NAMA Process Cycle and
Stakeholder Participation
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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP ON NAMAS AND LCDS
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NAMA Process cycle
• No formally agreed NAMA process, but a general
agreement exists on a good practice for NAMA
development and implementation.
• Each Country may according to its circumstances
and organization of its administrative structures
have variations .
• Presentation only provides a general concept of
NAMA process and uses it as a basis of explaining
various in-country governance aspects.
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NAMA Process – some examples
• Tanzania - separates the process into:
– Proposal; Concept; Planning; Implementation; Operation
and Evaluation phases.
• Chile
– Consultations with various public and private institutions
to identify NAMA ideas; Analysis of NAMA feasibility; A
pilot phase for testing the MRV system, learning and
developing best practices; and, Full scale development
and implementation.
• Colombia
– Research phase; Evaluation phase with focus on MRV and
co-benefits; and Designing concrete implementation plans.
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Three Phases of NAMA
Concept phase
NAMA
idea
NAMA concept
development
Implementation
phase
Operation
phase
Enhanced
NAMA
description and
institutional setup
NAMA MRV
Report(s) and
evaluation
NAMA documentation and information evolving over time
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The NAMA Process
• Concept Phase includes the following elements:
– Evolution of NAMAs from the initial idea to a
comprehensive concept study
– Identification of potential options,
– Prioritization and definition of measures,
– Initial assessment of NAMA information elements
• Implementation Phase
– translation of the concept into practice
– Governmental approval and a legal framework
• Operationalization Phase
– NAMA is implemented through execution of activities and
MRV of the NAMA.
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A NAMA Process Cycle
National
Reporting
System
MRV &
Evaluation
NAMA
BUR & NCImplementation
to UNFCCC
Support
provider
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NAMA
Design
CC
strategy
UNFCCC
Registry &
Donors
NAMA idea Identifying and
Prioritizing
NAMA
Concept
NAMA Identification and Prioritization
• Important to align with national development and climate
change strategies/plans
• Process could be
– Top-down - centralized entity responsible for identification and
prioritization
– Bottom- up – line ministries/regional governments responsible
for the process within their own
• In either case a coordinating entity needed to oversee
– Translation of strategy into actions
– Guidance on identifying and developing mitigation
opportunities
– Managing the process of prioritizaton across sectors/regions
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NAMA Concept
• One may think of it as a PIN
• Though minimal information requirement, needs expert
consultations for exploring the key ideas.
• First stage for:
–
–
–
–
Consultations with key stakeholders
Initial discussions with financial ministry for financing options
Sharing with Donors
Putting it on the Registry
• Political approval process – for moving forward
– To engage with donors
– Nodal entity for uploading on Registry
• Political approval arrangements – similar to DNA?
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NAMA Design
• Key financial coordination
– integrating various sources of finance, both,
domestic and international.
– systems for financial management to ensure
effective use and transparency.
• Coordination data collection for MRV
– With National Data collection arrangements
– Establishing new requirements where required.
• Institutional arrangements
– Financial coordination
– Data collection coordiantion
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NAMA Implementation
• Key element at this stage is reporting, for
– National assessment of status of NAMA
implementation and evaluation of CC policy
implementation.
– Input to BUR and NCs.
• Coordination challenge – if NAMA
implementation entity different from entity
responsible for international reporting.
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Coordination arrangements for NAMAs
General guidance
to the NAMA
development
process
Administer NAMA
registry
NAMA Office /
Authority /
Institution
Facilitate
mainstreaming of
mitigation into all
stages of policy
making
Reflection on
progress and
adjustment to new
circumstances
Collect and
aggregate
information on
mitigation actions
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Ensure the
alignment of
NAMAs with
national
development
priorities
How countries have addressed the
Issue
• Morocco - expanding the CDM DNA’s tasks to incorporate NAMAs.
• In Chile
– Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment currently coordinates
NAMA development and communication on NAMAs with the UNFCCC,
– Sectoral Ministries are responsible for the implementation and MRV of
NAMAs they have elaborated, with support from the Ministry of
Environment and, often, international support (financial and
technical).
– Colombia - Processes and structures under its Climate Change
National System.
• Mexico
– a NAMA Office under the Ministry of Environment and Natural
Resources (SEMARNAT) that serves as the central steering entity for all
NAMA activities in the country.
– The NAMA Office will coordinate activities and promote the
development of future NAMAs.
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Stakeholder Participation
• Key to successful buy-in of NAMAs - Ensures the
opportunity to identify, reflect and integrate
supportive and opposing views into NAMA
development.
• Engaging all major stakeholders as early as
possible ensures all opinions are incorporated.
• Ideally, a formalized process is important e.g.,
comprising a request for submission of positions,
or as a roundtable or working groups.
• Different stages may require different
stakeholders to be engaged in the process
• Advocacy of NAMAs a key part of stakeholder
engagement to communicate with wider
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Who are the stakeholders
• Government: Typically all ministries responsible
for regulation of the proposed policies and/or
measures,
• Public sector: Representatives from state utilities,
relevant municipalities or chambers of commerce
as well as public banks or investment promotion
agencies.
• Private sector: Key industry associations, key
industry companies (domestic and international
branches), private utilities, private banks and
other businesses with relevant interests in the
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Who are the stakeholders
• Non-governmental organizations and civil society: NGOs
from various areas such as environment, development,
trade unions, gender, human rights as well as civil society
representatives, e.g. indigenous or religious groups.
• Institutions providing domestic / International support: If
support is envisaged, institutions providing support
(finance, technical, capacity building) should be integrated
in the process, e.g. domestic or multilateral development
banks, international development agencies, bilateral
agencies. Observers from regional institutions or partner
countries could be involved as well.
• Research and academia: Research institutions, universities,
and think-tanks as well as technical experts and advisers
provide know-how as well as data.
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Engaging stakeholder- Example from
Chile
• Public sector - Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, the
Ministry of Agriculture´s National Forestry Corporation (CONAF),
the Chilean Agency for Energy Efficiency from the Ministry of
Energy, the municipalities of Santiago and Providencia, and the
Chilean public transport system “Transantiago”;
• Academia - the Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica
de Chile and the Universidad de Concepción;
• Private sector - Saba abertis, Chilectra, Siemens, BYD and Nissan,
among others;
• International organizations - International Climate Initiative of
Germany, the European Commission, the Centre for Clean Air
Policy, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the
World Bank;
• Civil society organizations - Ciudad Viva, Nación Pedal, Arriba´e la
Chancha y Macleta;
• International finance and cooperation actors are the governments
of UK, Germany, Canada, Switzerland and New Zealand.
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