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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 mandate. 

Mandate  The mandate of the LEG was extended at COP 16 in Cancun for a period of five years (2011-2015) more
Membership  The LEG is constituted of 13 Members. New members were elected in December 2010 at COP 16 in Cancun more
LEG work programme

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 full work programme and the previous work programme are available here

The LEG also developed a work programme for 2012 and 2013. It is available here

Key decisions  All relevant decisions related to the LEG and its work are available here
LEG meeting reports  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
LEG publications 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 
LEG workshops 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 
Databases

Last modified: 02 April 2012

 
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Report of the twenty-first meeting of the LEG (FCCC/SBI/2012/7)

Technical paper on the identification and implementation of medium-and long-term adaptation activities  in LDCs
(FCCC/TP/2011/7)

Best practices and lessons learned in addressing adaptation in LDCs through the NAPA, Volume 1 (FCCC/GEN/263 E)

Detailed LEG Work Programme
 (2011-2012)  

SBI 35 Conclusions - Matters relating to LDCs
SBI encourages the LEG to organize regional training workshops

pdf-icon SBI 34 Conclusions: Matters relating to LDCs   Adoption of the LEG work programme for 2011-2012

 
Latest decisions

pdf-icon Decision 5/CP.17: (152 kB) National Adaptation Plans

pdf-icon Decision 9/CP.17:
The Financial mechanism of the Convention: the LDCF (113 kB)
Support for the implementation of elements of the LDC work programme other than NAPA

pdf-icon Decision 6/CP.16: Extension of the mandate of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group