National Adaptation Plan Progress Report

Progress reporting is the regular documentation of advancements, achievements, and challenges in the planning,
implementation, and MEL, with the aim of providing insights for continuous improvement.

1. NAP Progress Reporting Peer Learning Event Ha Long, Vietnam September 11, 2024

2. NAP progress reporting is a priority in many countries. KEY FINDING 75% % of developing countries that have committed to reporting progress on their NAP – 43/57

3. Saint Lucia

4. Brazil

5. France

6. Belgium

7. Grenada

8. Chile

9. Spain

10. Cameroon

11. Kenya

12. Finland

13. What is progress reporting? The regular documentation of advancements, achievements, and challenges in the planning, implementation, and MEL, with the aim of providing insights for continuous improvement. Draws information from monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, and typically results in a written report. While progress reports are outputs of the MEL system, the reporting process itself can serve as a flexible ‘learn by doing’ approach to developing, implementing, and improving the MEL system.

14. Why do progress reporting? Accountability Decision- making Information- sharing Communication

15. When can you do progress reporting? Useful at any stage of the NAP process cycle Can occur annually or every few years

16. How to develop a progress report? Step 2- Identification of resources, capacities, and needs Step 3- Methods and approaches to progress reporting Step 4 - Communication of results Step 1- Defining objectives & framing

17. Objectives for progress reporting MONITORING To document the status of planned activities and outputs of NAP processes EVALUATION To document the performance of activities implemented under NAP processes / to document the outcomes and impacts of NAP processes COMMUNICATION To consolidate and communicate progress made related to planning, implementing, and MEL of NAP processes

18. Monitoring: To document the status of planned activities and outputs of NAP processes Secondary objectives Information Type Examples of methods Identify gaps or delays in the implementation of activities. Track adaptation budget and funding Identify areas and solutions for course correcting Set- up a feedback system to continually improve the NAP process. Adherence to timelines, compliance with plans and objectives, lessons learned from monitoring, budget allocation and utilization. Checklist, completion percentages and criteria, traffic light color system, scorecards, indicators tracking, budget analysis

19. Evaluation: To document the performance of activities implemented under NAP processes / to document the outcomes and impacts of NAP processes Secondary objectives Information Type Examples of methods Evaluate progress and effectiveness Evidence of Impact assessment, towards the country’s national adaptation effectiveness and evaluation criteria, cost- goals impacts, lessons benefit analysis, SWOT Understand the outcomes and impacts of learned from analysis, case studies, implemented activities. evaluation, evidence alignment matrices, Learn why some activities have worked, or of climate change not, where, for whom adaptation Analyze the distribution of benefits and mainstreaming. impacts of activities, particularly among vulnerable and marginalized communities. Gather lessons to help scale and replicate successful adaptation measures

20. Communication: To consolidate and communicate progress made related to planning, implementing, and MEL of NAP processes Secondary objectives Information Type Examples of methods Consolidate, organize and present results overall and by sectors or themes Fulfill nat. and int. reporting requirements Communicate results and progress to diverse stakeholder groups. Raise awareness about NAP processes Summary of key achievements, milestones, challenges, lessons learned from M&E and outside M&E, recommendations for future action. Report (various formats & languages), policy brief, workshops, feedback analysis, surveys, digital dashboard, infographics, videos, blogs, social media, webinars

21. 10 lessons for progress reporting A fully formed MEL system is not a prerequisite It can be done at any point Mandates help There’s no One Size-Fits- All Set Clear Objectives Coordinate Efforts Empower and Educate Throughout Start Simple, Iterate and Improve Speak the Right Language 10.Leverage Existing Resources

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