Integrating climate change into planning and budgeting for agriculture and land use

30/05/2024

Date:   June 13 2024   & Time:  12:00 – 13:00 CET  

CONTEXT 

Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the need to invest in climate change as climate-induced shocks continue to impede sustainable development and economic stability. Indeed, timely investment in adaptation and mitigation action can significantly reduce climate risks and deliver socio-economic benefits. For instance, every USD 1 billion invested in adaptation for coastal flooding saves USD 14 billion in damages (UNEP, 2022).

However, current adaptation finance levels are inadequate, with developing countries needing 10 to 18 times more than current flows, creating a finance gap of USD 194-366 billion annually (UNEP, 2023). Closing the climate finance gap requires scaling up international public finance, domestic budgets and private sector investment. 

The FAO-UNDP SCALA Programme supports countries in translating their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) into actionable climate solutions in agriculture and land use. This includes strengthening the integration of climate priorities into planning and budgeting processes at the national and sectoral level. 

This webinar discussed strategies for integrating climate change into national and sectoral budgeting and planning through experiences shared by two countries: Nepal and Uganda. 

The webinar brought together over 80 practitioners involved in mainstreaming climate change priorities in planning and budgeting processes, with a focus on the agriculture and land use sectors.

The webinar recording is available here

OBJECTIVES 

The webinar aimed to: 

1. Highlight the urgent need and approaches for integrating climate change and its impacts into national and sectoral budgets.   
2. Provide an overview of existing tools and methodologies for effective budget integration.  
3. Discuss lessons learned and share country experiences on budget integration. 

AGENDA 

Timing	Description	Speakers
5 mins	Opening Welcoming and overview of the agenda and objectives of the webinar	Julie Teng (Technical Specialist on National Adaptation Plans/SCALA Global Coordinator, UNDP)
12 mins	Presentation: Setting the framework for climate budgeting Public financing for climate change. Integrating climate change in the planning and budgeting process-overview. Mainstreaming Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector priorities at different stages of the budget cycle. Climate budget tagging.	Vivek Misra (Regional Public Finance Management Expert, UNDP)
5 mins	Q&A
25 mins	Climate budgeting in practice- panel discussion:  Nepal Uganda	Moderated by Vivek Misra (Regional Public Finance Management Expert, UNDP)
10 mins	Q&A
3 mins	Conclusion Wrap up and closing remarks	Sibyl Nelson (Lead SCALA Programme Advisor, FAO)