1. Background
The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) is mandated through decision 5/CP.17 to provide technical guidance and support to the national adaptation plan (NAP) process. The LEG is also mandated by the COP to engage a wide range of organizations in implementing the work programme of the LEG. Following these mandates, the LEG conducted a number of activities through meetings, workshops and technical work such as the production of supplementary materials to the NAP technical guidelines and the sample NAP process, engaging the UN organizations and specialized agencies, regional networks and centres as well as bilateral and multilateral agencies. The LEG worked together with the organizations through ad-hoc arrangements that included online exchanges and working sessions during the negotiating sessions. In order to maintain continuity and consistency of the work, especially in developing technical methods and tools, the LEG and the organizations proposed the formation of the NAP technical working group.
2. Purpose
The NAP technical working group supports the work of the LEG in advancing technical guidance on NAPs. It brings together experts and support providers on NAPs to jointly advance technical work on the process to formulate and implement NAPs, drawing upon latest science and knowledge. It provides a platform to promote coherence and synergies, ensuring that countries will have the optimum benefit of the technical support.
3. Scope of work
The work of the NAP technical working group pursues the following areas:
(a) Pooling together the latest and most appropriate approaches, tools and methods for the different elements of the process to formulate and implement NAPs;
(b) Designing an integrating framework for the NAP process that would elaborate key avenues for integrated approaches for the formulation and implementation of the NAPs, including through working on a country case studies;
(c) Elaborating how the formulation and implementation of NAPs can serve to address climate change concerns across all applicable SDGs.
4. Organizations
The NAP technical working group is composed of experts and representatives from bodies, organizations, regional centres and networks that provide technical support to developing countries on the process to formulate and implement NAPs, as well individual experts.
The working group meets at the margins of the sessions of the subsidiary bodies and the Conference of the Parties. It also meets on a need basis such as during the preparations for NAP Expoa and other relevant events.
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