Analysis and commentary on the Network’s experiences coordinating climate-resilient development.
Climate Change Adaptation Investment Plans: Frequently Asked Questions
Financing adaptation is challenging due to uncertainties associated with future climate risks, difficulties in measuring the return on investment of adaptation options, limited funding availability, and the lack of a coordinated, programmatic approach to accessing adaptation finance, with ad hoc, project-based approaches being the norm. To bridge the global adaptation financing gap, it is crucial to access […]
What Can We Learn From How Countries Include Education, Children and Youth in Their NAP Processes?
Jennifer Merryweather, Education Specialist, NAP Global Network & Save the Children
To mark the International Day of Education and the power of youth in co-creating education, this article outlines what we can learn from countries that are already including children, youth, and education in their NAP processes.
Five Key Lessons From Viet Nam’s National Adaptation Plan Mid-Term Evaluation
Tran Thanh Thuy, Tran Anh Phuong, Tran Thi Thanh Nga, Emilie Beauchamp
In this article, experts highlight key insights and recommended actions from Viet Nam’s NAP mid-term evaluation process. with the aim to enhance its effectiveness and equity.
How Arts, Culture, and Community Engagement Are Driving Climate Resilience in Saint Lucia
By: Danielle Du Bois, National Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist, GCF NAP Readiness Project
Saint Lucia’s national adaptation plan (NAP) process is advancing along two parallel tracks: policy development through engagement and public sensitization.
Haïti renforce son adaptation climatique avec un cadre national de suivi, évaluation et apprentissage pour son Plan National d’Adaptation
English Face à une vulnérabilité climatique parmi les plus élevées au monde (ouragans récurrents, sécheresses, inondations et érosion des sols), Haïti a franchi une étape majeure en janvier 2023 avec la soumission officielle de son Plan National d’Adaptation (PNA) à la Convention-cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques. Aligné sur la Politique Nationale de […]
Haiti’s New Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Framework: Strengthening Climate Adaptation Efforts
A participatory effort in Haiti equips the country with clearer tools to support long-term adaptation planning.
Facing some of the highest climate vulnerabilities in the world, including recurrent hurricanes, droughts, floods, and soil erosion, Haiti took a major step forward in January 2023 with the official submission of its national adaptation plan (NAP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Aligned with the National Climate Change Policy (and the Nationally […]
How Countries Are Advancing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Across Their National Adaptation Plan Processes
Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems are a core component of both the national adaptation plan (NAP) process and the NAP document. They are designed to assess whether adaptation strategies are achieving their intended outcomes, to understand how and for whom they are effective, and to inform adjustments based on evidence. Essentially, MEL systems generate insights on what works, what does not, and why, […]
Kenya’s Next Chapter in Climate Resilience Shaped by Community Voices
Highlights from the recent Envisioning Resilience Policy Dialogue in Kenya
A policy dialogue as part of Envisioning Resilience Kenya recently brought national decision-makers together with women from arid and semi-arid regions to discuss the latter’s experiences with climate impacts, documented through photography and storytelling. The policy dialogue marked the culmination of a months-long process where seven women from Kajiado county’s Maasai community, south of Nairobi, […]
Somalia Advances Its First National Climate Change Action Plan
On October 21, 2025, the Government of Somalia hosted a workshop in Mogadishu, where key actors validated the country’s National Climate Change Action Plan 2025–2030.
On October 21, 2025, the Government of Somalia hosted a workshop in Mogadishu, where key actors validated the country’s first National Climate Change Action Plan 2025–2030 (NCCAP). The plan facilitates the implementation of Somalia’s national and international commitments on climate change, including the priority actions identified in its National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Nationally Determined Contribution 3.0, […]
What It Looks Like to Integrate Effective Learning Into National Adaptation Plan Processes
Julie Dekens (International Institute for Sustainable Development) and Blane Harvey (McGill University)
Adapting to the impacts of climate change demands significant shifts in attitudes, behaviours, and practices, both among those directly affected and among policy and decision-makers. For instance, farmers may need to transition away from cultivating crops that are highly sensitive to climate hazards. At the same time, policy-makers must systematically integrate climate change adaptation […]
NAPs in Action: Four stories of adaptation plans driving change
Over the past 10 years, the NAP Global Network has focused on supporting developing countries in determining their priority actions to adapt to the changing climate. Now, more and more countries are stepping up their efforts to move beyond planning and turning their NAPs into action. Here are just four examples of how countries are […]
Marshall Islands Youth Engage on Climate Change Adaptation
Marshallese youth gathered for the Climate Adaptation Arts Seminar (CAAS) 2025 using art, culture, and education to strengthen awareness and action on climate change adaptation.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands’ non-governmental organization Jo-Jikum hosted the Climate Adaptation Arts Seminar 2025, engaging more than 50 youth to raise awareness on climate change impacts and national adaptation planning and connect with their heritage.