Aid for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pacific Island Countries Dr. Carola Betzold Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB) University of Antwerp Belgium
global adaptation aid 2010 2014 Europe: $1.4 billion Asia: $14.8 billion Americas: $4.2 billion Africa: $12.1 billion Pacific: $0.7 billion 2 All figures are in constant 2013 US$ and refer to disbursements; darker shade is principal adaptation. based on the OECD Creditor Reporting System (http://stats.oecd.org/), Not to scale
overview mapping of adaptation aid to Pacific Island Countries (PICs) between 2010 and 2014 as reported in OECD CRS * focus on overall volume main providers distribution across recipients (total, per capita, percent) distribution across sectors who gives to whom? *Data from the OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS), retrieved 5 January 2016 from http://stats.oecd.org/ 3
key findings adaptation aid to PICs... is a small share of global adaptation aid and of total development aid to the region; comes from a few bilateral donors; is distributed unevenly among PICs (total volume, per capita in percent of overall development aid). 4
OECD aid data Rio Marker for adaptation since 2010 projects where adaptation is the principal or a significant objective data source a note of caution donors own classification problems with over-reporting * and mislabeling disbursements, including loans and grants * See e.g. AdaptationWatch (2015). Toward Mutual Accountability. 5
billion USD total adaptation aid to PICs 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 not relevant not screened significant principal 6 All figures are in constant 2013 US$ and refer to disbursements; based on the OECD Creditor Reporting System (http://stats.oecd.org/)
milion USD recipients of adaptation aid in PICs 200 150 100 50 0 significant principal 7 All figures are in constant 2013 US$ and refer to disbursements; based on the OECD Creditor Reporting System (http://stats.oecd.org/)
bilateral multilateral providers of adaptation aid in PICs AF principal EU CIFs significant EU Germany principal Australia Japan others NZL Germany significant Australia Japan NZL others 0 100 200 300 400 500 million USD EU = European Union; AF = Adaptation Fund; CIFs = Climate Investment Funds; NZL = New Zealand 8 All figures are in constant 2013 US$ and refer to disbursements; based on the OECD Creditor Reporting System (http://stats.oecd.org/)
only first step conclusions imperfect data relying on donors own classification limited information in the OECD data we need scaled-up and predictable adaptation aid clearer definitions and reporting guidelines monitoring of adaptation aid within recipient countries 9
thank you! carola.betzold@uantwerpen.be For full paper, see https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/publications/discussion-papers 10
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who gives adaptation aid to whom? Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru Niue Oceania, regional Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Australia Japan New Zealand EU Institutions other donors 12 All figures are in constant 2013 US$ and refer to disbursements; based on the OECD Creditor Reporting System (http://stats.oecd.org/)
adaptation aid by sectors general environmental protection water and sanitation transport and storage agriculture, fishing, forestry other multisector government and civil society disaster prevention/preparedness education health energy services (incl. tourism) emergency response other significant 0 50 100 150 200 principal million USD 13 All figures are in constant 2013 US$ and refer to disbursements; based on the OECD Creditor Reporting System (http://stats.oecd.org/)
percent of all development aid adaptation aid in percent of total aid 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% significant principal 14 All figures are in constant 2013 US$ and refer to disbursements; based on the OECD Creditor Reporting System (http://stats.oecd.org/)
US$ per capita US$ per capita for Niue adaptation aid per capita 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 15000 10000 5000 0 significant principal *right-hand axis applies 15 All figures are in constant 2013 US$ and refer to disbursements; based on the OECD Creditor Reporting System (http://stats.oecd.org/)