The document summarizes a mission to Niger to support their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The mission's objectives were to take stock of relevant climate change initiatives and suggest next steps. Key findings included: - Many government sectors and organizations are working on adaptation but coordination is lacking - Niger has development goals in their PDES and 3N Initiative that could integrate climate change adaptation - Opportunities exist to mainstream climate adaptation, but challenges include coordination, ownership of the NAP process, and building capacity for implementation

1. NAP-­‐GSP
Mission
Debriefing
Stocktaking
Support
Mission
to
Support
the
NAP
Process
in
Niger
CNEDD,
21May
2014

2. OBJECTIVES
OF
THE
NAP
PROCESS
(LEG/UNFCCC)
• To
take
a
medium-­‐
and
long-­‐term
approach
to
reducing
vulnerability
to
the
adverse
effects
of
climate
change.
• To
facilitate
the
integraHon
of
climate
change
adaptaHon
in
a
coherent
manner
into:
! relevant
new
and
exisHng
policies,
programmes/
acHviHes,
! development
planning
processes
and
strategies,
! appropriate
and
relevant
sectors
at
different
levels

3. OBJECTIVES
OF
THE
MISSION
• Stocktaking
of
relevant
iniHaHves
on
climate
mainstreaming
to
support
NaHonal
AdaptaHon
Plans
process
in
Niger
• Suggest
next
steps
and
acHons
(road-­‐map)

4. STEPS
OF
THE
MISSION
• PreparaEon
:
CNEDD
Request,
collecHon
of
documents,
meeHng
during
the
Addis
Ababa
workshop,
Mission
ToRs
and
Agenda,
Appointments
• Country
meeEngs
! Briefing
with
sector
actors
and
donors
! 25
meeHngs
with
sector
ministries,
donors,
research
insHtuHons
and
internaHonal
NGOs
! Around
80
actors
met
• Debriefing

5. STEPS
OF
THE
MISSION
• Sector
actors
! Transport
(DMN),Water
(DGRE),
Agriculture
(DEP/
DP),
! Environment
(DC,
SG,
&
DGEDD),
Health
(DEP
et
DHP)
! Planning
(SG,
AT/DC,
Directeur
de
la
ProspecHve)
&
Finance
(DEP)
! Higher
EducaHon
(EMIG,
Département
de
Géographie
-­‐Université
de
Niamey)
• Prime
Minister’s
Office:
CNEDD
(SE,
Conseiller,
project
staff),
ENAM
(SG,
DF
et
DR)
• Presidency
:
Haut
Commissariat
IniHaHve
3
N
(SG)
• Technical
and
Financial
Partners:
UNDP,
GIZ,
Care
InternaHonal,
IRD,
French
Embassy,
EU,
GWP-­‐Niger,
FAO.

6. DATA
COLLECTION
AND
ANALYSIS

7. DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
OF
NIGER
PDES:
• To
promote
economic
growth
for
the
social
and
cultural
wellbeing
of
the
Nigerien
populaHons
3N
iniEaEve:
• Contribute
to
prevent
hunger
and
malnutriHon
in
a
sustainable
manner
among
Nigerien
people,
ensure
appropriate
condiHons
for
their
full
parHcipaHon
in
the
naHonal
producHon,
and
improve
their
income
• Strengthen
naHonal
capaciHes
for
food
producHon,
food
supply
and
resilience
against
food
crises
and
natural
disasters

8. MAIN
COMPONENTS
OF
THE
NAP
PROCESS
Hands-­‐on
training
for
capacity
and
insEtuEonal
support
Technical
support
Brokering
of
knowledge
Support and capacity-building, M&E
Climate
services
&
other
systemaEc
data
and
modeling
services
(ongoing support to planning & implementation processes)
REPORTING
and
OUTPUTS:
Progress
reports,
technical
reports,
databases,
strategy,
documents,
a
NAP,
programmes
etc.

9. Element
D.
ReporEng
Monitoring
and
Review
1.
CoordinaEon
and
communicaEon
needs
2.
Monitoring
system
for
assessing
development
needs
and
climate
vulnerabiliEes
3.
Knowledge
capitalizaEon
on
climate
change
adaptaEon
iniEaEves
within
various
sectors,
NGO
A.
Element
A.
Lay
the
Ground
work
and
Address
Gaps
1.
NAP
process
not
yet
launched
2.
CoordinaEon
and
the
ownership
of
the
NAP’s
process
needs
3.
Lack
of
climate
change
scenarios
4.
Monitoring
system
for
assessing
development
needs
and
climate
vulnerabiliEes
5.
Knowledge
capitalizaEon
on
climate
change
adaptaEon
iniEaEves
within
various
sectors,
NGO
6.
Capacity
Development
Element
C.
ImplementaEon
Strategies
1.
CoordinaEon
and
the
ownership
of
the
NAP’s
process
2.
Monitoring
system
for
assessing
development
needs
and
climate
vulnerabiliEes
3.
Knowledge
capitalizaEon
on
climate
change
adaptaEon
iniEaEves
within
various
sectors,
NGO
Element
B.
Preparatory
Elements
1.
CoordinaEon
and
the
ownership
of
the
NAP’s
process
2.
Lack
of
climate
change
scenarios
3.
Monitoring
system
for
assessing
development
needs
and
climate
vulnerabiliEes
3.
Lack
of
technical
skills
to
prioriEze
climate
adaptaEon
opEons
LEG
GUIDELINES
–
NIGER
CONTEXT

10. NAP
PROCESS
OPPORTUNITIES
AND
CHALLENGES
Opportuni*es
" Greater
awareness
of
climate
risks
at
decision-­‐making
level
" Development
goals
sensiHve
to
CC:
PDES,
NaEonal
CC
Policy
" Greater
on-­‐going/
upcoming
entry
points:
Vision
2035,
Review
of
the
NaEonal
CC
Strategy,
ElaboraEon
of
the
IWRM
process,
3
N
IniEaEve
" Beaer
mainstreaming
of
climate
change
in
naHonal
and
local
programmes
and
projects:
NAPA,
NGO
IniHaHves,
etc.
Challenges
" CoordinaHon
of
insHtuHonal
actors
and
synergies
between
adaptaHon
acHviHes
" Ownership
of
the
NAP
process
" Mainstreaming
Climate
into
naHonal/
sectorial
planning/
budgeHng
" MobilizaHon
of
external
resources
" Insufficient
capacity
to
implement
CC
Mainstreaming

11. ASSESSMENT
–
POLICY
LEVEL
• Climate
change
is
insufficiently
addressed
in
the
naEonal
and
the
sector
development
plans.
It
is
framed
as
a
sector
instead
of
a
cross-­‐
cu1ng
issue
across
sectors
with
appropriate
indicators
• Lack
of
climate
models
and
scenarios
for
Niger’s
specific
needs.
Cos4ng
of
development
impacts
of
climate
change
is
missing.
• Lack
of
medium
term
budget
frameworks.
Only
3
sectors
have
MTEFs
so
far.
Guidance
and
tools
on
prioriEzing
climate
change
in
the
sector
budgets
are
needed.

12. ASSESSMENT
–
INSTITUTIONAL
LEVEL
• Existence
of
coordinaEon
mechanisms
! PDES
working
groups,
3
N
iniHaHve
working
groups,
CNEDD
Technical
Commissions.
! But
coordinaHon
capacity
needs
to
be
enhanced
through:
o ClarificaHon
of
mandates
o Strengthening
of
technical
and
management
skills
for
advocacy,
monitoring,
resource
mobilizaHon
need
o Increase
of
the
number
of
specifically
qualified
staff
members
for
some
sectors
• Availability
of
Climate
mainstreaming
tools/
guidelines
! at
sector
level
but
applicaHon
has
been
limited
to
a
few
sectors
such
as
the
health
sector.
! at
the
local
level
and
have
been
used
by
a
few
municipaliHes

13. ASSESSMENT
–
INSTITUTIONAL
LEVEL
• Existence
of
monitoring
systems
limited
by
many
constraints
! PDES
monitoring,
3N
and
CNEDD
informaHon
pladorm
under
development.
DNPGCCA
is
in
place.
! Lack
of
harmonizaHon
and
alignment
of
sector
monitoring
systems
to
the
PDES
(common
framework,
indicators)
and
to
the
informaHon
pladorm
! Lack
of
human,
material
and
financial
resources
to
support
regular
and
quality
data
collecHon
in
sectors
• Limited
access
of
all
sector
ministries
and
other
local
users
to
exisEng
basic
climate
informaEon.
More
specific
climate
related
data
are
required
for
planning
processes:
Water
surface
and
groundwater,
Epidemiological
surveillance,
Meteorological,
etc.
• Limited
capacity
for
appraising
adaptaEon
opEons.
No
sector
has
undertaken
such
cost-­‐benefit
analysis

14. ASSESSMENT
–
SKILLS
LEVEL
Management
skills
" Project
Management
" Monitoring
and
EvaluaHon
" ParHcipatory
leadership
" Internal
and
external
CommunicaHon
" Advocacy
" Team
building
" ParHcipatory
learning
and
skills
" Specific
tools,
guidelines
and
sofware
" English
Technical
skills
" Economics
of
the
adaptaHon
including
Costs
and
Benefits
Analysis
(CBA)
" Mainstreaming
CCA
into
naHonal,
sectoral
and
local
planning/
budgeHng,
ProspecHve
analysis
" Assessment
of
Climate
Change
Vulnerability,
Modelling,
SIG…
" Development
of
bankable
project
documents
to
access
climate
funds
" IT
and
data
integraHon

15. NAP
PROCESS
ADDED
VALUE
• Provide
a
coherent
vision
for
influencing
investments
of
external
and
domesHc
finance
on
climate
• Address
climate
risk
in
naHonal
and
sectoral
planning
and
budgeHng
• Increase
systemaHc
monitoring
of
climate
informaHon
• Strengthen
InsHtuHonal
capacity
and
professional
skills
• Mainstream
Climate
Change
AdaptaHon
at
the
local
level
• Increase
Access
to
Climate
Finance

16. ELEMENTS
OF
THE
ROAPMAP
–
WS
1
Planning,
establishing
and
steering
the
NAP
process
! IdenHfy
a
coordinaHon
mechanism
to
ensure
appropriate
ownership
of
the
NAP
Process,
technical
commiaee
establishing
Hmelines,
means
of
cooperaHon,
roles
of
actors.
! Adopt
specific
NAP
Strategy
-­‐
Specify
areas
and
acHviHes
of
added
value
/
road-­‐map
-­‐
and
confirm
mandate
! CommunicaHon
on
‘Nigerien
NAP’
to
UNFCCC/LEG
Chair
and
at
internaHonal
level
! Stakeholders
consultaHons
at
all
levels
on
the
NAP
process
with
internal
and
external
communicaHon

17. ELEMENTS
OF
THE
ROAPMAP
–
WS
2
Addressing
climate
risk
in
naEonal
and
sectoral
planning
and
budgeEng
! Ensure
CCA
Mainstreaming
in
Vision
2035
process,
the
reviewed
Climate
Change
Strategy
and
IWRM
planning
and
other
sectors
! Undertake
climate
scenarios,
climate
risk
analysis
in
specific
sectors
and
cost
benefit
analyses
fo
address
climate
risks
in
next
PDES
and
in
sectors.
! Ensure
CCA
indicators
Mainstreaming
in
the
next
PDES
! Develop
mechanism
for
climate
mainstreaming
in
upcoming
Medium
Term
Expenditures
Frameworks.
InsEtuEonal
capacity
building
and
skills
development
! Forging
partnership
with
naHonal
(DGRE,
ENAM,
University
of
Niamey
Department
of
Geography,
FAST-­‐
Msc
en
Environment
Studies,
EMIG…)
and
regional
(AGRHYMET,
CILSS,
ACMAD)
insHtuHons
for
designing
and
implemenHng
training
packages
on
climate
mainstreaming,
economics
of
adaptaHon
and
management
skills.
! Forging
partnerships
with
mulH-­‐donor
to
support
the
insHtuHonal
capacity
building
through
appropriate
programme

18. ELEMENTS
OF
THE
ROAPMAP
–
WS
2
Compile
a
NAP
document
! Undertake
analyses
of
climate
scenarios,
assessment
of
vulnerability
factors,
climate
and
disaster
risks
for
naHonal
and
sector
processes
! IdenHfy
and
appraise
climate
adaptaHon
opHons
for
naHonal
and
sector
processes
Mainstream
CCA
at
the
local
level
! Increase
implementaHon
of
the
climate
change
integraHon
tool
developed
by
CNEDD
in
development
and
investment
plans
at
communal
and
regional
levels
! Adapt
those
tools
to
NAP’s
process
! Disseminate
and
expand
the
use
of
those
tools
! Support
the
implementaHon
of
the
local
development
plans
in
municipaliHes
(incl.
the
establishment
of
local
EWS,
beaer
access
to
informaHon,
and
availability
of
communicaHons
products
targeted
at
producers)

19. ELEMENTS
OF
THE
ROAPMAP
–
WS
3
SystemaEc
monitoring
of
climate
informaEon
! Harmonized/standardized
data
processing,
modeling,
projecEons,
vulnerability
assessments,
GIS.
! Strengthening
CNEDD
climate
informaEon
plagorm
and
monitoring
system
and
ensure
alignment
with
exisEng
monitoring
systems
such
as
PDES
and
3N
(partnership
with
GCCA),
and
the
early
warning
system
DNPGCCA
! Support
access
to
climate
change
informaEon
to
sectors
and
other
users
in
the
country
Review
mechanism
of
NAP
process
established
! Develop
and
establish
the
review
mechanism
! Implement
the
established
review
mechanism
! Capitalize
and
disseminate
knowledge
on
the
NAP’s
process

20. NEXT
STEPS
• Report
to
be
produced
by
mission
team
and
submiaed
to
government.
• Launch
the
NAP
process
by
establishing
steering
mechanism
and
technical
commiaee
• Address
insHtuHonal
and
technical
capacity
development
needs
• Undertake
specific
themaHc
studies
• Take
forward
the
NAP
process
through
idenHfied
on-­‐going
and
upcoming
processes:
Vision
2035,
Reviewing
of
NaHonal
CC
Strategy,
IWRM
process,
CCA
projects
and
programmes

21. Rohini
Kohli
Lead
Technical
Specialist
UNDP-­‐GEF/NAP-­‐GSP
rohini.kohli@undp.org
.
Esther
Lake
Knowledge
Management
Specialist
UNDP-­‐GEF/NAP-­‐GSP
esther.lake@undp.org
Claudia Ortiz
Regional
Technical
Advisor-­‐
AdaptaHon
UNDP-­‐GEF
claudia.orHz@undp.org
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya
Head-­‐
Climate
Change
AdaptaHon
&
Senior
Technical
Advisor-­‐
AdaptaHon
(Global)
UNDP-­‐GEF
pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org
FURTHER
INFORMATION
ON
NAP-­‐GSP
Mozaharul
Alam
Regional
Climate
Change
Coordinator
mozaharul.Alam@unep.org
Prakash
Bista
AdaptaHon
Specialist
bista5@un.org
Nina Raasakka
Task
Manager,
GEF
Climate
Change
AdaptaHon
Unit
nina.raasakka@unep.org
Ermira Fida
Head,
GEF
Climate
Change
AdaptaHon
Unit
ermira.fida@unep.org
Contact
NAP-­‐GSP:
www.undp-­‐alm.org/projects/naps-­‐ldcs