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November

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Event Dates

28 June 2021 to 01 July 2021

The South-South Knowledge Exchange Forum on experiences and lessons learned from the NAP process was organized for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as part of a series of activities under the National Adaptation Plan-Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP).  

This Forum aimed to facilitate an exchange of the learnings, lessons learnt, existing and untapped opportunities, by the LDCs in addressing their medium- and long-term adaptation needs through the process to formulate and implement the National Adaptation Plans (NAP). This Forum aimed to help countries make greater strides in their NAP process in the near future in formulating and implementing the NAPs.  The Forum specifically informed current formulation of NAPs by facilitating a global exchange, highlighting emerging best practices and presenting experiences with the existing tools that policymakers, technical experts and government officials have been using. 

The Forum was able to garner a great deal of country participation and contribute to exchanging views on various aspects of the NAPs. It was attended by 170 country participants from 30 LDCs and 6 non-LDCs. It was concluded under 12 sessions with 2 technical topics discussed in each day. It was structured around an elaborate agenda which included discussion around 7 key topics related to the NAPs, which were namely,  (1) formulation of mandate and institutional coordination mechanism, (2) Development of NAP road map and formulation, (3) Climate science and vulnerability and risk assessments to guide decision-making in adaptation, (4) Integrating adaptation into national and subnational development planning and budgeting (5) Developing Implementation strategies, (6) Adopting inclusive approaches and fostering indigenous and community led approaches to NAPs including gender considerations, and (7) Mobilizing finance for NAPs. 

A total of 27 countries (22 LDCs and 5 non-LDCs) shared their experiences under the various topics of the agenda.  At the same time, the Forum brought in the unique and targeted subject matter expertise from 10 NAP-GSP partners who has been supporting the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify technical, institutional and financial solutions to integrate climate change adaptation into medium and long-term national planning and financing. These contributors to the joint UNDP-UNEP NAP GSP Forum were UNFCCC, WHO, WMO, UNITAR, UNDRR, FAO, SEI, NAP GN,  GiZ and UN Women.

NAP-GSP South-South Knowledge Exchange Forum Animation video 

The NAP-GSP South-South Knowledge Exchange Forum Animation video is also available with subtitles on the Programme's YouTube Channel. 

 

Key documents 

 

The sessions encouraged presentations and experience-sharing from LDCs within three groups and would also include perspectives from the agencies and non-LDCs (where ever possible). 

GROUP 1: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Kiribati, Solomon Island, Timor Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

GROUP 2: Burundi, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Zambia, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen

GROUP 3: Haiti, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Mozambique

 

Presentations 

Forum Day 1 

Topic 1: Lessons on formulation of mandate and institutional coordination mechanisms for NAP process 

 

Topic 2: Development of NAP road map and NAP forumation 

 

Forum Day 2 

Topic 3: Climate science and vulnerability and risk assessments to guide decision-making in adaptation 
 
Topic 4: Integrating adaptation into national and subnational development planning and budgeting 

 

Forum Day 3 

Topic 5: Developing implementation strategies 

 

Topic 6: Adopting inclusive approaches and fostering indigenous and community led approaches to NAPs including gender considerations 

 

Forum Day 4 

Topic 7: Mobilizing finance for NAPs