Can non-LDCs prepare and submit NAPAs to the UNFCCC secretariat ?
The preparation of NAPAs is part of the LDC work programme that was adopted by COP 7 to serve as a simplified channel through which the LDCs could communicate their urgent and immediate needs relating to adaptation to climate change. In principle, there is nothing to prevent non-LDC Parties from preparing and submitting NAPAs to the secretariat. However, such NAPAs cannot receive funding for preparation and/or implementation under the LDCF and hence the Party will have to raise funding from other sources.
