15-17 September 2011
Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
The report of this expert meeting can be found here.
Background
The SBI, at its 34th session, requested the secretariat to explore the possibility of convening an expert meeting, including experts from Parties and relevant organizations, the LEG, and relevant stakeholders to:
(a) Identify and discuss elements and deliverables of the process to enable least developed country Parties to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, building upon their experience in preparing and implementing NAPAs; and
(b) Elaborate draft modalities and guidelines for least developed country Parties and other developing country Parties to employ the modalities formulated to support national adaptation plans.
The expert meeting took into account the SBI 34 conclusions on the national adaptation plans (please see paragraphs 94-102), and input from the LEG and other relevant sources.
Preliminary agenda (133 kB)
Information for participants (437 kB)
List of Participants(160 kB)
Background readings
Presentations (updated 17 September)
DAY 1
Session I: Introduction and background
The UNFCCC secretariat's presentation (157 kB)
Session II: Experiences in formulating and implementing national adaptation plans and strategies in different country-contexts
The United States' presentation (809 kB) on U.S. efforts in developing adaptation strategies and plans
Australia's presentation (632 kB) on adaptation: Australia's approach
Nepal's presentation (663 kB) on experiences in formulating and implementing the NAPA
Benin's presentation (640 kB) on its perspective on formulating and implementing national adaptation plans
Germany's presentation (603 kB) on adaptation planning: practical experiences from German domestic policy and from German development and climate cooperation
Ghana's presentation (310 kB) on its national adaptation strategy
Session III: Input from the LEG
The LEG's presentation (218 kB) on best practices and lessons learned in addressing adaptation in LDCs through the NAPA process
The LEG's presentation (231 kB) on medium- and long-term adaptation in LDCs
Session IV: Building on the NAPA process and experiences of relevant organizations
SPREP's presentation (135 kB) on Experiences in Adaptation Planning in the Pacific
FAO's presentation (433 kB) on climate change adaptation and support to NAP
UNDP's presentation (1066 kB) for the expert meeting on NAPs
WB PPCR's presentation (1134 kB) on experiences and early lessons for consideration in the NAP process
UNEP's presentation (3537 kB) on its experience in designing adaptation projects and accessing funding under the GEF
SANBI's presentation (1350 kB) on how ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation might inform NAP processes-South African experiences
REEEP's presentation (1939 kB) on building resilience for the energy sector
Session V: Elements and deliverables of the process to enable the LDCs to formulate and implement NAPs
The Gambia's presentation (652 kB) on elements and deliverables of the process to enable the LDCs to formulate and implement NAPs
Canada's presentation (731 kB) on elements and deliverables of the process to enable the LDCs to formulate and implement NAPs
DAY 2
Session VI: NAP modalities/guidelines for LDCs
The LDC group's presentation (942 kB) on NAP modalities and guidelines for LDCs
The LEG's presentation (155 kB) on ideas for NAP guidelines building on the NAPA Guidelines in decision 28/CP.7
Day 3
Session VII: NAP modalities/guidelines for other developing country Parties
Bolivia's presentation (70 kB) on modalities and guidelines for other developing countries
Brainstorming (91 kB) by some Parties on NAP modalities and guidelines for other developing countries