International frameworks for adaptation and the role of civil society

Aarjan Dixit

CARE’s Poverty, Environment and Climate Change Network

Souther Voices for Climate Change meeting

Kathmandu, 22-23 April, 2014

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Outline

•Adaptation in the UNFCCC•NAPAs to NAPs •NAP technical guidelines •Role of civil society in the NAP process

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Adaptation in the UNFCCC

1. Key UNFCCC adaptation milestones

2. Adaptation in the convention

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From NAPA to NAP

3. National Adaptation Program of Action

1. Identify and communicate urgent and immediate adaptation priorities of Least Developed Countries

2. A list of priority needs in an easy to understand document

3. A list of clear methodological steps identified for the identification of said priorities

4. Projects linked to the LDC Fund

4. NAPA continued

51 LCDs have all completed NAPAs

NAPA project implementation in about 46 countries

USD 628 million on NAPA implementation so far

4. NAPA continued

NEPAL NAPA Profiles

1. Promoting CBA through integrated management of agriculture, water, forest and biodiversity.2. Building and enhancing adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities through improved system and access to service for agricultural development.3. CBDRM for facilitating climate adaptation. 4. GLOF monitoring and DRR. 5. Forest and ecosystem management in supporting adaptation innovations.6. Adapting to climate challenges in public health.7. Ecosystem management for climate adaptation.8. Empowering vulnerable communities through sustainable management of water resource and clean energy supply.9. Promoting climate-smart urban settlements

From NAPA to National Adaptation Plan (NAP)

1. Medium and long term adaptation needs for LDCs, as well as for other developing countries

2. To reduce vulnerability, increase adaptive capacity and resilience

3. To integrate adaptation into new and existing policies, programmes, and activities, in particular development planning processes and strategies, into all relevant sectors and at different levels.

NAP principals

• Continuous planning process at the national level with iterative updates and outputs

• Country-owned, country-driven, based on country needs• Building on existing adaptation efforts• Enhancing coherence of adaptation and development

planning• Supported by comprehensive monitoring and review• Guided by best available science• Taking into consideration traditional and indigenous

knowledge• Gender-sensitive

NAP process

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NAP technical guidelines

NAP Technical guidelines

NAP Technical guidelines: Element BPreparatory Elements

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NAP Technical guidelines

1. The NAP process envisions a lot of work happening in parallel within a country.

2. Discrete pieces of work will be grouped together to develop country specific ‘work-streams’

3. Each work-stream could be lead by a ministry or a technical body

4. Examples of work-streams could include:1. Institutional arrangements

2. Assessment of economic costs

3. Assessment of risks and vulnerabilities

4. M&E

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Status update

UN agencies have a Global Support Program for LDCs

http://www.undp-alm.org/projects/naps-ldcs

Global support program for other developing countries in the works

A number of LDCs have begun their NAP process already– Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Cambodia, etc.

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Role of civil society

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Role of civil society in the NAP process

Strength Weakness

Civil society

Make use of their expertise, including in addressing gender issues related to climate change adaptation

Capacities may be weak especially with respect to engagement in national development planning

Help reflect local realities and bring voices from the community level

Often not involved in all stages of national development planning

Foster their role in information collection, information- sharing and awareness-raising (from policymakers to local communities)

Encourage them in their watchdog role (i.e. in promoting transparency and accountability)

Turn them into champions for climate change adaptation integration

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Civil society continued…

1. Vulnerabilities• Who is vulnerable

2. Gender• How do you integrate gender concerns into the NAP

3. Participation• How do you ensure the active and meaningful participation of a wide

spectrum of society including the most vulnerable

4. Knowledge• How do you integrate different kinds of knowledge systems, including

traditional and indigenous knowledge into formal planning

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Southern Voices NAP Technical Guidelines Easy Reader

Thank you!

Questions?

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