Presented by Vositha Wijenayake, Regional Facilitator for the Southern Voices Programme at the Southern Voices workshop held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in August 2016.

1. Southern Voices on
Adaptation
Vositha Wijenayake
Regional Facilitator for Asia

6. Joint Principles on Adaptation
A. The formulation, implementation and monitoring of adaptation
policies and plans is participatory and inclusive
B. Funds for adaptation are utilised efficiently, and managed
transparently and with integrity
C. All government sectors and levels of administration have
defined responsibilities and appropriate resources to fulfil them
D. Local adaptation plans are developed through approaches that
build resilience of communities and ecosystems

7. Joint Principles on Adaptation
E. The resilience of groups who are most vulnerable to
climate change is promoted
F. There is appropriate investment in the building of skills
and capacities for adaptation, as well as in physical
infrastructure
G. Plans and policies respond to evidence of the current and
future manifestations and impacts of climate change

8. JPA National Level
Focus

10. Southern Voices at the
Regional & International
Level

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Thank you!
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