Institutional arrangements at national level
27.
Option 1
All Parties should promote the efforts of national coordinating mechanisms, entities and focal points through utilizing existing capacities and expertise at national and, where relevant, the regional levels, and through cooperation between developed country Parties and developing countries in efforts to enhance the capacities of such institutions.
Option 2
Parties [should] [may] designate a national focal point for adaptation, with specific arrangements to be decided by each Party, to enable the effective implementation of the adaptation [framework] [programme], in particular the development and implementation of national adaptation plans. Particularly vulnerable developing countries shall be provided with financial and technical assistance to support the work of the national adaptation focal points.
Option 3
National coordinating [bodies] [entities] [centres and networks] should be established, or enhanced where they already exist, to address all aspects of the means of implementation for adaptation, including gender-balanced participation, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of national focal points and all stakeholders.
