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Paul V. DesankerTeam Leader, LDC Unit,UNFCCC Secretariat
Bonn, Germany
Adaptation Planning and Practice The NAPA Approach:Vulnerability Analysis and Prioritization
IFAD 2nd CLIMTRAIN Workshop, November 2008
Context for NAPA• NAPAs in broader Adaptation
– Practical approach to adaptation, not study or case study
– Original rationale for NAPAs was for a rapid response, win-win actions that would reinforce building capacity for coping with climate change, address obvious obstacles to achieving sustainable growth and development, etc
– Based on concept of addressing most limiting factors
– End-to-end solution: funds for preparation and then implementation, LEG to provide technical support
What you see in a NAPA
• Synthesis of key vulnerabilities• Adaptation needs, ranked based on
national criteria• Priority adaptation actions that form a
programme of action to address urgent needs
• A serious attempt at planning adaptation, ready for implementation
How did a country get there?
• Set up a multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral team to conduct rapid assessment
• Synthesized available knowledge on vulnerabilities to climate change
• Developed framework for adaptation taking into account national plans and policies
• Conducted consultations at multiple stages of the assessment, including in establishing criteria to guide ranking
• Identified key needs for adaptation• Ranked priorities based on agreed criteria• Identified adaptation actions to address the
key adaptation needs
V&A assessment• Adaptation defined as actions to minimize,
remove vulnerability• Vulnerability a function of 3 groups of
factors:– Exposure to climate change, changing
variability (interface between place and incoming climate through weather)
– Potential impact of climate change on system– Adaptive capacity/coping ability (social,
economic, human capital; the target system)
V&A assessment• National development policies and
priorities underpin sectors and regions targeted in NAPA
• Focus on vulnerable communities• Communities addressed in context of
broader scales – regional, national etc • National development priorities guide
selection of criteria for ranking
Survey of National plans for one country – Malawi example
MalawiYear
COP 7
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
MDG reports 2003
PRSP/MGDSPRSP reports 2003 2005 2006
UNDAFUNDAF reports
CAS
LDC NPA
NCSA IR
NC 2002
TNA 2003
NAPA 2006
NAPA / PIFS 2007
2006-20112002-2004
2002-20061998-2001
2001-2010
1998-2001 2007-20102004-2006
Adaptation in Practice
• NAPA is a concrete approach to planning adaptation– Funding arrangements for prep and
implementation, plus support system– Participatory; rapid integrated assessment of
vulnerability and adaptation (PRIVA)– Ranking based on urgency; step in scaling up
adaptation over time, targets most vulnerable communities
– Integration: programmatic approach but project-based implementation
Adaptation in Practice• NAPA is a concrete approach to implementing adaptation– Prioritize based on urgency– Projects integrated into national
development plans and activities– Support system through LEG– Piloting of role of GEF – IAs – EAs in
implementing adaptation
Indicated costs of priority activities identified in NAPAs by country as of 30 October 2008
Indicated cost of priority activies in NAPAs
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Cross sectoral
Food Security
Coastal/Marine Ecosystems
Early Warning & DisasterManagement
Education & Capacity Building
Energy
Health
Infrastructure
Insurance
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Tourism
Water Resources
Sector Cost (US$) Cross sectoral 53,004,460 Food Security 157,659,227 Coastal/Marine Ecosystems 151,126,580 Early Warning & Disaster Management 54,642,483 Education & Capacity Building 35,893,810 Energy 26,357,520 Health 32,993,000 Infrastructure 72,531,631 Insurance 225,000 Terrestrial Ecosystems 103,037,736 Tourism 1,250,000 Water Resources 181,865,842 Total cost 870,587,289
What are implementing agencies expected to do with a NAPA?• Help implement NAPA activities, taking into
account need for expedited procedures• Not repeat the assessment carried out by
countries, rather take next step of turning concept into actionable projects
• Engage NAPA teams fully – not get too attached to the written word: spirit of the priority activity versus semantics used
• Agencies should recognize limitations of LDCs in terms of capacity and investment climate
• GEF resources not adequate to fully implement NAPAs – need for a lot more
Observations and Lessons from NAPA on implementing Adaptation• Concept of addressing urgent and immediate
needs has broad appeal beyond LDCs, adaptation• Bottoms-up approach of NAPA has had multiple
benefits in countries– Helped engage all stakeholders.– Increased awareness and interest in climate change.– Spawned important role for CBA, local coping and
indigenous/local knowledge.– Provided concrete example of how adaptation can be
designed and implemented.– Reinforced importance of need for adaptation to be
grounded at the local level.– Important methodological advances: ranking, scaling,
integration, participatory approach.
Thank [email protected]: +49 228 815 1362
UNFCCC websitehttp://unfccc.int/ldc