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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

Netherlands, South Africa, and Peer Governments Meet in Johannesburg to Scale Up Action on Climate Change Adaptation

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — From April 14 to 16, the Government of South Africa is hosting representatives from Kenya, Ghana, and the Netherlands in Johannesburg for discussions on strengthening national action to adapt to climate change impacts. The four-country peer learning event will explore approaches to moving national priorities for climate change adaptation through planning […]

April 15, 2026

Theme: Financing NAP processes

Asia–Pacific Countries Unite in Bhutan to Strengthen How They Track and Assess Climate Change Adaptation Efforts

As 2026 marks a critical year for climate reporting under the Paris Agreement, the regional peer learning event in Bhutan focuses on enhancing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems for climate change adaptation to better inform global frameworks and communicate climate action.  PARO, BHUTAN – From April 13 to 15, the Royal Government of Bhutan […]

April 14, 2026

Theme: Monitoring evaluation and learning

Between the Tides: Climate change adaptation in Palau

Palau is a small island nation of extraordinary ecological and cultural richness, spread across more than 300 islands in the western Pacific. It is also among the most climate-vulnerable countries on Earth. Recognizing this, the Government of Palau, through its Office of Climate Change (OCC) within the Ministry of Finance, is developing the country’s first […]

April 07, 2026

Type: Photo Essays

Theme: Monitoring evaluation and learning, Vertical integration of adaptation

La República Dominicana Fortalece la Colaboración en el Proceso de Actualización del Plan Nacional de Adaptación

La República Dominicana organizó en febrero pasado una serie de consultas entre actores clave del gobierno y la comunidad, para fortalecer el proceso de actualización del plan nacional de adaptación al cambio climático. En los tres talleres regionales del 2 al 6 de febrero pasado, el gobierno de la República Dominicana reunió a representantes de […]

March 31, 2026

Type: News

Theme: Sector integration of adaptation, Vertical integration of adaptation

Appel à manifestation d’intérêt: Formation sur l’intégration de l’égalité de genre et de l’inclusion sociale dans les processus de PNA

Le Réseau mondial de plans nationaux d'adaptation (NAP GN) a lancé un appel à candidature aux pays francophones intéressés pour manifester leur intérêt pour l'organisation d'un atelier de formation sur l'intégration de l'égalité de genre et de l'inclusion sociale (EGIS) dans les processus de PNAen 2026.

Le NAP GN est en mesure d’aider trois pays francophones à organiser un atelier de formation de deux à trois jours à l’intention des acteurs gouvernementaux concernés par l’intégration de l’EGIS dans les processus de PNA. Le NAP GN utilisera une approche de formation de formateurs (TOT) et aidera deux personnes de chaque pays à […]

March 26, 2026

Type: News

Theme: Gender

Key Pillars Guiding Malaysia’s National Adaptation Plan Process: What can we learn?

By Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham, Senior Climate Change Adaptation Coordinator for Malaysia

Floods and storm surges have far-reaching effects on on Malaysia’s economy and environment, causing annual economic losses of over USD 1.3 billion and impacting approximately 10.1% of land area. Climate events disproportionally affect marginalized groups, such as women, children, youth, people with disabilities, rural communities, low-income urban communities, and Indigenous populations. Research by the Intergovernmental Panel […]

February 27, 2026

Type: Country Spotlight

Theme: Financing NAP processes, Gender, Monitoring evaluation and learning, Private sector engagement, Sector integration of adaptation