The document outlines Sudan's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) aimed at reducing vulnerability to climate change through building adaptive capacity among institutions. Key objectives include establishing institutional frameworks, integrating climate considerations into national policies, and conducting vulnerability assessments across various sectors. Lessons learned emphasize the importance of capacity building, institutional coordination, and the inclusion of local knowledge and gender issues in climate adaptation strategies.

1. Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans
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Experience and lessons learnt from Sudan’s
National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
Dr. El amin Sanjak
Director, Teaching Assistants and Training Administration
University of Khartoum

2. Element B: Preparatory elements
Experience from Sudan
Presentation outline
• Framework of Sudan’s NAP Preparation
Process
• Objective of the NAP in Sudan
• Main steps
• Lessons learnt for NAP
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No. Name No. Name
1 Darfur
States
1 North Darfur
2 West Darfur
3 South Darfur
4 East Darfur
5 Central Darfur
2 Kordofan
States
6 N Kordofan
7 S Kordofan
8 W Kordofan
3 Eastern
States
9 Kassala
10 Al Gedarif
11 Red sea
4 Nile States 12 Northern
13 River Nile
5 Central
States
14 Al Gezira
15 Blue Nile
16 White Nile
17 Sennar
6 Khartoum 18 Khartoum

4. Objectives of Sudan's NAP
– To reduce vulnerability to climate
change by building adaptive capacity
and resilience among state- and
national-level institutions.
– To establish institutional arrangements
and development at state and federal
levels
– To promote the integration of climate
change adaptation perspectives into
existing and new policies, programmes
and activities
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5. NAP in Sudan
Framework
• National Adaption Plan (NAP) project has been implemented in 2011 by
HCENR and supported by UNEP- Sudan.
• The NAP project consists of 7 themes that guided to develop the NAP:
– Theme 1: Vulnerability of Sudan’s Water Resources, Agriculture And
Public Health
– Theme 2: “Hotspot” mapping
– Theme 3: Coastal Zone Vulnerability to Climate Change
– Theme 4: Investment and Financial Flows for Adapting to Climate
Change
– Theme 5: Climatic –proofing projects and Programme
– Theme 6: Enhancing Local Development Projects
– Theme 7: Enhance Observational Systems
– National Planning Adaption Planning
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6. NAP in Sudan - Framework
– International support
– Capacity building
– Stakeholders
– assessments
– Coordination
– synthesis
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7. Main Steps
1. Analyzing current climate and future climate change
scenarios.
2. Assessing climate vulnerabilities and identifying
adaptation options at the sector, subnational, national
and other appropriate levels.
3. Reviewing and appraising adaptation options
4. Compiling and communicating national adaptation
plans.
5. Integrating climate change adaptation into national
and subnational development and sectorial planning.
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8. Sector- and State-Based V&A Assessments
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Objective: Vulnerabilities to CC in the 3 sectors; Identify
medium and long-term adaptation strategies
Approach: 4 stages in each of the 18 states
1. Capacity building
2. Vulnerability assessment
• Climatic and non-climatic factors
• impacts
3. Identification of priority adaptation needs
4. Public awareness and consultation

9. Regional Climate Scenarios
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Objectives:
• Identification of vulnerability key
(hotspots); and
• Vulnerability mapping using
vulnerability database to set priorities
for Adaptation, to be part of a national
plan.

11. Hotspot Mapping
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Objective:
• Identify potential areas of high
vulnerability or risk.
• Help policymakers to prioritize
areas for adaptation
Approach: Training and guiding
material provided to strengthen
national capacity for hotspot
maps

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Objective: Develop cost effective
adaptation options and strategies
Approach: Four potential adaptation
options in the agriculture assessed,
(zero tillage, water harvesting, early
warning system and improved crop
varieties)
Results show positive NPV indicating
that the benefits of the options
exceed the expected cost
Investment & Financial Flows

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• Objective:
– Mainstreaming adaptation
concerns in Sudan's planning and
policy dialogues
– CRiSTAL, to integrate risk reduction
and adaptation.
• Approach:
• Training on applying CRiSTAL on
cotton and wheat development
projects, using a simplified approach
Climate Proofing

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1. Assess and build Capacities of key
institutions and establish institutional
arrangement
2. Improve institutional coordination
3. Need for Early Warning systems
4. Stronger link Risk management and
Climate Change Adaptation
5. Knowledge Management and
consideration to indigenous knowledge
6. Consider gender and population issues
in the NAP
Lessons Learned

15. Thank You
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