1. Paul V. Desanker Team Leader, LDC Unit, UNFCCC Secretariat Bonn, Germany Adaptation Planning and Practice The NAPA Approach: Vulnerability Analysis and Prioritization IFAD 2 nd CLIMTRAIN Workshop, November 2008

2. 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

3. 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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. 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

8. Survey of National plans for one country – Malawi example

9. 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

10. 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

11. Indicated costs of priority activities identified in NAPAs by country as of 30 October 2008

12. 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

13. 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.

14. Thank you pdesanker@unfccc.int Tel: +49 228 815 1362 UNFCCC website http://unfccc.int/ldc