NAP-GSP ONLINE TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR LDCS IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA

Training started in 08 December 2020 and ran through to 03 February 2021 

Background
The initial organization plan for this regional workshop has been postponed due to COVID 19 from March 18 to 20, 2020 in Senegal to be delivered online, in the form of a series of four webinars. Each webinar will be followed by a virtual process of sharing information and experiences, practical exercises as well as “clinical-NAP” periods.

Final report (English)
 

Training module 1: The NAP process: a strategic instrument in national adaptation planning – Tuesday 8 December, 2pm - 4pm CET

• Introduction Ms. Lowine Hill, PAG PNA
• Opening speech. Mr. Alex Forbes, UNEP.
• Introduction to online training. Mrs. Ninni Ikkala Nyman, NAP-GSP
• Introduction to the NAP process. Ms. Mery Yaou, Togo, LDC Expert Group, UNFCCC.
• Links of NAPs with development planning, SDGs, NDCs and green recovery. Ms. Julie Teng, NAP-GSP/UNDP. Questions and answers session.
• NAP and CDN synergies. Ms. Julie Teng, NAP-GSP/UNDP and Ms. Ninni Ikkala Nyman, NAP-GSP
• NAPs and the post-COVID green recovery. Ms. Catherine Diam-Valla, UNDP.
• Alignment of NAPs with national development goals and SDGs. Mr. Prakash Bista, NAP-GSP/UNDP and Ms. Claudia Melim-McLeod, UNDP

Training module 2: The formulation of a NAP - Thursday December 17, 2020, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. CET

• Identify information needs and sources for the formulation of NAPs. Ms. Mery Yaou, Togo, LDC Expert Group, UNFCCC.
• Identification and prioritization of adaptation options. Mrs. Sadya Ndoko, NAP-GSP/UNDP.
• Information on climate change and justification of the climate context. Dr. Wilfran Moufouma Okia, OMM.
• Selection of adaptation options. Mrs. Ninni Ikkala Nyman, NAP-GSP
• Integration of gender considerations in the formulation of the NAP. Mr. Patrick Guerdat, Global NAP Network.

Training module 3: Implementation of NAPs - Thursday 14 January 2021, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. CET

• Implementation of NAPs: problems and opportunities. Mrs. Ninni Ikkala Nyman, NAP-GSP
• Reporting on adaptation progress. Ms. Vanessa Dirking, GIZ
• Costs associated with NAPs. David Hoffman, NAP Global Network.
• Long-term capacity building. Mr. Angus Mackay, UNITAR
• Tools for reporting on adaptation progress. Ms. Vanessa Dirking, GIZ

Training module 4: Financing and engagement of the private sector in the NAP process, Tuesday 26 January 2021, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. CET

• Adaptation finance landscape. Mr. Oscar Ivanova, UNEP
• GEF support for adaptation. Ms. Katya Kuang-Idba, GEF
• Financing of the NAP and the GCF. Mr. Olade Akakpo, FVC
• Resource mobilization strategies for adaptation priorities. Mr. Christophe Buffet, AFD
• Private sector engagement in adaptation. Mr. Patrick Guerdat, IISD/ NAP Global Network
• Financing of adaptation actions at the local level. Ms. Sophie De Coninck and Ludovica Amatucci, UNCDF/UNCDF
• Access to GCF Readiness Fund – Mr. Olade Akakpo, GCF

The objectives of the online training workshop are:
Accelerate national adaptation planning processes in Francophone African LDCs, by providing practical support to national teams, highlighting emerging best practices and showcasing available tools;

To provide a platform for the exchange of experience and best practices acquired in the context of national adaptation planning in the region.

The training workshop will target French-speaking African LDCs, namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo. Haiti will also be invited to join this workshop. The participants in this workshop are officials from the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Environment.