Presentation by Angie Dazé, NAP Global Network, as part of the webinar "Linking National and Sub-national Adaptation: Vertical integration in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes", held on September 18, 2019.

1. Coordinating
Climate-Resilient
Development
Linking national and sub-
national adaptation:
Vertical integration in practice
Angie Dazé
NAP Global Network Secretariat

2. In the context of the NAP process,
vertical integration is:
The process of creating intentional
and strategic linkages between
national and sub-national
adaptation planning,
implementation and monitoring &
evaluation (M&E)
What is vertical
integration?

3. • UNFCCC decisions call for engagement
of sub-national actors
• Fundamental to key principles:
participation, transparency, gender
responsiveness, consideration of
vulnerable groups, communities and
ecosystems
• Much of the implementation of
adaptation will occur at sub-national
levels
• Locally-driven approaches to adaptation
have been shown to be effective
Why vertical integration?

4. The process of vertical integration is:
• Iterative
• Unique to the country context
How vertical integration occurs depends on:
• Institutional structures for adaptation
• Progress on decentralization of sectoral
and development planning
• Capacity at national and sub-national
levels
The vertical integration
process

5. Vertical
integration
outcomes

6. Country
Example:
Ethiopia
• Ethiopia’s NAP document identifies 18
adaptation options at the national level
• Guiding principles include participation,
stakeholder empowerment and equitable
implementation
• Two track approach for engaging sub-
national stakeholders:
• Regional workshops held to raise awareness of
the NAP, build capacity of sub-national
stakeholders on adaptation, identify priorities
among the adaptation options
• Guidelines for regional and district-level planning
updated to align with the NAP
• Results are informing the NAP
implementation roadmap, which is currently
under development

7. Country
Example:
Senegal
• Sector-based approach to adaptation planning,
focusing on 10 priority sectors
• Oversight of the NAP process by National
Committee on Climate Change, a multi-
stakeholder platform
• Sub-national engagement coordinated through
14 Regional Committees on Climate Change
• Local adaptation plans developed through
participatory processes have been synthesized
to inform planning at the national level
• Lessons:
• Build on what has already been done at the local level
• Critical role of local organizations in adaptation
planning
• Need to create functional links between different levels
of planning

8. Resources on Vertical Integration in NAP
Processes

9. www.napglobalnetwork.org
info@napglobalnetwork.org
@NAP_Network
@NAPGlobalNetwork
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