Supporting LDCs to advance National Adaptation Plans

Project Overview

The NAP-GSP  is assisting Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). The Global Support Programme on NAPs has been set up to assist countries to bring greater focus and attention to medium and long-term climate change adaptation planning as well as budgeting

 

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The National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) is a UNDP-UNEP programme, financed by the LDCF. 

Partner agencies to the NAP-GSP include UNDP, UNEP, WHO, FAO, IFAD, UNITAR, GEF, UNFCCC, GWP, GIZ , PROVIA, and UNISDR. 

The NAP-GSP was launched on 14 June 2013 with financing from the Least Developed Country Fund (LDCF). 

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Project Details

The Global Support Programme on NAPs has been set up to assist countries to bring greater focus and attention to medium and long-term climate change adaptation planning as well as budgeting.

Level of intervention: 
Key collaborators: 
Primary beneficiaries: 
Least developed Countries (LDCs)
Implementing agencies and partnering organizations: 
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Environment (UNEP)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
UNFCCC Secretariat
World Health Organization (WHO)
Global Water Partnership
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
IFAD
UNITAR
UNISDR
Project status: 
Completed
Location: 
Urban
Financing amount: 
2,000,000

News

NAP-GSP News

The National Adaptation Plan - Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was launched on 14 June 2013 with financing from the Least Developed Country Fund (LDCF) of the Global environment Facility (The GEF).
 
(1)  Institutional support to develop NAP road-maps
(2)  Training on relevant, tools, methods and guidelines to support effective climate change adaptation planning
(3)  Knowledge sharing to enhance international and regional cooperation
 
The programme is jointly implemented by UNDP and UNEP in collaboration with development partners. NAP-GSP does not provide grants to requesting countries. Support from the programme can however assist countries to leverage finance from a variety of existing sources. 
 
Countries interested in technical assistance from the NAP-GSP should send Official letters of  request through  their national UNFCCC focal points to UNDP and UNEP addressed to Rohini Kohli (rohini.kohli@undp.org) and Mozaharul Alam (Mozaharul.Alam@unep.org).  The programme will accept requests on a rolling basis.

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Country Initiatives

Supporting Bangladesh to advance their NAP process

Bangladesh National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

The purpose of the proposed NAPA formulation project for Bangladesh is the development of a countrywide program that encompasses the immediate and urgent adaptation activities that address the current and anticipated adverse effects of climate change, including extreme events.

Bangladesh's Second National Communication - In Progress

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

CBA Bangladesh: Community-Based Wetland Management Project (BIRAM)

The indigenous Chakma peoples (pop. ~2,000) in the five villages of Borkona Godabanne Chora Adam face declining rainfall, rising temperatures, and decreased water levels under climate change.

CBA Bangladesh: Coping with Climate Risks by Empowering Women in Coastal Areas (GBSS)

This project aimed to reduce the vulnerability of people living in four proposed villages under Dashmina upazila in Bangladesh by establishing Women Resource Centers (WRC), fostering a community approach to climate change awareness and adaptation planning. 

CBA Bangladesh: Piloting Climate-Resilient Development Initiatives (CNRS)

Char Kazul is a riverine island comprised of four villages, located between the Bura Gaurango and Tetulia rivers in Bangladesh. During monsoon season, the Bura Gaurango River can swell up to 10km wide, making it difficult for residents to reach the mainland for trade and services.

CBA Bangladesh: Promoting Diversified Agro-Based Activities in Jamalpur District (RDOP)

In the hilly areas of Bakshigani Upazila region, the Adibashi community faces increased heavy rainfall and more frequent droughts. The region’s traditional hillside farming technique, known as jhum cultivation, gradually deteriorates the hillside environment, thereby increasing the risks of flash floods and landslides.

CBA Bangladesh: Strengthening Community Resilience in the Southwestern Coastal Area (Practical Action)

Due to its high levels of poverty and close proximity to water, Atulia Union in the southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh is considered to be one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change. Over the last few decades both farming and aquaculture activities have become less productive as soil degrades, water salinizes, and competition for resources increases.

Community based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal Afforestation in Bangladesh

This project, executed by Bangladesh’s Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and implemented by UNDP, has reached 18,269 households engaging citizens in afforestation, agriculture, livestock, and fishery-based livelihood adaptation and training measures.

Community-Based Adaptation: Bangladesh

Densely populated, coastal, and low-lying, Bangladesh faces serious climate change risks, including:

• Sea-level rise
• Intensification of cyclones
• Increased river flooding
• Salinization of agricultural land
• Changing rainfall patterns, with increasingly intense rainfall during the monsoon season

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Supporting Benin to advance their NAP Process

Benin Second National Communication

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Benin National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change, those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage. The following is the NAPA for Benin.

Combating Adverse Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Production and Food Security in Benin

For a long time, farming communities in Benin have had to develop weather and climate hazards mitigation techniques or practices so-called "endogenous" including crop diversification, irrigation, risk management disaster, etc.

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Supporting Burundi to advance their NAP Process

Burundi National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their immediate needs to adapt to climate change, ultimately leading to the implementation of projects aimed at reducing the social and economic costs of climate change.

Burundi- Second National Communication

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Community Disaster Risk Management in Burundi

The overarching goal of the project is to safeguard development benefits for vulnerable communities from future climate change induced risks. The community disaster risk management project will enhance local climatic governance by building capacity of key actors and providing necessary risks management tools (e.g. contingency plans, EWS).

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Supporting Comoros to advance their NAP process

Adapting Water Resource Management in Comoros to Increase Capacity to Cope with Climate Change

As a Small Island Developing State, Comoros is adversely affected by volatile rainfall patterns, increased temperatures, sea level rises and climate hazards. UNDP supports Comoros in addressing the subsequent impacts on water and food security and ultimately buttress sustainable economic growth and better livelihoods for the local communities.

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Supporting Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to advance their NAP Process

Democratic Republic of Congo National Progamme of Action (NAPA)

National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their immediate needs to adapt to climate change, ultimately leading to the implementation of projects aimed at reducing the economic and social costs of climate change.

Democratic Republic of the Congo NAMA

Under the Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme, financed by the EU, Germany, and AusAID, participating countries are primarily focusing on capacity building activities at the national level.  This includes formulating Low-Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) and/or Nationally appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), as well as establishing the underlying data collec

Democratic Republic of Congo- Second National Communictation

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Building Adaptive Capacity and Resilience of Women and Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Climate change and its effects on rainfall patterns and temperatures are exacerbating the vulnerability of rural communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Women in particular, who represent 60% of agricultural labourers and 73% of farmers, and produce 80% of food crops for household consumption, are at risk.

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Supporting Djibouti to advance their NAP Process

Developing Agro-Pastoral Shade Gardens in Djibouti

Djibouti faces multiple adverse effects due to climate change, which threaten large biophysical and socio-economic impacts. A priority area of concern is that of water availability, which is the main limiting factor of agricultural productivity and livelihood security.

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Supporting Guinea Bissau to advance their NAP Process

Guinea-Bissau National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their immediate needs to adapt to climate change, ultimately leading to the implementation of projects aimed at reducing the economic and social costs of climate change.

Guinea-Bissau- Second National Communication

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

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Supporting Guinea Conakry to advance their NAP process

Guinea National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their immediate needs to adapt to climate change, ultimately leading to the implementation of projects aimed at reducing the economic and social costs of climate change.

Increased Resilience and Adaptation to Adverse Impacts of Climate Change in Guinea’s Vulnerable Coastal Zones

The impacts of climate change on the Guinean coastal zone are predicted to adversely affect coastal economic development, coastal natural resources, coastal agricultural production and globally, food security.

Strengthening climate information and early warning systems for climate resilient development and adaptation to climate change in Guinea

The 4-year project (2019 - 2023), "Strengthening climate information and early warning systems for climate resilient development and adaptation to climate change in Guinea", sought to support strengthened national capacities, including the participation of communities to prevent, reduce, mitigate and cope with the impact of the systemic shocks form natural hazards.

Strengthening Livelihoods and Climate-Resilience in the Guinean Prefectures of Gaoual, Koundara and Mali

Agriculture and livestock are the main economic activities in the prefectures of Gaoual, Koundara and Mali.

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Supporting Liberia to advance their NAP Process

Enhancing Resilience of Vulnerable Coastal Areas to Climate Change Risks in Liberia

Liberia is highly vulnerable to climate change in coastal areas. The coastal population is poor and all social indicators are very low. Unemployment is high and the gender situation is weak. A large proportion of the coastal community live in temporary and/or poorly constructed housing with little protection from sea or storm surges.

Advance the National Adaptation Plans process for medium term investment planning in climate-sensitive sectors and coastal areas in Liberia

The project’s objective was to support the Government of Liberia in advancing its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in climate-sensitive sectors: agriculture, energy, waste management, forestry, health, and coastal areas. The project was a first of its kind, approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board in November 2016 prior to the introduction of the GCF Rea

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Supporting Mozambique to advance their NAP Process

Mozambique National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their immediate needs to adapt to climate change, ultimately leading to the implementation of projects aimed at reducing the economic and social costs of climate change.

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Supporting Niger to advance their NAP Process

Advancing medium and long-term adaptation planning and budgeting in Niger

The project activities aim to strengthen adaptation-related prioritization and planning, financing and capacity development, supporting Niger in integrating climate change into medium- and long-term development planning and budgeting through the NAP process.

Building Climate-Resilience and Adaptive Capacity in the Agricultural Sector of Niger

The project, 'Implementing NAPA Priority Interventions to Build Resilience and Adaptive Capacity of the Agriculture Sector to Climate Change', contributes to the building of adaptive capacity to climate change in the agricultural sector of Niger.

CBA Niger: Adapting Pastoral and Agricultural Practices to the Realities of Climate Change (AGIR)

In the village of Rombou in the Maradi region of central Niger, both pastoralists and farmers now depend on increasingly scarce natural resources for their livelihoods. Plagued by high levels of poverty and structural food insecurity, the area suffers from unsustainable agro-pastoral practices and increasing risks of conflicts over natural resources.

CBA Niger: Adapting to Climate Change in the Community of Tamalolo

This Community-Based Adaptation project aimed to improve living conditions and the adaptive capacity of the rural communities of Tamalolo through the implementation of enhanced farming practices. 

CBA Niger: Developing Sustainable Agricultural Techniques for Adaptation in Roumbou Municipality, Dakoro (CEB)

Niger’s villages of Maïkoulaké, Atoulé and Roumbou are in a fragile intermediate eco-zone. Although they are near the Tarka Valley (one of the nation's few remaining fertile areas), the villages (pop. 1,600) are at risk as the semi-arid Sahel zone expands. These agro-pastoral communities depend largely on natural resources for their livelihoods.

CBA Niger: Hut Livestock to Reduce Household Vulnerability in Houtchi and Dan Djaoudi, Roumbou (EIP)

Houtchi and Dan Djaoudi villages in Niger’s Roumbou municipality, Tarka Valley, have a population of approximately 1,831 people. The main economic activities are rain-fed agriculture, including wheat and sorghum, and livestock breeding.

CBA Niger: Improving Agro-Forestry and Providing Better Seeds to the Community of Maigochi Saboua, Roumbou (ALAD)

This project focuses on the village of Maigochi Saboua in Niger’s Dakoro district. The population of approximately 7,564 people participates primarily in agriculture, breeding, crafts and trading. Agriculture is the primary driver of economic growth with 80% of the population relying on it as means of income.

CBA Niger: Intensified Agroforestry Practices for Adaptation in Tânout (Yanahi)

The ecosystem zone in the villages of Tamalolo, Tânout, is Sahelian and characterized by dunes, rainy season cultivation lands, gentle slopes (glacis) in the fields, and large pastures and animals.

CBA Niger: Intensified Goat Breeding to Help Vulnerable Women Adapt to Climate Change Effects (N'Niyat)

This Community-Based Adaptation project focused on 14 villages in Tamalolo, a Sahelo-Saharan zone of Niger.

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Programme Meetings and Workshops

NATIONAL NAP MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS

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NAP-GSP REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS

 

LEG Regional Training Workshop on NAPs for Pacific LDCs in collaboration with NAP-GSP
The LEG Regional Training Workshop on NAPs for Pacific LDCs in collaboration with NAP-GSP is taking place in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 3-7 November 2014. Representatives are present from the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. > MORE - LEG / NAP-GSP Pacific NAPs Regionl Training Workshop

Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans - Asia Regional Training Workshop
The Asia Regional Training Workshop was held on 17-20 February 2014 in Pattaya, Thailand.  Representatives from Environment, Planning and Finance Ministries from nine Asian LDCs participated in this workshop, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, and Yemen. > MORE - Asia Regional Training Workshop

Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans - Africa Regional Training Workshop (Anglophone)
The Regional Training Workshop for African Anglophone LDCs was held from 14-17 April 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Representatives from Environment, Planning and Finance Ministries from African LDCs participated in this workshop. > MORE - NAP Regional Training Workshop for African Anglophone LDCs

Supporting LDCs to advance their National Adaptation Plans - Africa Regional Training Workshop (Francophone) Atelier régional de formation en Afrique
The Regional Training Workshop for African Francophone LDCs was held from 21-24 April 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Representatives from Environment, Planning and Finance Ministries from African LDCs participated in this workshop. > MORE - NAP Regional Training Workshop for African Francophone LDCs


MEETINGS AND EVENTS

NAPs at COP19

> Decisions
Key decisions were made on NAPs at COP19 in Warsaw in November 2013, endorcing the NAP-GSP and inviting further participation in the NAP process.

> Side-events: 
NAPs featured in many side-events at COP19. See links and reports, film and photos from the events.

> NAP-GSP meetings: 
NAP-GSP team held 
meetings to advance the NAPs process with at least 10 LDC delegations, and several non-LDC participants.

Reports and Publications

Project Brief / Fact Sheet

National Adaptation Plan in Focus: lessons from Cambodia

National Adaptation Plan in Focus: lessons from Central African Republic

National Adaptation Plan in Focus: lessons from Sierra Leone

National Adaptation Plan in Focus: lessons from South Sudan

National Adaptation Plan in Focus: lessons from Guinea Bissau

National Adaptation Plan in Focus: lessons from Timor-Leste

National Adaptation Plans in focus: lessons from Tanzania

Gros plan sur le Plan National d’Adaptation (PNA) Enseignement de la Guinée

National Adaptation Plans in focus: lessons from Côte d’Ivoire

National Adaptation Plans in focus: lessons from Guinea

National Adaptation Plans in focus: lessons from St Vincent and the Grenadines

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Nepal

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Saint Lucia

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Mozambique

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Somalia

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Djibouti

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Senegal

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Albania

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Myanmar

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Kazakhstan

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Haiti

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Benin

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Liberia

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Bangladesh

Highlights

Video

Video: Ecosystem-based Adaptation Supplementary Guidelines for NAPs

Knowledge Products

Making climate-sensitive investments in agriculture

UNDP’s Outlook on Communities and Local Resilience in the Asia-Pacific

Training & Tools

3 Module E-training course: Building Climate resilience through EbA Planning

NAP Country-level Training Materials

Economics of Adaptation: Toolkit

Skills assessment for National Adaptation Planning

NAP Country-Level Training

Plans nationaux d'adaptation

National Adaptation Plans - Technical Guidelines for NAP Process

Reports

National Adaptation Plans Report: Lessons from Liberia 2019

Reports and Publications of relevance to Country Teams

Financing local adaptation to climate change

Demystifying adaptation finance for the private sector

Brochures, Posters, Communications Products

NAP-GSP email newsletter December 2018

NAP-GSP email newsletter October 2018

NAP-GSP email newsletter May 2018

NAP-GSP email newsletter December 2017

NAP-GSP email newsletter May / June 2017

NAP-GSP email newsletter November / December 2016

NAP-GSP email newsletter April/May 2016

NAP-GSP email newsletter November/December 2015

NAP-GSP email newsletter May/June 2015

NAP-GSP email newsletter December 2014

NAP-GSP email newsletter August 2014

NAP-GSP email newsletter May/June 2014

NAP-GSP email newsletter April 2014 - French version

NAP-GSP email newsletter April 2014

NAP-GSP email newsletter March 2014

NAP-GSP email newsletter February 2014

NAP-GSP email newsletter January 2014

NAP-GSP email newsletter November 2013

About the NAP-GSP

Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Action: Lesotho

Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Action: Cambodia

NAP-GSP December 2014 e-news

PAG-PNA e-bulletin - Juillet / Août 2014

NAP-GSP July-August 2014 e-news

Infographic on NAPs, gender and adaptation

Infographic on the NAP process in Niger

Infographic on the NAP process in Cambodia

Infographic on the NAP process in Malawi

NAP-GSP e-news February 2014

NAP-GSP e-news January 2014

NAP-GSP LDCs Interactive Map

NAP-GSP e-news November 2013

NAP-GSP e-news October 2013

Bangladesh leads the way in the NAP process

Assessments and Background Documents

NAP-GSP Synthesis Report

Board Meeting Reports

NAP-GSP - COP19 Informal Coordination Meeting Minutes

NAP-GSP Board Meeting minutes

Plans and policies of relevance to NAPs for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Tuvalu Climate Change Policy - 2012

Lesothos’s National Strategic Development Plan – May 2012

Ethiopia’s Climate-Resilient Green Economy Strategy – 2012

Burundi’s Vision Burundi 2025 – June 2011

Plans and policies of relevance to NAPs for Non-Least Developed Countries (non-LDCs)

Turkmenistan's National Climate Change Strategy – June 2012

Kenya’s National Climate Change Response Strategy – April 2010

Namibia's National Policy on Climate Change – September 2010

Kenya’s National Climate Change Action Plan – 2012

Indonesia Climate Change Sectoral Roadmap – December 2009

Fiji's National Climate Change Policy - 2012

China's National Climate Change Programme - June 2007

Cameroon National Plan for Environmental Management (French)

Multimedia

NAP-GSP: Moldova workshop

From the 28th to 30th of June, 2016, at the Radisson Blu Legrand Hotel in Chisinau, Moldova, Eurasian representatives from 16 countries met for a  joint UNDP-UN environment National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAPGSP) workshop to discuss and collaborate on existing national climate change adaptation strategies. A total of 30 delegates attended the regional workshop including officials from ministries of finance, planning and environment.

Filmed interview on the Ugandan NAP process

Ms. Edith Kateme-Kasajja, National Planning Authority, Uganda, in an interview with the UNDP/UNEP National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme - NAP-GSP - about the climate change National Adaptation Plan - NAP - process in Uganda.
 

Filmed interview on the NAP process in Nepal

Interview with Mr. Lava Bahadur KC, Under Secretary, Climate Change Management Division, Ministry of Science and Technology and Environment, Secretariat Complex, Kathmandu, Nepal, about the NAP process. He discusses NAP opportunities, entry points, gaps and challenges in Nepal.

Filmed interview on the Mozambique NAP process

Mr. Luis Buchir, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Mozambique, in an interview with the UNDP/UNEP National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme - NAP-GSP - about the climate change National Adaptation Plan - NAP - process in Mozambique.

Filmed interview on the Malawi NAP process

Mr. Frederick Kossam, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Management, Malawi, in an interview with the UNDP/UNEP National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme - NAP-GSP - about the climate change National Adaptation Plan - NAP - process in Malawi.

Filmed interview on the Liberia NAP process

Mr. Anthony Digen Kpadeh, Assistant Director / Liberian Hydrological Service, Ministry of Lands Mines and Energy, Liberia Hydrological Service, in an interview with the UNDP/UNEP National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme - NAP-GSP - about the climate change National Adaptation Plan - NAP - process in Liberia.

Filmed interview on the Gambian NAP process

Mr. Pa Ousman JarJu, Director and UNFCCC Focal Point, Department of Water Resoruces (DWR), Gambia in an interview with the UNDP/UNEP National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme - NAP-GSP - about the climate change National Adaptation Plan - NAP - process in Gambia.

New NAP-GSP Film on supporting LDCs to advance NAPs

The National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) is a UNDP-UNEP programme, financed by the LDCF.

The NAP-GSP  is assisting Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). NAPs will bring greater focus and coordination to country-led efforts in disaster management and disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation.

This short film was developed by the NAP-GSP team and programme partner UNITAR.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Project monitoring and evaluation will be conducted in accordance with established UNDP, UNEP and GEF procedures and will be undertaken by the project team under the oversight of the UNDP-GEF units based in Bangkok and the UNEP Division for Programme Implementation (DEPI) in Nairobi respectively.

The goal of this programme is to support LDCs to commence a process of integrating medium- to long-term planning for adaptation to climate change within, or aligned with, current development planning and budgeting processes. This will ensure that a successful NAP is not a stand-alone document, but will lead to the integration of adaptation into the existing mainstream development and poverty reduction plans and budgets of a particular country. The programme will strengthen institutional and technical capacities in all LDCs for iterative development of comprehensive NAPs that are country-driven, and based on existing national development priorities and strategies and processes. The programme goal and objective will be achieved by: i) developing operational roadmaps and implementing training to advance medium- to long-term adaptation planning processes in the context of LDC national development strategies; ii) making tools and approaches available to LDCs to support key steps in the NAP process; and iii) exchanging lessons learned and knowledge through South-South and North-South Cooperation.

 

Outcome

Output

Outcome 1 Least Developed Countries are capacitated to advance medium- to long-term adaptation planning processes in the context of their national development strategies and budgets

Output 1.1 Stock-take of information and processes that are of relevance to the NAP process in the country and identification of key gaps to integrate climate change into medium- to long-term planning processes. This will include ensuring that key stakeholders are engaged in taking stock of on-going initiatives of relevance to NAPs, defining the scope of key requirements and expectations, and assessing the gaps and needs – in terms of information, skills and institutional capacity – for advancing medium- to long-term planning and budgeting processes for adaptation in the context of country specific planning processes and guidance emerging from the COP.

Output 1.2 National and sub-national institutional and coordination arrangements established in 12 LDCs, including financial and other requirements for advancing to medium- to long-term adaptation planning and budgeting.

Output 1.3 National roadmaps on the NAP process are formulated, including elements for monitoring the progress of their implementation. The roadmaps will be country-specific, outlining country-specific gaps that need to be filled, budget support required (including an inventory of national or international expertise and other inputs), and timelines for deliverables related to the advancement of NAPs, including reporting on progress to the LEG, AC, UNFCCC subsidiary bodies, etc. The roadmaps will contain information that can be submitted to the LDCF and/or other funding sources with the aim of obtaining the additional finance necessary to support and advance the NAP process in the country

Outcome 2 Tools and approaches to support key steps of the National Adaptation Plan process are developed and accessible to all LDCs

Output 2.1 Technical guidance tools and detailed methodologies by sector, policy materials, guiding principles, case studies on lessons and good practices made accessible in local languages and usable formats to all LDCs, developed in partnership with relevant stakeholders. Effort will be made use existing sectoral guidance and support, as is being developed by other organisations, rather than create new ones. For example, for health, WHO is currently developing guidance that covers vulnerability and assessments, economic tools, gender, early warning systems, indicators for health system resilience and health sector-related NAP guidance.

Output 2.2 National teams in 12 LDCs are trained in the use of the tools and approaches to advance to medium- to long-term adaptation planning and budgeting.

Output 2.3 Web-based training materials prepared for use by countries as they commence their respective NAP processes.

Outcome 3. Exchange of lessons and knowledge through South-South and North-South Cooperation to enhance capacities to formulate and advance the National Adaptation Plan process

Output 3.1 South-South and North-South transfer of technical and process-orientated information on experiences, good practice, lessons and examples of relevance to medium- to long-term national, sectoral and local plans and planning and budgeting processes are captured, synthesised and made available to all LDCs to utilise in advancing the NAP process.