I have finally given up trying to cope.

The Chair of the LEG presented the LEG's approach towards the implementation of NAPAs as input to the informal pre sessional LDC Fund consultations, which took place in Bonn, Germany, on 13 and 14 May 2005.

Endogenous technologies for adaptation to climate change

They are ready to adapt to new conditions.

Review of draft national adaptation programmes of action

Environmentally sound technologies for adaptation to climate change

The work programme for the second term of the LEG (2004 2005) was developed at the fifth meeting of the group, and was endorsed by the SBI at its twentieth session.

At its eighth meeting, the LEG identified the following topics as possible areas for discussion should such a joint workshop take place

Institutional and legal frameworks Political situation in the country Institutional arrangements for those adaptation activities involving many stakeholders Level of synergy between the projects and state structures Commitment of implementing agencies Commitment of stakeholders Organizational capacity to provide benefits to targeted population Implementing capacity at the community level Cultural factors.

But austerity can never be self defeating for the external adjustment.

Institutional and managerial reforms required to adapt to changing dynamics of service delivery

Innovation requires processes of adaptation, anticipation and openness to change.

In that way, there would always be an opportunity to adjust to changing circumstances and to evolving needs.

Potential technical and financial difficulties faced by least developed country Parties in implementing their national adaptation programmes of action

Institutional capacity, including limitations in Accessibility of project sites due to climatic, geographic and infrastructural conditions (inappropriate vehicles, bad roads, etc.) Socio economic data and technical tools (e.g. access to and execution of biophysical and socio economic models) Capacity of institutions holding and managing databases Scientific, technical and institutional capacity to implement projects.

When changes to a habitat occur rapidly, animals do not have time to adjust.

Feedback from the least developed countries on the national adaptation programme of action process On the margins of the twenty first sessions of the subsidiary bodies and the tenth session of the COP, the coordinator of the LDC Group, with support from the secretariat, circulated to the LDC delegates attending the session a questionnaire on the status of their NAPA preparation.

Prior to its eighth meeting, the LEG also provided technical guidance and advice to NAPA teams from Pacific LDCs that were represented at the subregional workshop on NAPA preparation in Tarawa, Kiribati.

A follow up questionnaire was administered to LDC delegates on the margins of the twenty first sessions of the subsidiary bodies and the tenth session of the COP.

First recommendations include synthesizing project proposals and sharing best practices, identifying regional synergy, providing facilitation platforms between implementing agencies and NAPA teams, providing advice and guidance to bilateral donors on NAPA implementation, and considering a joint meeting with the EGTT and the CGE to explore issues relating to implementation.

Noting that the SPA projects are designed to show how adaptation planning and assessment can be practically translated into projects that will provide real benefits, she summarized SPA projects in Kiribati, Colombia, the Caribbean, and Africa.

In this regard the CGE, through the secretariat, invited LEG members to provide feedback on the training material developed for the CGE hands on training workshop on vulnerability and adaptation assessments for the Africa region, held in April 2005 in Maputo, Mozambique.

However, some difficulties in preparing the NAPAs still remain.

Negotiations with the World Bank on programmatic financial and public sector adjustment loans.

Contributions of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to the national adaptation programme of action process

The group reviewed intersessional activities and outputs by the LEG.

Responses revealed that the problems encountered by countries in preparing their NAPAs were mostly logistical, in particular relating to the timely provision of funding.

To date the LEG has reviewed the draft NAPAs of Bhutan, Cambodia, Malawi and Samoa, with the aim of providing comments and suggestions for further improvement, especially on the prioritization and ranking aspects of the NAPA process.

But such social structures are not well adapted for coping with today s complex information based world.

Yet many of the highest costs of adapting to changing weather patterns will fall on them.

But they need special treatment, adapted information and the appointment of a guardian to be responsible for providing help and assistance.

International collaboration will promote the development of best practices and the effectiveness of strategic approaches to climate change adaptation.

Improved soil fertility management and insect and pest management are also considered important adaptation options in some countries.

They also called on the international community to assist them in elaborating and implementing comprehensive adaptation strategies.

Increased funding opportunities are needed for climate change adaptation as well as mitigation measures.

The main objective of the LEG is to advise on the preparation and implementation strategy for NAPAs.

During its current term, the group considered the barriers that African Portuguese speaking LDCs face in preparing their NAPAs and developed an action plan to support Portuguese speaking countries that are lagging behind in the preparation of their NAPAs.

What of the large advanced countries? For historical reasons, the policy mindset is less flexible and adaptive.

Estimates show that the cost in terms of adaptation would be less than 1 of global GDP.

They are second best local policy responses to an ineffective mechanism for international adjustment (or non adjustment).

The fact that they have a central obstruction means they cannot use an adjustable diaphragm to control light transmission.

An integrated, transparent, adaptive and enforceable regulatory framework is essential for fisheries and oceans sustainability and that of its industries.

Few Parties considered reducing water pollution as an option for adapting to climate change.

This document compiles and summarizes information on various research projects and systematic observation initiatives relating to climate change that are ongoing or under development by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention.

The Conference of the Parties (COP), by its decision 29 CP.7, established the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) to advise on the preparation and implementation strategy for national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs), and adopted the terms of reference of the LEG.