www.fao.org/climatechange The presentation was presented by Anne Hammil, Director on Resilience issues in IISD, on Day 2 of the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Workshop, 5-7 April 2016, Rome, Italy.

1. Coordinating
Climate-Resilient
Development
Anne Hammill
April 6, 2016

2. • Why? Growing importance of NAP
processes, greater need for:
• Coordination
• Technical discussions, learning
• Particular focus on bilaterals
• Major share of adaptation-related ODA
• Established in 2014 with support from
Germany and the US
• Secretariat IISD
• Participants from 30 countries
Network Basics

3. Enhance bilateral support for NAP processes
and adaptation action in developing countries
by...
 Facilitating peer learning and exchange
on challenges and opportunities national
adaptation planning and implementation
 Improving coordination of adaptation-
relevant bilateral support, ensuring it
aligns with developing country priorities
 Supporting national-level action on NAP
development and implementation
Aim & objectives

4. Sample activities
Peer Learning &
Exchange
• Targeted Topics
Forum
• Peer exchanges
• Virtual Help
Desk
• Webinars
• Publications
Coordination of
bilaterals
• Survey
• Coordination
meetings
(OECD)
• training
materials
• Webinars
• Publications
National-level
action
• NAP Assemblies
• Institutional
context
analyses
• Technical
support / NAP
Troubleshooting

5. Space to allow for honest and practical
exchanges around NAP processes:
• These are the challenges and questions
• This is what we have learned so far
Zoom in on one specific topic related to NAP
Cohort or class approach
• Group of participants from 10-15 countries
• Meet in person once a year at a TTF
• Topics that build on each other
• Sustained peer learning
Community of practice, South-South exchange
Targeted Topics Forum

6. The “Rio Cohort”
• Albania
• Brazil
• Germany
• Grenada
• Jamaica
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Peru
• Philippines
• South Africa
• Togo
• United Kingdom
• United States
First meeting: July 1-2, 2015, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Topic: Securing political support & sector integration in the NAP process
Second meeting: March 15 – 16, 2016, Kingston, Jamaica
Topic: Financing the implementation of NAPs

7. What came out of Rio?
Spectrum of approaches – no one-size

8. sNAPshots
Using our individual and collective learning to share
insights with the broader adaptation research and
policy community
Overview of the issue Country case study

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info@napglobalnetwork.org
@NAP_Network
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