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Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG)
NAP Expo 2015: Realizing the NAP process
14 – 15 April 2015, Bonn, Germany
Session I: Introductory presentations
Overview of the NAP process and
LEG support and guidance to
countries
Established in December 2010
As part of the Cancún Adaptation Framework (CAF)
Decision 1/CP.16, paragraphs 15 - 18
Objectives of the NAP process (decision 5/CP.17, paragraph 1)
a) To reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change,
by building adaptive capacity and resilience;
b) To facilitate the integration of climate change
adaptation, in a coherent manner, into relevant new and
existing policies, programmes and activities, in
particular development planning processes and
strategies, within all relevant sectors and at different
levels, as appropriate.
Guiding principles of the NAP process (decision 5/CP.17)
Continuous planning process at
the national level with iterative
updates and outputs
Country-owned, country-driven
Not prescriptive, but flexible
and based on country needs
Building on and not duplicating
existing adaptation efforts
Participatory and transparent
Enhancing coherence of
adaptation and development
planning
Supported by comprehensive
monitoring and review
Considering vulnerable groups,
communities and ecosystems
Guided by best available
science
Taking into consideration
traditional and indigenous
knowledge
Gender-sensitive
Guidelines
• Initial guidelines are contained in
decision 5/CP.17, annex
• Technical guidelines for the NAP
process, developed by the LEG
in response to decision 5/CP.17
paragraph 15 are available at
<http://unfccc.int/7279>
The guidelines provide the basis for the formulation
and implementation of NAPs
D. Reporting, Monitoring and Review
1. Monitoring the NAP process
2. Reviewing the NAP process to assess progress, effectiveness and gaps
3. Iteratively updating the national adaptation plans
4. Outreach on the NAP process and reporting onprogress and effectiveness
A. Laying the groundwork and addressing gaps
1. Initiating and launching of the NAP process
2. Stocktaking: identifying available information onclimate change impacts, vulnerability andadaptation and assessing gaps and needs of theenabling environment for the NAP process
3. Addressing capacity gaps and weaknesses inundertaking the NAP process
4. Comprehensively and iteratively assessing development needs and climate vulnerabilities
C. Implementation Strategy1. Prioritizing climate change adaptation in national
planning
2. Developing a (long-term) national adaptation implementation strategy
3. Enhancing capacity for planning and implementing adaptation
4. Promoting coordination and synergy at the regional level and with other multilateral environmental agreements
B. Preparatory Elements1. Analysing current climate and future climate
change scenarios
2. Assessing climate vulnerabilities and identifying adaptation options at the sector, subnational, national and other appropriate levels
3. Reviewing and appraising adaptation options
4. Compiling and communicating national adaptation plans
5. Integrating climate change adaptation into national and subnational development and sectoral planning
See page 23 of the technical guidelines
Support to the NAP process
Technical support
• Convention: LEG, Adaptation Committee
• UN organizations and specialized agencies,
multilateral and bilateral agencies, regional centres
and networks: NAP Global support programmes,
other programmes
Financial support
• Convention: LDCF, SCCF, GCF.
• UN organizations and specialized agencies,
multilateral and bilateral agencies, regional centres
and networks
Communicating on the process to formulate and implement NAPs
Several countries have embarked on the NAP process according to:
- Information provided to the LEG at a formal launch event,
- Through presentations made at the NAP global support programme
workshops held respectively in March, April and July 2014,
- Last year’s NAP Expo held in August 2014, and
- The LEG regional training workshops on NAPs held respectively in
November 2014 for Pacific countries and February 2015 for eastern and
southern African countries.
Countries can share information on their NAP activities with
the rest of the world through the NAP Central
Modalities used by the LEG to support LDCs 1/2
Modalities
1. Guidelines and technical papers such as the technical guidelines for the
NAP process
2. Thematic working groups and advisory groups composed of LEG
members and other relevant stakeholders
3. Regional training workshops
4. Close work with the GEF and its agencies during LEG meetings and
related activities – this help to address bottlenecks faced by LDCs during
the preparation and implementation of NAPAs, and recently on NAPs
5. Meeting organized in LDCs to facilitate direct engagement and tailored
support to adaptation country teams
6. Databases on adaptation
7. Compilation of case studies
Modalities
8. NAP Central - a universally accessible, web-based central repository
and hub for information pertinent to the NAP process
9. Outreach products that provide information on adaptation in LDCs such
as the BP and LL publication for addressing adaptation in LDCs
10. Side events during SB/COP sessions
11. Engagement in other UN processes, including through collaboration
with the UN-OHRLLS
12. Lists of frequently asked questions about the NAP process
13. Collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders on various themes
(in its current mandate, the LEG has engaged with over 50
organizations)
14. Forums, including virtual ones, to promote South-South cooperation
Modalities used by the LEG to support LDCs 2/2
Examples of entities the LEG collaborated in its recent activities 1/2
LEG
• UNFCCC bodies
Adaptation Committee, TEC, CGE
• GEF and its agencies
• UN organizations and specialized agencies
UN-OHRLLS
UNDP, UNEP, FAO, UN-Habitat,
UNISDR, UNITAR, UN-Women,
World Bank, WHO, WMO
• Financial mechanism, development banks,
GCF, GEF/LDCF
ADB, AfDB
• NAP global support programmes
• NAP technical working group
LEG
Examples of entities the LEG collaborated recently 2/2
• Regional organizations
a) Africa: ACPC,COMESA, AGRYHMET-CILSS, Zambezi River
Authority;
Asia: ICIMOD, Mekong River Authority, SEA-START-RC;
Pacific: SPC, SPREP, USP, CSIRO
• Academic and scientific communities
a) PROVIA, World Resources Institute, CGIAR-CCAFs, Michigan
State University
• Bilateral development corporation
a) AUSAID, GIZ, USAID, JICA
• NGOs
a) AFPAT, Care International
Examples of how the LEG collaborates with other entities
• Engagement of a wide range of organizations in the design
and conduct of the regional training workshops, including the
GEF and its agencies, regional centres and networks, international
organizations, bilateral and multilateral agencies, NGOs and
representatives of the civil society, and individual experts
• LEG has been invited to meetings of various agencies and
organizations – presentation of the results of the LEG work and
further awareness raising about the NAPAs and NAPs (e.g. UN-
OHRLLS events, OECD, NAP global support programme for the
LDCs, FAO work on supplements to the NAP technical guidelines)
LEG engagement with other bodies and programmes under the Convention
• LEG serves on the Adaptation Committee’s task force on NAPs
• LEG, upon invitation, takes part in meetings of the TEC
• In accordance with the LEG terms of reference, two LEG members are
also members of the CGE
• The Adaptation Committee serves in the LEG advisory group on the
revision of methodologies for best practices and lessons learned in
addressing adaptation in LDCs, and in the support group on the
development of NAP Central
• Engagement of a representative from the LDC Group in the advisory group
on best practices and lessons learned
• The adaptation Committee organizing, in collaboration with the LEG, the
workshop on experiences, good practices, lessons learned, gaps and
needs on the process to formulate and implement national adaptation
plans to be held just after this NAP Expo
Technical guidance and support to the NAPs by the LEG - outputs
Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG)
Supporting NAPs through the NAP Central
What is the NAP Central?
The main information platform for supporting the NAPs. It provides
• Information to support the NAP process;
• Information on progress made by countries on their national
processes;
• A repository of relevant NAP documents for supporting the LDCs,
with links to relevant data, information, and tools for the NAP
process, to be populated with inputs from countries as well as from
relevant organizations, regional centres and networks, and the
research community;
• Information to support COP considerations on NAPs.
• Etc…
NAP Central
INTERNETEXTRANET
INTRANET
Staging
Public Web SiteCountry /
Group Team
Sites
Publish
National Focal PointsExperts
Public
Contribute Content
Contribute Content
Staff
Staff (Editor/Comms)
NAP
Central
Other Content
NAP Content
Other Content
NAP Content
NAP Content
Other ContentContribute Content
Review, Approve, Copy Content
Submissio
n Portal
Find & Consume Content
Main components
GuidelinesNAP
resourcesCountries
Navigators (tools, data,
etc.)Support Databases
Collaboration NAP events
Front page – timeline of key milestones
URL: www4.unfccc.int/nap
NAP events (eastern and southern Africa workshop)
URL: http://www4.unfccc.int/nap#NAPRegionalEASAfrica
Country Portals – private to country teams
https://process.unfccc.int/sites/
napparties/malawi
Username: ext.unfccc.net\name
Password: xxxxx
Country specific portals: Example of Malawi
URL: https://process.unfccc.int/sites/napparties/”country”