LDC Expert Group

The LEG has undertaken various activities on NAPs since 2011. These include:

• Development of technical guidelines for the process to formulate and implement NAPs, available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish;
• Regular surveys to the LDCs to capture progress, experiences, best practices and lessons learned;
• Organization of the NAP Expo annually starting from 2013;
• Training on NAPs through regional training workshops. Two sets of workshops have been organized in 2012–2013 and 2014–2015
• Development of a sample process to formulate and implement a NAP showing how main activities could be carried out;
• Development of the NAP Central – a universal hub for all information pertinent to the process to formulate and implement NAPs;
• Engagement of a wide range of organizations in implementing its work programme, including through specific advisory/support groups;
• Collaboration with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on how developing countries can access funding from the GCF for the process to formulate and implement NAPs;
• Engagement of the Global Environment Facility and its agencies, as well as other relevant organizations, at its meetings to explore ways on how to best support LDCs in accessing support for addressing adaptation;
• Development of various technical and information papers:

• Best practices and lessons learned in addressing adaptation in the LDCs, Volume 3;
• Strengthening gender considerations in adaptation planning and implementation in the LDCs;
• Regional synergy in in addressing adaptation through the NAPAs and the process to formulate and implement NAPs in the LDCs
• How NAPs can be supported in LDCs;
• A tool for monitoring and evaluating progress, effectiveness and gaps of the process to formulate and implement NAPs (PEG M&E tool);
• An overview of the process to formulate and implement NAPs and guidelines.