Guidelines for the Development of Sectoral Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans (SASAPs)

The guidelines outline a four-phase process for creating SASAPs to enhance climate resilience across key sectors in Saint Lucia. The process involves stocktaking, stakeholder validation, the prioritisation of adaptation measures using a weighted 12-criteria scoring tool, and the development of project concept notes to attract international funding. The guide is based on the 2017-2018 experience of developing SASAPs for the water, agriculture, and fisheries sectors.

• Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) is a 10-year process (2018-2028) that prioritises eight key sectors for adaptation action: Tourism, Water, Agriculture, Fisheries, Infrastructure and spatial planning, Natural resource management (terrestrial, coastal and marine), Education, and Health.
• The cost of inaction regarding climate change in Saint Lucia is projected to be 12.1% of GDP by 2025, 24.5% by 2050, and 49.1% by 2100.
• The development of a SASAP is a resource-intensive process requiring a lead agency, a dedicated individual (often a consultant), and financial resources for multi-stakeholder workshops.
• The SASAP formulation process consists of four phases: Stocktaking (understanding context), Stakeholder validation of results, Prioritisation of adaptation measures, and Finalising the SASAP.
• Adaptation measures in a SASAP are prioritised using a specific Excel tool that scores measures from 1 (low) to 5 (high) across 12 criteria, including upfront cost, effectiveness, social acceptability, and institutional capacity.
• The prioritisation process categorises measures into three implementation timeframes: short-term (2018-2021), medium-term (2021-2024), and long-term (2024-2028).
• Project Concept Notes are developed during the SASAP process to serve as fundraising tools for international donors, providing a subset of projects designed to implement the prioritised adaptation measures.
• All SASAP measures must align with the Saint Lucia Climate Change Adaptation Policy (CCAP) of 2015, specifically its core elements of adaptation facilitation, implementation, and finance.

APA

NAP Global Network (2018). Guidelines for the Development of Sectoral Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans (SASAPs). https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2018-05-23-SLU-SASAP-development-Guidelines.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Guidelines for the Development of Sectoral Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans (SASAPs). 2018. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2018-05-23-SLU-SASAP-development-Guidelines.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2018guidelines, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Guidelines for the Development of Sectoral Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans (SASAPs)}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2018}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2018-05-23-SLU-SASAP-development-Guidelines.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }