These domestic actions and regional policy forums have usefully reinforced internationally the seriousness of Australia’s commitment to combating climate change beyond aid in its region. This effort builds upon the implementation of the Prime Minister’s $1 billion climate finance commitment, and the mainstreaming of climate action through the aid program. RECOMMENDATION 4 Agree This process was commenced upon agreement by DFAT will: Sustainability and Climate Change the Development Policy Committee in July 2016 to Ensure that the Climate Change Action Strategy and Branch should engage with other mainstream climate action throughout the aid implementation toolkit support DFAT staff to divisions within DFAT to establish a program. It is well advanced. Embedding of these effectively consider, plan for and integrate climate set of robust practices in program practices in DFAT’s program management change and disasters during the planning, analysis, management that are frameworks will be supported by the strategy and design, implementation and M&E of aid investments. purpose for the demands of the (CCB/ACD, by end 2018). its implementation toolkit. forthcoming climate change Establish a dedicated climate action technical Practices introduced to date include: strategy. This process should advisory capacity, to be available to Canberra and address: Posts in the development of climate action The new Environmental and Social Safeguard programming. (CCB/ACD, 2018–19). Policy has introduced a consolidated approach to developing and implementing Complete the development of a climate change managing safeguard risks in the Australian aid mandatory climate change learning module for all staff, including those program and mandatory requirements for screening procedures (across the undertaking induction and pre-posting training. screening and managing climate change and whole program cycle) to ensure (CCB/HPD/Diplomatic Academy, 2018–19). disaster risks. Under these, all new aid climate change considerations investments are screened for potential climate are embodied in aid investments
These domestic actions and regional policy forums have usefully reinforced internationally the seriousness of Australia’s commitment to combating climate change beyond aid in its region. This effort builds upon the implementation of the Prime Minister’s $1 billion climate finance commitment, and the mainstreaming of climate action through the aid program. RECOMMENDATION 4 Sustainability and Climate Change Branch should engage with other divisions within DFAT to establish a set of robust practices in program management that are for the demands of the forthcoming climate change strategy. This process should address: developing and implementing mandatory climate change screening procedures (across the whole program cycle) to ensure climate change considerations are embodied in aid investments Agree This process was commenced upon agreement by the Development Policy Committee in July 2016 to mainstream climate action throughout the aid program. It is well advanced. Embedding of these practices in DFAT’s program management frameworks will be supported by the strategy and its implementation toolkit. Practices introduced to date include: The new Environmental and Social Safeguard Policy has introduced a consolidated approach to managing safeguard risks in the Australian aid program and mandatory requirements for screening and managing climate change and disaster risks. Under these, all new aid investments are screened for potential climate DFAT will: Ensure that the Climate Change Action Strategy and implementation toolkit support DFAT staff to effectively consider, plan for and integrate climate change and disasters during the planning, analysis, design, implementation and M&E of aid investments. (CCB/ACD, by end 2018). Establish a dedicated climate action technical advisory capacity, to be available to Canberra and Posts in the development of climate action programming. (CCB/ACD, 2018–19). Complete the development of a climate change module for all staff, including those undertaking induction and pre-posting training. (CCB/HPD/Diplomatic Academy, 2018–19). learning purpose
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