Analysis and commentary on the Network’s experiences coordinating climate-resilient development.
Country Representatives and Funders Team Up to Accelerate Adaptation Finance Across Southern and Eastern Africa
In an effort to strengthen climate resilience across the region, the Government of Zambia, NAP Global Network, and UNDP co-hosted an Adaptation Investment Matchmaking Symposium on Monday in Lusaka, Zambia, on the sidelines of NAP Expo.
In an effort to strengthen climate resilience across the region, the Government of Zambia, NAP Global Network, and UNDP co-hosted an Adaptation Investment Matchmaking Symposium on Monday in Lusaka, Zambia, on the sidelines of NAP Expo.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Accelerating Adaptation Action at COP 29: Progress on formulating and implementing NAPs
This event sought to share progress, lessons learned, and pathways to meet the Global Stocktake’s (GST) call for all Parties to put national adaptation plans in place by 2025 and make progress in implementing them by 2030.
Since the launch of the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans (NAPs) at COP 16, countries have made significant progress, but challenges and gaps remain. Gathering governments, UN agencies, and technical assistance partners, this event sought to share progress, lessons learned, and pathways to meet the Global Stocktake’s (GST) call for all Parties […]
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 […]
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 […]
Climate Resilience From Mountaintop to Seafloor
How three communities in Grenada are implementing the national climate change adaptation plan
The tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique has made meaningful progress on building resilience to cope with the impacts of climate change. This article explores how three Grenadian communities have reduced their climate vulnerability and built resilience by implementing country’s National Adaptation Plan.
NAP Expo 2023: What we heard on scaling up the implementation of National Adaptation Plans
At NAP Expo 2023, representatives from Bhutan, Nepal, and Haiti shared these key insights on how to scale up the implementation of climate change adaptation.