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National Adaptation Plan (NAP). Guidelines for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Supplement to the LEG NAP Technical Guidelines
The Addressing agriculture, forestry and fisheries in National Adaptation Plans – Supplementary guidelines (referred to as the NAP-Ag Guidelines) responds to a call by the Least Developed Group (LEG) of the UNFCCC, inviting international actors to draft sectorial guidelines to the UNFCCC NAP Technical Guidelines.
The NAP-Ag Guidelines aim to support developing countries in:
- reducing vulnerability of the agriculture sectors to the impacts of climate change by building adaptive capacities and resilience;
- addressing agriculture in the formulation and implementation of NAPs; and
- enhancing the integration of adaptation in agricultural development policies, progammes and plans.
The NAP-Ag Guidelines outline four elements and related steps for preparing the agriculture sectors' contributions to NAPs.
The purpose of this guidance document is to support least developed and other developing countries in integrating their agriculture sectors in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The first part of the guidelines introduces and provides background information for the NAP process, and rationale, objectives, audiences and principles of the supplementary guidelines for agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The second part focuses on technical issues related to climate change and the agriculture sectors giving an overview of the climate change impacts and vulnerabilities of crop and livestock production, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture. It also introduces some important cross-cutting themes. The third part includes step by step guidance for adaptation planning in the agriculture sectors aligning the elements and steps closely with the overall national adaptation planning. The annexes include additional resources and examples to support adaptation planning.