BACKGROUND
The LEG meets twice a year to develop and review progress on the implementation of its work programme. At this meeting, the LEG will discuss progress in the implementation of its work programme for 2024–2025 as contained in document FCCC/SBI/2024/5, annex III. The meeting will also include discussions with representatives of the least developed countries (LDCs), and relevant organizations, including the Adaptation Fund Board secretariat, the Green Climate Fund secretariat, the Global Environment Facility and its agencies, and regional centres and networks, regarding support to the LDCs.
Provisional agenda
| 1. |
Adoption of the agenda and organization of work |
| 2. |
Update on intersessional work and events since LEG 45 |
| 3. |
Progress in the implementation of the LEG work programme for 2024–2025
a) Supporting the LDCs in implementing the NAP
b) Enhancing the provision of direct support to the LDCs for formulating and updating NAPs
c) Supporting the LDCs in establishing an effective and iterative process to formulate and implement NAPs – with a focus on enabling environment for accessing funding
d) Collaborating with the GCF, the GEF, and the AF on providing support to the LDCs in accessing funding for the formulation and implementation of NAPs
e) Developing technical guidelines for the implementation of NAPs (with the support of the NAP implementation support subgroup)
f) Updating technical guidelines for the process to formulate and implement NAPs to reflect the elements of the GGA decision 2/CMA.5 (with the support of the NAP technical guidelines subgroup)
g) Updating the PEG M&E tool to cover metrics for measuring outcomes and impacts of adaptation actions, including additional metrics to the existing ones (with the support of the NAP tracking subgroup)
h) Conducting global and regional outreach events on NAPs
i) Responding to mandates from the SBI, the COP and the CMA related to supporting implementation of the Convention and the Paris Agreement, including work related to the GGA
j) Collaborating with other constituted bodies and organizations in fulfilling joint mandates and undertaking activities of common interest |
| 4. |
Priorities and needs for support for the LDCs in 2024 |
| 5. |
Integrating gender perspective into the work of the LEG |
| 6. |
Meeting with organizations (21 to 22 August 2024)
a) Enhancing provision of support to the LDCs in formulating and implementing NAPs
• Assisting LDCs in accessing funding from the GCF, LDCF, AF and other sources for implementing the priorities identified in their NAPs
• Assisting all the LDCs to produce their NAPs by 2025
• Contributing towards the work of the LEG in updating NAP technical guidelines
b) Ongoing and new areas of collaboration
• Organization of the NAP Expo 2025
• Supplements to the technical guidelines for the formulation and implementation of NAPs
• Emerging topics based on the Open NAP initiative including issues related to access to data, data sharing policy, coherence frameworks such as the NAP-SDG iFrame, and others
• Updates on relevant activities for assisting the LDCs in formulating and implementing NAPs. |