The Paris Agreement, ratified by 193 parties, including all countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, aims to strengthen the global response to climate change including by increasing the ability of countries to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and by making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards climate-resilient … [Read more...] about Five Recommendations to Better Support Long-term Adaptation Planning in LAC
Christophe Buffet
Dr Christophe Buffet is an adaptation expert at the French Agency for Development (AFD). He is in charge of AdaptAction, a 45M€ programme supporting the implementation of the Paris Agreement (NDCs) in 12 to 15 partner countries and regional organizations (Africa, LDCs, SIDS). AdaptAction phase I had a leverage effect on 10 projects for a volume of 595 million euros funded or co-funded by AFD and other donors (GCF, EU). Furthermore, 10 additional projects accompanied by AdaptAction are currently under instruction, leading to a potential leverage effect of more than 1 billion euros. A second phase of AdaptAction programme has been launched at COP26. It is now organized around three pillars: I. Understand (operational research), II. Plan (governance and public policies), III. Invest (vulnerability and feasibility studies for innovative and transformational investments) and two cross-cutting components (Gender & social inclusion; knowledge management and outreach). He previously worked for NGOs in the humanitarian field (Afghanistan, Pakistan). He holds a PhD about the construction of adaptation from COPs to vulnerable villages in Bangladesh (EHESS), a Master’s degree in Business Management and Marketing (Audencia) and a Master’s degree in International Relations (IRIS).