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.
Integrating adaptation considerations into sector planning
A spectrum of approaches
A range of approaches to integrating adaptation considerations across sectors and levels demonstrates how the NAP process can lead to a common outcome (integration) via varying country-specific pathways.
High-level political support & sectoral integration in NAP processes
Lessons from the Network’s 1st Targeted Topics Forum
With 28 participants from 14 countries and six organizations working on related issues, the NAP Global Network’s inaugural Targeted Topics Forum (TTF) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil addressed the related topics of securing political support and sectoral integration in the NAP process.
Financing for climate-resilient development
Building synergies between the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the National Adaptation Plan process
The principles of these two agendas present opportunities to ensure that investment in sustainable development and adaptation planning are mutually reinforcing.
Leveraging existing adaptation planning for a NAP process in Cambodia
USAID and GIZ, on behalf of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, are collaborating to support the Cambodian government to mobilize and manage funding for a climate-resilient future.