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Briefing Paper What the Paris Climate Agreement Means to EAC Stakeholders: Reactions By Winfred Katushabe and Leslie Debornes
Summary This note examines the views and reactions of the East African Community (EAC) stakeholders about the United Nations Forum Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Paris Agreement; whether the outcomes of the agreement met their expectations or not. A brief account of the Paris agreement and the EAC region places the issue into context. It introduces the issue with a sum up on major outcomes of the Paris agreement that are relevant to the EAC region, developing countries, and LDCs and thereafter delves into the expectations of the EAC stakeholders on the Paris agreement. The note concludes with general recommendations from the stakeholders.
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UNFCCC Paris Agreement: An Overview
The East African Community: Some Climate Actions
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www.cop21paris.org/about/cop21 www.c2es.org/international/negotiations/cop21-paris/summary 3 www.climatechangenews.com/2015/12/12/decoding-the-parisclimate-deal-what-does-it-mean 2
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www.climatechangenews.com/2016/04/01/uns-paris-climatedeal-could-enter-into-force-this-year/ 5 www.eac.int/environment/index.php?option=com_content&vie w=article&id=160&Itemid=78 6 ibid
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Key Expectations by EAC Partner States of the “Paris Agreement” Outcomes8
Main outcomes of the Paris Agreement relevant to EAC
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www.eac.int/news-and-media/press-releases/20151211/e Country update notes under the PACT EAC 2 1st Climate Negotiators Forum http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/index.php/events/item/88-paris-climateagreement-what-do-east-african-stakeholders-think 8
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REDD+ goes beyond deforestation and forest degradation to include the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks www.unredd.org/aboutredd
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(a) Limiting Global Temperature Rise
(c) Global Goal on Adaptation
(b) Climate Financing
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http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/12/areaders-guide-to-the-paris-agreement/420345/ 11 www.eac.int/environment/index.php?option=com_docman 12 Kenya country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1-Kenya.pdf
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ibid Rwanda country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Rwanda.pdf 14
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(e) Loss and damage Challenges faced by EAC partners to implement to adaptation measures highlighted by a stakeholder from Rwanda15
(d) Global Stock-taking
Views and Reactions of EAC Stakeholders on the Paris Agreement
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Ibid Kenya country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1-Kenya.pdf
ibid Kenya country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1-Kenya.pdf
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“This agreement will allow Rwanda to keep the momentum towards green economy since it will strengthen the implementation of Rwanda Green Growth and Climate Resilience strategy as well as the Climate Smart Agriculture approach.”
Limiting Global Temperature Rise
Positive reaction by a Rwandese stakeholder19
“1.5°c or 2°C targets mean different future scenarios for agriculture as the former would produce fewer climate extremes particularly for farmers in the tropics who are at the frontline of heat waves, drought, floods, and cyclones.” A Stakeholder’s View on Global Temperature Increase Limit 23
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Rwanda Country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Rwanda.pdf 20 Uganda country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Uganda.pdf 21 ibid
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Tanzania country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Tanzania.pdf 23 ibid 24 Kenya Country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1-Kenya.pdf
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Global Goal on Adaptation Climate Financing
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Uganda country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Uganda.pdf
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ibid Kenya Country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1-Kenya.pdf 27
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“The outcomes on adaptation was also a win for developing countries since throughout the negotiation they wanted to have parity between adaptation and mitigation. They ensure that the adaptation efforts they are undertaking with or without international support is recognised as their contribution to climate action.”
“The agreement on global goal on adaptation is voluntary with no legal or monetary requirement based on each individual nation`s contribution to climate change; and open to interpretation, giving nations the opportunity to change goalposts based on their preferences.” A stakeholder on the legal and monetary provision of the goal on adaptation noted31
One of the views of stakeholders on adaptation28
Technology Transfer
Loss and Damage “Adaptation contributions will reduce climate related disasters from 70% to 50% and significantly reduce impacts of declining rainfall, frequent droughts and floods which have long term implications to the agricultural sector.” A stakeholder on the impact of adaptation measures30
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Uganda country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Uganda.pdf 29 ibid 30 Tanzania country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Tanzania.pdf
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Kenya Country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1-Kenya.pdf 32 Rwanda country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Rwanda.pdf
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General Recommendations from EAC Stakeholders on Ways Forward
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Tanzania country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Tanzania.pdf
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Uganda country update, March 2016 http://cutsgeneva.org/pacteac2/docs/Climateforum/EACCCF1Uganda.pdf 35 ibid.
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PROMOTING AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE AND TRADE LINKAGES IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY – PHASE 2 The PACT EAC2 project builds capacities of East African stakeholders for climate-aware, trade-driven and food security-enhancing agro-processing in their region. Web: www.cuts-geneva.org/pacteac2
The PACT EAC2 project is undertaken with funding support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
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