NAP Expo 2024: Accelerating adaptation finance for NAP and NDC implementation

Organizers: UNDP, UNEP, NDC Partnership

Time: 14.00-15.30 (GMT+6)

Room: Media Bazaar

Venue: Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC)

Context

As the first global stocktake of the Paris Agreement outlined, despite increasing ambition in plans and commitments, ‘all countries need to urgently enhance actions to strengthen adaptation’. As of March 2024, 53 developing countries have communicated their NAPs to the UNFCCC and countries are gearing up to revise their NDCs by 2025, representing opportunities for countries to enhance their adaptation ambition and align their NDC revision process with their ongoing NAP formulation and implementation processes as NAPs can provide detailed action plan for the implementation of the adaptation commitments contained in the NDCs.

UNDP and UNEP have been supporting country driven action to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement through their support to Member States to their NDCs, NAPs and adaptation action on the ground. UNDP is also providing support to the UN Secretary General’s Adaptation Pipeline Accelerator (APA) initiative together with partners, while UNEP is publishing the Adaptation Gap Report and the Emission Gap Report annually to assess countries’ progress in meeting adaptation and mitigation targets.

This session aims to continue this discussion by focusing on challenges and opportunities for accelerating adaptation through NAP and NDC implementation, with a particular focus on tools and enablers for scaling adaptation finance.

Objectives

This session aims to:

1. Facilitate a knowledge exchange among country representatives on emerging experiences in scaling adaptation finance for NAP and NDC implementation by identifying relevant tools, frameworks and lessons learned.
2. Share key factors that contribute to accelerating adaptation through the NAP and NDC processes; and synergies in NAP and NDC implementation and integration to the national and local planning process.
3. Provide emerging experiences of countries in developing financing strategies, adaptation project pipelines, investment plans and other tools, innovative financial models, and approaches for mobilizing, leveraging and aligning finance for adaptation priorities.

Agenda

Welcome remarks: Rohini Kohli, Senior Technical Advisor for Adaptation Policy and Planning, UNDP

Part 1: Panel discussion

What are the most important elements that have/can contribute to the successful implementation of NAPs/adaptation components of NDCs? Country experiences, available tools and frameworks for scaling adaptation finance

• Mr. S. M. Mahbubul Alam, Joint Secretary to the Government, Bangladesh
• Ms. Sara Alhaleeq, Head of Adaptation section, Climate Change Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Jordan
• Mr. Darnel Baia, NDC Partnership In-Country Facilitator, Department of Environment and Climate Action, Ministry of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Environment, Sao Tome and Principe

Moderator: Nayoka Martinez-Bäckström, First Secretary, Environment & Climate Change and Deputy Head, Development Cooperation Section, Embassy of Sweden, Bangladesh

Part 2: Knowledge clinics

Countries share experiences, highlighting challenges and opportunities, solutions based on experience. Tentative knowledge clinics:

• Domestic public finance and engaging Ministries of Finance in the NAP process
• Private finance
• Financing strategies and investment plans
• Adaptation project pipeline.

Closing remarks: Lou Perpes,  National Adaptation Planning Officer, UNEP.

Learn more about NAP Expo 2024.