Regional Approaches & NAPs by Brian Phillips, Vanuatu

1. Regional Approaches & NAPs
B. Phillips
Vanuatu

2. Why Regional Approach
in the Pacific?
• Limited capacity issues
• Separate coordination of CC &
DRR at the national level
• Many areas of overlap
• Need for countries to be in the
“driving seat” when encaging
with partners

3. Why Regional Approach
in the Pacific?
• Efficiency, coordination, best
use of resources, and stronger
governance
• Set up of the Council of
Regional Organizations of the
Pacific (CROP) – SPREP, SPC,
FFA, USP
• Merging of institutions to
support Pacific Island
Countries

4. JNAPs
• Recognition that CC and DRR challenges
cannot
be addressed separately
• Countries have an opportunity to
systematically address their development
and risk management challenges in an
integrated manner within national
development context.
• Such an integrated agenda can be
pursued using normal ODA as well as
increasing financial resources available
under global climate change financing

5. What can best link with NAPs
through JNAP
• Institutional arrangements at
national level
• National Task Forces with
thematic and sector specific
• NGO and CSO representation
• Established inclusive national
consultation process
• Tools
• NAPs-DRR, NAPA, Nat. Coms

6. Other benefits of a
Regional Approach
• Establishment of Technical Support
Facilities
• SPREP- Regional Technical Support
Mechanism
• SPREP recently accredited to the
GCF as a RIE – upscaling od
CCA/DRR initiatives
• Pacific Climate Change Roundtable
– strategize and sharing of lessons