Report on the 27th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. Note by the secretariat.
Abstract

This document reports on the 27th meeting of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG), held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 14 March 2015. At the meeting, the LEG reviewed progress on the implementation of its work programme for 2014–2015, with a focus on the following activities: outcome of the stocktaking meeting on the work of the LEG; status of implementation of the national adaptation programmes of action; status of the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans (NAPs); technical guidance and support for the process to formulate and implement NAPs; regional training workshops for the process to formulate and implement NAPs; NAP Expo 2015; workshop on experiences, good practices, lessons learned, gaps and needs on the process to formulate and implement NAPs, in collaboration with the Adaptation Committee; outreach on the NAP process; gender considerations in adaptation planning and implementation in the least developed countries; monitoring and evaluation of the process to formulate and implement NAPs; best practices and lessons learned; support of coherence and synergy of adaptation under the Convention; mobilization of organizations, regional centres and networks; and interaction with the Global
Environment Facility and its agencies, and with the Green Climate Fund. The document concludes with an update of the priority activities of the work programme of the LEG

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Item 6 of the provisional agenda
Matters relating to the least developed countries