CASTRIES, JUNE 21, 2017 – The Government of Saint Lucia is hosting a series of workshops to foster conversation about taking action on climate change issues on the island. The Government is currently developing a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to prepare the country for the impacts of climate change. “Government is dedicated to creating a plan that will build […]
by Aditya V. Bahadur, Action on Climate Today
As many of the impacts climate change are felt most acutely at the local level, it is vital that the people who are at the forefront of climate change—those who are experiencing the impacts—really have a say in national-level policy. This is why it is so imperative for countries to engage in forming National Adaptation […]
by Christian Ledwell, IISD
Pacific island states are among the world’s most vulnerable to climate change impacts. Given the urgent need to adapt, how effectively are climate finance flows helping Pacific states tackle adaptation? The Stockholm Environment Institute’s recent working paper, Climate Finance in the Pacific: An Overview of Flows to the Region’s Small Island Developing States, analyzed climate […]
by Angie Dazé and Julie Dekens, IISD
The linkages between gender and climate change adaptation have been recognized as a key issue under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since the early 2000s. The 2015 Paris Agreement increased the ambition on gender, referring to gender equality and women’s empowerment and calling for action on climate change to be gender-responsive. […]
by Víctor Santillán, Communications Specialist, General Direction of Climate Change and Desertification of the Ministry of the Environment, Peru
Can you imagine a country with that provides sustainable and resilient services, health services appropriate to climate variability, education that connects us with the environment, agricultural infrastructure that efficiently uses rainfall, resilient cities using clean energy, and citizens and villages prepared for extreme climate events? The country you are imagining is the country that Peruvians […]
BOGOTA, May 17, 2017—Colombian government officials are meeting this week to discuss putting the national climate change adaptation plan into action. “By coming together to identify challenges and opportunities through this National Adaptation Plan Assembly, we can collaborate to urgently foster resilience to climate shocks and stresses,” said Mariana Rojas Laserna, director of the climate […]
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic has join a network to coordinate their support for the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process with eight other bilateral development partner agencies. The NAP Global Network enhance the NAP process and its implementation in developing countries by coordinating bilateral support and in-country actors. The Network involves participants from over 70 […]
In this new video, we speak with participants in a Caribbean NAP Assembly that the NAP Global Network co-hosted in October 2016, where 11 Caribbean countries discussed their experiences engaging in the National Adaptation Plan process. “The process to develop the NAP allows us to set in a robust manner medium- and long-term goals for climate change adaptation […]
by Christian Ledwell, IISD
This blog looks at a perspective on bilateral donor coordination in the NAP process based on remarks by John Furlow, Senior Adaptation Advisor with U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), made during a recent webinar held by the NAP Global Network and other NAP Global Network workshops. A key question that underpins why countries are engaging in National Adaptation […]
Watch our first webinar on "Sector Integration in the NAP Process"
The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network has launched a webinar series to provide an online forum for sharing lessons and experiences that are emerging as countries progress through their NAP processes. Each webinar addresses a specific technical topic related to national adaptation planning through presentations of countries’ experiences, relevant research and guidance, and opportunities for discussion […]