To provide technical guidance and advice on the identification of medium- and long-term adaptation needs, their integration into development planning and the implementation of identified adaptation activities (decisions 6/CP.16, 5/CP.17)
To provide technical guidance and support to the process to formulate and implement NAPs (decision 5/CP.17)
To prepare technical guidelines for the process to formulate and implement NAPs (decision 5/CP.17)
To provide technical guidance and advice on the development of programmes that address both objectives of the process to formulate and implement NAPs (decision 19/CP.21)
To provide technical guidance and advice on the integration of climate change adaptation into national planning (decision 19/CP.21)
To continue to include in its reports, information on the gaps and needs related to the process to formulate and implement NAPs and on how to address them (decision 7/CP.25)
To provide technical guidance and support to the LDCs for advancing the formulation and implementation of NAPs, including in relation to the work on improving their access to funding under the GCF, to build capacity to measure adaptation outcomes, and to enhance linkages among national adaptation plans, national and subnational development plans and strategies, the Sustainable Development Goals and relevant frameworks (decision 15/CP.26)
To consider under its workplan the possibility of creating, as needed, thematic working groups to expand its technical support in specific areas, building on the experience and success of its national adaptation plan technical working group and taking into account the ongoing workload of the Group and its available resources (decision 15/CP.26)
To formulate recommendations on ways to facilitate the mobilization of support for the formulation and implementation of NAPs with a view to addressing the challenges, experienced by developing country Parties in accessing funding and support from the GCF for the formulation and implementation of NAPs, particularly in relation to the submission and review of proposals for funding, and to submit the recommendations to the SCF for consideration (decision 9/CP.27)
To identify the priority gaps and needs of developing countries related to the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans, the progress of each country in this process and any obstacles and challenges faced (decision 9/CP.27)
To organize training for developing country Parties on addressing identified gaps and needs, which could be held in conjunction with the NAP Expo, the Adaptation Forum or other events outlined in the LEG work programme (decision 9/CP.27)
To support knowledge management and outreach in all elements of the process to formulate and implement NAPs, including sharing information on relevant sources of finance for adaptation, including sources other than the UNFCCC Financial Mechanism (decisions 5/CP.17, 12/CP.18, 7/CP.25, 15/CP.26, 9/CP.27)
To enhance the support provided to the least developed countries for aligning national adaptation plans and nationally determined contributions (decision 10/CP.27)