Session 1, Introductory presentations. Overview of the NAP process and LEG support and guidance to countries

1. 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

2. Established in December 2010
As part of the Cancún Adaptation Framework (CAF)
Decision 1/CP.16, paragraphs 15 - 18

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 on
progress and effectiveness
A. Laying the groundwork
and addressing gaps
1. Initiating and launching of the NAP process
2. Stocktaking: identifying available information on
climate change impacts, vulnerability and
adaptation and assessing gaps and needs of the
enabling environment for the NAP process
3. Addressing capacity gaps and weaknesses in
undertaking the NAP process
4. Comprehensively and iteratively assessing
development needs and climate vulnerabilities
C. Implementation Strategy
1. 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 Elements
1. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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)

14. 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

15. Technical guidance and support to the NAPs by the LEG - outputs

16. Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG)
Supporting NAPs through the NAP Central

17. 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…

18. NAP Central
INTERNETEXTRANET
INTRANET
Staging
Public Web Site
Country /
Group Team
Sites
Publish
National Focal Points
Experts
Public
Contribute Content
Contribute
Content
Staff
Staff (Editor/Comms)
NAP
Central
Other Content
NAP Content
Other Content
NAP Content
NAP Content
Other Content
Contribute
Content
Review, Approve, Copy Content
Submissio
n Portal
Find & Consume Content

19. Main components
Guidelines
NAP
resources
Countries
Navigators
(tools, data,
etc.)
Support Databases
Collaboration NAP events

20. Demo of public view of NAP Central
unfccc.int/nap

21. Front page – timeline of key milestones
URL: www4.unfccc.int/nap

22. NAP events (eastern and southern Africa workshop)
URL: http://www4.unfccc.int/nap#NAPRegionalEASAfrica

23. Country Portals – private to country teams
https://process.unfccc.int/sites/
napparties/malawi
Username: ext.unfccc.netname
Password: xxxxx

24. Country specific portals: Example of Malawi
URL: https://process.unfccc.int/sites/napparties/”country”

25. Contact:
The Chair
Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG)
leghelp@unfccc.int