Technical paper: Synthesis of available information for the preparation of national adaptation programmes of action

 

Technical paper: Synthesis of available information for the preparation of national adaptation programmes of action
Credit: UNFCCC

Publication date: November 2005

Abstract

The synthesis of past studies and other available information is a necessary step in the development of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs). Although some vulnerability assessments may exist, they may not give the required level of detail to enable urgent and immediate adaptation actions to be specified. It is also unlikely that many existing assessments would have developed or applied a clear adaptation framework in the context of major development goals to ensure mainstreaming of adaptation into national development. Main development thrusts are likely to be those articulated in poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) or other similar documents. Part of the synthesis activity should be devoted to identifying appropriate links to development. The ideas presented here by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) are meant to guide a national team towards assembling data and information to support the NAPA process, which would then be used for identifying adaptation needs, including through a rapid participatory assessment of vulnerability and adaptation. 

This technical paper prepared by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) provides guidance on synthesis of available information in the preparation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs). It responds to a need identified by least developed country Parties during regional workshops on NAPA preparation held by the LEG in 2003. The paper covers the nature of information to be sought as well as ways to access sources of this information. Collating existing information can facilitate rapid assessment of vulnerability and adaptation and inform the NAPA preparation process. 

 

 

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