As Chair of the Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC), the Republic of Maldives hosted a 3-day Peer Learning Cohort workshop on National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes—with a focus on coastal adaptation—from May 1 to 3, 2024. The NAP Global Network provided technical and financial support for the workshop through funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Adaptation decision-makers from the five CANCC member countries—Kiribati, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Tokelau, and Tuvalu—participated in the workshop. Partners from the Asian Development Bank, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Water Solutions Ltd, and the University of Melbourne also shared their perspectives.
The workshop objectives were to
- facilitate open and honest technical discussion on what is working and what is not working in CANCC members’ efforts to advance NAP processes, with a focus on coastal adaptation;
- establish sustained, ongoing peer learning and exchange among CANCC members on challenges and opportunities to national adaptation planning and implementation; and
- identify areas where funders and development partners can better support CANCC members’ NAP processes.
The presentations and photos from this forum are available below. For more information, read our joint press release with the Maldives government or media coverage from MV+ and PSM News.
