Analysis and commentary on the Network’s experiences coordinating climate-resilient development.
Peru Hosts a Series of Virtual Meetings as the Final Stage of Developing its NAP Document
The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis is not preventing Peruvians from pursuing their goal of building a more resilient country. Rather, engagement with stakeholders aimed at refining the content of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) has moved to a virtual platform and will be conducted between April and June. The first one, hosted by Peru’s Ministry of […]
Peru Launches a Catalogue with 92 Adaptation Measures to Be Carried Out as Part of its NAP Process
Updated: January 4, 2021 An addition was made to the report, increasing the total from 91 to 92 adaptation measures. The Peruvian Ministry of Environment launched a catalogue with 92 adaptation measures to be implemented as part of the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The catalogue offers a structure for understanding Peru’s ambitions when […]
How National Adaptation Planning Can Help Build Peace
By Clare Church and Alec Crawford
In many states struggling with fragility, climate change vulnerability, and conflict are inextricably linked. Aligning and coordinating the agendas of climate change adaptation and peacebuilding will be imperative to ensure the sustainable development of these states. The NAP process presents a significant opportunity to bring these agendas together.
Unpacking Gender-Responsive Adaptation Finance: Key issues and the way forward
By Angie Dazé
As finance for climate change adaptation is scaled up, there is a real opportunity to promote human rights and gender equality in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement. However, without careful consideration, there is also a real risk that these investments will not benefit those who need them most—vulnerable people in communities on […]
Stakeholders from the Peruvian Public Sector Meet in Lima to Advance Country’s NAP Process
Peru kicked off the process to develop its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) document in October 2019. The NAP document is being developed through a participatory process and grounded in five prioritized thematic adaptation sectors set out by the government’s Multisectoral Technical Group in 2018: agriculture, forestry, water, fisheries and aquaculture, and health. Convening Stakeholders From […]
NAPs and the GAP: Five ways National Adaptation Plan processes can support implementation of the enhanced Gender Action Plan
By Angie Dazé
While COP25 was underwhelming in terms of its results, there was one bright spot in relation to addressing the gender dimensions of climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Over the course of 2019, UNFCCC Parties and stakeholders undertook a process to review the Lima Work Programme on gender (established […]
Building Local Capacities to Integrate Gender and Adaptation in Planning in The Gambia
Capacity development, including at the local level, is an essential enabling factor for National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes to be gender-responsive. To build local capacities on gender, climate change adaptation and the linkages between the two, a training of trainers (ToT) was organized in Jenoi, The Gambia, in November 2019. Hosted by the Gambian Ministry […]
NAP Global Network at COP 25: Overview
Experts from the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network Secretariat participated the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) alongside governments, researchers, private sector actors and members of civil society to discuss advancing national adaptation planning and action.
New Toolkit for Gender-Responsive Adaptation Planning Launched at COP 25
On Gender Day, the NAP Global Network, in partnership with the UNFCCC Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) and Adaptation Committee (AC), launched a new toolkit to support country efforts in pursuing a gender-responsive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.
Stories of Progress in NAP Processes in 2019
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes are the foundation for effective adaptation action. The UN reports that 120 developing countries have now launched NAP processes. This article collects stories from 12 countries that—led by national governments—reached milestones in their NAP processes in 2019 as part of the global effort to build resilience in a changing climate.
Ghana, Nigeria and Botswana Share Lessons on National Visions for Adaptation at COP 25
Adaptation experts from the governments of Ghana, Nigeria and Botswana shared their national visions for adaptation action a COP 25 side event organized by the NAP Global Network at the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Partnership pavilion. The event highlighted the three countries’ experiences with developing their NAP frameworks, focusing on how these documents have advanced […]
NAP Global Network at COP 25: Enhancing Engagement of the Private Sector in Adaptation Planning and Implementation
Presented by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
This event provided an update on the Adaptation Committee’s work and discussed advances in private sector engagement. The event also presented and gathered feedback on a toolkit under preparation, which will enable policymakers to more effectively engage the private sector, especially in the process of formulating and implementing national adaptation plans (NAPs). Emerson Resende, Green […]