Adaptation Committee's task force on National Adaptation Plans (NAP task force)

The National Adaptation Plans task force (NAP TF) was established at the fourth meeting of the Adaptation Committee (AC) with the aim of to further supporting developing countries seeking to formulate and implement NAPs and it was welcomed by the COP at its nineteenth session (decision  16/CP.19) with the following objectives:

(a) To serve as the panel within the AC that continuously looks at issues related to NAPs;

(b) To liaise with the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG), upon request, in support of its work with regard to NAPs in the least developed countries (LDCs), ensuring consistency and supplementarity of mandates;

(c) To identify opportunities in which activities can also be employed by non-LDCs;

(d) To follow up on the operationalization modalities identified for the support of non-LDCs’ NAPs under the guidance of the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the AC;

(e) To report to the AC at each of its meetings on issues identified and proposed activities to support the NAP process for all eligible developing countries.

The NAP task force comprises members of the Adaptation Committee and nominees from the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, the Standing Committee on Finance, the Technology Executive Committee, the Adaptation Fund, the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund.

At its 21st meeting (March 2022) the Adaptation Committee agreed on the flexible workplan of the NAP TF, which contains activities for the years 2022 to 2024 - please see tab on the right.

The NAP TF's original terms of reference are contained in annex I of the report of the AC to COP 19, available in document FCCC/SB/2013/2, annex I. The terms of reference were revised intersessionally before the 10th meeting of the Adaptation Committee to reflect the extended membership that is currently in place.

Membership as of September 2023:  

Adaptation Committee:

  • Mariam Allam (Co-Lead)
  • Britta Horstmann (Co-Lead)
  • Alice Gaustad
  • Vladimir Katsov

Non-AC members:

  • Least Developed Countries Expert Group: Dominique Auger/Adao Soares Barbosa/Hana Hamadalla Mohamed
  • Standing Committee on Finance: Mr. Mohammad Ayoub and Ms. Apollonia Miola 
  • Technology Executive Committee: Monique Motty
  • Adaptation Fund: Farayi Madziwa
  • Global Environment Facility: Katya Kuang-Idba
  • Green Climate Fund: Alisher Mamadzhanov

Contributors to the work of the NAP TF:

  • Consultative Group of Experts: Fazle Rabbi Sadeque Ahmed/Carlos Méndez/Sandra Motshwanedi/Nesbert Samu/Janka Szemesova
  • Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage: Friederike Eppen/Angela Rivera 
  • Facilitative Working Group of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform: Grace Balawag
  • Paris Committee on Capacity-building: Kunzan

The NAP Taskforce can be contacted at AC@unfccc.int