Forum Francophone sur le processus de Plans Nationaux d’Adaptation (PNA)

The 2019 Francophone Forum on the NAP process brought together representatives from nine countries to share best practices on integrating the private sector and gender dimensions into climate adaptation and improving direct access to international climate finance. Key outcomes include the identification of barriers to private sector engagement, such as low awareness and lack of incentive frameworks, and gender-related challenges, including cultural barriers and a lack of sex-disaggregated data. The forum also detailed the accreditation processes for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Adaptation Fund (AF), highlighting the importance of scientific vulnerability studies and strong governance for successful funding applications.

• The private sector is a critical economic driver in developing countries, contributing an estimated 60% of GDP and 90% of created jobs, yet its integration into the NAP process is hindered by low awareness of climate change adaptation and a lack of specific incentive frameworks.
• Gender integration in NAP processes faces significant obstacles, including cultural and customary barriers, a lack of sex-disaggregated data at national and provincial levels, and insufficient human resources qualified in both gender and climate change adaptation.
• Direct access to international climate finance, particularly through the Green Climate Fund (GCF), requires rigorous adherence to six investment criteria: impact potential, paradigm shift potential, sustainable development potential, beneficiary needs, country ownership, and efficiency/effectiveness.
• Scientific evidence and vulnerability studies are essential for securing climate finance, as the GCF requires a clear 'climate rationale' that establishes a proven link between climate change and the proposed adaptation actions.
• Several countries reported progress in accreditation for climate funds: Benin's FNEC was accredited to the Adaptation Fund in June 2010 and the GCF in February 2019; Morocco's ADA is accredited to both the AF and GCF; and Mali is in the process of accrediting four entities, including the BDM and CMDT.
• In Senegal, coastal erosion in Saly is causing significant losses for the private tourism sector, leading to the implementation of 'green and grey' protection measures, such as the construction of groynes and submerged breakwaters funded by the World Bank.

APA

Seck, M. (2019). Forum Francophone sur le processus de Plans Nationaux d’Adaptation (PNA). NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/napgn-fr-2019-rapport-forum-francophone-sur-le-processus-de-plans-nationaux-dadaptation.pdf

Chicago

Seck, Michel. Forum Francophone sur le processus de Plans Nationaux d’Adaptation (PNA). NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/napgn-fr-2019-rapport-forum-francophone-sur-le-processus-de-plans-nationaux-dadaptation.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{seck2019forum, author = {Seck, Michel}, title = {{Forum Francophone sur le processus de Plans Nationaux d’Adaptation (PNA)}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/napgn-fr-2019-rapport-forum-francophone-sur-le-processus-de-plans-nationaux-dadaptation.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }