Sectoral Planning Guideline for Climate Change Adaptation

These Sectoral Planning Guidelines for climate change adaptation aim to assist climate change adaptation
efforts in implementing Papua New Guinea’s NAP adaptation goals and targets. This guideline can
therefore be used to assist decision-making by providing guidance to identify and prioritise adaptation
options for each sector that are consistent with Papua New Guinea’s Nationally Determined Contributions
(NDCs) and in achieving Papua New Guinea’s NAP adaptation goals and targets. They are also aimed at
building synergies across sectors and promoting a gender-responsive and inclusive approach. The Sectoral
Planning Guidelines for climate change adaptation were designed based on international best practices
and through an inclusive, transparent and participatory process. In particular, the guidelines constitute
six key steps: 1) undertaking the groundwork ‘preparing the ground’; 2) identifying vulnerabilities to the
sector being targeted; 3) defining goals and identifying adaptation options; 4) appraising adaptation
options; 5) integrating the adaptation planning; 6) implementing evaluating and reviewing the adaptation
actions and planning.