COMUNICADO DE PRENSA | Representantes de Gobiernos de América Central, República Dominicana y de la Sociedad Civil Dialogan para Impulsar la Adaptación al Cambio Climático 

ROATÁN, HONDURAS, 27 de junio, 2024 –  Representantes de cinco países de América Central y de la República Dominicana, así como miembros de la sociedad civil organizada inician una serie de diálogos del 27 al 29 de junio en la Isla Roatán, Honduras, para fortalecer los procesos de adaptación al cambio climático de las comunidades, […]

Colombia Fomenta Diálogo para Impulsar la Articulación Intersectorial para el Financiamiento de la Adaptación al Cambio Climático

El pasado 23 de mayo, el Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP) y la Red Global del PNA inauguraron el evento “Finanzas para la Adaptación Nacional al Cambio Climático” en Bogotá, Colombia. El objetivo principal del encuentro fue fortalecer la articulación institucional para impulsar el proceso de adaptación. Durante el evento organizado por el DNP y […]

Colombia Fosters Dialogue to Promote Intersectoral Articulation for Climate Change Adaptation Financing

On May 23, the National Planning Department and the NAP Global Network held the Finance for National Adaptation to Climate Change event in Bogota, Colombia. This event, which aimed to strengthen institutional coordination to advance national climate change adaptation processes, was held under the framework of the climate adaptation and resilience group of the Intersectoral […]

Quiz | Innovative Financial Instruments for Climate Change Adaptation

By Deborah Murphy, Senior Associate, NAP Global Network Secretariat (IISD)

Significant financial resources are required now and in the coming decades for people and systems to adapt to a changing climate. Developing countries need about USD 212 billion per year up to 2030 to address their adaptation needs, yet adaptation finance flows were only USD 56 billion in 2021-2022.1 Private sector investment has a pivotal […]

What Is the NAP Assessment in Bonn, and Why Does It Matter? 

By Orville Grey and Jeffrey Qi, NAP Global Network Secretariat, IISD

At the UN Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB 60), taking place from June 3 to 13, countries will initiate an assessment of their progress in formulating and implementing their NAPs.   We look more closely at what that means, and what’s at stake.  What is the Assessment of Progress in the NAP process?   The benefits of […]

NAP Global Network Reflects on a Decade of Support with Least Developed Countries

On April 24, on the margins of the ninth NAP Expo 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the NAP Global Network hosted a unique consultation meeting with 12 representatives of least developed countries (LDCs), as well as the Network’s funders and steering committee members. In this meeting, attendees reflected on a decade of support to advance national […]

From Blueprint to Reality: Building the foundations for effective national adaptation plan processes with the new MEL Toolkit

Emilie Beauchamp (IISD/NAP GN) and Patrick Pringle (Tonkin + Taylor)

Designed for government teams responsible for leading their country’s NAP processes, the NAP Global Network and Adaptation Committee’s new Toolkit for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes aims to put the principle of adaptive management at the heart of NAP processes, emphasizing how ongoing learning from MEL is integral to […]

Peer Learning Cohort: Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC) Workshop on National Adaptation Planning, With a Focus on Coastal Adaptation

North Malé Atoll, Maldives | May 1 - May 3, 2024

As Chair of the Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC), the Republic of Maldives hosted a 3-day Peer Learning Cohort workshop on National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes—with a focus on coastal adaptation—from May 1 to 3, 2024. The NAP Global Network provided technical and financial support for the workshop through funding from the […]

Seven Guiding Principles for Preparing Financing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries

By Deborah Murphy, Senior Associate, NAP Global Network Secretariat (IISD) and Jo-Ellen Parry, Deputy Director, Resilience (IISD)

As developing countries transition from planning to implementation in their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, a critical step is securing financing to implement priority adaptation actions articulated through the NAP process. Several developing countries are preparing “financing strategies for adaptation” to set out a coordinated national approach to identify investment priorities and financing approaches for […]