By:Dr. Sumaya Ahmed Zakieldeen

Institute of Environmental Studies (U OF K)zakields@yahoo.com

National Adaptation Plan Project (NAPP) workshop

20-22 November 2011

NAPA represents the first and only existing national

adaptation planning;

NAPP will be base on NAPA methodology

Need for consideration of additional methods for

medium and long-term planning After the success of the NAPA the interest was in a

comprehensive strategy that would do combination of both short-term and long-term planning and also combine Top-down and bottom-up approach.

Need for consideration of additional methods for

medium and long-term planning

For the NAPP there be must be consideration of mapping and modelling, vulnerability mapping and assessment, assessment of adaptation options and cost-benefit analysis to insure avoidance of mal-adaptation.

The NAPA process has generated considerable knowledge and expertise that in addition to the wealth of information been gathered. These represent real assets for the NAP Project.

National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) Partners: HCENR, UNDP, MIC, governments of Central

Equatoria, River Nile, Gedarif, South Darfour and North Kordofan states

The overall goal of the NAPA process in Sudan has been to identify urgent and immediate activities to address climate variability and climate change within the context of the country’s economic development priorities.

Focused on three sectors planning, awareness, capacity building, identification

of adaptation activities for implementation through LDCF.

Steering Committee (SC)

National Project Coordination Unit

(NPCU)

Technical Committee (TC)

Consultative Assessment Task

Force

Synergy Assessment Task Force

Evaluation Criteria Task Force

Project PortfolioTask Force

Regional Project

Coordination Unit I

Regional Project

Coordination Unit II

Regional Project

Coordination Unit III

Regional Project

Coordination Unit IV

Regional Project

Coordination

Unit V

Regional and National Stakeholder Consultation Process

NAPA process was based on both : Top-down (desk-based ): review and synthesize available

information on adverse effects of climate change in order to provide the NAPA preparation process with a baseline of climate information, to identify critical vulnerabilities to which the adaptation decisions should respond

(www.unfccc.int) Source Sudan NAPA

• The NAPA process was based on participation and consultation as an integral part

• It used the bottom-up approach which was quite successful

• For a very intense participation regional workshops were held (in each of five selected ecological zones) that in addition to national workshops at the beginning and end of the NAPA process

• Many people from diverse backgrounds were involved in each workshop (farmers, herders, national and international NGOs, government officials, students, employees, community-based organizations, native administration representatives (omdahs or sheikhs), researchers, university professors, women’s societies and local organizations),

Stakeholder during the workshops assessed vulnerability and selected the highly prioritized adaptation options

The diversity of stakeholder involvement guaranteed wide coverage of a variety of different fields thus ensuring broad coverage of the resulting vulnerability assessment and proposed adaptation options.

• Awareness raising, introducing climate

change problem and its consequences on

people livelihood and development and

the need for adaptation strategy

• Capacity building,

• Identification of the urgent and priority

adaptation needs for the most vulnerable

areas and systems

Review of current policies and institutional framework

related to the integration and implementation of the

NAPA, and needs for improvements

Adaptation options were in line national plans and

strategies, even before the completion of the process

some its activities were adopted by the local states.

Some State strategies were developed based on

NAPA gathered information

Desk-based synthesis of existing information on current climate variability, climate change, and climate impacts

However, the vulnerability assessment was not exhaustive or highly academic

Nature of climate threats (e.g. drought) in the different States

Who is vulnerable? (communities, livelihoods) to climate hazards, and where (area/region or other relevant category)

Identification of non-climatic factor contributing to the vulnerability of areas/communities (poverty, inputs, etc)

Identification of key vulnerabilities (most vulnerable areas/communities), use the map of the state to define locations (include coordinates)

an indication of the duration and spatial, extent of the hazard.

the expected frequency of occurrence trends in the hazards

estimates of the range of impacts, including economic losses, loss of life, and social stress.

prioritization

the identification of adaptation options (the identified options were ranked based on their prioritization) were done by the vulnerable people themselves in a friendly environment.

Identification and assessment of options and enabling factors, including :

Previous and current practices, management, institutions (government, community, local knowledge)

o Programmes, Projects, technologies optionso Research and development optionso Policies optionso Institutional reforms and other

recommendations

All the selected adaptation projects are of triangular nature as they all they contain:

Adaptation options Recommendation for specific policies

reform and Recommendation for reform for

institutional frameworks They also consider adaptive capacity

building