Insights
Explore the latest explainers, expert analysis, and story highlights from the NAP Global Network on advancing national adaptation planning and climate action around the world.
Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding Keep Missing Each Other
Alignment between peace and climate adaptation efforts can strengthen resilience, legitimacy, and long-term stability, often more effectively and at lower cost than treating the two agendas in isolation.
Why the Education Sector Matters in the National Adaptation Plan Process: New resources for NAP teams and education ministries
We explore how NAP teams and education ministries can work together to support climate-resilient education systems.
What Four Asia–Pacific Countries Are Learning About Reporting on Climate Change Adaptation
Government representatives from the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, and Bhutan shared insights for strengthening the next round of the Biennial Transparency Report.
Between the Tides: Climate change adaptation in Palau
This article explores how the country is working to adapt to the impacts through its NAP process, building on community knowledge, nature-based solutions, and local leadership.
When Life Gives You Lemons: How to Bolster Businesses’ Capacity for Making Lemonade Out of a Changing Climate
By Alec Crawford and Clare Church
Lemonade is the perfect drink for a hot summer day: cool, crisp and refreshing. And while it can help us beat the summer heat, soaring temperatures in many parts of the world could threaten the future of the core ingredient needed for this beloved summer fixture.
For MSME Day, We Look at How Institutional Arrangements Can Engage Small Businesses in Climate Adaptation
By Alec Crawford and Clare Church
This is the fourth of our five-part blog series on engaging the private sector in National Adaptation Planning (NAP) processes. Stay tuned for the fifth installment of this series on July 3, 2019. To learn more, read our guidance note on the subject. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are the cornerstone for many economies […]
M&E Systems for Adapting to Climate Change Are Only as Good as They Are Usable
By Daniel Morchain
In the context of climate change adaptation, M&E is simply a tool to support the understanding and prioritization of actions to assist decision making. It should make it easier for users and decision makers to learn, as time passes, what is working and what is not.
Paying for it: How Governments Can Help the Private Sector Overcome Financial Barriers to Investing in Adaptation
By Alec Crawford and Clare Church
This is the third of our five-part blog series on engaging the private sector in National Adaptation Planning (NAP) processes. Stay tuned for the fourth installment of this series on June 26, 2019. To learn more, read our guidance note on the subject. Most farmers in Kenya are smallholders: they own and work on plots […]
Why Gender Matters in Climate Change Adaptation
By Angie Dazé
Climate change is THE challenge facing humanity today. Experts are raising the alarm about this crisis with increasing anxiety. Clearly, urgent action is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit the global temperature rise over the coming years.But what about the people who are experiencing the impacts of climate change now, today? […]
Knowledge is Power: Why Information Sharing Is Key to Engaging Businesses in the NAP Process
By Alec Crawford and Clare Church
This is the second of our five-part blog series on engaging the private sector in National Adaptation Planning (NAP) processes. Stay tuned for the third installment of this series on June 19, 2019. To learn more, read our guidance note on the subject.Among a lush stretch of clear lakes, flourishing vegetation and rolling hills, fields […]
Adaptation Actions in NDC Partnership Plans: Opportunities for Alignment with NAP Processes
By Deborah Murphy, Senior Associate, International Institute for Sustainable Development
This blog post was originally published on NDC Partnership website. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) set out countries’ ambitions for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to achieve our commitment to the Paris Agreement.Though not mandatory, most countries have also chosen to include information on how they plan to adapt to the impacts of climate change. According […]
What is the Business Case for Private Investment in the NAP Process?
By Alec Crawford and Clare Church
This post is the first of our five-part blog series on engaging the private sector in national adaptation planning processes. Stay tuned for the second installment of this series on June 12, 2019. To learn more, read our guidance note on the subject. Businesses around the world—big and small, from large-scale banks to smallholder farmers—invest […]