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National
Adaptation Programme of Actions (NAPAs) are documents specifying a list of
priority activities that will communicate immediate and urgent needs of LDCs,
considering their high vulnerability and low adaptive capacity to climate
change. The development of a NAPA document is not only intended to identify and
prioritise urgent adaptation needs of LDCs but also help build capacity for the
development of NatComs and to meet their obligations to the UNFCCC. An overview
of climate variability, and observed and projected climate change and associated
actual and potential adverse effects of climate change should be documented.
This overview should be based on existing and ongoing studies and research,
and/or empirical and historical information as well as traditional knowledge.
The main
characteristics of a NAPA is that, it should be easy to understand,
action oriented, country driven, and set clear priorities for urgent
and immediate adaptation activities identified by each individual
country. These adaptation activities and measures will also take
into account the national planning processes, development goals and
other multilateral environmental agreements and also identify
potential barriers to implementation. The objective of a NAPA is to
“serve as a simplified and direct channel of communication for
information relating to urgent and immediate adaptation needs of
LDCs”. The key outcome of the NAPA process is the identification of
activities that should be pursued immediately, because further delay
in implementing the activities could lead to increased
vulnerability, or higher costs for delayed implementation. It has
been highlighted by the UNFCCC that NAPAs should have a bottom-up
action plan, not be just another lengthy document that joins the
ranks of other action plans. The ending product should be a concise
and well justified list of actions and projects to address priority
vulnerabilities for the country or to build capacity to address
those vulnerabilities.
LAST UPDATE
- National
Adaptation Program of Action NAPA (Final Report)
- Consultation
Workshop on Draft National Adaptation Programme of Action
(NAPA) for Bangladesh NEW
15 Sep, 2005, Dhaka
- Inception
Workshop NEW
1 October 2004, LGED Bhaban, Dhaka
- National
Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Implementation Plan
for Guyana
By : Marlon Khan, Dip Tech, B.Eng. Mech.
C.Env.Mngt. Consultant to the NOAU.
August , 2001
- UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT PRORAMME - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Proposal for Funding
Preparation of National Adaptation Program of Action
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UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Project of the Government of the
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
PROJECT DOCUMENT
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