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The Conference of Parties (COP), at its seventh session decided to establish a least developed countries
expert group (LEG), to be nominated by Parties, with the objective of supporting the preparation and
implementation strategy of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs).
The COP, at its sixteenth session, reviewed the progress of the work and terms of reference of the expert
group, decided to extend the LEG for five years. Under its current term
(2011-2015), the LEG mandate includes the provision of support to LDCs on the NAPAs, the LDC work programme,
strengthening gender-related considerations and considerations regarding vulnerable communities within LDcs,
and considerations of medium- and long-term adaptation, in particular the national adaptation plan (NAP)
process.
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Mandate
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The mandate of the LEG was extended at COP 16 in Cancun for a period of five years (2011-2015)
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Membership
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The LEG is constituted of 13 Members. New members were elected in December 2010 at COP 16 in Cancun
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LEG work
programme
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The SBI at its thirty-third session (COP 16) requested the LEG to develop a two-year rolling programme
of work for consideration by the SBI at its first sessional meeting of each year, and to report on its
work to the SBI at each of its sessions. The detailed work programme for 2012-2013 and the previous
work programmes of the LEG are available here
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Key
decisions
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All relevant decisions related to the LEG and its work are available here
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LEG meeting
reports
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The COP in decisions 29/CP.7 and 6/CP.16, requests the LEG to report on its work to the SBI at each of
its sessions. All the reports to the SBI on the meetings of the LEG are available here
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LEG support
to the NAP process
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The COP in decision 5/CP.17 requested the LEG to provide technical guidance and support to the national
adaptation plan (NAP) process. Information on the LEG support to LDCs for the NAP process is available
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LEG
publications
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Since its establishment in 2001, the LEG has prepared various documents and publications including the
LEG annotations to the NAPA guidelines and the step-by-step guide for implementing NAPAs. Click
here for access to all LEG documents and publications
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LEG
workshops
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The LEG has conducted several workshops for LDCs on the preparation and implementation of NAPA taking
into consideration capacity needs, regional distribution and language. More on the workshops here
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Databases
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Last modified: 06 March 2013
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Decision 12/CP.18