Rolling
The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network has launched an open call for countries to submit expressions of interest (EOIs) in receiving technical assistance to develop climate change adaptation investment plans.
With funding from the United States Department of State, short-term technical assistance will be available to at least six developing countries—with at least three being Small Island Developing States (SIDS)—via the NAP Global Network’s Country Support Hub.
This technical assistance window will be complemented by South–South peer learning and knowledge activities to help share lessons and experiences on adaptation investment planning between countries’ NAP teams.
This call for expressions of interest aims to help countries translate their national adaptation priorities for key sectors or geographic regions as outlined in their NAPs (and related documents, such as nationally determined contributions [NDCs]) into climate change adaptation investment plans. Adaptation investment plans facilitate resource mobilization and can accelerate the transition from planning to implementation of a country’s adaptation priorities. The adaptation investment plans developed through this support will identify a suite of detailed, investment-ready priority adaptation activities designed to enhance the resilience of the selected sector or geographic region and contribute to achieving the country’s adaptation goals. Some examples of activities that can be supported are outlined below.
This technical assistance window will complement other actors and initiatives, offering countries support on adaptation investment planning, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Climate Adaptation Investment Planning initiative for Asia-Pacific region countries, of which the NAP Global Network is a partner; the G7 Adaptation Accelerator Hub implemented by the UN Development Programme; and investment planning support via the NDC Partnership, among others.
The adaptation investment plans will also help to mobilize programmatic financing for NAP implementation, including domestic finance, while contributing to mainstreaming adaptation into the country’s national development planning and budgeting processes. This process can help ensure that priority adaptation investments are considered in national financial planning and resource allocation processes and increases their chances of being implemented. By doing so, adaptation investment planning can help to align climate change and development agendas, as well as enhance understanding, capacity, knowledge, and coordination among key ministries, departments, and agencies—particularly between NAP focal point ministries and those responsible for finance and planning.
Eligible Countries
Countries eligible for this support are listed here.
How to Submit an EOI to Access Support
Countries interested in accessing support are invited to contact info@napglobalnetwork.org to discuss questions.
EOIs can be formally submitted by completing a Country Support Hub Request Form. EOIs will be accepted on a rolling basis for consideration until the available funding has been allocated.
Once a request is approved, the NAP Global Network will engage with countries—including with the assistance of a short-term contractor, as appropriate—to lead the delivery of the work. They will prioritize local, national, and regional organizations and/or consultants to deliver this technical support.
The NAP Global Network Secretariat will also provide technical backstopping, joint problem-solving, quality assurance of deliverables, and support with knowledge management to share lessons with peers around the world.
Examples of Adaptation Investment Planning Activities Supported Under This Technical Assistance Window
- Identifying priority adaptation investment packages, i.e., a collection of priority adaptation activities designed to enhance the resilience of the sector or geographic region focused on the adaptation investment plan.
- Appraising priority adaptation investment packages to demonstrate their adaptation and development benefits—ideally using the same criteria that countries apply to assess public investments.
- Prioritizing and sequencing the adaptation investment packages.
- Identifying financial sources (including domestic, international, and private sources) and instruments (i.e., adapted to the specificities and level of indebtedness of the country) for each adaptation investment package.
- Mapping the country’s fiscal space and identifying effective strategies to expand it for climate change adaptation.
- Evaluating enabling factors for accessing and delivering adaptation finance, including addressing leadership and governance aspects; strengthening institutional arrangements and mechanisms for mainstreaming adaptation in the national budget; engaging all relevant stakeholders (including gender and social inclusion representatives) to help unlock climate finance and deliver equitable outcomes; building capacity and skills needed to help countries develop climate change adaptation investment plans, etc.
- Engaging the private sector in the NAP process: organizing and facilitating awareness-raising and engagement activities with a focus on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, corporations, and financial institutions; demystifying and communicating the business case for investing in adaptation; and identifying financial instruments to engage private sector actors.