Adaptation Plan
Development Process

Why engage in Adaptation Planning?

With the deepening climate crisis, there is growing awareness of the urgent need for climate change adaptation. The impacts of climate change are diverse and vary from one country to another. Therefore, national governments, local governments, companies, and local communities need to look at this issue from a medium to long-term perspective and take adaptation measures according to their own circumstances. The Adaptation Plan Development Process, implemented both in developing and developed countries, from central to local governments and non-state actors, is integral to tackle this challenge.

Adaptation Plan Development Process

In general, the Adaptation Plan Development Process is an iterative process of four steps:

  • Assessment of climate change risks
  • Planning for adaptation
  • Implementation of adaptation measures
  • Monitoring and evaluation

It also calls for institutional arrangements, such as a national climate change committee, that support and promote the effective implementation of this process. This process enables adaptation measures to be continually improved, and ensures flexible and adaptive management of adaptation. This approach also considers the changing climate as well as social, economic, and environmental conditions over time.

Institutional Arrangement
Assessment of climate change risks
Planning for adaptation
Implementation of the adaptation plan
Monitoring and evaluation

Reference:
UNFCCC, What do adaptation to climate change and climate resilience mean?
Least Developed Countries Expert Group. 2012. National Adaptation Plans. Technical guidelines for the national adaptation plan process. Bonn: UNFCCC secretariat. Bonn, Germany. December 2012.

NAP PROCESS UNDER THE UN FRAMEWORK
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Finance & Implementation
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Monitoring & Evaluation
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