Youssef Nassef, Coordinator, UNFCCC: 'Adaptation under the UNFCCC'

1. Adaptation under the UNFCCC NAP-Expo 8–9 August 2014, Bonn, Germany Adaptation Programme, UNFCCC secretariat Youssef Nassef, Coordinator

2. Focusing the adaptation agenda

3. Evolution of adaptation under the UNFCCC 1996 Observing impacts, assessing risks and vulnerabilities 2001 Moving to planning and pilot implementation 2005 Sharing knowledge and lessons learned 2007 Scaling up implementation 2010 Strengthening institutions 1996 Observing impacts, assessing risks and vulnerabilities – National communications

4. Evolution of adaptation under the UNFCCC 1996 Observing impacts, assessing risks and vulnerabilities 2001 Moving to planning and pilot implementation 2005 Sharing knowledge and lessons learned 2007 Scaling up implementation 2010 Strengthening institutions 2001 Moving to planning and pilot implementation – LDC support (NAPAs, LEG, LDCF) – SCCF and Adaptation Fund NAPAs have been a success story in the UNFCCC process. They have generated awareness and buy-in of adaptation and climate change issues at the highest levels in LDCs

5. Evolution of adaptation under the UNFCCC 1996 Observing impacts, assessing risks and vulnerabilities 2001 Moving to planning and pilot implementation 2005 Sharing knowledge and lessons learned 2007 Scaling up implementation 2010 Strengthening institutions 2005 Sharing knowledge and lessons learned – Nairobi work programme The NWP is evolving as a central knowledge mechanism on adaptation to meet the knowledge needs under the Convention

6. Evolution of adaptation under the UNFCCC 1996 Observing impacts, assessing risks and vulnerabilities 2001 Moving to planning and pilot implementation 2005 Sharing knowledge and lessons learned 2007 Scaling up implementation 2010 Strengthening institutions 2007 Scaling up implementation – Bali action plan

7. Evolution of adaptation under the UNFCCC 1996 Observing impacts, assessing risks and vulnerabilities 2001 Moving to planning and pilot implementation 2005 Sharing knowledge and lessons learned 2007 Scaling up implementation 2010 Strengthening institutions 2010 Strengthening institutions – Cancun Adaptation Framework • Adaptation Committee • National adaptation plans • Loss and damage NAPs are a central mode of national delivery on adaptation

8. 1996 Observing impacts, assessing risks and vulnerabilities 2001 Moving to planning and pilot implementation 2005 Sharing knowledge and lessons learned 2007 Scaling up implementation 2010 Strengthening institutions Future Full-scale implementation Adaptation in the future 2015 Agreement (to come into effect in 2020) Expected to provide an additional incentive for adaptation at the national level and help to create absorptive capacity for adaptation finance leading to full- scale implementation. Proposals under discussion include a global adaptation goal, nationally determined contributions on adaptation and strengthening of institutional arrangements

9. Thank you

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