Training on NAPs: Developing and applying monitoring, evaluation and learning tools

As countries shift from planning to implementing adaptation interventions, having functional MEL tools for NAP processes becomes essential to help accelerate adaptation action and finance, ensure accountability and transparency to stakeholders, and contribute to learning from adaptation actions.

1. Toolkit for MEL of national
adaptation plan processes
By the NAP Global Network & Adaptation
Committee
NAP Expo, Dhaka Bangladesh
April 25
th
2025
Emilie Beauchamp, Lead of MEL for climate change adaptation
NAP Global Network & IISD
Hellen AgorYayra, Lensationaltrainee, Ghana (2021)

2. Toolkit on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for national
adaptation plan processes
•Aim: To support countries in the design and development of
national MEL systems for national adaptation plan processes, by
producing actionable guidance, drawing from both organizations’
technical expertise and the NAP GN’s country support
experience.
The Toolkit aims to pull comprehensive theory and actions that
are essential yet feasiblefor MEL of adaptation by country actors;
not reinventing the (MEL) wheel. Featuring several case studies.
•Audience: national government teams working on MEL for
adaptation; and supporting actors.
•The collaboration builds on previous ones, e.g.: Toolkit on
gender-responsiveness NAPs; engaging the private sector in
NAPs; and on the AC’s recent paper.
The NAP Global Network has been producing a Toolkit on MEL of national adaptation plan
processes, with the collaboration of the Adaptation Committee.

3. Toolkit on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for national
adaptation plan processes
•The Toolkit will be an “reference product” that can
be updated every 2-3 years based on feedback and new
developments in the field.
•Timelines:
•Kicked off in April 2023
•Engagement and consultations with 15 iNGOsand
CSO institutions, over 10 country partners and global
experts working on national MEL systems for
adaptation in June-November
•First draft: end September & reviews
•Peer reviews and revisions: October & November.
•Consultation at PCCB session at COP28
•Second draft: end January & reviews
•Peer reviews and revisions: February & March.
•Full launch May 2024.
Monitoring and evaluation must be
embedded in learning throughout NAP
processes

4. The toolkit presents the main
M-E-L actions that countries
should undertake at different
stages of the iterative
adaptation cycle
MEL occurs to both a distinct
phase and a dedicated set of
activities throughout the
adaptation process.
Read by phase of the iterative adaptation cycle
(comprehensive view)

5. The toolkit presents the main
M-E-L actions that countries
should undertake at different
stages of the iterative
adaptation cycle
MEL occurs to both a distinct
phase and a dedicated set of
activities throughout the
adaptation process.
AE1. Evaluation options:
prioritization and feasibility
assessments
AE3.Conduct an impact or end of
programmeevaluation
AE2. Implement mid-term and
formative evaluations
Read by action type
(order for monitoring,
evaluation and
learning actions)
You start work on your
MEL systems at
implementation
stage…

6. Acknowledging critical realities of countries
•Countries start working on their MEL systems at different phases of the NAP
process… there is rarely nothing in place!
•We provide easy and navigable links between sections for the readers to read according to
their starting point(s)
•Countries have different levels of capacities and resources
•We provide a comprehensive pictures of what MEL systems can comprise of… countries
must contextualise to their priorities and capacities –not all compulsory!
•The Toolkit is structured into 19 sub-actions with guidance, additional resources and
guidance.
•More than 33 practical examples and country case studies are included to make the
theory closer to realities, and encourage peer learning

8. Steps taken since April 2023
First review and
revisions based on
the reviews from
internal, external
and AC peers –2
weeks in September
2023
Presenting the
Toolkit at Adaptation
Futures and a
COP28 side event
(PCCB) to gather
further feedback.
Second review and
revisions based on
the reviews from
internal, external
and AC peers –3
weeks in February
2024
2 3 4
5
2024: Development
of a self-online
directed course
(NAP GN), potential
peer learning
workshop
Currently in copy-editing and design…
Publication planned for May 6
th
Webinar launch on w/c May 20th!
Drafting based on
literature review,
research, country
experiences and
stakeholder
consultations from
April 2023
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9. Thank you!
Email:
Emilie Beauchamp
[email protected]
Website:
www.napglobalnetwork.org
@NAP_Network NAP Global Network