The National Adaptation Platform Spanish National Adaptation Framework Raquel Garza y José Ramón Picatoste Spanish Climate Change Office ‘National Adaptation Platforms’ Experts meeting 19 June 2013

SPANISH and EUROPEAN ALIGNMENT FOR ADAPTATION ACTION Green Paper on Adaptation White Paper on Adaptation European Adaptation Strategy 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010-11 2012 2013 PNACC 3º Monitoring Report ECCE 1º Monitoring Report 2º Monitoring Report Working Group on IVA 3º Work Programme 1º Work Programme 2º Work Programme National Adaptation Platform

THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLATFORM: AdapteCCa AdapteCCa - General Objectives Exchange of Information (radial flow) Stakeholder Communication (circular flow) Launched last 4 June

THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLATFORM: AdapteCCa Governance Full alignment of AdapteCCa with the objectives and structure of the National Adaptation Framework (coherence among the elements of the adaptation cycle) AdapteCCa > need identified by Working Group on Impact and Adaptation (bottom-up) and mandated by Coordination Commission for Policies on Climate Change (top-down)

THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLATFORM: AdapteCCa Governance Nodes: - Central Node (OECC) – main administrator Territorial Nodes (17 CCAA) Users (Public / Register / Authorized) Heart of the platform: Repository information > System that allows users to upload, post, link, store, search and retrieve information, practices, news and events on adaptation to climate change Central node to review and post proposals and to set up private spaces for Working Groups (ad-hoc and permanent) Territorial nodes to provide comprehensive info on their regional adaptation frameworks. AdapteCCa as the front entry-door to complete regional info Simple, direct, fast, efficient and highly self-managed

THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLATFORM: AdapteCCa LINKS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE SERVICES In the framework of the National Adaptation Plan, full coordination to the services and platforms that have an horizontal or sectoral role (e. g. Scenarios Climate Change Services –AEMET-; Climate Change and Health Observatory – Health Ministry-; Climate Change Monitoring Network in National Parks –National Parks Agency-…) SOME OTHER RELEVANT POINTS Wide previous work with different types of stakeholders for designing structure, contents and functionalities of the platform. Testing phase with specific users and nodes Full consideration of the European Platform Climate-Adapt and close participation with EC and EEA

CONCLUSIONS Opportunities for MMSS and their National Adaptation Platforms for a close cooperation with the European Adaptation Strategy and the European Platform Climate-ADAPT Climate-Adapt and National Platforms as the channels to advance information and consultation with and within MMSS, for aligning or matching the national adaptation strategies with the relevant mainstreaming milestones proposed at EU level in common policies (according to European Strategy) Strengthening knowledge gap identification (meta analysis of the content of the platforms information) Ways to exchange information among National and European Platforms – operative reporting Outreach on EU financial opportunities and resources to the National adaptation field in common vulnerable sectors among several MMSS Facilitate partnership among MMSS

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