Analysis and commentary on the Network’s experiences coordinating climate-resilient development.
Why Public Engagement Is Essential for Climate Adaptation Action
Peru’s National Adaptation Plan launch campaign reaches over 2.6 million people
The Peruvian government has made public engagement a priority to accelerate and strengthen the implementation of adaptation actions. We spoke to Cristina Rodríguez, director of Adaptation to Climate Change at the Peruvian Ministry of Environment, about the successful communications campaign to raise awareness of the NAP process.
Scaling up Climate Resilience in Benin: The launch of the country’s first National Adaptation Plan
By Patrick Guerdat and Cesar Henrique Arrais | Videos and interviews by William Appolinaire TCHOKI and Fulbert ADJIMEHOSSOU
Submitted to UNFCCC on July 08, 2022, Benin’s first NAP defines a clear set of adaptation actions to enhance the resilience in eight key sectors: agriculture, water resources, health, coastal zones, forestry, energy, infrastructures and urban development, and tourism. We looked into some adaptation actions already successfully implemented in the country.
Brazil Improves the Adaptive Capacity of Agricultural Production Systems to Prepare for Climate Change
By Fernanda Garcia Sampaio, Eleneide Doff Sotta, Mirella Souza Nogueira, Juliana Bragança Campos, and William Goulart
Brazil has improved the resilience of its agriculture and livestock and is stepping ahead with a new conceptual framework that will support the development of adaptation strategies tailored for different agricultural production chains.
Maintenir la paix tout en renforçant la résilience climatique : Leçons de la République centrafricaine
Entretien avec Mariam Amoudou Sidi, point focal Genre et Changements Climatiques de l’équipe de PNA de la RCA et Chargée des Etudes en matière d’Adaptation aux changements Climatiques à la Coordination Nationale Climat au ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement durable
Pour que les progrès en matière de consolidation de la paix à la République centrafricain, les parties prenantes doivent œuvrer pour faire face aux principaux risques de conflit et vulnérabilités, y compris les effets néfastes des changements climatiques
Maintaining Peace While Building Climate Resilience: Lessons from the Central African Republic
An interview with Mariam Amoudou Sidi, gender and climate change focal point for CAR’s NAP team and manager of Studies on Climate Change Adaptation for the National Climate Coordination team at the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
For peacebuilding progress to continue In Central African Republic, stakeholders must work to address key conflict risks and vulnerabilities, including the harmful effects of climate change.
Three Ways the NAP Process Can Be Leveraged to Inform the Global Stocktake
By Jeffrey Qi, Policy Analyst II, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Discover how the Global Stocktake connects to the progress that developing countries are making with their National Adaptation Plans.
Addressing climate change through integrated responses
International Climate Initiative (IKI)
With more than 100 participants, the Virtual Peer Learning Summit served as an open space for showcasing experiences from international experts, country representatives and practitioners working on integrating adaptation, mitigation, and development approaches.
A Pathway to the Adaptation Communication (ADCOM): Lessons from the Kingdom of Eswatini
By Samkele Tfwala and Sizwe Mabaso (University of Eswatini); and Minky Groenewald (Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs)
Climate change adaptation policies are a priority for Eswatini. The AdCom looks at climate hazards and lays out adaptation measures and actions to address them.
Building Peace and Climate Resilience: Aligning peacebuilding and climate adaptation in fragile states
By Alec Crawford and Anne Hammill (IISD); and Richard Matthew (University of California)
The converging crises of conflict and climate change can be mutually reinforcing, with climate impacts potentially exacerbating the conflict cycle and violence weakening the governance structures and institutions needed to build climate resilience.
Changer les comportements pour faire progresser l’égalité des genres dans l’action climatique : L’exemple du Tchad
Par Julie Dekens, chercheuse principale, Institut International du Développement Durable (IIDD)
Pour assurer un processus de plan national d’adaptation (PNA) qui répond aux questions de genre, il est essentiel de bien connaître les acteurs de ce processus. En 2021, le Réseau mondial de PNA a travaillé avec le Ministère de l’Environnement au Tchad pour mieux comprendre ces dynamiques et en tirer des leçons pour le développement de son processus de PNA.