Alineación para avanzar en el desarrollo resiliente al clima

The document argues that aligning NDCs and NAP processes under the Paris Agreement provides a feasible starting point for countries to improve the coherence and efficiency of their climate policies. While NDCs offer high-level direction, NAPs provide the technical strategies for implementation. The briefing identifies common challenges, such as differing timelines and institutional silos, and suggests that the 2020 NDC update cycle is a critical opportunity to integrate NAP findings into national climate commitments. Furthermore, it positions this alignment as a gateway to integrating the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

• NDCs and NAP processes are complementary: NDCs provide high-level principles and direction for climate action, whereas NAP processes develop specific adaptation options and implementation strategies.
• The alignment between NDCs and NAPs varies across countries, with most currently operating on an informal basis. For example, Nepal prioritizes adaptation in development planning but its NAP process is in early stages, while Sri Lanka has a completed NAP but lacks explicit links to its NDC.
• Several challenges hinder alignment, including a lack of stakeholder awareness, resistance to shifts in power and resources, differing timelines (NDCs are updated every five years while NAPs are iterative), and the perception of NDCs as primarily mitigation-focused instruments.
• Aligning these processes offers significant opportunities, such as reducing duplication of efforts in monitoring and evaluation, improving the efficiency of climate finance usage, and providing better accountability for NAP implementation.
• The 2020 NDC update cycle presents three primary opportunities for countries: using the NAP process to inform future NDCs, improving the quality of adaptation information and demonstrating progress, and increasing the overall ambition of adaptation goals.
• Aligning NDCs and NAPs can serve as a catalyst for broader integration with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly through shared monitoring systems and stakeholder platforms.

APA

Terton, A., Dazé, A., & Probst, P. (2019). Alineación para avanzar en el desarrollo resiliente al clima. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-es-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf

Chicago

Terton, Anika, Angie Dazé, and Pauline Probst. Alineación para avanzar en el desarrollo resiliente al clima. NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-es-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{terton2019alineacin, author = {Terton, Anika and Dazé, Angie and Probst, Pauline}, title = {{Alineación para avanzar en el desarrollo resiliente al clima}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-es-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }