This document summarizes the experiences of Malawi and Nepal in developing their National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). In Malawi, they have completed the first step of the NAP process and some of step two, including developing a NAP roadmap and stocktaking report. Key milestones include launching the process in 2014 and establishing structures for development. Civil society has played an important role by providing resources, expertise, and advocating for vulnerable groups. However, challenges remain around inadequate financing and technical capacity. In Nepal, the NAP process aims to reduce vulnerability and build resilience through integration into relevant policies and plans. It utilizes existing coordination mechanisms and promotes multi-stakeholder participation. Key elements of the process

1. Experiences on NAPs from Malawi & Nepal

2. NAP Status and Experience from Malawi
Julius Ng’oma,
Coordinator, Southern Voices on Adaptation and Civil Society Network on
Climate Change, Malawi
18th December 2017

3. Status of NAP Related Actions
 Completed only step one and some elements
in step two
 NAP Road Map
 Nap Stocktaking report

4. Key Milestones
 Launch of the NAP process – Sept 2014
 Setting up of structures – NAP Core Team and Sectoral
Teams and training them – CSOs represented
 NAP roadmap – End 2015
 Nap Stocktaking report – Early 2016
 NAP readiness Proposal - Developed and submitted to
GCF in June 2017

5. Our Role
 Resource persons – shared VA Study reports to support
development of Stock-taking report and others
 Key civil society expectations from NAP process defined
 Participatory assessments of community vulnerabilities and
capabilities revised, updated and documented
 Technical expertise – part of the CORE Team and sectoral team
and off backstopping
 Financial resources – assisting in convening CORE Team
meetings and proposal development meetings
National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process adopts and implements the priorities and
options set by vulnerable groups – Advocacy Goal

6. Challenges
 Inadequate finances – Attempts have been made to draft
proposal to GEF and GCF to support the process
 Lack of technical capacity to complete some actions –
key experts have been supported to attend workshops on
NAP process have been organized nationally and
internationally - LEG NAP workshop and NAP Global
Network workshops
 CSOs have also been part of these

7. Further required actions
 Financial support for CORE Team and sectoral
teams to revisit the road map and roll it out
 Robust technical support to the teams to carry
out and finalise some technical studies and
processes in time
 Wider consultations when completing various
elements of the process

8. National Adaptation plan
in Nepal
Rajan Thapa
Coordinator: Southern Voices on Adaptation for Nepal
rajan@cen.org.np

9. Adaptation is our priority
Survival strategy for poor and vulnerable communities
NAPA through LAPA framework contributed
to address most urgent, immediate and
priority adaptation needs

10. National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
Objectives of the NAP Process
 To reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by
building adaptive capacity and resilience; and
 To facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation, in
a coherent manner, into relevant new and existing policies,
programmes and activities, in particular development
planning processes and strategies, within all relevant sectors
and at different levels, as appropriate.

11. NAP Formulation Approach
 Establishing working groups to coordinate multi-stakeholder
thematic areas
 Utilising existing coordination mechanisms;
 Building capacity and enhancing understanding on CCA;
 Building ownership and avoiding duplications on efforts;
 Promoting multi-stakeholder participation;
 Ensuring gender-sensitivity and inclusiveness; 'LEAVING NO ONE
BEHIND'
 Generating, utilising and sharing knowledge and good
practices;
 Adopting 'development first' with integration of adaptation
actions;
 Aligning with national policies and linking with recent
initiatives (DRR and SDGs); and
 Synergising ecosystem-based and community-based
adaptations.

12. Implementation modality for NAP Process
Coordinating Body
MCCICC
Chair: Secretary, MoPE
Thematic/Cross-
cutting Working
Groups
Chair: Joint-Secretary
Concerned Ministry
Technical
Committee
Chair: Joint-Secretary,
MoPE
NAP Technical Team
• NAP Coordinator
• Team Leader
• Thematic leads – 9
• Technical/Knowledge management officers –
2
• Subject matter Advisors/Content Reviewers -
2

13. Element A: Laying the ground work
• Stocktaking report
• Stakeholder's mapping and actors profile
• Capacity gaps, needs and barrier analysis report
• Development priorities and climate sensitivity report
• NAP road map (reviewed and refined) with detail Work Plan
Element B: Preparatory work
• Past and future climate change scenario report
• Risk and vulnerability assessment report
• Compilation of climate change adaptation options
• Prioritisation of adaptation options for medium and long-term
• Climate-resilient development visioning report
• NAP DOCUMENT
• Report on integration of adaptation into development
Element C: Implementation strategies
• NAP implementation strategic framework
Element D: Reporting, monitoring and review
• Framework for monitoring, evaluation and review of NAP with indicators
NAP: Activities and outcome documents
Extensive
consultations
envisaged
Expected for
constructive
inputs during
formulation and
commitment for
implementation

14. Our Role in NAP Process
 Formation of inter alia, in building 'country capacity', engagement of multi-
stakeholders in terms of knowledge generation and management.
 Critical review of NAP process and disseminate the information at the local
level.
 Active engagement and building capacity of CSOs at local level

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