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LEG Work Plan for 2017 - 2018 (arranged according to modality. Refer to work plan or 2016-2017 for the 10 work areas of the LEG)
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| Modality |
Work area/expected outcome |
Main activities |
Outputs |
| CMA/COP/SBI Support |
Successfully supporting the Paris Agreement |
Address the mandates contained in decision 1/CP.21, paragraphs 41 and 45, jointly with the AC and in collaboration with the Standing Committee on Finance and prepare a report for consideration at CMA 1 |
Interim reports on progress, event at the forty-sixth sessions of the subsidiary bodies to gather feedback, and a final report to CMA 1 |
| CMA/COP/SBI Support |
Successfully supporting the SBI assessment of progress made in the process to formulate and implement NAPs referred to in decision 4/CP.21, paragraph 12 (NAPs) |
Organize meeting of Party experts, in collaboration with the AC, and prepare a report on the meeting for consideration at SBI 48 (April–May 2018) |
Meeting by February 2018 and report on the meeting for SBI 48 |
| CMA/COP/SBI Support |
Successfully supporting the SBI on Article 4.9 of the Convention (LDC Matters) |
Address the mandate on the revision and update of the least developed countries work programme and provide recommendations to the SBI |
Technical paper in 2018 and recommendations to SBI 48 in the LEG 33 Report |
| CMA/COP/SBI Support |
Successfully supporting the SBI on Article 4.9 of the Convention (LDC Matters) |
Prepare a technical paper on gaps and needs for the LDCs related to adaptation that would arise from the implementation of the Paris Agreement, including how those gaps and needs can be addressed by the LEG and/or others |
Technical paper by SBI 47/end 2017 |
| CMA/COP/SBI Support |
Successfully supporting the SBI assessment of progress made in the process to formulate and implement NAPs referred to in decision 4/CP.21, paragraph 12 (NAPs) |
Continue to produce an annual update for the SBI on progress made in the process to formulate and implement NAPs |
Information papers to SBI 47 and 49 |
| CMA/COP/SBI Support |
Successfully supporting the ongoing SBI assessment of progress made under Article 4.9 of the Convention on NAPAs and the LDCF (LDC Matters) |
Continue to track and report on progress in the implementation of NAPAs under the LDCF |
Information in LEG reports |
| Techncial Guidance & Support |
Advancing NAPs through technical guidelines and support |
Maintain and disseminate NAP technical guidelines and related technical materials |
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| Techncial Guidance & Support |
Providing technical guidance and support for NAPAs and the LDC work programme |
Provide ongoing support to the LDCs and the SBI on NAPAs |
Technical support to the LDCs |
| Technical Guidance>Technical Paper |
Advancing NAPs through technical guidelines and support |
Prepare a description of the NAP-SDG iFrame and supporting tools with the support of the NAP technical working group |
Technical paper/supplementary materials to the NAP technical guidelines |
| Technical Guidance>Technical Paper |
Advancing NAPs through technical guidelines and support |
Prepare a technical paper on monitoring and assessing the achievement of both objectives and all the guiding principles of the process to formulate and implement NAPs, taking into account new elements arising from the Paris Agreement, with the support of the NAP technical working group |
Technical paper/supplement to the NAP technical guidelines in 2018 |
| Technical Guidance>Technical Paper |
Advancing NAPs through technical guidelines and support |
Prepare a paper on considerations regarding vulnerable communities, groups and ecosystems |
Supplementary guidelines paper on vulnerable communities, groups and ecosystems |
| Technical Guidance>Technical Paper |
Advancing NAPs through technical guidelines and support |
Develop supplementary guidelines on regional approaches to adaptation planning and their implementation |
Supplementary guidelines on regional approaches to adaptation planning and implementation by end of 2017 |
| Technical Guidance>Technical Paper |
Advancing NAPs through technical guidelines and support |
Test and facilitate the application of the PEG M&E tool at the national level and in aggregate under the SBI, and update the tool accordingly |
Information notes on the results |
| Technical Advice & Outreach |
Enhancing LDCs’ access to GCF funding for NAPs (by engaging with the GCF secretariat) |
Continue to engage the GCF secretariat in LEG meetings, NAP Expos, regional training workshops and related events to address issues relating to the LDCs accessing GCF funding for NAPs |
Summary of issues relating to the LDCs accessing the GCF included in LEG reports |
| Technical Advice & Outreach |
Enhancing LDCs’ access to GCF funding for NAPs (by engaging with the GCF secretariat) |
Share information with the GCF secretariat on expediting the provision of support to the LDCs and other developing countries for formulating and implementing NAPs |
Regular exchange of information with the GCF secretariat and the GCF Board |
| Technical Advice & Outreach |
Enhancing LDCs’ access to GCF funding for NAPs (by engaging with the GCF secretariat) |
Share information with the GCF on the experience of the LDCs and the challenges faced by them in accessing funding from the GCF for NAPs |
Ongoing information-sharing with the GCF |
| Technical Advice & Outreach |
Promote LEG interaction with the LDCs and other Parties and relevant organizations |
LEG side events during SB sessions |
Side event at each SB session |
| Training |
Advancing NAPs through technical training |
Conduct regional training workshops on NAPs |
Regional training workshops in 2017 |
| Training |
Advancing NAPs through technical training |
Develop training materials, including supporting materials for the NAP-SDG iFrame, for the workshops and translate them into relevant languages, including an online version for national use |
Training materials on NAPs in multiple languages |
| Training |
Advancing NAPs through technical training |
Develop training and outreach materials, with input from the GCF secretariat and GCF implementing partners, on accessing funding from the GCF for NAPs for use in the NAP training workshops |
Training and outreach materials |
| Training |
Advancing NAPs through technical training |
Continue to consider how gender responsiveness is considered in NAPs |
Updated training and related technical materials to reflect considerations regarding gender and vulnerable communities, groups and ecosystems |
| Expert Meetings |
Engaging regional centres and networks, and relevant organizations |
Organize meetings of the NAP technical working group with relevant technical experts and partners on the NAP-SDG iFrame, Open NAPs, integrated assessment methods and other topics, as and when needs arise, to explore specific NAP-related topics |
Information to be included in LEG reports in 2017–2018 |
| Expo |
Advancing NAPs through global and regional outreach and engagement events |
Convene global NAP Expos and regional |
NAP Expos NAP Expo in April 2018 and regional NAP Expos in 2017–2018 |
| NAP Central |
Advancing NAPs through information systems |
Prepare an outreach product on good practices in the design of the process to formulate and implement NAPs through NAP Central |
Outreach product in 2017 |
| NAP Central |
Advancing NAPs through information systems |
Further develop and enhance NAP Central |
Additional functions on NAP Central operational |
| NAP Central |
Advancing NAPs through information systems |
Aggregate information on progress made in the process to formulate and implement NAPs for each developing country by key element and principle of the process |
Online NAP Tracking Tool on NAP Central |
| NAP Central |
Advancing NAPs through information systems |
Prepare sample sets of activities, reflecting different national circumstances and stages involved, for inclusion in proposals for accessing funding from the GCF for NAPs |
Information notes on NAP Central |
| Open NAPs |
Advancing NAPs through open collaborations |
Expand the Open NAP case studies and apply them during the NAP workshops as well as upon the request of the LDCs |
Case study reports on NAP Central |
| Open NAPs |
Advancing NAPs through open collaborations Central |
Extend the Open NAP case studies to the regional level to demonstrate regional approaches to adaptation planning and to promote learning and effectiveness of guidance on NAPs across scales |
Case study reports on NAP |
| Collaboration - other bodies |
Collaborating with relevant bodies under the Convention |
Continue to collaborate with the AC on various activities, including through the NAP technical working group, NAP Expo advisory group, NAP Central support group, AC task force on NAPs and technical examination process on adaptation |
LEG member to serve on AC task force, and information in LEG reports |
| Collaboration - other bodies |
Collaborating with relevant bodies under the Convention |
Participate in the work of the task force on displacement of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts |
LEG member to serve on the task force, and information in LEG reports |
| Collaboration - other bodies |
Collaborating with relevant bodies under the Convention |
Engage NWP partner organizations in implementing relevant activities |
Information in LEG reports |
| Collaboration - other bodies |
Collaborating with relevant bodies under the Convention |
Contribute to the work of the TEC on how to help countries align their work on TNAs and NAPs |
Information in LEG reports |
| Collaboration - regional centres |
Engaging regional centres and networks, and relevant organizations
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Engage and mobilize regional centres and networks to nominate focal points to the LEG |
Nominated focal points of regional centres and networks |
| Collaboration - regional centres |
Engaging regional centres and networks, and relevant organizations |
Mobilize relevant organizations and regional centres and networks to enhance support provided to the LDCs for adaptation, including in relation to readiness for accessing funding from the GCF for successful formulation and implementation of NAPs |
Expanded readiness support, and information in LEG reports |