This presentation was given during the parallel section "Scaling Up Implementation of Climate Adaptation Through National Adaptation Plans," as part of NAP Expo 23, held in Santiago, Chile, from March 27-30, 2023.

2. Session Agenda:
you!
• Introduction
• Panel discussion
• Knowledge Clinics
• Report back and closing

3. Panellists:
you!
• Ms. Gerty Pierre, Director of Climate
Change, Ministry of Environment, Haiti
• Mr. Rinchen Penjor, Deputy Chief
Environment officer, Department of Water,
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources,
Bhutan
• Dr. Buddi Sagar Poudel, Joint
Secretary/Chief of Climate Change
Management Division, Ministry of Forests
and Environment, Nepal

4. Questions
you!
• Most important step toward NAP
implementation?
• Top piece of advice for other
countries?
• What is one barrier or solution on the
strategic role that the NAP process can
play in scaling up adaptation?

5. Knowledge clinic
you!
» An opportunity to get advice from peers
and from facilitators on a specific challenge
that you are facing.
» During the session a “patient” will
describe their challenge while a set
“doctors” listen and provide advice.
» The objective is to promote peer to peer
support while helping participants come up
with new approaches to tackle real-world
problems.

6. Knowledge clinic: instructions
you!
» The “patient” has up to 3 minutes to
provide a detailed description of the MEL
problem or challenge they face. They should
be as specific as possible to get specific
feedback in response.
» The “doctors” have 3 minutes to ask follow-
up questions that are for clarification only.
» There is then 14 minutes for doctors to
provide feedback on their
recommendations.

7. Thank you!
For more information:
• CLedwell@iisd.ca
• Lou.Perpes@un.org
• Saran.Selenge@undp.org