1. The National Adaptation Platform Spanish National Adaptation Framework
Raquel Garza y José Ramón Picatoste
Spanish Climate Change Office
‘National Adaptation Platforms’ Experts meeting
19 June 2013

2. SPANISH and EUROPEAN ALIGNMENT FOR ADAPTATION ACTION
Green Paper on Adaptation
White Paper on Adaptation
European Adaptation Strategy
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2012
2013
PNACC
3º Monitoring Report
ECCE
1º Monitoring Report
2º Monitoring Report
Working Group on IVA
3º Work Programme
1º Work Programme
2º Work Programme
National Adaptation Platform

3. THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLATFORM: AdapteCCa
AdapteCCa - General Objectives
Exchange of Information (radial flow)
Stakeholder Communication (circular flow)
Launched last 4 June

4. THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLATFORM: AdapteCCa
Governance
Full alignment of AdapteCCa with the objectives and structure of the National Adaptation Framework (coherence among the elements of the adaptation cycle)
AdapteCCa > need identified by Working Group on Impact and Adaptation (bottom-up) and mandated by Coordination Commission for Policies on Climate Change (top-down)

5. THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLATFORM: AdapteCCa
Governance
Nodes:
- Central Node (OECC) – main administrator
Territorial Nodes (17 CCAA)
Users (Public / Register / Authorized)
Heart of the platform: Repository information > System that allows users to upload, post, link, store, search and retrieve information, practices, news and events on adaptation to climate change
Central node to review and post proposals and to set up private spaces for Working Groups (ad-hoc and permanent)
Territorial nodes to provide comprehensive info on their regional adaptation frameworks. AdapteCCa as the front entry-door to complete regional info
Simple, direct, fast, efficient and highly self-managed

6. THE NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLATFORM: AdapteCCa
LINKS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE SERVICES
In the framework of the National Adaptation Plan, full coordination to the services and platforms that have an horizontal or sectoral role (e. g. Scenarios Climate Change Services –AEMET-; Climate Change and Health Observatory – Health Ministry-; Climate Change Monitoring Network in National Parks –National Parks Agency-…)
SOME OTHER RELEVANT POINTS
Wide previous work with different types of stakeholders for designing structure, contents and functionalities of the platform. Testing phase with specific users and nodes
Full consideration of the European Platform Climate-Adapt and close participation with EC and EEA

7. CONCLUSIONS
Opportunities for MMSS and their National Adaptation Platforms for a close cooperation with the European Adaptation Strategy and the European Platform Climate-ADAPT
Climate-Adapt and National Platforms as the channels to advance information and consultation with and within MMSS, for aligning or matching the national adaptation strategies with the relevant mainstreaming milestones proposed at EU level in common policies (according to European Strategy)
Strengthening knowledge gap identification (meta analysis of the content of the platforms information)
Ways to exchange information among National and European Platforms – operative reporting
Outreach on EU financial opportunities and resources to the National adaptation field in common vulnerable sectors among several MMSS
Facilitate partnership among MMSS