The NAP-Ag Programme seeks to promote climate-resilient livelihoods for 75% of the world's poor who rely on agriculture, in response to country requests for support on National Adaptation Plans. It aims to integrate adaptation into national planning processes. UNDP and FAO are partners. The programme's objectives are to strengthen technical capacity, develop adaptation roadmaps, improve evidence, and promote knowledge-sharing. It currently supports 11 countries across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Recent UN climate conferences have increased commitments to gender-responsive adaptation and capacity-building. The presentation discusses mainstreaming gender considerations into the NAP-Ag Programme through capacity development, prioritizing women's empowerment and resilient livelihoods

1. International context: The NAP-Ag
Programme & COP 22 outcomes
Rohini Kohli, UNDP

2. The NAP-Ag Programme
• seeks to promote the transition to climate-resilient
livelihoods for 75 percent of the world’s poor and
food insecure who rely directly on agriculture and
natural resources for their living
• responds to country requests on increased technical
and financial support to UNFCCC National
Adaptation Plan (NAPs) process
• aims to integrate climate change adaptation
concerns related to agriculture-based livelihoods into
the existing national planning and budgeting
processes of partner countries.
• UNDP and FAO partners

3. NAP-Ag Objectives
1. Strengthen technical capacity
2. Develop integrated roadmaps for NAPs
3. Improve evidence-based results for NAPs
4. Promote agricultural NAPs through advocacy and knowledge-
sharing

4. The NAP-Ag Programme
Latin America
Colombia
Guatemala
Uruguay
Africa
The Gambia
Kenya
Uganda
Zambia
Asia
Nepal
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
11
Countries

5. COP 17, Durban
(2011): Mandates on
women and gender
advance: e.g.
guidelines for NAPs;
references to gender
in GCF; Women and
Gender
Constituency given
formal status
COP 18, Doha (2012):
Parties adopt Decision
23/CP.18 – promoting
gender balance,
establishing in-session
workshop on gender,
making ‘gender’ a
Standing Agenda item
COP 20, Lima (2014):
Parties adopt Decision
18/CP.20 Lima Work
Programme on Gender
COP 21, Paris (2015):
Agreement commits to
gender-responsive approach
to adaptation, capacity
development
COP 22, Marrakesh (2016):
Extend Lima Work
Programme on Gender;
increased political
commitment and attention
to gender balance
Gender under UNFCCC processes -
Momentum toward a gender-responsive approach to adaptation
Adapted from Aguilar, L., Granat, M., & Owren, C. (2015).
Roots for the future: The landscape and way forward on gender and
climate change. Washington, DC: IUCN & GGCA.

6. What do we mean by gender-
responsive?
LDC Expert Group, 2015
• Gender-responsive refers to
identifying, reflecting on and
implementing interventions needed
to address gender gaps and
overcome historical gender biases
in policies and interventions. Its
use contributes to the advancement
of gender equality with an idea to
‘do better’.
NAP Technical Guidelines, 2012
• Integrating a gender perspective in
NAP process:
• Help ensure equal participation
of men and women in NAP
decision-making processes and
implementation of adaptation
activities.
• Help ensure NAP process and
activities do not exacerbate
gender inequalities.
• Can lead to better adaptation
and more resilient communities.

7. Mainstreaming Gender in the
NAP-Ag Programme
Sibyl Nelson, Gender Advisor, FAO

8. Why does gender matter in adaptation
in the agriculture sector?

9. Gender mainstreaming efforts under NAP-Ag
Global gender
mainstreaming
Capacity development on
gender analysis in
adaptation planning
Women’s empowerment in
market-based resilient
livelihoods
Case studies on adaptation
options and gender-
sensitive indicators
Gender-sensitive
adaptation action areas
are prioritized and
implemented in plans

10. Gender entry points in
NAP-Ag formulation
A. Lay the
ground and
address gaps
B. Prepare a NAP
framework
C. Develop
implementation
strategies
D. Monitor,
review, report
and
communicate
Build on women’s and men’s different knowledge, experience, needs, challenges
Gender analysis throughout Gender expertise throughout
• Conventions and laws on
gender equality
• Meaningful participation of
women and partners
• Stakeholders with knowledge of
gender issues
• Gender in existing adaptation
measures
• Gender & CCA Situation
Analysis
• Gender mainstreaming
• Communication pathways
• Promote the gender-ag-CCA
nexus
• Socio-economic scenarios in
impact assessments
• Gender analysis in vulnerability
assessments
• Gender-responsive criteria in
adaptation option selection
• Communications tailored to
stakeholders
• Continue stocktaking
• Gender-responsive
implementation criteria
• Tap into existing capacity and
build skills of women’s groups
• Gender-responsive M&E
framework, reporting
• Gender-sensitive indicators
• Communicate findings on
gender

11. Gender mainstreaming under NAP-Ag in Kenya
Photos: Participants at the
three-day training “How to
integrate gender issues in
climate change adaptation
planning for the agriculture
sector”, Nakuru, Kenya
31 Oct – 2 Nov 2016, organized
by FAO Kenya and the UNDP
Kenya under NAP-Ag