The implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAP) can be effectively used for building and strengthening local technical and scientific capacities, as has been proven by Senegal. Through a science-based support project for Senegal’s National Adaptation Plan processes (PAS-PNA), the NAP process shall be based on a sound scientific information basis by strengthening the exchange between science and policy. More specifically, the PAS-PNA aims to: i) identify the current state of climate change issues considered in national policies as well as existing national and sectoral strategies; (ii) analyze approaches for the development of scientifically based climate information; and iii) help integrating this information into Senegal‘s political programming. Activities involve stock-taking of the current state of knowledge, organizational and strategic advice, technical trainings, and scientific analyses (such as vulnerability and impact analyses).
The approach constitutes a good practice because it is based on a strong stakeholder engagementprocess, it is innovative in terms its goal, and it includes safeguards to make sure the considerations of vulnerable communities are taken into account.
Further Information
- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). Working together for national adaptation in Benin and Senegal. Available at: https://www.internationalclimate-initiative.com/en....
- Support for national climate change adaptation plans in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.
Available at: https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/61303.html - Climate Analytics. Projet d’Appui Scientifique aux processus de Plans Nationaux d’Adaptation au Sénégal. Available at: http://climateanalytics.org/projects/pas-pna-scien...