1. Report on recent activities of the
secretariat
Climate Change Adaptation
Overview of ongoing work and future strategic orientations
Catherine Gamper
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1st Meeting of the Working Party on Climate Change
27th September 2023, Paris

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OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
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Rationale
OECD countries have made substantial progress in building resilience…
Source: Disaster data from EM-DAT database (2023). Figures are shown true to the year of the event. Affected population includes fatality, injury and homelessness outcomes
per climate-related disaster. GDP data from IMF (2023), current prices in USD, reference year 2021.
People affected by climate-related disasters, 2000-2022

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OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
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Rationale
… but economic damages remain high, especially in higher-income countries
Source: Disaster data from EM-DAT database (2023). Figures are shown true to the year of the event. Economic damage includes reconstruction cost, insured damages and other damages,
adjusted in 2021 USD. GDP data from IMF (2023), current prices in USD, reference year 2021.
Economic damages per climate-related disaster, 2000-2022

4. Working Party on Climate Change (WPCC)
OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
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The OECD work on adaptation
aims to support countries’
design and implementation of
climate change adaptation
agendas
The overarching objective

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OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
Contribution to the Strategic Orientations on the OECD’s support to global action on climate
Source: The OECD’s Contribution to Global Action on Climate Change
Pillar 1
Policy
Pathways
To net-zero
Pillar 2
Adaptation
and resilience
to climate
change
Pillar 3
Public and
private
finance,
investment
and business
action
Pillar 5
Multilateral and multidisciplinary approaches to build
co-operation and drive progress
Pillar 4
Monitoring and measuring progress towards ambitions

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Objectives since 2021
• Reflecting shift in climate policy priorities
• Raise ambition of adaptation work in the
Programme of Work and Budget (PWB)
• Better understand climate risks & impacts
• Develop policy guidance on climate adaptation
(e.g. identify priority measures, strengthen the
enabling environment)
• Develop better policy instruments (e.g. track
progress and evaluate results)
• Increase country engagement
• Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation
• Strengthened country ownership and
engagement: voluntary and in-kind contributions;
strong participation in meetings
• Broadened global network
• Enhanced visibility of OECD on adaptation:
G20; COP’s;
• Enhanced cross-directorate collaboration:
GOV, DAF, TAD, CFE, DCD, ECO, ITF, WISE, SWAC
OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
Initial objectives and interim results
Results by 2023

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OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
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Better understand climate risks and impacts

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OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
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Identify & develop priority measures

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OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
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Strengthen the enabling environment

10. Working Party on Climate Change (WPCC)
OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
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Track progress and evaluate results

11. Working Party on Climate Change (WPCC)
OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
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Facilitate peer learning

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Thematic area 1: Understanding and adapting to climate risks and impacts
 Droughts and water scarcity
 Continued work on wildfire risk (Portugal TSI)
Thematic area 4: Adaptation Finance and Investment (see WPFIEG)
 Measuring adaptation-aligned finance
 Developing guidance on adaptation-aligned finance
 Continued work on optimal regional carbon taxation (tl2 level)
Thematic area 3: Strengthening the enabling environment
 Measuring progress with adaptation indicators: first sectoral deep dive on agriculture
 Enhancing alignment and effectiveness of adaptation in a multi-level context: the role of local adaptation
OECD Work on Climate Change Adaptation
Ongoing work (PWB 2023-2024)
Thematic area 2: Enhancing adaptation in key sectors
 Continued work on resilient infrastructure and NbS (SIPA Philippines, Indonesia & Mongolia; central Asia)

13. Working Party on Climate Change (WPCC)
Questions for discussion
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How has existing work on adaptation supported your countries’ adaptation
policy discussions?
How can the relevance and impact of the OECD’s work on climate adaptation
be improved further?

14. Report on recent activities of the
secretariat
OECD.Adaptation@oecd.org
https://www.oecd.org/climate-change/theme/resilience/
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