LAPA: Local Adaptation Program for Action

1. LAPA/CAPA Process and Steps
on Target VDC/CFUGs
Total Target VDC -231
Presented By
Rudra Bahadur Raya
CC and Forest (Thematic Expert)
MSFP/IDS Nepal-Lot VI

2. Some Climate Change terminology
1. Climate
2. Weather
3. Climate change Adaptation
4. Climate resilience
5. Climate Change Mitigation
6. NAPA
7. LAPA
8. CAPA

3. National Initiatives
1. Climate Change Network Nepal (CCNN) – 2003
2. Core Negotiation Team (CNT) team formation, 2012
3. MI conference, 2012
4. Kathmandu Call for Action, 2012
5. MI secretariat at MoSTE/IDS Nepal
6. Case Study on loss and damage of Climate change in
Nepal by IDS Nepal and submit to IPCC
7. Study on Economic Impact Assessment of Climate
Change in Key sector in Nepal-MoSTE/IDS Nepal
8. First Initial National Communication Report – 2004
9. Second National Communication Report (under
process)
10. Climate Change Network – 2005 (MoSTE)

4. Adaptation at National Level
Climate change policy drafted
 NAPA process is beginning (will be completed by June 2010); six
thematic areas working for sectoral adaptation priorities
LAPA implementation 14 piloting district(90 VDC and 1 Muncipality)
from 2013
 GoN has submitted ICR to UNFCCC and preparing for the second
National communication
 FAO adaptation project on Agriculture
Nepal is now eligible for Pilot Program on Climate Resilience (PPCR)
30m grant and 30 million loan
 Few and scattered projects on CBA (INGOs, NGOs)

5. Awareness/
sensitization/consultation
Capacity building – Related
stakeholder/service providers and
community members
Vulnerability
assessment/mapping jointly
done with VDC/VFCC/CFUGs
Development of Adaptation Plan at
VDC/Community level
Implementation
Vulnerable HHs, community
groups
Joint monitoring
And evaluation
Scaling up and
dissemination
LAPA: Process at VDC/community/CGUGs level

6. LAPA Process
Step 1: Stakeholders meeting/workshop at district level
(CC/LAPA) – IAs and DFOs to coordinate
1. Prospective Participants:
2. VFCC Chairperson
3. VDC Chairperson
4. Ranger ( Respective Range Post)
5. FECOFUN
6. DFO
7. DDC
8. LDO

7. Step 2: CC/LAPA orientation at VDC level
Contents:
•Objective/rational of the event
•Understanding CC & LAPA/CAP (for common
understanding among participants)
•Discussion about CC vulnerability in the local context
•Need to adopt local adaptation measures linking with
mitigation
•CFUG level LAPA/CAP reflection
•Need to develop LAPA at VDC level in coordination with
different SHs
•Action Plan to move ahead

8. Prospective Participants:
1. Political Representatives from VDC – Numbers to be decided locally
2. VFCC Members- as per committee structure
3. CFUG Representatives – One from each CFUG
4. Representative from local Youth Clubs, if any-
5. Representative from Mothers Groups if any-
6. VDC Chairperson - 1
7. Health Post Staff - 1
8. Agriculture sub center - 1
9. Veterinary - 1
10. DSCO - 1
11. LRP – 1
12. NGOs – 2
13. MSFP-1

9. Step 3: LAPA Preparation Process:
1. Common understanding of tools
2. CC vulnerability assessment- vulnerability
ranking/prioritization
3. Local adaptation efforts
4. GAP identification
5. Long term/short term strategies development
(based on existing rather than likely hazards)
6. Activities planning
7. Partnership analysis
8. Write-up of LAPA

10. Prospective Participants to lead the
LAPA preparation process:
1. Representatives from VFCC members
2. CFUG Representatives (The CFUG members
should represent from old age group, women,
poor & socially excluded)- also to ensure the
representatives from CFUGs without CAP
preparation before.

11. Step 4: LAPA sharing at VDC level and endorsement (VFCC)
Step 5: LAPA (final version) to be sent to respective/concerned
agencies
Step 6: Monitoring & Reporting:
Example : LAPA preparation of VDC