Steps of Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA Process) in community level of Nepal

1. LAPA/CAPA Process and Steps
Presenter
Rudra Bahadur Raya
Climate Change Adaptation and Forest Expert

2. Target
• Target VDC: 81 VDC and 1
Municipality
• LAPA: 61
• CAPA: 160
• LFG/CFUG Handover : 375
• Operation Plan
renew/amendment: 900

3. National Adaptation Programme of Action : /fli6«o :t/df hnjfo' kl/jt{gsf c;/x?
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CAPA
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4. National Initiatives
1. Climate Change Network Nepal (CCNN) – 2003
2. Core Negotiation Team (CNT) team formation, 2012
3. MI conference, 2012
4. Kathmandu Call for Action, 2012
5. MI secretariat at MoSTE/IDS Nepal
6. Case Study on loss and damage of Climate change in
Nepal by IDS Nepal and submit to IPCC
7. Study on Economic Impact Assessment of Climate
Change in Key sector in Nepal-MoSTE/IDS Nepal
8. First Initial National Communication Report – 2004
9. Second National Communication Report (under process)
10. Climate Change Network – 2005 (MoSTE)

5. Adaptation at National Level
Climate change policy drafted
 NAPA process is beginning (will be completed by June 2010); six thematic
areas working for sectoral adaptation priorities
LAPA implementation 14 piloting district(90 VDC and 1 Muncipality) from
2013
 GoN has submitted ICR to UNFCCC and preparing for the second National
communication
 FAO adaptation project on Agriculture
Nepal is now eligible for Pilot Program on Climate Resilience (PPCR) 30m
grant and 30 million loan
 Few and scattered projects on CBA (INGOs, NGOs)

6. Awareness/
sensitization/consultation
Capacity building – Related
stakeholder/service providers and
community members
Vulnerability
assessment/mapping jointly
done with VDC/VFCC/CFUGs
Development of Adaptation Plan at
VDC/Community level
Implementation
Vulnerable HHs, community
groups
Joint monitoring
And evaluation
Scaling up and
dissemination
LAPA: Process at VDC/community/CGUGs level

7. LAPA Process
Step 1: Stakeholders meeting/workshop at VDC
level on CC/LAPA with Local NGOs and VDCs to
coordinate
Prospective Participants:
1. VDC Chairperson
2. VDC secretary
3. AEFC Chairperson
4. Ranger/Forester ( Respective Range Post)
5. FECOFUN
6. Schools representative
7. Political Parties

8. Step 3-Dispatch invitation letter and
Facilitation
• Coordination with VDC secretary,
• local implementation NGOs,
• field coordinator
• Representatives of forest office
• District Coordinators
• Representatives of VDC citizen association

9. Step 4: LAPA/CAPA Orientation at VDC level
Contents:
•Objective/rational of the event
•Understanding CC & LAPA/CAPA
(for common understanding
among participants)
•Discussion about CC vulnerability
in the local context
•Need to adopt local adaptation
measures linking with mitigation
•CFUG level LAPA/CAPA reflection
•Need to develop LAPA at VDC
level in coordination with different
SHs
•Action Plan to move ahead

10. Prospective Participants:
1. Political Representatives from VDC – Numbers to be decided locally
2. AFEC Members- as per committee structure
3. CFUG Representatives – two from each CFUG
4. Representative from local Youth Clubs, if any-
5. Representative from Mothers Groups if any-
6. VDC Chairperson/secretary – 1
7. Health Post Staff - 1
8. Agriculture sub center - 1
9. Veterinary – 1
10. Representative from schools 1 from each
11. DSCO - 1
12. LRP – 1
13. NGOs – 2
14. MSFP-1

11. Step 5: LAPA Preparation Process:
1. Common understanding of tools
2. Climate change orientation
introduction program
3. Introduction of LAPA and its benefit
to community level .
4. Preparation of Resource map
5. Trend analysis
6. Assessment of Climate hazard
7. Ranking of Climate hazard
8. Preparation of climate vulnerable map
9. Ranking of ward vulnerable
10. Preparation seasonal calendar
11. Future concept of VDC
12. Tentative budget for LAPA /CAPA
implementation

12. Prospective Participants to lead the
LAPA preparation process:
1. Representatives from VDC
2. CFUG Representatives
3. Representative from School teachers
4. Representative from youth clubs
5. Representatives from AFEC

13. Step 6: LAPA sharing at VDC level and endorsement VDC general
Assembly.
Step 7: LAPA (final version) to be sent to respective/concerned
agencies
Step 8: Monitoring & Reporting:
Example : LAPA of Rawatkot VDC

14. Role of SM for Preparing and
implementing LAPA/CAPA
• Identify vulnerable
communities from local level
• Coordination between line
agency with MSFP
• Support to LRP for CFUG
handover process.
• Facilitation to LAPA
preparation and
implementation
• Facilitation to local CFUGs
for making adaptation plan
• Support to LAPA write-up
and publication

15. Thank You