Presentation by the Adaptation Committee

2015 NAP Expo

Work of the Adaptation Committee with regards to the

National Adaptation Plans process

Bonn, Germany, 14-15 April 2015

Background

The Adaptation Committee was established by COP 16 as

part of the Cancun Adaptation Framework, with the mandate

to promote the implementation of enhanced action on

adaptation in a coherent manner under the Convention

(decision 1/CP.16, para. 20)

See <unfccc.int/6053> for information on the work of the

Adaptation Committee

Functions of the Adaptation Committee

Adaptation Committee

Engagement Advice

RecommendationsCoherence

Technical support &

guidance to the Parties

Promoting synergy &

strengthening engagement with centres, networks &

organizations at all levels

Providing recommendations

to COP on means to

incentivize implementation

Considering information by

Parties on monitoring &

review support provided and

needed

Sharing information, knowledge,

experience & good

practices

See decision 1/CP.16,

para. 20 (a-e)

Activities of the Adaptation Committee

• Collaborate with Convention bodies, UN agencies & regional centrese.g. Technical advice to LEG, TEC, ADP, GCE, L&D ExCom

• Promote national adaptation planning e.g. NAP Task force

• Support Monitoring & Evaluation

Adaptation Action

Technical support and guidance to Parties

• Collaborate with Convention bodies, UN agencies & regional centrese.g. Technical advice to SCF, GCF, AFB, GEF, LEG, NWP, TEC

• Strengthen engagement to improve support for adaptatione.g. Ad-hoc group on technical support

Means of Implementation(finance, technology & capacity building)

Technical support and guidance to Parties

• Thematic reportsAdaptation under the Convention (2013), National Adaptation Planning (Nov 2014)

• Adaptation Forum

Awareness-raising, outreach and sharing of

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Mapping – Reducing duplication – Addressing gaps – Promoting synergies

Recommendations and guidance to COP

Overview of the Adaptation Committee’s work on NAPs

Review of LEG technical guidelines for NAPs for applicability to non-LDC developing countries

Establishment of a Task Force on NAPs

Analysis of technical support provided regionally

Monitoring and evaluation of adaptation

Means of implementation of adaptation

Collaboration with LEG on NAP Central

Review of the LEG’s technical guidance for NAPs

AC reviewed the LEG technical guidelines for NAPs for applicability to non-LDC developing countries

Conclusion: Guidelines are broad and non-prescriptive and there fore flexible enough to also be applied to non-LDC developing countries

See FCCC/SB/2013/2, para. 30)

AC Task Force on NAPs

Aim: Support developing countries seeking to formulate and implement NAPs

Work undertaken so far:

Agreement on a two year work plan in 2014 with activities for 2015 prioritized in February 2015

September 2014: Meeting with representatives of United Nations agencies, relevant multilateral and bilateral organizations and non-governmental organizations supporting the NAP process

AC Task Force on NAPs

Main messages from the September 2014 meeting:

Need for awareness and buy in for the NAP process at the national level

Better coordination at all levels

Making the delivery of support more effective

Enhancing learning, which would involve improved institutional arrangements, and M&E

Relevant outcomes adopted by COP 20: Document UNFCCC/SB/2014/2, para. 84

NAP Task Force documents, including meeting report, available at <unfccc.int/8858>

Analysis of technical support provided regionally

Some highlights of the analysis of submissions from regional

institutions, UN agencies and other relevant information

Main beneficiaries of organizations’ activities are national

governments and communities

Participants are mainly national governments

The vast majority of the organizations that responded are

promoting capacity-building for adaptation

17% of the organizations mentioned that they are involved in

some capacity with the NAP process

26% mentioned the use of monitoring and evaluation systems

for assessing progress

See documents AC/2014/7 and AC/2014/22

Organizations providing each category of support under the CAF

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of adaptation

Some highlights from 2013 workshop on M&E

M&E frameworks need to be appropriate, relevant to needs and tailored

to country circumstances. A common set of global indicators is not

useful, owing to the context-specific nature of adaptation

National-level assessments can play a different role in measuring

adaptive capacity from subnational or project-based assessments.

National-level assessments could, for example, measure the degree of

coordination and integration of adaptation in national priorities

A positive learning environment, which encourages formal and informal

learning, including peer-to-peer learning, and which encourages

learning from negative as well as positive experiences, is important;

Planning and allocation of resources, both technical and financial, are

key for effective monitoring and evaluation systems

More information on <unfccc.int/7744>

Means of implementation for adaptation

Some preliminary highlights from workshop on the means of implementation for enhanced adaptation action (February 2015)

An increasing complexity of the adaptation finance landscape and the

need to address that through more awareness of existing channels, and

capacity-development in countries to better navigate the landscape

The importance of developing strategic frameworks for implementation

of adaptation action – and the centrality of the NAP process in leading

countries towards that

The need for enhanced reporting by developing countries to assess and

monitor progress as well as needs in terms of effective finance

The need for transformational adaptation processes that will support a

continuous implementation, taking into account different

planning/political cycles

The report on the workshop is currently being finalized. See <unfccc.int/8860>

Engagement with the LEG on NAP Central

Concept of NAP Central: Connected information systems: for use as gateway to data, information and knowledge pertaining to NAPs

Engagement: The AC engages, though a support

group, with the LEG on the development of the NAP

Central, to support adapting the system to cover the

needs of all developing countries

Progress: Country Portals for all developing countries are now operational, with capability for sharing documents with the Public Pages of the system <www4.unfccc.int/nap>;

Next plans: Development of graphical interface for public pages, and full release of all components under the menu structure

Current activities by the AC on NAPs

The AC is engaging in a range of activities aiming at enhancing technical support for NAPs, including:

Engaging with institutions that have started initiatives on countries’

readiness to access the GCF, and exploring how other countries can

benefit from such initiatives

Exploring NAPs in the wider economic context, including the relevance

of the private sector

Engaging with the GEF and the GCF, as well as other bodies, to

advance the effective provision of finance and other means of

implementation

Sharing information on success factors in the process to formulate and

implement NAPs, including through case studies

Reaching out to strategic partners of the process to formulate and

implement NAPs, including academia, the media and regional

institutions, and bringing together and enhancing their specific strengths