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What Four Asia–Pacific Countries Are Learning About Reporting on Climate Change Adaptation

By Sonam Gyelpo (Bhutan), Paul Ezekiel M. Losaria (The Philippines), Teerapat Kamnuantip (Thailand), and Sandab Khim (Cambodia), Patrick Guerdat (NAP GN)

The end of 2026 marks a critical opportunity for countries under the Paris Agreement to report on their progress in addressing the impacts of climate change and share information on their commitments to adaptation actions.  Reporting and transparency sit at the heart of global sustainable development frameworks. They build trust between countries, track progress, and give governments the evidence they […]

August 26, 2026

Type: Country Spotlight

Theme: Monitoring evaluation and learning

Le Sénégal mise sur les solutions locales pour renforcer son adaptation aux changements climatiques

Aurélie CEINOS, Conseillère Égalité des Genres et Inclusion Sociale, Réseau mondial de PNA; Ndeye Dieynaba SOW, Experte en Adaptation, Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Transition écologique du Sénégal ; Dibor Sarr FAYE, Chef de la Division Adaptation et Pertes et Dommages et Point Focal National Genre et Changement Climatiques, Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Transition écologique du Sénégal.

À Diaoulé, une commune rurale du Sénégal, des femmes cultivent légumes et arbres fruitiers sur une ferme agroécologique qu’elles gèrent elles-mêmes. En stabilisant leurs revenus et en diversifiant leurs activités économiques, elles sont mieux à même de faire face aux aléas climatiques qui s’intensifient.   À Keur Massar, en périphérie de Dakar, des quartiers qui étaient […]

July 23, 2026

Type: Country Spotlight

Theme: Adaptation Communications

Why the Education Sector Matters in the National Adaptation Plan Process: New resources for NAP teams and education ministries

Climate change is already closing schools, disrupting learning, and placing the education of millions of children at risk every year. Climate change impacts destroy and damage education infrastructure and threaten the safety, health, and well-being of students and teachers, while extreme heat affects concentration and learning outcomes, leaving the most fragile education systems disproportionately at risk. In 2024 alone, 242 million students from pre-primary to upper secondary had their […]

July 13, 2026

Type: Explainer

Theme: Sector integration of adaptation

Five African Countries Set to Step Up Gender-Responsive National Adaptation Planning

On the sidelines of the 2026 UN Bonn Climate Change Conference, five African countries met in June for a training of trainers (ToT) session on integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in national adaptation plan (NAP) processes. Organized by the NAP Global Network, this in-person workshop brought together 10 government representatives from five countries—Benin, […]

July 06, 2026

Type: News

Theme: Gender

Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding Keep Missing Each Other

In fragile and conflict-affected contexts, climate change and conflict reinforce one another. They do so not in simple or automatic ways, but by interacting with existing political, social, and economic vulnerabilities. Climate impacts affect livelihoods, resource access, and governance systems. Conflict and weak institutions undermine the effectiveness of climate change adaptation. Addressing this dual burden […]

July 01, 2026

Type: Explainer

Theme: Peacebuilding

From Country Priorities to Global Signals: A step-by-step guide to adaptation indicators for national monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems

By Emilie Beauchamp and Krystel Montpetit

Countries left the Bonn Climate Change Conference last week without an agreement on issues related to the global goal on adaptation. This stalemate was partly due to disagreement among countries over the next steps and the composition of a task force to improve the Belém Adaptation Indicators (BAIs), the 59 voluntary indicators adopted at the […]

June 24, 2026

Type: Explainer

Theme: Monitoring evaluation and learning

Saint Lucia Government Makes Matches for National Adaptation Plan Implementation

On May 27 and 28, Saint Lucia’s Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) hosted a series of practical conversations on how to fund and implement Saint Lucia’s national priorities for adapting to climate change, guided by its 2018 National Adaptation Plan (NAP). The 2-day Adaptation Investment Pitch and Matchmaking Event brought together representatives from three priority […]

June 16, 2026

Type: News

Theme: Financing NAP processes

Countries Gather in Nigeria to Strengthen Efforts to Link Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding

From May 5⁠ to 7, 2026, the Government of Nigeria is bringing together government representatives from across Africa in Abuja for a dialogue on building climate resilience and peace in conflict-affected nations. Participants from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Liberia, Mali, Somalia, and South Sudan are taking part in a 3-day peer […]

May 05, 2026

Theme: Peacebuilding