THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
EXPERT GROUP (LEG)
Priority adaptations to climate change for Pacific fisheries and aquaculture:
reducing risks and capitalising on opportunities
5-8 June 2012, Noumea, New Caledonia
Pepetua Latasi
Chair, Least Developed Countries Expert Group
Contents
I. The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) and its mandate
II. National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs)
III. The national adaptation plan (NAP) process
IV. Regional training workshops for 2012-2013
I. The LEG and its mandate
Established in 2001
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Initially to provide technical guidance and advise to LDCs on NAPAs
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Functions now include providing support to LDCs on the NAPAs, the LDC work
programme and the NAP process
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Has served 4 terms [2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2008-2010], and now in
its 5th term [2011-2015]
Membership
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10 members from LDCs (5 Africa, 2 Asia, 2 SIDS, 1 from any LDC)
3 members from Annex II Parties
Supports LDCs through
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Guidelines, technical papers, publications on NAPAs, etc.
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Training workshops, side events, and special events
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Regular surveys to LDC focal points, and one-to-one advise; collaboration with
GEF and agencies, and other organizations
II. National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs)
• Provide a process for the LDCs to identify and implement priority activities that
respond to their urgent and immediate needs with regard to adaptation to climate
change
• Approach
a) Participatory process involving stakeholders, particularly local communities;
b) Prominence of community-level input as important source of information;
c) Multidisciplinary approach;
d) Complementary approach, building upon existing plans and programmes
• Characteristics:
a) Easy to understand;
b) Action-oriented and country-driven;
c) Set clear priorities for urgent and immediate adaptation activities as identified
by the countries
The LEG provides support to the LDCs for the preparation and implementation
of their NAPAs, including their revision and update
II. National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs)
Country experiences from LEG BP&LL publication, volume 1:
• Well established institutional arrangements to deal with climate
change issues in the country can greatly facilitate NAPA
preparation and implementation and foster strategic thinking for
the consideration of medium- and long-term adaptation options
(Burkina Faso’s experience)
• Focusing on the most affected development-related sectors is a
good way to link the NAPA activities to national development
plans (Sao Tome’s experience)
• A multi-stakeholder consultations during the NAPA preparation
process can significantly help identify nationwide adaptation
needs (Kiribati’s experience)
More experiences available on the LDC Portal: http://unfccc/int/6491
II. National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs)
Quick figures on NAPAs
 47 NAPAs have been prepared and submitted to the UNFCCC
 1 LDC is in the final stages of preparing its NAPA
 2 more LDCs are yet to start NAPA preparation
 64 NAPA implementation projects approved by the LDCF as of
May 2012, in 42 countries
 43 NAPA projects under implementation as of May 2012
II. National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs)
Fisheries in NAPAs – some examples from the Pacific
• Tuvalu NAPA project #1: “Increasing Resilience of Coastal Areas and Community
Settlements to Climate Change”:
a) Carries an objective to integrate CC impacts into the livelihood programmes
currently addressing inshore fishing. The inshore fishing practices will be
disseminated to vulnerable communities and applied to future adaptation and risk
reduction projects
b) Project status: GEF CEO Endorsement: November 9, 2009
• Samoa NAPA project #1: “Integrated Climate Change adaptation in Samoa”:
a) Carries an objective for monitoring of climate trends and provision of
communications on climate risk and early warning shore and off-shore fish stocks.
The monitoring is to aid Samoa’s Ministries in planning for the impacts of climate
change to fisheries and other agriculture-related livelihoods.
b) Project status: advanced stage of implementation on the ground
III. National adaptation plan (NAP) process
Established in 2010
•
As a process to enable LDCs to formulate and implement national adaptation plans
(NAPs), building on NAPAs, as a means for:
a) Identifying medium- and long-term adaptation needs, and their integration into
development planning;
b) Developing and implementing strategies and programmes to address those
needs;
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Other developing country Parties to employ the modalities formulated to support the
NAPs in the elaboration of their planning efforts.
Progress so far
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Initial guidelines adopted in 2011
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The LEG is currently developing detailed technical guidelines
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The LEG is also compiling support needs for the NAP process
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Financial support is currently being discussed
III. National adaptation plan (NAP) process
Objectives
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To reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building adaptive capacity and
resilience;
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To facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation, in a coherent manner, into relevant
new and existing policies, programmes and activities, in particular development planning
processes and strategies, within all relevant sectors and at different levels, as appropriate;
How does the process work
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A roadmap approach, with multiple entry points that sequentially connect to each other;
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Continuous iterative process with multiple periodic outputs that build on each other;
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Allows for flexibility of the choice of approaches.
Key deliverables
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Intermediate: gap analysis, vulnerability and risk assessments, cost and benefits of adaptation;
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Core: Periodic reports on progress, NAP document to communicate the NAP process and key
outputs for dissemination, driving national policy, submission to UNFCCC, to donors, etc...
Components of the NAP process
• Info for integration
into development
• Info to UNFCCC,
incl. for
NatComms
• Regular M&E
Laying the
groundwork
Developing
framework,
strategy or
plan
Reporting,
monitoring
and review
Implementation
• Design and implementation of
projects, programmes, policies
• Analysis of enabling environment for
adaptation (human and institutional
capacities, policies and regulations, etc)
• Assessment of available information on
impacts, vulnerability and adaptation
• Design and development of plans, policies
and programmes to address the identified
gaps and needs
• Comprehensive
vulnerability assessments
• Identifying adaptation
needs
• Integrating adaptation into
development
• Ensuring stakeholder
participation
• Communication, outreach,
awareness and education
• Developing implementation
strategies
• Exploring and promoting
synergies
IV. LEG regional training workshops for 2012-2013
Objectives:
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Enhance the capacity of LDCs to implement NAPAs successfully;
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Enhance the capacity of LDCs to undertake processes for medium- and long-term
adaptation (NAP process), building upon NAPAs;
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Promote exchange of information, best practices and lessons learned among the LDCs;
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Promote gender and other considerations regarding vulnerable communities in the
design and implementation of adaptation projects
Target:
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LDC practitioners dealing with NAPA/adaptation-related activities at national levels
Schedule:
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Pacific LDCs training workshop, 28 September to 3 October 2012;
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Asia LDCs training workshop, 2013;
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Africa Anglophone LDCs training workshop, 2013;
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Francophone LDCs training workshop, February 2013.
IV. LEG regional training workshops for 2012-2013
The Pacific LDCs workshop
Target region: Pacific LDCs
Dates: 28 September to 3 October 2012
Location: Funafuti, Tuvalu
Invitation for collaboration:
Who? Stakeholders working on areas related to climate change adaptation and
capacity building in the Pacific, in particular regional and national centres (SPC,
SPREP, SOPAC, etc.), individual experts and practitioners, GEF and its agencies
(FAO, UNEP, UNDP, etc.)
How? Making pledges for contributing to the design of the Training Guide (the key
resource materials) and/or for facilitating part of the training workshop
THANK YOU
The LEG contact: leghelp@unfccc.int
LDC webportal: http://unfccc.int/ldc