Adapting to Climate Change: Assessing the World Bank Group ...

APPENDIX BSupport climate actionsby operationalstrategies(continued)public goods and regional cooperation—supports efforts inmitigation and adaptation.Regional climate change flagship report (FY2010) focuses onlow carbon and clean energy; adaptation is in countriescontext.ECA: Climate Change Actions for Sustainable Growth—is one ofthe 3 pillars of the 2012 ECA Strategy, identifies 3 lines:adaptation, EE, and RE. Regional flagship report Adapting toClimate Change in Eastern Europe and Central Asia presentsadaptation options for the region.LCR: climate/climate change was a pillar pre-SFDCC period(FY08 Regional Flagship; Low Carbon Study(Brazil, Mexico); Clean Energy AAA)MENA Regional Business Strategy to Address Climate Changeis not yet approved. Issue Paper was prepared in 2007, toidentify main impacts and option for adaptation: ClimateChange in the Middle East and North Africa: Impacts andAdaptation OptionSAR: Climate (vulnerability and change) is included in theregional strategy (not as a stand-along pillar, but a part ofRegional Cooperation pillar).Not achieved for IFC in adaptation: IFC Road Maps: thediscussions on adaption strategy in these documents werelimited, though improving over time.• Urban Strategy update includesconsideration of climate risks and supportto climate actionsFY09Achieved: covers: greenhouse gas emissions in cities, climatechange hazards, energy efficient citiesAction inCountryledDevelopm• Energy Sector Strategy includesconsideration of climate risks and supportto climate actionsFY10Not completed (Strategy is not yet adopted)103