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Zanzibar Paves the Way to Assess Risks and Vulnerabilities to Impacts of Climate Change

The government of Zanzibar hosted a workshop on Pemba Island for key stakeholders to discuss a shared approach to assessing climate risks and vulnerabilities.

Participants from government, non-governmental organizations, and communities gather for the climate risk and vulnerability assessment workshop on Pemba Island (Photo by Huzaimat Makame Vuai)   On April 5, 2025, the Government of Zanzibar hosted a workshop on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago to bring together a diverse group of key stakeholders to build consensus on […]

Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC) Workshop on the NAP Process, With a Focus on Nature-Based Solutions and Food Security

North Malé Atoll, Maldives | April 22-24, 2025

The Republic of Maldives, as Chair of the Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC), hosted a 3-day Peer Learning Cohort workshop on National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes—with a focus on nature-based solutions and food security—from April 22 to 24, 2025. The NAP Global Network provided technical and financial support for the workshop through […]

The Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change Meets in the Maldives to Discuss Strengthened Responses to Climate Change Impacts

MALÉ, MALDIVES, April 22, 2025 – From April 22 to 24, the Republic of Maldives, as Chair of the Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC), is hosting its peer atoll nations in Bandos Maldives for a discussion focused on climate change, nature-based solutions and food security. Representatives from the five CANCC member countries—Kiribati, the […]

Climate Change Adaptation Investment Plans: Frequently Asked Questions

By Maribel Hernández and Aurélie Ceinos

As the adverse impacts of climate change on communities and the economy become more evident, there is an urgent need for countries to efficiently mobilize finance and accelerate the implementation of their priority adaptation measures to manage these risks and promote sustainable development in a changing climate.   The Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), introduced as […]

Online Course on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for National Adaptation Plan Processes

This free, self-paced course is now available.

Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems are essential to understanding whether national adaptation plan (NAP) processes work, how they work, and for whom, while offering insights to improve climate change adaptation actions. This course will equip climate change adaptation professionals with key methodologies, tools, and practical skills for implementing effective MEL systems for NAP processes. […]

Kenya-Zambia Peer Learning Partnership: Enhancing Finance for National Adaptation Plan Processes

Nairobi, Kenya | February 19-21, 2025

Adaptation decision makers and a range of key actors from Kenya and Zambia met in Nairobi to share learning and experiences on identifying, mobilizing, and managing finance for national adaptation plan (NAP) processes.  The NAP Global Network facilitated this bilateral 1:1 peer-to-peer partnership while providing technical and financial support for the workshop through funding from […]

Open Call for Expressions of Interest: Training on Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in NAP Processes

The NAP Global Network has launched an open call for countries to submit expressions of interest to organize a training on mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion in NAP processes in 2025.

The National Adaptation Plan Global Network (NAP GN) has launched an open call for countries to submit expressions of interest (EOIs) to organize a training workshop on mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in NAP processes in 2025. This call for EOIs aims to help countries translate their engagement to mainstream GESI in their […]

Malaysia Sets the Course to Enhance Resilience with the Formulation of an Inclusive NAP 

The Malaysian government hosted the kick-off workshops for a new project that aims to strengthening capacities to increase resilience with the formulation of an inclusive NAP.

The Malaysian government hosted the kick-off workshops for a new project that marks an important milestone for advancing its national adaptation plan (NAP) process on January 7-8, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur.  Malaysia has secured a EUR 2.8 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the project Strengthening Capacities to Increase Resilience With the […]

Tonga Operationalizes Climate Change Fund to Boost Access to Adaptation Finance 

The Cabinet of the Kingdom of Tonga has adopted the Regulations and Operational Manual for the Tonga Climate Change Fund, marking an important milestone for climate action.  

The Cabinet of the Kingdom of Tonga has adopted the Regulations and Operational Manual for the Tonga Climate Change Fund (TCCF), marking an important milestone for climate action.   The TCCF is the first national climate change fund in the Pacific region, and once operational, will be a key source of implementing national priorities, including those […]

Knowledge Building for Sub-National Adaptation Governance:  Transitional learning innovations in Ghana’s NAP Process 

Robert (Bob) Manteaw (PhD) and Antwi-Boasiako Amoah (PhD)

Adverse impacts of climate change have become pervasive and increasingly evident across the different agroecological zones of Ghana. Key climate-sensitive sectors, such as agriculture, fisheries, health, forestry, water resources, and many more, have become particularly vulnerable. The variety of ecologies and diversity of livelihoods mean that climate impacts are not homogeneous; they are place-specific, impacting […]