Presentation given by Anne Hammill, Vice-President, IISD (NAP Global Network Secretariat), as part of the Network's Peer Learning Forum on “The Transition from Planning to Implementation in the NAP Process,” held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, from February 27-29, 2024

1. Self-assessment:
Planning to
implementation in the
NAP process
Anne Hammill, Associate Vice President Resilience, IISD
February 27, 2024
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

2. Self-assessment
A reflexive learning tool for improving the
effectiveness of NAP processes
How it works:
• A country team reflects on progress to
date in terms of advancing planning to
implementation
• Based on this, country teams identify
concrete actions they can take to
improve the effectiveness in their NAP
processes going forward.

3. Country Self-Assessment
Exercise: P2I
Through the self-assessments, we’ll explore:
1. Have national adaptation priorities been clearly
identified in a strategic document?
2. Are those national adaptation priorities
implementation-ready?
3. Are projects and programs for addressing national
adaptation priorities developed in a strategic
manner?
4. Is there an enabling environment for
implementing the national adaptation priorities?

4. Three building blocks in
the P2I transition
Self-assessment
BB1. Making national
adaptation priorities
implementation ready
Assessing if the pre-requisites
for implementing national
adaptation priorities
*strategically* are in place and
addressing any gaps.
BB2. Developing projects and programs in a
strategic manner
Developing projects and programs in a
timely, coordinated and efficient manner to
address national adaptation priorities.
BB3. Strengthening the enabling
environment for implementation
Strengthening the enabling
environment for implementing
national adaptation priorities.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

5. Day 1: Pre-requisites for
implementation readiness
Pre-requisites can include:
• Lead ministries or agencies identified for
implementing each national adaptation priority.
• Entry points (plans, strategies, budgets) for
ministries/agencies to implement priorities.
• Timeframes (short, medium, long) for priority actions
• Estimated human and finance costs and are linked to
relevant sources of finance.
• Clear process for preparing, submitting, costing,
reviewing, or prioritizing proposals addressing
national adaptation priorities.
• MEL and reporting systems are in place to help access
financial and other resources.

6. Integrating Gender
Equality and Social
Inclusion (GESI) in the
NAP process

7. What does a gender-responsive NAP process involve?

8. Key messages on GESI
in NAP processes
• There are opportunities throughout the NAP
process to adopt a gender-responsive approach –
you can start where you are.
• As gender-responsiveness is largely about process,
the enabling activities are particularly important
for applying a gender-responsive approach.
• Gender expertise exists in all countries – it is a
matter of leveraging this expertise for the NAP
process.
• Gender analysis is an essential foundation for
planning, but should also be applied during
implementation and monitoring, evaluation and
learning (MEL).
• Equitable decision-making processes at all levels
are central to a gender-responsive approach.

9. Working with the Least
Developed Countries Expert
Group (LEG) and the
Adaptation Committee, we
developed a toolkit to guide
gender-responsive approaches
in NAP processes.
Download the toolkit:
bit.ly/nap-gender-
toolkit

10. Thank you!
Email:
info@napglobalnetwork.org
Website:
www.napglobalnetwork.org
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