Analysis and commentary on the Network’s experiences coordinating climate-resilient development.
Saint Lucia Unveils Official Climate Change Website
The Government of Saint Lucia officially launched its climate change website to the public this fall. Developed in collaboration with Saint Lucia’s Department of Sustainable Development and with support from the United States In-Country NAP Support Program, the website is a hub for climate change-related resources, news and events for the Caribbean island state. “We […]
COP 23: Moving the conversation on gender and climate change adaptation forward
by Angie Dazé and Julie Dekens, IISD
The first United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Gender Action Plan (GAP), developed under the Lima work program on gender, was adopted at COP 23 to help UNFCCC parties implement gender-related decisions and mandates under the UNFCCC process. The (draft) decision includes a commitment to gender balance, participation and women’s leadership and gender-responsive […]
Launch of Fiji’s National Adaptation Plan Framework
COP 23 Event Highlight
The Government of Fiji launched the framework for their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) at a side event to COP 23 in the Fiji Pavilion on Friday, November 17. Fiji’s NAP framework—which addresses institutional arrangements, the approaches and principles which underpin how the NAP process will unfold, and initial steps—was produced with support from the NAP […]
Financing Adaptation: How governments can engage the private sector in NAP processes
COP 23 Event Highlight
As public sector finance alone will not be enough to finance NAP processes, there is increasing recognition of the need to engage the private sector in financing adaptation. The NAP Global Network recently held a side event on the role of governments in engaging the private sector to finance NAP processes in the German Development […]
How Can Local-to-National Links Make NAP Processes More Inclusive?
COP 23 Event Highlight
For the last 15 years, Development and Climate Days has brought together delegates during the middle weekend on the sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP), the UN’s climate change conference, to discuss key issues related to climate change and sustainable development. This year, the NAP Global Network was a contributing partner to the event, […]
Multimedia on NAP Process Lessons and Experiences | COP 23
The NAP Global Network Secretariat will be taking part in a number of events at COP 23, and we will be looking to profile the exciting work that countries are engaged in to advance their NAP processes. NAP Process Posters To show the progress countries are making in creating and implementing their NAP processes, we […]
Successful NAP Financing Requires a Strategic Approach
by Jo-Ellen Parry (IISD) and Michael Brossmann (GIZ)
NAP Global Network at COP 23
See also: Multimedia on NAP Process Lessons and Experiences | COP 23 Governments from around the world are meeting in Bonn, Germany from November 6-17 at the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference to discuss implementation of the Paris Agreement. The NAP Global Network will be playing an active role at COP 23 to highlight successes so […]
Kiribati Strengthens Gender Considerations in the Revision of its NAP Document
Julie Dekens (IISD), Choi Yeeting (Office of the President, Kiribati), Anne Kautu (Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs, Kiribati)
See also: NAP Global Network report on Strengthening Gender Considerations in Kiribati’s NAP Process. Kiribati—a country made of 33 low-lying atolls scattered across the Pacific Ocean—is already experiencing an increase in sea-surface temperatures and sea-level rise. Adding to these risks is Kiribati’s extreme remoteness, with hundreds of kilometres of ocean between the atolls and their […]
Vidéo : Le processus de PNA au Togo pour se préparer aux changements climatiques
Depuis 2014, le Togo a joué un rôle de leader concernant le processus de plan national d’adaptation (PNA). Regardez notre nouvelle vidéo dans laquelle nous parlons avec des représentants gouvernementaux des principaux ministères et du personnel de l’agence bilatérale Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. « Aujourd’hui au Togo, comme dans beaucoup de pays, […]
National and Sub-national Gov’ts Collaborate to Implement Ethiopia’s NAP
by Asrat Yirgu, IISD/MEFCC, and Angie Dazé, IISD
Climate variability is nothing new in Ethiopia. However, recent years have seen the southern and central parts of the country experience the worst drought in over 50 years, followed by another severe drought in 2016, which again affected the southern parts of the country, as well as the Somali region in the east. Today, many […]
Ethiopia Launches National Adaptation Plan Document
ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopia has launched their National Adaptation Plan (NAP-ETH) document, setting out priority actions for the country prepare for the impacts of climate change. According to a Government of Ethiopia news release, the NAP-ETH seeks to “bring about transformational change in the country’s capacity to address the adverse consequence of climate change.” The NAP-ETH falls […]