Perspectives nationales sur l’alignement du processus de plan national d’adaptation (PNA) et des contributions déterminées au niveau national (CDN)

The document argues that aligning NDCs and NAP processes provides a feasible starting point for countries to improve the coherence and efficiency of their climate policies. While NDCs offer high-level guidance, NAPs provide the technical strategies for implementation. The briefing identifies a continuum of alignment—ranging from informal to systematic—and highlights that the 2020 NDC update cycle presents a critical opportunity for countries to use NAP results to enhance the quality and ambition of their adaptation goals. It further suggests that this alignment can serve as a foundation for broader integration with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

• NDCs and NAP processes are complementary: NDCs generally provide high-level guidance and principles for climate action, whereas NAP processes define the specific adaptation options and strategies for implementation.
• Alignment between NDCs and NAPs exists on a continuum. Most countries currently experience 'informal' alignment, where adaptation is in the NDC but no direct link to the NAP process exists. Some have reached 'strategic' alignment, such as Togo, which used its NAP to develop adaptation measures for its NDC.
• Several challenges hinder alignment, including a lack of stakeholder awareness, resistance to shifts in power or resource allocation, differing timelines (NDCs are updated every five years while NAPs are iterative), and the perception of NDCs as primarily mitigation-focused instruments.
• Alignment offers significant opportunities, such as reducing the duplication of efforts in monitoring and evaluation, improving the efficiency of climate finance mobilization, and streamlining coordination for subnational and sectoral actors.
• Aligning NDCs and NAPs can act as a catalyst for broader policy integration with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly through shared institutional mechanisms and monitoring systems.

APA

Terton, A., Dazé, A., & Probst, P. (2019). Perspectives nationales sur l’alignement du processus de plan national d’adaptation (PNA) et des contributions déterminées au niveau national (CDN). NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-fr-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf

Chicago

Terton, Anika, Angie Dazé, and Pauline Probst. Perspectives nationales sur l’alignement du processus de plan national d’adaptation (PNA) et des contributions déterminées au niveau national (CDN). NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-fr-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{terton2019perspectives, author = {Terton, Anika and Dazé, Angie and Probst, Pauline}, title = {{Perspectives nationales sur l’alignement du processus de plan national d’adaptation (PNA) et des contributions déterminées au niveau national (CDN)}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/napgn-fr-2019-alignment-to-advance-climate-resilient-development-overview-brief-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }