NAP Global Network at COP 29

Where: Canadian Pavilion
When: Wednesday, November 13 | 16:00–17:00 Azerbaijan time
Host: NAP Global Network

Countries are expected to submit their updated NDCs in early 2025. For countries that include or expand the adaptation information in their NDCs, this update is an opportunity to communicate enhanced ambition on adaptation in line with the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, as well as to strengthen alignment between NDCs and NAPs. NDCs and NAPs are complementary—NDCs present the country’s higher-level vision, objectives, and priorities for adaptation, while the NAP process allows countries to identify, address, and review their adaptation needs while advancing the implementation of adaptation measures. Representatives from Belize, Burundi, and Suriname will share their perspectives on the way forward to strengthen alignment and coherence between the NDC and NAP, the challenges they have encountered, and how they are moving forward. 

Where: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Pavilion
When: Thursday, November 14 | 15:30-16:45 Azerbaijan time
Hosts: CCCCC and NAP Global Network

Since the launch of the process to formulate and implement NAPs at COP 16 in 2010, countries have made significant progress on adaptation planning and implementation. The NAP process remains critical for identifying adaptation priorities, driving action across governments, sectors and ministries, engaging non-state actors, and unlocking and mobilizing desperately needed adaptation finance. Parties, including CARICOM countries, continue to work toward completion of the assessment of progress in the NAP process at COP 29.   

The NAP Global Network was established in 2014 at COP 20 in Lima, Peru, initiated by adaptation practitioners from 11 developing and developed countries. COP 29 represents a decade of action by the Network and CARICOM countries on strengthening climate resilience through the NAP process. Two thirds of the Network’s support has been for Small Island Developing States and least developed countries.   

The event will also celebrate new partnerships in accelerating and strengthening NAP processes in the Caribbean region and around the world as well as advocating for and influencing the global conversation on NAP processes. 

Where: Moana Pacific Blue Pavilion
When: Saturday, November 16 | 14:00–14:50 Azerbaijan time
Host: Government of Kiribati and NAP Global Network

To respond to climate change risks, Kiribati is scaling up the implementation of its second Joint Implementation Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (KJIP) 2019–2028. The KJIP consolidates existing national and sectoral policies and strategies developed for climate change and disaster risk management, articulating 12 strategies and associated priority actions for climate change and disaster risk management.   

This event will share Kiribati’s stories of progress and challenges in navigating the transition from planning to implementation of its KJIP. It also aims to share lessons from Kiribati’s engagement with technical partners and peer countries on the NAP process and highlight the country’s additional support needs for adaptation planning and implementation. 

Where: NDC Partnership Pavilion
When: Saturday November 16 | 15:30-16:30 Azerbaijan time
Host: Liberia, United Nations Development Programme, and NAP Global Network

Almost all developing countries have a NAP process underway. This event will highlight significant milestones achieved on national adaptation planning globally, and the opportunity to reflect this progress—alongside gaps and needs—in the adaptation chapter of updated NDCs.  

This event will

• profile stories of progress on adaptation planning, implementation, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL); 
• share how countries are navigating the transition from planning to implementation of adaptation priorities articulated in NAPs and NDCs, including mobilizing finance; 
• enhance overall understanding of the relationship between the NAP and the adaptation components of the NDC as well as opportunities and benefits of linking related adaptation planning processes;
• highlight country support needs on adaptation planning. 

Where: 6th Capacity-building Hub | Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB)
When: Tuesday, November 19 | 9:00-10:00 Azerbaijan time
Hosts: World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and NAP Global Network

Actions to address the climate and biodiversity crises are inextricably interlinked.  

As countries update their climate and nature commitments, the next 2 years represent an important opportunity to foster synergies, integration, and alignment in the planning and implementation of national climate change and biodiversity commitments and strategies, such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC’s) NDCs and NAPs and the Convention on Biological Diversity’s NBSAPs.  

This session discusses practical recommendations on how national-level policy-makers could foster synergies between NAPs, NDCs, and NBSAPs with a just and gender-responsive approach at this critical juncture.  

The forum fosters discussion for national-level decision-makers working on NDCs, NAPs, and NBSAPs. It also offers insights into developing a synergy checklist and other capacity-building knowledge products.

Where: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Pavilion
When: Tuesday, November 19 | 12:00–13:30 Azerbaijan time
Hosts: Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), NAP Global Network

This event will focus on enhancing the implementation and ambition of NDCs and NAPs within the Caribbean. It will foster a discussion that examines key strategies for strengthening NDC ambition, overcoming implementation challenges, and integrating climate resilience into national development plans through adaptation planning. It will also emphasize the need for regional cooperation, showcasing successful examples of climate initiatives from Caribbean countries. 

Where: Hirkan Room
When: Tuesday November 19 | 14:30-15:30 Azerbaijan time
Hosts: United States of America and the COP29 Presidency of Azerbaijan with partnership from the NAP Global Network

Since the launch of the process to formulate and implement NAPs at COP 16, countries have made significant progress, but challenges and gaps remain. This event will celebrate progress and share lessons learned from the past decade of work on NAPs and galvanize further cooperation to strengthen and accelerate NAP processes. A high-level panel of governments, UN agencies, and technical assistance partners will discuss challenges and opportunities related to the NAP process with a view to increasing political attention to support the achievement of the global stocktake (GST) call for parties that have not yet done so to have in place their national adaptation plans, policies, and planning processes by 2025 and to have progressed in implementing them by 2030.    

Responding to the GST, Azerbaijan, as the COP 29 Presidency, calls on all parties to commit to producing NAPs by 2025. The COP 29 Presidency is aware of the significant challenges that developing countries face in accessing finance for implementing their NAPs; thus, the Presidency is ready to enable greater action on NAPs. 

Where: 6th Capacity-building Hub | PCCB
When: Thursday, November 21 | 9:00-10:00 Azerbaijan time
Hosts: Adaptation Committee and NAP Global Network

Having a robust system for monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) that deepens understanding of what is working, how, and for whom, offers a critical foundation for building effective and equitable NAP processes. 

This session aims to increase the knowledge and capacity of country governments, as well as actors supporting them, in developing and strengthening MEL systems for NAP processes. This session features the recent collaborative publication of the NAP Global Network and the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee that aims to build capacity and enhance the knowledge of countries’ teams in strengthening MEL systems. 

Where: NDC Partnership Pavilion
When: Thursday, November 21 | 9:30-10:30 Azerbaijan time
Hosts: World Resource Institute (WRI), Abt Associates, Alliance of Champions for Food Systems, Food and Land Use Coalition, Fundacion Bariloche, Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationals , 2050 Pathways Platform,  UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, WWF, NAP Global Network (IISD)

This event features country experiences preparing new NDCs responsive to global temperature and adaptation goals while optimizing food system transformation. The forum also seeks to emphasize the value of focusing on co-benefits to make the best use of financial resources and capacity while focusing on a sector critical for many developing country economies. 

Where: Meeting Room 04, Area C
When: Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 13:00 - 15:00 Azerbaijan time
Host: UNFCCC Nairobi Work Programme

Organized under the guidance of the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice, this event offers a valuable opportunity for experts, parties, and stakeholders to deepen their understanding of and explore ways to strengthen MEL systems for adaptation actions and support, including transformational adaptation. Participants will  

• enhance their understanding of MEL systems;
• exchange experiences in tracking the progress and impact of adaptation actions and support, including transformational adaptation;
• identify opportunities to strengthen MEL systems. 

Where: Nordic Pavilion
When: Friday, November 15, 2024 | 17:00-18:30 Azerbaijan time
Host: Nordic Council, UN Women

Hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers, UN Women, and the European Commission, the event will explore how we can achieve full implementation of the Gender Action Plan under the UNFCCC. The NAP Global Network will share trends and promising examples from our partner countries' efforts to integrate gender considerations into their NAP processes.

Where: Italian Pavilion
When: Saturday November 16 | 9:30-11:00 Azerbaijan time
Host: Regions4 and the Government of the Lombardy Region

The intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss require coordinated financial responses, with regional governments crucial for driving mitigation and adaptation actions. They connect local and national efforts, enabling accelerated and integrated solutions. This event examines subnational governments’ leadership and how the international community can support them when looking at the global discussions on global finance for climate action. 

Where: 6th Capacity-building Hub
When: Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 17:15 – 18:15 Azerbaijan time
Host: PCCB

Building on the submissions and inputs received during the 2024 focus area call, this workshop is designed to strengthen the knowledge and skills of stakeholders involved in adaptation climate finance by introducing key tools and methodologies that support the sustainable and effective use of financial resources. Using an interactive marketplace format, the workshop will 

• enhance participants’ understanding of essential financial tools and methodologies in climate finance;
• provide practical insights into the use of financial modelling, climate risk management, and sustainable investment instruments; 
• encourage knowledge exchange and collaboration through an interactive marketplace to explore various tools and methodologies. 

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