Background
Under its decision 4/CP.21, the Conference of the Parties (COP) requested the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to assess progress made in the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans (NAPs) at its forty-eighth session (April–May 2018), with a view to making recommendations thereon to the COP, as appropriate.
As part of the actions and steps for the assessment, the COP requested the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG), in collaboration with the Adaptation Committee, to organize a meeting of Party experts, to consider the progress made towards the achievement of the objectives of the process to formulate and implement NAPs, experiences, best practices, lessons learned, gaps and needs, and support provided and received, with a view to providing a summary of progress made in the process to formulate and implement NAPs.
Programme
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DAY 1 – Wednesday, 7 February 2018
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Session I:
Objectives
Chair:
Naresh Sharma (LEG)
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1. Introductions
Michelle Winthrop, Erwin Künzi (LEG)
2. Objectives and plan for the expert meeting
Naresh Sharma (LEG)
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Session II:
NAPs under the UNFCCC
and metrics of success
Chair:
Aderito Santana (LEG)
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3. Sample processes to formulate and implement NAPs, lessons from Open NAP case studies
Beth Lavender (LEG)
4. Effective processes to formulate and implement NAPs and successful adaptation – metrics of success
Abias Huongo |
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Session III:
Best practices and lessons learned from countries
Chair:
Aderito Santana (LEG)
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5. Introduction to a methodology for identification of best practices and lessons learned
AC, LEG
6. Country case studies:
Sudan, Bhutan, Ireland
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Session IV:
Considering the guiding principles
Chair:
Erwin Künzi (LEG)
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Parallel sessions
7. Considerations regarding gender (Julie Dekens)
Michelle Winthrop (LEG)
8. Considerations regarding vulnerable communities, groups and ecosystems (LEG/NWP)
Benon Yassin (LEG)
9. Best available science including indigenous technologies and knowledge (GERICS, IPCC)
(In addition, please see a related video here)
Aderito Santana (LEG), Mokoena France
Plenary session on report back from parallel sessions
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DAY 2 – Thursday 8 February 2018
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Session V:
Country experiences and
lessons learned
Chair:
Renske Peters(AC)
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10. Synthesis report on progress on NAPs including overview of how NAP decisions under the UNFCCC have been addressed Matti Goldberg
11. Country case studies: Lesotho, Philippines, Benin, Pakistan, Nepal, Canada
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Session VI: Support provided,
support received
Chair:
Emanuel Dlamini
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12. Taking stock of support for the process to formulate and implement NAPs: support provided and support received, and emerging gaps and needs at different levels and scales (based on synthesis report and comments from different actors) (Secretariat, LEG, AC, NAP GN, NAP GSP, GEF, GCF, SPREP, CCCC) |
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Session VII: Objectives the
process to formulate and implement NAPs and online questionnaire
Chair:
Carlos Fuller
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Parallel groups
14. Framing of vulnerability and risk in the context of assessing progress in reduction of vulnerability over time (objective 1), including emerging key risks and sources of climate change vulnerability and experience with common solutions and theories of change (IPCC/Kristie Ebi) – Xolisa Ngwadla
15. Achieving integration and coherence in adaptation planning and implementation across levels and scales within the national setting (objective 2) (UNDP, BCAS) – Cecilia Bernardo
16. Looking back at data and information capture to support the assessment of progress: Revision and update of the questionnaire and the generic metrics (Simon Anderson, LEG) – Irene Suarez |
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Session IX:
Report of the assessors
Chair:
Beth Lavender(LEG)
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18. Report back from assessors
To present conclusions on the progress made per the objectives, guiding principles, support, and reflections on emerging best practices and main lessons learned. Main gaps and needs would also be presented.
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Session X:
The NAP in Sao Tome
Chair:
Naresh Sharma (LEG)
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19. Presentation on the Sao Tome NAP
Closure of the meeting
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