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Activities
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Main deliverable and results
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Enhance efforts to support least developed countries (LDCs) with special needs in the preparation and
implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs)
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Ongoing case files with regular updates on progress made by countries that are still preparing their
NAPAs, with all countries in this group being actively assisted to advance in their NAPA preparation
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Provide further support for NAPA preparation and implementation through the distribution of a technical
paper on NAPA preparation and the development of implementation strategies
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- The technical paper was
prepared and distributed to LDC Parties at the thirtieth session of the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation (SBI)
- Provision in the reports of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) and the publication
of additional information on implementation through the elaboration of some of the steps in the
preparation and implementation of NAPAs
- Provision in the LEG report to the SBI on
its sixteenth meeting and LEG publications of information on the updating and revision of NAPAs,
a programmatic approach and the design of implementation strategies for the full implementation of
NAPAs
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Prepare and disseminate a step-by-step guide for implementing NAPA
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Organize training on the design of NAPA implementation strategies and the preparation of projects based
on the information contained in the step-by-step guide
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- Five regional training workshops were conducted
- A report of these
workshops highlights the main issues covered by the workshop, the emerging issues identified and
issues for follow-up and further consideration
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Conduct a survey of LDC Parties, United Nations agencies and other relevant actors to collect
information on the status of implementation of NAPAs
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- The survey was completed and results integrated into LEG reports and products, including the
step-by-step guide referred to above
- Case studies from LDC Parties on experiences in the preparation and implementation of NAPAs,
including on accessing funds from the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) were also completed as a
contribution to the assessment of the LDC work programme
- The results of the survey and case studies will be integrated into the forthcoming LEG
publication on lessons learned and best practice in the NAPA process
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Conduct capacity-building and outreach activities as requested by Parties at the 2007 stocktaking
meeting of the LEG and through surveys
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Ongoing. Continuous response to requests from LDC Parties through training activities, workshops and
other forms of support
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Summarize key aspects of NAPAs with a view to identifying key vulnerabilities, adaptation options by
sector and opportunities for regional synergy, in order to show evidence of alignment with, and
integration of NAPA activities into, national development priorities and plans
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- Ongoing analysis of NAPAs and NAPA projects to identify the degree of mainstreaming
- Outreach materials made available through the Least Developed Countries Portal described below
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Conduct activities to promote synergy during implementation
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- Initiation of collaboration with the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD) for synergetic implementation of NAPAs and national action plans on
sustainable land management
- Ongoing interaction with other organizations and agencies on NAPA implementation
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Catalyse action by United Nations organizations and bilateral and multilateral agencies in support of
NAPA implementation and implementation of the LEG work programme
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- Ongoing collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and its agencies, including on
training workshops on NAPA implementation
- Collaboration with UNCCD and the World Health Organizations (WHO). An overview of the interaction
is included in paragraphs 45-48 of document FCCC/SBI/2010/26
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Raise awareness of the NAPA process with a view to advancing adaptation and encouraging effective
implementation of NAPAs
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- The LDC website was expanded and renamed the Least Developed Countries portal. It includes
detailed information on NAPA projects, project profiles and information on the implementation of
NAPAs
- Participation in collaborative efforts and initiatives by partners organizations, including the
GEF and its agencies, UNCCD and WHO
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Develop an approach paper on the collection of information for assessing the effectiveness of the NAPA
programme and NAPA projects at the national and global levels
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- Information was collected based on the terms of reference endorsed by the SBI at its thirtieth
session to support the assessment and review of the LDC work programme and the LDCF
- A template for submission was developed and shared with the LDC Parties and agencies to
facilitate the submission of information
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Estimate the support needed to fully implement NAPAs, including costs, capacity-building, technology
and institutional arrangements
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An information paper was
published and disseminated electronically
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Respond to request by LDC Parties
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Ongoing. The LEG continues to respond to requests for information and technical support from LDC
Parties including through the review of draft NAPAs, and other needs
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Contribute to the 10-year review of the Brussels Declaration and the Programme of Action for the Least
Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010 under the United Nations Office of the High Representative
for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
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Ongoing. The LEG is preparing a written contribution to a preparatory meeting for the review of the
implementation of the LDC work programme under the Convention
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Provide input to the work of the GEF on facilitating the implementation of the remaining elements of
the LDC work programme
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The LEG in its report to the SBI on its seventeenth meeting,
proposed options for ways in which the GEF could implement the remaining elements of the LDC work
programme
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