The document summarizes a regional training workshop held in Malawi for Anglophone African countries on developing national adaptation plans (NAPs) under the UNFCCC. It outlines that parties must provide information through national communications on the measures taken and support provided or received to develop NAPs. It also notes that UN organizations should provide information on their activities to support NAP processes and that countries can include adaptation information as part of their nationally determined contributions or other communications.

1. Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG)
LEG regional training workshop on national adaptation plans (NAPs)
for Anglophone Africa
27 February to 03 March 2017
Bingu International Convention Centre
Lilongwe, Malawi
Reporting under the UNFCCC

2. Element D of the NAP guidelines (decision 5/CP.17)
• Parties to provide information, through their national
communications, on what measures they have undertaken and
on support provided or received …
• LDC Parties, to the extent possible, to provide information …
through their national communications, as well as other channels
• The LEG, the Adaptation Committee, and other relevant bodies
under the Convention to include information in their reports on how
they have responded to the requests … and on their activities
• UN organizations, multilateral, intergovernmental, etc., to provide
information on their activities to support the national adaptation
plan process

3. Other provisions
Adaptation communication (Paris Agreement, Art. 7.10):
• May include its priorities, implementation and support needs,
plans and actions;
• Can be submitted as a component of or in conjunction with a
NAP, NDC, National Communication, etc.
Nationally Determined Contributions (Paris Agreement, Art. 3)
• Ambitious efforts as defined in Articles 4, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 13
Submission of information on progress in NAPs to the SBI

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