Regional approaches to climate change and disaster risk reduction (DRR) are beneficial for Pacific island countries due to limited national capacity, separate coordination of climate change and DRR efforts, and overlap between the two issues. A regional approach allows for greater efficiency, coordination, optimal use of resources, and stronger governance. National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) provide an opportunity for countries to systematically address development and risk management challenges in an integrated way within their national context using both overseas development assistance and climate financing. Linking NAPs to joint national action plans (JNAPs) through national task forces, representation from NGOs and civil society, and established consultation processes can leverage tools like NAPAs and national communications. A

1. Regional Approaches & NAPs
B. Phillips
Vanuatu

2. Why Regional Approach
in the Pacific?
• Limited capacity issues
• Separate coordination of CC &
DRR at the national level
• Many areas of overlap
• Need for countries to be in the
“driving seat” when encaging
with partners

3. Why Regional Approach
in the Pacific?
• Efficiency, coordination, best
use of resources, and stronger
governance
• Set up of the Council of
Regional Organizations of the
Pacific (CROP) – SPREP, SPC,
FFA, USP
• Merging of institutions to
support Pacific Island
Countries

4. JNAPs
• Recognition that CC and DRR challenges
cannot
be addressed separately
• Countries have an opportunity to
systematically address their development
and risk management challenges in an
integrated manner within national
development context.
• Such an integrated agenda can be
pursued using normal ODA as well as
increasing financial resources available
under global climate change financing

5. What can best link with NAPs
through JNAP
• Institutional arrangements at
national level
• National Task Forces with
thematic and sector specific
• NGO and CSO representation
• Established inclusive national
consultation process
• Tools
• NAPs-DRR, NAPA, Nat. Coms

6. Other benefits of a
Regional Approach
• Establishment of Technical Support
Facilities
• SPREP- Regional Technical Support
Mechanism
• SPREP recently accredited to the
GCF as a RIE – upscaling od
CCA/DRR initiatives
• Pacific Climate Change Roundtable
– strategize and sharing of lessons