Webinar | Linking National and Sub-national Adaptation: Vertical integration in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes

Increasing attention has recently been placed on the role of sub-national actors in advancing implementation of adaptation in developing countries. For example, the 2015 Paris Agreement recognized that though adaptation is a global challenge, it has local and sub-national dimensions. To be effective, NAP processes must reflect these dimensions—with consideration of sub-national diversity—as well as the critical role of sub-national authorities and local organizations in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating adaptation.

This webinar is aimed for NAP teams and other stakeholders interested in strengthening vertical integration in the process. It looks at different aspects of vertical integration in NAP processes. In particular, it:

• Provides background on the rationale for linking national and sub-national adaptation efforts
• Presents a range of key considerations for vertical integration
• Presents different options for sub-national actors to access climate finance
• Discusses opportunities and challenges from at least two countries on vertical integration of NAP processes

You can watch a recording and review the webinar’s presentations below.

Agenda

The webinar agenda was:

• Introduction and moderation (Julie Teng, NAP-GSP)
• Linking National and Sub-national Adaptation: Vertical integration in practice (Angie Dazé, NAP Global Network)
• Systemic Subnational Adaptation in the Context of the NAP Process: Experience with performance-based climate resilience grants (Sophie De Coninck, UN Capital Development Fund)
• Experience from Uruguay: NAP Cities and Infrastructure (Magdalena Preve, UNDP Uruguay)
• Q&A

Linking National and Sub-national Adaptation: Vertical integration in practice | Angie Dazé, NAP GN

Systemic Subnational Adaptation in the Context of the NAP Process | Sophie De Coninck, UN Capital Development Fund

Experience from Uruguay: NAP Cities and Infrastructure | Magdalena Preve, UNDP Uruguay

About the NAP Global Network’s Webinar Series

The NAP Global Network’s webinar series provides an online forum for sharing lessons and experiences that are emerging as countries progress through their NAP processes. Each webinar addresses a specific technical topic related to national adaptation planning through presentations of countries’ experiences, relevant research and guidance, and opportunities for discussion by participants.

Watch recordings and read presentations from our previous webinars:

• Unlocking NAP Finance: Methodologies for adaptation project formulation
• Strategies for financing NAP implementation
• Sector Integration in the NAP Process
• Vertical Integration in NAP Processes: Linking national and sub-national adaptation
• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in the NAP Process
• Domestic Finance for the NAP process
• International Public Finance for the NAP Process
• Gender-Responsive NAP Processes

Publisher: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)