High-level political support & sectoral integration in NAP processes

The report details strategies for achieving political commitment to National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and explores various pathways for integrating adaptation into sectoral policies. It emphasizes the necessity of strong in-country coordination, the use of clear narratives to engage powerful ministries, and the role of south-south cooperation in building technical capacity.

• Securing high-level political support for the NAP process requires addressing three dimensions of commitment: expressed commitment (verbal declarations), institutional commitment (policies and infrastructure), and budgetary commitment (resource allocation).
• To gain political support, adaptation must be framed as a complementary priority rather than a competing one, specifically by demonstrating cobenefits for existing priorities such as agricultural productivity or infrastructure.
• Intermediaries, including think tanks, civil society organizations, and the media, are essential for translating technical climate data into usable information and shared narratives that can engage powerful entities like ministries of finance and planning.
• The integration of adaptation into sectoral planning follows a non-prescriptive spectrum of three primary approaches: sector-driven (where sectors act first and require national coordination), hybrid (simultaneous national and sectoral planning), and nationally-driven (where a focal agency sets priorities for sectoral uptake).
• A common challenge in sectoral integration is the misalignment between the NAP process and existing policy cycles; proposed interim solutions include adding adaptation-related priority annexes to sector strategies.
• Bilateral official development assistance (ODA) for adaptation was low, with only 8 per cent of total bilateral ODA in 2013 including adaptation considerations, suggesting a need for better climate-proofing of development assistance.

APA

Price-Kelly, H., & Hammill, A. (2015). High-level political support & sectoral integration in NAP processes. International Institute for Sustainable Development. http://www.napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/NAPGN-TTF1-Report-Final.pdf

Chicago

Price-Kelly, Hayley, and Anne Hammill. High-level political support & sectoral integration in NAP processes. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2015. http://www.napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/NAPGN-TTF1-Report-Final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{pricekelly2015highlevel, author = {Price-Kelly, Hayley and Hammill, Anne}, title = {{High-level political support \& sectoral integration in NAP processes}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {http://www.napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/NAPGN-TTF1-Report-Final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }