prioritizing adaptation in national development planning

Mr. Thinley Namgyel

Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG)

2016 NAP Expo

13 July | Bethovenhalle, Bonn

Prioritizing adaptation in national

development planning

Objectives of the NAP process:

a) To reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building

adaptive capacity and resilience;

a) 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.

Framing adaptation in the context of development

• The first step in prioritizing implementation of adaptation at the national

level is to characterize the development context, including development

priorities and goals during the assessment.

• Addressing adaptation in development context enables vulnerability

reduction to both climate stressors and other non-climate factors as

part of the system which altogether affects achievement of development

goals

• Framing adaptation in the context of development makes it more long-term

and sustainable and issues are addressed holistically and anchored to

more sustainable solutions

Sample process to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plans

1. Characterizing the development

context and identifying

collection of systems for

analysis

2. Characterizing climate risks and

sources of key vulnerabilities

3. Assessment of climate change

risks and vulnerabilities for

collection of systems

4. Scenarios and pathways of

development in a changing climate

5. Prioritizing actions to build

resilience, reduce vulnerability and address climate

risks

6. Design of coherent

implementation strategies

7. Implementation

and management of actions

Assess and plan

ImplementMonitor & evaluate

Update

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Adaptation development themes as a way to align adaptation with development

The LEG developed the following cross-cutting themes under the Step by Step Guide for

NAPAs as a way to capture main areas for adaptation assessment:

1. Agriculture and food security: Achieve and safeguard food security

2. Water Resources: Achieve and safeguard water security and sanitation

3. Physical Safety: Protecting life and property against climatic extremes and disasters

including along low-lying and coastal areas

4. Protecting livelihoods and enhancing adaptive capacity

5. Climate-proofing major components of national economies and sustainable

development (Climate-proofing the socio-economic growth engine)

6. Supporting and enhancing Human Health and Safety

7. Protecting and enhancing ecosystem structure and function for sustainable provision of

Ecosystem Goods and Services including land use

8. Climate-proofing renewable Energy Sources and Supplies

9. Protecting and preserving Cultural Values and Cultural Systems

10. Protecting and improving the design of critical Infrastructure and Land Use Planning

Sustainable Development Goals

Examples of approaches and frameworks for integrating CCA into development

Approaches

• Integrating climate risks and adaptation options into medium term

development plans (national development plans)

• Integrating climate risks into land use plans (local and national)

• Setting up climate change budget codes and trust funds

Enabling frameworks

• Climate change policies, laws/acts

• Environment policies, laws/acts

• Regulations governing coordination of institutions

• Laws on sustainable use or protection of natural resources.

Prioritizing adaptation

• Helps policymakers and relevant stakeholders to select the most important adaptation

measures to be implemented for a country or region given competing development needs

• Helps to identify high-priority and feasible adaptation measures that build on and

complement existing adaptation activities

• Aligns with the national vision on adaptation as well as national goals for environmental,

social and economic development

Contact the LEG Chair

Mr. Abias Huongo

E-mail: [email protected]

LEG webpage

http://unfccc.int/4727

LEG Work Programme 2016-2017

http://unfccc.int/9516