This document summarizes Malawi's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. It outlines key climate impacts like floods and droughts affecting agriculture and health. Malawi's policy framework for adaptation includes its Growth Strategy and Climate Change policies and plans. Institutional arrangements involve government committees coordinating the NAP Core Team and sectoral experts. The status section notes Malawi launched its NAP process in 2014 and is working with sectors to identify priorities while seeking GCF funds. Challenges include limited funding and capacity for assessments.

1. MALAWI NAP
PROCESS
BRIGHT KUMWEMBE
NAP EXPO, 4-6 APRIL 2018
SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT

2. Outline
 Key Observed and Anticipated Climate Change Impacts
 Policy and Strategic Framework
 Institutional Arrangements for NAP process
 Status of NAP Process
 Support Received
 Challenges Faced in the NAP Process

3. Key Observed and Anticipated Climate Change Impacts
 Floods, Prolonged dry spells,
Droughts, Rainfall Variability -Low
yields, damaged infrastructure
 Increasing temperatures - increased
incidences of vector borne diseases
(Malaria)
 Wildfires – Loss of biodiversity, land
degradation

4. Policy and Strategic Framework
 Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS III), 2017-2021
 National Climate Change Management Policy, 2016
 National Climate Change Programme
 National Climate Change Investment Plan, 2013 -2018
 National Adaptation Programme of Action, 2015-2020
 National Environment and Climate Change Communication Strategy,
2015-2020
 National Climate Resilience Strategy, 2017
 Other Sectoral strategies and plans

5. Institutional Arrangements for NAP Process
Cabinet Committee on
Natural Resources
(Ministers)
National Steering
Committee on Climate
Change (PS)
National Technical
Committee on Climate
Change (Directors)
NAP Core Team
(Technical Experts)
Parliamentary
Committee on
Environment and
Climate Change
Sectoral Expert Teams
Government-Donor
Coordination Group

6. Key Priority Sectors and Areas for NAP
 Agriculture (Crops, Livestock and Fisheries)
 Water Resources
 Health
 Infrastructure and Physical Planning
 Transport
 Population and Human Settlements
 Disaster Risk Management
 Forestry
 Wildlife
 Energy
 Gender

7. Status on the NAP Process
 Malawi launched the NAP process in 2014, which was
followed by a technical training (Sectoral Experts) and
awareness to decision makers (Permanent Secretaries)
 Completed a stocktaking exercise, developed a NAP process
Roadmap, and established a core team to lead the process.
 This core team is working with sectoral Expert teams in order to
identify medium- to long-term sectoral adaptation priorities.
 Malawi has submitted a NAP formulation proposal to the
Green Climate Fund, which was prepared with technical
support from UNEP (USD 2,938,050).The proposal was
submitted in December 2017

8. Road Map for NAP Process
Milestone 2018 2019 2020
ConductSectoralVulnerabilityAssessments
Develop adaptations options
Develop sectoraladaptation plans
Develop theNAP,Implementation Strategy&M&E framework
Mainstream theNAPinto theMGDS

9. Support Received for NAP Process
 UNDP Country Office through the National Climate
Change Programme – Financial
 NAP Technical training workshop was supported by
the Global Water Partnership and UNDP-UNEP NAP
Global Support Programme - Financial and Technical.

10. Challenges
Inadequate financial support to implement the
roadmap
Limited Human capacity to conduct
vulnerability Assessments
Inadequate appreciation for investing in
adaptation – at all levels.

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