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Compendium on methods and tools to evaluate impacts of, and vulnerability and adaptation to, climate
change
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Guidelines for the Preparation of National Adaptation Programmes of
Action (NAPA)
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Description
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NAPA is a programme for least developed countries (LDCs) to address their current and urgent
adaptation needs. Countries are required to rank adaptation measures for funding by the LDC Fund
and other sources based on such criteria as urgency and cost-effectiveness. The NAPA Guidelines are
not in themselves a detailed framework for the assessment of vulnerability and adaptation. Instead,
they provide some guidance for the process of compiling a document that specifies priority
adaptation actions in the LDCs.
The Guidelines outline some “guiding elements” that inform this process and sketch out
a process; however, they fall short of providing a structured framework. The guiding elements imply
that the NAPA process should emphasize:
- A participatory approach involving stakeholders;
- A multidisciplinary approach;
- A complementary approach that builds on existing plans and programs;
- Sustainable development;
- Gender equity;
- A country driven approach;
- Sound environmental management;
- Cost-effectiveness;
- Simplicity;
- Flexibility based on country specific circumstances.
In the NAPA process, much of the work of assessing vulnerability and adaptation is intended to be
drawn from existing sources. The Guidelines do stress the importance of conducting a participatory
assessment of vulnerability to current climate variability and extreme events as a starting point
for assessing increased risk due to climate change.
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Appropriate Use
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Relatively rapid prioritization of adaptation options
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Scope
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All regions and sectors
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Key Output
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A document describing priorities for adaptation action, emphasizing especially how these priorities
and associated plans for action fit in with a country’s development needs, other plans, and
multilateral environmental agreements.
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Key Input
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Results from existing and ongoing assessment of vulnerability and adaptation to both current climate
variability and climate change.
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Key Tools
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Cost-effectiveness analysis, cost benefit analysis, multicriteria analysis, stakeholder methods.
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Ease of Use
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Relatively straightforward, given reliance on existing studies. Ranking of adaptations may be
challenging.
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Training Required
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Some instruction in the NAPA process is helpful
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Training Available
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Regional workshops devoted to increasing understanding of the NAPA process are organized by UNITAR.
Materials from these workshops are available at http://www.napa-pana.org.
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Computer Requirements
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None
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Documentation
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Annotated guidelines at 
http://unfccc.int/files/cooperation_and_support/ldc/application/pdf/annguide.pdf Special website
for LDCs at
http://unfccc.int/cooperation_support/least_developed_countries_portal/ldc_work_programme_and_napa/items/4722.php.
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Applications
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Ongoing UNDP, UNEP and World Bank projects to develop NAPAs in the 48 LDC Parties to the UNFCCC.
Submitted NAPAs are available at
http://unfccc.int/cooperation_support/least_developed_countries_portal/ldc_work_programme_and_napa/items/4722.php.
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Contacts for Framework, Documentation, Technical Assistance
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Paul Desanker
UNFCCC secretariat; Tel: +49.228.815.1362; e-mail: pdesanker@unfccc.int . For technical guidance and advice on the
preparation and on the implementation strategy of NAPAs, including the identification of possible
sources of data and its subsequent application and interpretation, contact the LDC Expert Group
(LEG) at http://unfccc.int/cooperation_support/least_developed_countries_portal/ldc_expert_group/items/4727.php
and databse
http://unfccc.int/cooperation_support/least_developed_countries_portal/napa_project_database/items/4583.php.
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Cost
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No cost for obtaining Guidelines
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References
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United Nations Institute for Training and Research. 2003. Developing Human and Institutional
Capacity to Address Climate Change Issues in LDCs: Preparing for NAPAs. Available at http://www.napa-pana.org/private/modules/knowledgebox/external/index.php?kbid=3.
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