This document discusses integrating climate risk information into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). It notes that international agreements call for strengthening scientific climate knowledge and early warning systems to inform climate services and support decision-making. When developing NAPs, climate and future scenario analysis is needed. The Green Climate Fund also aims to enhance the climate rationale of funded activities. Effective climate information systems can provide data from hours to centuries to support adaptation planning, development, disaster risk management, and future risk preparation. Downscaling is needed to access robust data at the project scale from global models. The potential of climate information services depends on relevance and communication between information producers and end-users.

1. Integrating Climate Risks Information into the
NAPs
Amir H. Delju
Climate Prediction & Adaptation Branch

2. (sub-paragraph 7(c)) mentions: “strengthening scientific knowledge on
climate, including research, systematic observation of the climate system
and early warning systems, in a manner that informs climate services and
supports decision-making.” And CMA 1 decision: requesting WMO to
facilitate applications and methodologies, plus improving accessibility to
comprehensive climate information.
Paris
Agreement
Element B. Preparatory elements of the NAP Technical Guidelines (LEG,
2012) mentions the need for: “...analyzing current climate and future
climate change scenarios.”
The GCF Board called on the Secretariat to develop an integrated approach
to enhance the climate rationale of GCF-supported activities.
(Decision B.19/06, Feb-Mar 2018)
NAP
Technical
Guidelines
International mandates for integrating
climate science into decision-making
GCF at
B.19

3. Source: NAP Technical Guidelines (LEG, 2012)
Climate information in the NAP process

4. Climate Services Information System (CSIS)
Time series Monitoring
1 year to 10 years
From 10 to 100
years
1 month to 1 year
A seamless approach…

5. Season to year
Next hour to
10 days
Decade
Multi-decade to
centennial
Short to medium
term weather
forecasts
Seasonal to inter-
annual climate
forecasts
Decadal
climate trend
analysis
Climate
change
scenarios
Decision-making timelines
Climate information services for climate resilient
development planning
Climate information is crucial for decision-makers at all levels
ADAPTATION
PLANNING
SECTORAL
DEVELOPMENT
MANAGE
DISASTER RISK
PLAN FOR
FUTURE RISK

6. Accessing Robust Information at Project Scale
Information is required at
project scale for establishing
climate scientific evidence
Downscaling
… from a global climate model (GCM) grid
to the point of interest (project)

7. Relevance and communication
The potential of climate information service can only be realised when the
information provided matches the needs of end-users
Relevance and communication

8. The GFCS was launched in 2009 to support
the development and incorporation of
science-based climate information into policy
and practice
WMO-UNITAR training package

9. 1. Incorporation of climate
information in adaptation
projects, NAPs
2. Improved outcomes in
climate sensitive sectors
3. Bridge the information and
communication gaps
between climate
information users and
producers
4. Co-design, co-produce,
deliver and use climate
services
What is the
role of CSIS
in NAPs?
Main training objectives

10. Module 2
Methods and tools for
assessing climate risks
Module 1
Climate information services for
resilient societies
Thematic modules
Module 3
Effective climate
information systems
Module 4
Climate science in
support of NAPs
Module 5
Climate risk proofing NAPs
Module 6
National dialogues for
climate action

11. Alignment to Paris mandate
Paris Agreement Global
Stocktake 2020 and NDCs
reporting
Better country priorities
Evidence-based country climate
priority setting as reflected in
NDCs
Focus on transformational
projects
Strengthening of country capacity
Strengthen National Meteorological
and Hydrological Services (NMHS)
capacities to incorporate risks in
policies and project documents
Better investments in projects
Climate effectiveness and improved
quality of activities based on scientific,
evidence-based, data-driven analysis
Desired policy outcomes

12. Next setps
• To be Launched by end of June 2019
• Concept for F2F implementation in Region 1 Africa
• English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
• Delivery through WMO’s Regional Training Centres and
other institutions
(e.g. Agrhymet, ACMAD, etc.)

13. Thank you
Merci
adelju@wmo.int
public.wmo.int