1. ecbi european capacity building initiative Adaptation Committee
initiative européenne de renforcement des capacités
Adaptation Committee
Form, functions and relation to other bodies
Lucas Di Pietro Paolo - Argentina
for sustained capacity building in support of international climate change negotiations
pour un renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux négociations internationales sur les changements climatiques

2. Background
Its inception can be tracked down to the the Nairobi Work Programme Group of Experts discussions…back to Montreal
At Poznan the debate got to different level
The G-77 and China changes its approach toward the LCA process
In Tianjin we start to see the Committee as a possible reality, although a considerable time with our partners spent on justifying the whole concept

3. Functions
20. Decides to hereby establish an Adaptation Committee to promote the implementation of enhanced action on adaptation in a coherent manner under the Convention, inter alia, through the following functions:
(a) Providing technical support and guidance to the Parties, respecting the country-driven approach, with a view to facilitating the implementation of adaptation activities, including those listed in paragraphs 14 and 15 above, where appropriate;
(b) Strengthening, consolidating and enhancing the sharing of relevant information, knowledge, experience and good practices, at the local, national, regional and international levels, taking into account, as appropriate, traditional knowledge and practices;

4. Functions
(c) Promoting synergy and strengthening engagement with national, regional and international organizations, centres and networks, in order to enhance the implementation of adaptation actions, in particular in developing country Parties;
(d) Providing information and recommendations, drawing on adaptation good practices, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties when providing guidance on means to incentivize the implementation of adaptation actions, including finance, technology and capacity-building and other ways to enable climate-resilient development and reduce vulnerability, including to the operating entities of the financial mechanism of the Convention, as appropriate;
(e) Considering information communicated by Parties on their monitoring and review of adaptation actions, support provided and received, possible needs and gaps and other relevant information, including information communicated under the Convention, with a view to recommending what further actions may be required

5. Form and relation to other bodies - arrangements
Composition?
How the AC supports adaptation at the national level?
NAP’s – National-level Institutional Arrangements
Mechanisms to relate to other bodies?
Linkages to the GCF
NWP – 1/CP.10 – LEG – NatComs –
Loss and Damage process – TEC
Outside UNFCCC? GEF – WB – UN bodies