Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development

The document examines the synergies and challenges of aligning the NAP and NDC processes under the Paris Agreement. It argues that because the NDC provides high-level direction and the NAP elaborates implementation strategies, they are complementary tools. Based on dialogues with 16 countries and workshops in Grenada and Peru, the brief identifies that most countries currently have informal alignment and suggests using the 2020 NDC update cycle to integrate NAP results, improve data quality, and enhance adaptation goals.

• The NDC and NAP processes are complementary: the NDC typically establishes high-level principles and direction for climate action, whereas the NAP process focuses on detailing specific adaptation strategies and options for implementation.
• Aligning the NDC and NAP can create several operational efficiencies, including the use of shared climate models, risk assessments, vulnerability frameworks, and socioeconomic analyses, which enhances coherence and effectiveness in design and implementation.
• Current alignment between these processes varies across a continuum from 'no alignment' to 'systematic alignment'. Most countries surveyed reported their alignment is currently 'informal', characterized by ad hoc collaboration and information sharing.
• Several barriers hinder alignment, including a lack of stakeholder awareness, resistance to shifts in power or resources, and conflicting timelines, as NDCs are updated every five years while the NAP is an iterative, ongoing process.
• The 2020 NDC update cycle presents a strategic opportunity for countries to use the NAP process to inform future NDCs, improve the quality of adaptation-related data, and increase the overall ambition of their adaptation goals.
• Successful alignment of the NDC and NAP can serve as a gateway to broader integration with other international frameworks, specifically the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

APA

Terton, A., Dazé, A., & Probst, P. (2019). Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-en-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf

Chicago

Terton, Anika, Angie Dazé, and Pauline Probst. Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development. NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-en-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{terton2019coordinating, author = {Terton, Anika and Dazé, Angie and Probst, Pauline}, title = {{Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-en-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }