Background
Organized under the work programme of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) for 2025–2026 and inspired by the NAP 3.0 initiative, the regional workshop is aimed at providing direct individualized support to country teams from the LDCs and SIDS to accelerate the formulation and implementation of NAPs. It will focus on building the capacity of the participants in developing project proposals to implementing adaptation priorities associated with their NAPs, targeting a wide variety of sources and modalities within and outside the UNFCCC Financial Mechanism; as well as in effectively communicating their NAP to different actors with a view to securing support for implementation.
Agenda
| DAY 1: 8 JULY 2025 |
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09:00 – 10:30
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Opening: LEG, UNFCCC secretariat, UNEP, Government of Kenya
Introduction to the workshop and organization of work: Objectives, outcomes, modules, and workshop programme
Module 1 – Setting the stage: Interactive exercise on the vision for a well-adapting country by 2030 and 2035
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| 10:30 – 11:00 |
COFFEE / TEA BREAK |
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11:00 – 12:30
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Module 2 – Understanding adaptation, climate risk management and resilience-building: An interactive introduction to key adaptation taxonomy and the NAP, aimed at guiding how to describe components of the NAP in the executive summary – from hazards to impacts, vulnerability, risk, and resilience, and illustrating how these concepts interrelate
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| 12:30 – 14:00 |
LUNCH |
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14:00 – 15:30
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Module 3 – Presenting priorities in the NAP: applying templates for the executive summary of the NAP: Designing tables with key risks and vulnerabilities and associated adaptation priorities for the country based on a submitted NAP, draft NAP, or expert knowledge if a NAP is not sufficiently advanced
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| 15:30 – 16:00 |
COFFEE / TEA BREAK |
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16:00 – 17:30
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Module 4 – Available technical assistance for project development: Presentations on major programmes and available technical assistance
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| DAY 2: 9 JULY 2025 |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Module 5 – From priorities to projects: Examples of clustering priorities into projects |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
COFFEE / TEA BREAK |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Module 6 – Getting the NAP ready for resource mobilization: Overview of mapping of available funding for adaptation based on type and need |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Module 7 – Managing the process of proposal submission to the GCF, LDCF and AF: Overview of key steps and processes for proposals from small to large projects |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
COFFEE / TEA BREAK |
| 16:00 – 17:30 |
Module 8 – Developing concept notes for the different funds: Templates for concept notes |
| DAY 3: 10 JULY 2025 |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Module 9 – Presentation of the updated NAP technical guidelines: Synthesizing the experiences of the workshop in understanding the updated technical guidelines |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
COFFEE / TEA BREAK |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Plenary exchanges: Selected presentations on results from the exercises to illustrate a comprehensive national approach |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Module 10 - Developing concept notes (expanding on work from Day 2): Country teams to work on their project ideas with the support of the organizations |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
COFFEE / TEA BREAK |
| 16:00 – 17:30 |
Plenary exchanges: Presentations on country implementation strategies |
| DAY 4: 11 JULY 2025 |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Module 11 – Understanding project development and implementation with philanthropies and the private sector: Examples of entry points (presentations from philanthropies) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
COFFEE / TEA BREAK |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Module 12 – Roadmaps for accelerating NAP formulation and implementation and scaling up adaptation action at the national level: Developing roadmaps to meet ten-fold funding targets for the implementation of NAPs by 2030 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
LUNCH |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Module 13 – Interactive session on use cases for the updated technical guidelines |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
COFFEE / TEA BREAK |
| 16:00 – 17:30 |
Defining groups/cohorts and network of support based on progress, for follow up activities for the remainder of the year |