Hear this you Elders, and give ears all you inhabitants of the land!

1. Hear this you Elders, and give ears all you inhabitants of the land! Has anything like this happened in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? Tell your children about it…. What the chewing locust left the swarming locust has eaten; What the swarming locust left, the crawling locust has eaten; And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten

2. “sea level rises and agricultural changes could result in an estimated 150 million environmental refugees by 2050” • Dr. R. Pachauri – Chairman of IPCC, 2005

3. Samoa’s NAPA Experience Peniamina D Leavai (Coordinator) Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Meteorology

4. Climate changes for Samoa • Reduction overall annual rainfall • Frequency of sporadic rainfall events • Increase average temperature • Rising sea-levels • Increase frequency and intensity of tropical cyclone / hurricanes

5. Overall NAPA process & experience • NAPA process exceptional in its country-driven approach • Vision: To achieve a high level of community capacity for adaptation to adverse impacts of climate change • NationalVision: For every Samoan to achieve a better quality of life (Strategy for the Development of Samoa, SDS 2005-2007)

6. Objectives of the NAPA • To develop and implement immediate and urgent project based activities to adapt to cc • To protect life and livelihoods of people, infrastructure and environment • To incorporate adaptation measures and goals into national and sectoral policies, and development goals; and • To increase awareness of cc impacts and adaptation activities in communities, civil society and government

7. National Climate Change Country Team NAPA Task Team Build NAPA Team and Multidisciplinary Team 13 Pre -Synthesis Sectoral Reports ? Synthesize Available Impact Assessments, Coping Strategies, Past Consultations, Trends and Existing Development Frameworks Synthesize Available Impact Assessments, Coping Strategies, Past Consultations, Trends and Existing Development Frameworks Participatory Rapid Assessment of Current Vulnerability and Potential Increase in Climate Hazards and Associated Risks Participatory Rapid Assessment of Current Vulnerability and Potential Increase in Climate Hazards and Associated Risks Existing Assessments Adequate for NAPA Development e.g. CIM Plans, NBSAPs, First Nat Com, MEAs Climate Change Synthesis Report Conduct Public Consultation Aiming at Identifying Potential Ideas for Activities Conduct Public Consultation Aiming at Identifying Potential Ideas for Activities Public Consultation Report Articulate Potential NAPA Activities based on Ideas From Consultation Articulate Potential NAPA Activities based on Ideas From Consultation Periodic Review of Risks and Prioritization of Activities Periodic Review of Risks and Prioritization of Activities Tier-1 and Tier-2 Criteria Prioritization and Selection Of Key Adaptation Needs Undertake Criteria Prioritization Process (Ranking the Criteria) Ranking of Projects/Activities And involve demonstration Of integration into national Policy frameworks in Projects Rank Projects/Activities and Demonstrate Integration into National Policy Frameworks And Programmes\ Develop Project Profiles And Submit NAPA Develop Project Profiles And Submit NAPA

9. The top 2 priority projects • Securing Community Water Resources Project • Reforestation, Rehabilitation & Community Forestry Fire Prevention Project • Climate Health Cooperation Program • Climate Early Warning System • Agriculture & Food Security Sustainability Project • Zoning & Strategic Management Planning • Implement Coastal Infrastructure Management Plans for Highly Vulnerable District • Establishing Conservation Programs in Highly Vulnerable Marine & Terrestrial Areas of Communities • Sustainable Tourism Adaptation Project

10. Technical Issues and Challenges faced • Financial Issues • Uncertainty of accessibility to other funds (SCCF, SPA) • Funding modalities (LDC Fund, sliding scale) • Mismatch: national planning cycles & donor fiscal cycles • Other Constraints • Institutional arrangements for multi-stakeholder adaptation activities • Level of synergy between projects and national structures • Commitment of implementing agencies` • Lack of Data • Unreliable, inconsistent env. & socio-economic data • Limited and insufficient data • Institutional constraints in accessing and sharing data • Institutional Capacity • Capacity of institutions holding/managing databases • Socio-economic data and technical tools • Sci, tech’l & Instit’l capacity to implement projects • Human Capacity • Technical CB to transform project profilesdetailed projects

11. Lessons Learned & Best Practices • Developing pre-synthesis sectoral reports vital to establish baseline information • Country-wide Community Consultation (Public Consultation Report) was a key player in criteria prioritization and ranking of key adaptation needs • Bottom-up approach , consensus approach

12. Steps taken to implement NAPA to date • National NAPA Dialogue with Development Partners • EU: 4millionEURO ‘Water for Life’ Project (Samoa Water Authority) • Australia: Regional Assistance (SPREP) • USA: exploring options • New Zealand: LDC fund contribution • What are the expectations for implementation? • Accessibility to the LDC Fund • Integration of NAPA into National Communication

13. “Adapt to sustain, Sustain to live, Learn to Adapt” Live to learn,