Year: 2019

The Least Developed Countries (LDC) work programme was established in 2001 for the implementation of Article 4, paragraph 9 of the Convention (“Parties shall take full account of the specific needs and special situations of the least developed countries in their actions with regard to funding and transfer of technology.”) Since then, many developments that have direct and/or indirect implications to climate change and development planning in the LDCs have taken place. These include the establishment of the process to…

The NAP Technical Working Group is a collaboration between the LEG and various organizations that provide technical advice to countries on NAPs. Their work advances technical guidance on NAPs, building on the UNFCCC technical guidelines and the various supplements to this developed by many partners. The group is working towards coherence advice on NAPs, and supports the LEG in organization of technical events such as the NAP Expo and various training activities on NAPs. Scope of work The NAP Technical…

The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG),  as the mandated body to provide technical support and guidance on NAPs, continuously develops technical materials to that end. The integrative framework for National Adaptation Plans (NAP) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), or NAP-SDG iFrame in short, was developed by the LEG to integrate various assessment approaches into NAPs and enable the consideration of ways to contribute to addressing relevant SDGs in conjunction with NAPs. It also considers ways to integrate the elements…

The Open NAP initiative is part of the direct country support provided by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) on the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans (NAPs). The Open NAP initiative is an open-ended collaboration, led by the LEG, designed to mobilize the widest inputs from all interested and available actors and stakeholders to support the LDCs and other interested developing countries, in the development of their NAP. The main motivation is to build on collective experience,…

The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) is mandated to provide technical guidance and support to the LDCS in the formulation and implementation of NAPs and other related adaptation efforts under the Convention and the Paris Agreement. The UNFCCC technical guidelines on NAPs, prepared by the LEG, underpin the technical guidance and support provided on NAPs. It uses various modalities such as through Open NAPs, training, guidelines and technical papers, NAP Expos, NAP Central, publication on NAPs and NAP Technical…

The NAP Expo is an annual outreach event organized by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) under the UNFCCC, in collaboration with various bodies and organizations, to promote exchange of experiences and foster partnerships between a wide range of actors and stakeholders on how to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). There has been seven global NAP Expos and five regional NAP Expos since 2013. It brings together a diversity of participants from Parties and Non-Party Stakeholders. Objectives The overall…