Toolkit for Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process assists governments in identifying their medium- and long-term adaptation needs, and developing the right strategies to address them. Though the NAP process remains a government-led and country-owned process, an effective NAP process is inclusive, participatory, and should involve a variety of stakeholder groups, including the private sector.

This toolkit aims to help governments develop strategies for the effective engagement of private sector actors in the NAP process. This includes engaging them in all phases of the NAP  process, as outlined in the Technical Guidelines for the NAP Process, developed in 2012 by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The guiding document is not prescriptive; what works in one context may not work in another, and, as such, users should adopt those methods and approaches most relevant to their national or local realities.

The NAP Global Network and the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee co-hosted a webinar that demonstrated the versatile nature of the toolkit, as well as its applicability. Watch the video and view the presentations here.

Related content:

• Webinar | Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Plans: A toolkit to guide effective strategies
• Available in English, French and Spanish: Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes
• Ghana’s Private Sector Engagement Strategy for the National Adaptation Plan
• Blog | Business-as-Unusual: Working with Ghana’s Private Sector on Climate Change Adaptation
• NAP Global Network at COP 25: Enhancing Engagement of the Private Sector in Adaptation Planning and Implementation
• Webinar | Advancing National Adaptation Planning: Engaging the private sector in the process
• Theme | Private Sector Engagement

Publisher: NAP Global Network and the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee