Adaptation to climate change

The OECD Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation (TFCCA) meets as part of the OECD Working Parties on Climate, Investment & Development (WPCID) as well as on Biodiversity, Water & Ecosystems (WPBWE). Both are part of the OECD Environment Policy Committee (EPOC). The objective of the TFCCA is to assist the OECD Secretariat in delivering projects for the Environment Policy Committee to advance countries’ policy agendas and strengthen their resilience to climate change and climate variability. The TFCCA seeks to promote concrete solutions and develop policy guidance on climate change adaptation. This work is informed by policy analysis, the collection of data, and the development of indicators, carried out as part of the Environment Policy Committee projects. TFCCA work can inspire national policies on adaptation and facilitate the assessment and monitoring of progress in implementing countries’ climate change adaptation policy agendas.

Objectives

The 4th Meeting of the Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation (TFCCA) facilitated the sharing of updates on recent national and international adaptation developments among delegates. This included a focus on the outcomes and future implications of the COP26. The meeting also updated members on key ongoing project developments with a view to seek members’ guidance and orientations for future work. In light of the development of the new Programme of Work and Budget 2023-2024, members shared views and priorities on new potential adaptation priorities. Finally, an update was shared and a discussion organised on the future of the TFCCA, in which the Secretariat reported back on recent deliberations and feedback received from Delegates of the WPCID. 

Presentations

DAY 1

Update from TFCCA members

• Egypt: Mostafa SAFWAT (Economic Affairs, Embassy of Egypt in France)
• Greece: Ilias PREVEZAS (Climate Change Advisor, Ministry for Climate Change and Civil Protection) and Ioanna TSALAKANIDOU (Ministry of Environment & Energy)
• Costa Rica: Ximena APESTEGUI (Advisor, Climate Change Adaptation, Ministry of Environment and Energy) 
• Slovak Republic: Josef SKULTÉTY (Director, Department of Climate Change Policy, Ministry of Environment)
• Ireland: Máirín Ní CHEALLAIGH (Energy, Air and Adaptation Division, Department of Transport)
• Japan: Yuko YOSHIDA (Deputy Director, Office of Global Environment and Decarbonizing Innovation Research / Climate Change Adaptation Office, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment)
• Italy: Greti LUCARONI (Economist Adviser, Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea)
  
  

Updates from relevant climate-related OECD flagship initiatives 

• Andrew PRAG (Project Co-ordinator Horizontal Project on Integrated Climate and Economic Modelling, OECD)
• Ivan HASCIC (Senior Policy Analyst, International Programme for Action on Climate, OECD)
• Marcia ROCHA (Project Co-ordinator Losses & Damages, OECD)
  
  

Horizon scanning: The future of climate change adaptation

• Jim HALL (Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks, University of Oxford)
  
  

DAY 2

Adapting to a changing climate in the management of extreme wildfires

• Marta Arbinolo (Policy Analyst, OECD Secretariat)
• Portugal: João Carlos Verde (Advisor to the Board, Portuguese Agency for Wildland Fire Integrated Management (AGIF))
• Australia: Tricia Addie (Assistant Director, National Recovery and Resilience Agency)
• United States: Shawn CARTER and Emily ORZECHOWSKI (Senior Manager, U.S. Geological Survey's National Climate Adaptation Science Center)
• Chile: Gladys SANTIS (Adaptation Officer, Ministry of Environment)
  
  

Future orientation of the adaptation work

• Catherine GAMPER (Co-ordinator TFCCA, OECD)
  
  

 Measuring progress in implementing national adaptation policies

• Mikaela Rambali (Policy Analyst, OECD Secretariat)
• United Kingdom: Nigel MILLER (Head of Evidence and Analysis, Climate Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
• Chile: Camilo PRATS (Adaptation targets and indicators expert, Ministry of Environment)
• Austria: Markus LEITNER (Expert on mitigating the risks of climate change, Environment Agency Austria)
• European Union: Willem Jan GOOSSEN (Adaptation, Directorate General CLIMA)
• Slovak Republic: Martin Gális (Analyst, Institute for Environmental Policy, Ministry of Environment)
  
  

Climate-resilient finance and investment

• Michael Mullan (Programme Lead Climate Adaptation Finance, Environment, Transitions and Resilience Division, OECD)
• Alice PAUTHIER (Project Manager Climate Finance & Investments, I4CE)
• Michael SZOENYI (Flood Resilience Program Lead, Zurich Insurance)