This document outlines FAO's support for national adaptation plans (NAPs) under the UNFCCC. It discusses the evolution of the NAP process and FAO's current work, including its role in the UNDP-UNEP Global Support Programme. The programme aims to integrate climate risks and opportunities into national planning and budgeting processes. It will provide $700,000 over 4 years to each participating country to strengthen capacities and mainstream adaptation. The document presents examples of FAO's work with countries to develop NAP roadmaps and align sectoral plans with national priorities. It closes by discussing knowledge sharing and opportunities for collaboration across organizations.

1. Julia Wolf | Alessandro Spairani | Claudia Garcia
Climate Change Study Circle
28 September 2015

2. Presentation Outline
1. Background: Overall National Adaptation Plan
Process
2. FAO’s current ongoing work to support NAPs
3. FAO/UNDP Global Programme: Objective and
outline Support for country-level activities
4. Opportunities for collaboration

3. Adaptation under the Convention
From fragmentation to coordination and integration of adaptationFrom fragmentation to coordination and integration of adaptation
2001
2005
COP 11: Establishment of
Nairobi Work Programme (NWP)
COP 11: Establishment of
Nairobi Work Programme (NWP)
2007 2010
COP 7: Packages of decisions for
LDC´s:
•Addressing urgent and immediate
adaptation needs through NAPAs
•Establishment of the LDC work
programme, including the NAPAs
• Establishment of the LEG
•Establishment of the LDCF
COP 7: Packages of decisions for
LDC´s:
•Addressing urgent and immediate
adaptation needs through NAPAs
•Establishment of the LDC work
programme, including the NAPAs
• Establishment of the LEG
•Establishment of the LDCF
COP 13 Bali Action
Plan:
•Long-term and
cooperative action
by Parties initiated
COP 13 Bali Action
Plan:
•Long-term and
cooperative action
by Parties initiated
COP 16 Cancun Adaptation Framework
•New institutional structures and
processes established to address
adaptation in a coordinated and
coherent manner
Adaptation Committee
National adaptation plans
Work programme on loss and
damage
COP 16 Cancun Adaptation Framework
•New institutional structures and
processes established to address
adaptation in a coordinated and
coherent manner
Adaptation Committee
National adaptation plans
Work programme on loss and
damage
COP 19: NAP Process
•Emphasis on undertaking the
national adaptation plan process
•Encourages sector specific
technical guidelines
•Establishment of the Global
Support Programme
COP 19: NAP Process
•Emphasis on undertaking the
national adaptation plan process
•Encourages sector specific
technical guidelines
•Establishment of the Global
Support Programme
2013 2014
SBSTA 38: Highlights of agriculture
systems
•Development of early warning
systems and contingency plans
•Assessment of risk and vulnerability
of agriculture systems
•Identification of adaptation measure
in diverse agriculture systems
SBSTA 38: Highlights of agriculture
systems
•Development of early warning
systems and contingency plans
•Assessment of risk and vulnerability
of agriculture systems
•Identification of adaptation measure
in diverse agriculture systems
Adaptation
in 2015?
Adaptation
in 2015?
2015

4. The NAP Process Builds on NAPA
Elements NAPA NAP
Objective Immediate and urgent
adaptation needs,
identify priority projects
A process to address
mid/long-term adaptation
needs
UNFCCC Process
Decision
Marrakesh Accord – COP
7 (2001)
Cancun Adaptation
Framework – COP 16 (2010)
Target Countries LDC LDC plus other interested
developing countries
Funding Support Primarily – LDCF for
preparation and
implementation
Preparation – LDCF
Implementation – GEF,
LDCF/SCCF, Bilateral, Domestic
,etc.

5. Integrating Climate Change into
Planning and Budgeting
Readiness is more than the ability to implement projects;
readiness implies ability to scale-up for transformational change
NATIONAL
PLANNING
PROCESS
NATIONAL
BUDGETING
PROCESS
Nationa
l Budget
Annual
Implementation
& Monitoring
Mid Term Review
of National
Plan/Sectoral Plan
& Adjustments
Final
Evaluation
CCA FundsI

6. FAO Country Support - Adaptation

7. The National Adaptation Plan Global
Support Programme (NAP-GSP)
assists countries to bring greater
focus and attention to medium and
long-term climate change adaptation
planning as well as budgeting. It is a
UNDP-UNEP programme, financed by
the LDCF.
FAO as member in the NAP-GSP
Launched: 14 June 2013
with financing from the
Least Developed Country
Fund (LDCF).
Partner agencies:
UNDP, UNEP, WHO, FAO,
IFAD, UNITAR, GEF,
UNFCCC, GWP, GIZ ,
PROVIA, and UNISDR

8. MAW-CSA FMM
• Support Ministry of Ag to become part of the National Adaptation Plan
Core Team/ sub-sector FP
• Participate in the launched NAP Process nationally
• Support training of sector representatives (in LEG training workshop)
• FAO national consultant
• to establish baseline and milestones in support to ag sector
representatives
• National outreach and stakeholder consultation
• Building sector ownership with ag sector institutions
• In-house agriculture ministry consultation
• Align ag. sector milestones to national NAP process
• Provide regular (monthly) feed- back to the overall NAPs Core Team

9. Integrating Agriculture in NAPs
Duration 4 years (2015 to 2018)
Global Programme Budget US$12 million
Total budget per country US$700,000

10. Global Programme Overview
To integrate climate change risks and
opportunities as they relate to agriculture
sector-related livelihood options within
existing national planning and budgeting
processes
Programme Objective
Outcome 2:
Integrated
roadmaps for NAPs
developed
Outcome 4:
Advocacy and
knowledge-sharing
on NAPs promoted
Outcome 3:
Evidence-based
results for NAPs
improved
Programme Outcomes
Outcome 1:
Technical capacity
and institutions on
NAPs strengthened

11. - Preparatory phase -
Example from Thailand
1 Joint UNDP-FAO meeting with OAE/MOAC
2 Programme focal point within OAE identified
3
Working group meeting with OAE focal point, to form national
technical steering committee and discuss drafting of work plan
and stakeholder consultation
4 National NAP Coordinator to begin work
5
National coordination meeting/Stakeholder consultation to draft
workplan
6
First meeting of the technical steering committee to finalize
workplan and multi-year budget
7 Workplan finalized and begin implementation

12. Nepal: supporting national priorities for
adaptation in the agriculture sectors
• Support Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Planning,
Finance and Budget to mainstream and operationalize climate
change adaptation in the agriculture sectors
• Strengthen planning and budgeting to integrate climate change
adaptation activities.
• Learning by doing through ongoing CCA demonstration projects
and case studies that can improve adaptive capacity of farmers
• Capacity building throughout each component to improve
strengthen evidence-base for policy and decision-making
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13. Priorities in country workplans
• Strengthen capacities to link climate policy and public finance
• Mainstream climate change adaptation and disaster risk
reduction into agriculture sector plans, policies, budgets (both
national and provincial)
• Improve impact monitoring frameworks
• Understand climate benefits of adaptation options and their
planning/budgeting implications
• Improve evidence base for adaptation plans for the
agricultural sector
• Improve evidence base for agricultural sector inputs into
National Climate Change strategy/policy

14. 14
Stock-taking
Skills assessment
Policy analysis
Capacity development
Impact monitoring
Stock-taking
Skills assessment
Policy analysis
Capacity development
Impact monitoring
Additional support:
global technical specialists
Agricultural economics
Climate science
Climate downscaling and
modelling
Economics of adaptation
Cost-benefit analysis
Impact monitoring
National adaptation planning
Planning and budgeting
Communications & knowledge
management
Agricultural economics
Climate science
Climate downscaling and
modelling
Economics of adaptation
Cost-benefit analysis
Impact monitoring
National adaptation planning
Planning and budgeting
Communications & knowledge
management

15. Milestones and Next Steps
Country inception:
Countries to finalize workplans;
Sign project agreements;
Identify national project coordinator;
Implementation/capacity development.
Programme steering committee meeting:
ADP, October 2015
COP 21: Joint FAOUNDP Side Event

16. Knowledge
Management/Outreach
• Online newsletter for reporting
project milestones to be
disseminated twice a year or more
frequently
• Documentation of country case
studies and lesson learned
• FAO/UNDP will be supporting
national communication colleagues
to support on advocacy and
outreach

17. Knowledge
Management/Outreach
FAO Programme
Website to be developed,
linking to other divisions
activities to support the
development of NAPs
Workspace platform for
sharing and collaborating
for NAPs Country Support
-Country folders
-NAPs Tracking Sheet with
FAO projects
-Events and presentations
-Background literature
Knowledge exchange through the FAO Technical Network on Climate Change

18. Opportunities for collaboration
Support from cross-cutting sectors in
agriculture, including technical officers
from fisheries and aquaculture, livestock
and forestry in regional, sub-regional and
country offices.
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19. CCSC Discussion
• Feedback on overall approach
• Link, overlapping, duplication to other
ongoing work inside and outside FAO
• Input we can get and/or provide to other
linked projects and initiatives
• Other aspects the project needs to consider
• Country-specific expertise

20. Thank you!
UNDP - Rohini Kohli rohini.kohli@undp.org
FAO - Julia Wolf julia.wolf@fao.org