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In order to guide countries in their overall adaptation planning and implementation, a national
adaptation plan (NAP) process has been put in place under the UNFCC. The NAP process allows
countries to develop their adaptation activities in a coherent and strategic manner. Based on the
NAP process, countries can reduce their vulnerability to the impacts of climate change and build
adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. This process also helps to facilitate the
integration of climate change adaptation into the already existing development planning processes
within all the sectors in a city.

In conclusion, this report gives a general overview of the enabling role of ICTs in climate change
adaptation plans and policies. It aims at suggesting a guiding framework to support cities in the
challenging process of adapting to climate change. In the interest of harmonization, the proposed
framework and checklist could also serve as baseline for future standardization activities to be
carried out within Question 15/5 of ITU‐T Study Group 5.

This Technical Report also provides several case studies from developed and developing countries
which would serve to encourage other countries to develop climate change adaption plans along
similar lines.

578 ITU‐T's Technical Reports and Specifications