Supporting NAP Development with the PROVIA Guidance: A User Companion

This document explains how guidance on assessing climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation can support national adaptation planning processes, particularly in developing countries facing heightened risks. It outlines the purpose of the companion document in linking adaptation planning steps with relevant methods and tools, and describes how users can select appropriate approaches based on context, capacities and available data. The document details a structured, iterative adaptation cycle, including identifying needs, evaluating options, implementation, and monitoring. It also highlights the importance of stakeholder engagement, institutional analysis, scenario use, and evaluation frameworks to support informed, flexible and context-specific adaptation planning processes.