Supporting Non-LDCs to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

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Project Overview

The National Adaptation Plan - Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) for non-Least Developed Countries (non-LDCs) commenced in July 2015, funded by the Special Climate Change Fund of the Global Environment Facility.

The programme was a support mechanism to countries engaged in national adaptation planning processes.

NAP-GSP provided technical support on NAP processes to non-LDCs in the following areas:
 
(1)  Institutional support to develop NAP road-maps
(2)  Training on relevant, tools, methods and guidelines to support effective climate change adaptation planning
(3)  Knowledge sharing to enhance international and regional cooperation
 
The programme was jointly implemented by UNDP and UNEP in collaboration with development partners. 
 

News

NAP Expo 2023: What we heard on scaling up implementation of National Adaptation Plans
University of Liberia launches new degree program on Environmental Studies
Costa Rica moves forward in the process to implement its National Adaptation Plan
Launching of the NAP process in Mauritania
The Caribbean region explores innovative approaches to climate adaptation, supported by the GEF, UN Environment and UNDP
Laying the foundations for climate-sensitive budgeting and expenditure tracking in The Gambia
Experiences from Egypt in the process to formulate and implement the NAP
Why planning for adaptation is important to Europe and Central Asia
Government and United Nations in Uganda launch new strategic framework to tackle climate change in the agriculture sector
Monitoring and evaluating climate change adaptation in the Colombia’s agricultural sector
NAP Expo Regional 2018 y el Simposio sobre el Corredor Seco Centroamericano
Connecting adaptation planning with resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America
Uruguay’s cities make headway towards sustainability through adaptation planning
UNDP-supported National Adaptation Plan project benefits from US$2.5 million GCF grant
Statement by Pratibha Mehta at GCF Dialogue
Principles in Practice: Integrating Adaptation into Long-term Strategies
Planning for Paris
UNDP and climate change: Session at USLS 2017 BKK
LDCs consider new opportunities for adaptation support
Benin drives forward the integration of climate change into development plans
LDCs prepare for critical climate negotiations with the support of UNDP and Norway
More than 30 countries lay the groundwork for the NAP process with support from NAP-GSP
6th meeting of the Durban Forum on Capacity-Building: ‘Enhancing Capacities for Adaptation in the Context of NAPs and NDCs’
Upgrading technical skills of climate change focal points in Morocco
Middle East and North African governments have identified common needs to boost climate change adaptation and resilience
Central American countries, Cuba and the Dominican Republic share experiences in climate change adaptation planning
NAP and Cost Benefit Analysis training for Tonga
GCF approves first fast-track NAP grants for Liberia and Nepal
Latin-American countries meet to address NAPs
COP 22 Side Event Information
NAP Support Programmes coordination meeting
EECCA countries gather to discuss coordinated action towards disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation
Support for the NAP in BiH
Support for the Peru NAP roadmap
Supporting NAP for DRR in Tajikistan
Supporting NAP for DRR in Tajikistan
COP21 SIDE EVENT: NAPS - Changing the way we work and benchmarking success

http://globalsupportprogramme.org/nap-gsp/news

The National Adaptation Plan - Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) for non-Least Developed Countries (non-LDCs) commenced in July 2015. The NAP-GSP is funded by the Special Climate Change Fund of the Global Environment Facility. The programme is a support mechanism to countries engaged in national adaptation planning processes. NAP-GSP will provide technical support on NAP processes to non-LDCs in the following areas:
 
(1)  Institutional support to develop NAP road-maps
(2)  Training on relevant, tools, methods and guidelines to support effective climate change adaptation planning
(3)  Knowledge sharing to enhance international and regional cooperation
 
The programme is jointly implemented by UNDP and UNEP in collaboration with development partners. NAP-GSP does not provide grants to requesting countries. Support from the programme can however assist countries to leverage finance from a variety of existing sources. This GSP builds on lessons learnt from the implementation of the GSP for LDCs.
 
Countries interested in technical assistance from the NAP-GSP should send Official letters of  request through  their national UNFCCC focal points to UNDP and UNEP addressed to Rohini Kohli (rohini.kohli@undp.org) and Mozaharul Alam (Mozaharul.Alam@unep.org).  The programme will accept requests on a rolling basis.

> For updates and news please visit the NAP-GSP website

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Country Initiatives

Supporting Bosnia to advance their NAP process

Readiness for the National Adaptation Plan Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The project “Advance the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process for medium-term investment planning in climate sensitive sectors in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H)” supported the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to advance the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process and reach goals outlined in the Paris Agreement and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Supporting Egypt to advance their NAP process

Egypt NAMA

Under the Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme, financed by the EU, Germany, and AusAID, participating countries are primarily focusing on capacity building activities at the national level.  This includes formulating Low-Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) and/or Nationally appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), as well as establishing the underlying data collec

Egypt- Second National Communication

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Strengthening the Monitoring & Reporting System for Multilateral Environmental Agreements in Egypt

Previous assessments have revealed a number of priority cross-cutting capacity constraints concerned with public participation, technology transfer and cooperation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting, financial mechanisms/economic valuation, legislation formulation/enforcement, and the development of scientific research capacities.

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Supporting Georgia to advance their NAP process

Georgia- Second National Communication

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

English

Supporting Honduras to advance their NAP process

Honduras' Second National Communication

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

English

Supporting Ivory Coast to advance their NAP process

Strengthening the Environmental Management Information System for Coastal Development in Cote d’Ivoire

At present, the environmental information on which development agents base their decisions is incomplete, outdated, unavailable, or inaccessible in Cote d’Ivoire.

English

Supporting Tajikistan to advance their NAP process

Community Learning & Capacity Building for Global Environmental Management & Poverty Reduction in Tajikistan

The project aims to expand Tajikistan’s capacity to generate global environmental benefits through educating and involving diverse stakeholders in addressing Rio Convention themes at national and local levels. The project will build capacity to use two key environmental management tools to implement the Rio Conventions and to reduce poverty.

Sustaining agricultural biodiversity in the face of climate change in Tajikistan

According to the Russian botanist and geneticist, Nikolai Vavilov, Tajikistan is a storehouse of globally important agro-biodiversity.

Tajikistan's Second National Communication - 2008

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

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Supporting Uruguay to advance their NAP process

Implementation of Climate Change Adaptation measures in Coastal Areas of Uruguay

The project aimed to put in place adaptive land planning and coastal management policies and practices to enhance the resilience of Uruguay’s coastal ecosystem to climate change, removing obstacles for adaptation in the process.

Supporting developing countries to integrate the agricultural sectors into National Adaptation Plans: Uruguay

The agriculture sectors, in particular livestock farming, plays a major role in the Uruguayan economy, accounting for 7 percent of the GDP and 70 percent of the country’s total exports. 
 

Uruguay- Second National Communication

The creation of a National Communication offers countries the opportunity to contribute with technically sound studies and information that can be used for designing mitigation and adaptation measures, and project proposals that can and will help increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change.

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Programme Meetings and Workshops

Reports and Publications

Project Brief / Fact Sheet

Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development brochure

Submitted by melanie.pisano@... on 04 November 2022

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Albania

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 31 January 2019

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Ecuador

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 14 January 2019

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Kazakhstan

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 01 December 2018

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from the Kyrgyz Republic

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 01 December 2018

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Moldova

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 15 May 2018

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 02 April 2018

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Egypt

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 30 March 2018

National Adaptation Plan process in focus: Lessons from Uruguay

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

National Adaptation Plan process in focus: Lessons from Niger

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

National Adaptation Plan process in focus: Lessons from Papua New Guinea

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

National Adaptation Plan process in focus: Lessons from Morocco

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Bhutan

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

National Adaptation Plans in focus: Lessons from Armenia

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

Knowledge Products

Regional brief on NAPs: Latin America in focus

Submitted by melanie.pisano@... on 25 September 2019

Regional Briefing on NAPs: MENA in focus

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 24 June 2019

Regional briefing on NAPs: Asia-Pacific in focus

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

Regional briefing on NAPs: Caribbean in focus

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

Regional Briefing on NAPs: Africa in focus

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 13 November 2017

Reports and Publications of relevance to Country Teams

Case Study

Case Study - Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan (NAP)

Submitted by Penny Bowen on 08 February 2019

Brochures, Posters, Communications Products

NAP-GSP email newsletter December 2018

Submitted by esther.lake@undp.org on 09 January 2019

Reports