sNAPshot Seguimiento y evaluación del Proceso PNAD: Oportunidades, desafíos y soluciones emergentes

The document outlines the critical role of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, emphasizing that there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach. It identifies key challenges such as the lack of common metrics for success, data gaps, and inadequate technical capacity. To address these, the report suggests emerging solutions focused on stakeholder coordination, resource strengthening—including the use of international funding like the Green Climate Fund's Readiness Programme—and improving data quality through gender-sensitive indicators and ICT tools. Case examples from South Africa, Morocco, and Kenya demonstrate the importance of aligning M&E with existing national structures and international commitments like the SDGs and NDCs.

• Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the NAP process is transitioning toward a deeper technical level, driven by a greater recognition of the complexity of measuring adaptation and the need for specialized M&E experts.
• Developing countries face significant challenges in M&E, including the absence of a common metric to determine success across different scales, uncertainty regarding real climate impacts, and a lack of available data for tracking changes.
• There is a critical need to align national M&E systems with international reporting frameworks, specifically Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to ensure relevance and viability.
• Effective M&E implementation requires addressing resource gaps through realistic capacity assessments, the development of training guides for new staff, and the mobilization of international financing, such as the Green Climate Fund's Readiness Programme.
• Emerging solutions for data quality include implementing gender-perspective M&E systems using sex-disaggregated data, utilizing Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) like mobile phones for data collection, and adopting open government strategies to increase transparency.
• Country-specific examples show that integrating adaptation monitoring into existing national systems is a cost-effective strategy: Morocco used existing systems and available data, while Kenya linked its system to existing national M&E structures across ministries and agencies.
• South Africa highlighted the necessity of continuous evaluation to ensure that the M&E framework remains synergistic with new adaptation strategies, NDCs, and SDG indicators.

APA

Ospina, A. V. (2018). sNAPshot Seguimiento y evaluación del Proceso PNAD: Oportunidades, desafíos y soluciones emergentes. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/napgn-es-2018-snapshot-monitoring-and-evaluation-in-the-nap-process-opportunities-challenges-and-emerging-solutions.pdf

Chicago

Ospina, Angélica V. sNAPshot Seguimiento y evaluación del Proceso PNAD: Oportunidades, desafíos y soluciones emergentes. NAP Global Network, 2018. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/napgn-es-2018-snapshot-monitoring-and-evaluation-in-the-nap-process-opportunities-challenges-and-emerging-solutions.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ospina2018snapshot, author = {Ospina, Angélica V.}, title = {{sNAPshot Seguimiento y evaluación del Proceso PNAD: Oportunidades, desafíos y soluciones emergentes}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2018}, month = feb, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/napgn-es-2018-snapshot-monitoring-and-evaluation-in-the-nap-process-opportunities-challenges-and-emerging-solutions.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }