UNFPA

Ready to help countries in:

• Research & systematic observations for adaptation assessments, planning &
• implementation;
• Enabling activities for initiating and/or launching the NAP formulation;
• Capacity building and readiness support in submitting a proposal to the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme;
• Technical assistance and advice in the process of drafting the NAP;
• Development of social-economic pathway scenarios for the future;
• Assessing climate risk and vulnerability at different levels and in different sectors
• Applying best available science in practice of assessment, planning and implementation of adaptation;
• Integration of adaptation into national, subnational & local development plans;
• Advocacy & education on climate change & adaptation;
• Design of implementation strategies for adaptation using a mix of climate & risk financing
• Developing projects & proposals to access climate finance from the GCF and other multilateral or bilateral funding sources;
• Development of national knowledge & information systems to support adaptation planning, implementation and reporting;
• Monitoring & evaluation of adaptation outcomes and impacts;
• Managing coherence between adaptation & relevant frameworks incl. 2030 Agenda and the Sendai Framework;
• Using frontier technologies for adaptation assessments, planning & implementation;
• Engaging multiple stakeholders incl. indigenous peoples, women, youth and the private sector.

Specific expertise includes:

• Integrating Gender, SRHR, and Health Systems into climate adaptation plans