap 8%

19 Belize is ready and committed To engage partners To leverage resources To pursue sustainable development

20 Belize is moving forward Will implement the NCRIP Invites the international community to partner with us on the road to sustainable development

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22 Annex Slides for consideration to be incorporated into the presentation

23 Belize severely devastated by fatal floods

24 Criticality: Multi-Criteria Evaluation

25 Fiscal consequence of disasters are increasing 8 Count $300 Damages (US$ millions) 4 $ Weather related events cause annual economic losses on average of 3.94% of GDP $ Source: EM-DAT Source: Germanwatch 2013