Haiti’s New Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Framework: Strengthening Climate Adaptation Efforts

Haiti’s New Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Framework: Strengthening Climate Adaptation Efforts

A participatory effort in Haiti equips the country with clearer tools to support long-term adaptation planning.

Facing some of the highest climate vulnerabilities in the world, including recurrent hurricanes, droughts, floods, and soil erosion, Haiti took a major step forward in January 2023 with the official submission of its national adaptation plan (NAP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Aligned with the National Climate Change Policy (and the Nationally […]

December 10, 2025

Type: Country Spotlight

Theme: Monitoring evaluation and learning

How Countries Are Advancing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Across Their National Adaptation Plan Processes

Monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems are a core component of both the national adaptation plan (NAP) process and the NAP document. They are designed to assess whether adaptation strategies are achieving their intended outcomes, to understand how and for whom they are effective, and to inform adjustments based on evidence. Essentially, MEL systems generate insights on what works, what does not, and why, […]

November 27, 2025

Type: Analysis

Theme: Monitoring evaluation and learning

Kenya’s Next Chapter in Climate Resilience Shaped by Community Voices

Highlights from the recent Envisioning Resilience Policy Dialogue in Kenya

A policy dialogue as part of Envisioning Resilience Kenya recently brought national decision-makers together with women from arid and semi-arid regions to discuss the latter’s experiences with climate impacts, documented through photography and storytelling. The policy dialogue marked the culmination of a months-long process where seven women from Kajiado county’s Maasai community, south of Nairobi, […]

November 26, 2025

Type: News

Theme: Gender

What It Looks Like to Integrate Effective Learning Into National Adaptation Plan Processes

Julie Dekens (International Institute for Sustainable Development) and Blane Harvey (McGill University)

Adapting to the impacts of climate change demands significant shifts in attitudes, behaviours, and practices, both among those directly affected and among policy and decision-makers. For instance, farmers may need to transition away from cultivating crops that are highly sensitive to climate hazards. At the same time, policy-makers must systematically integrate climate change adaptation […]

October 14, 2025

Type: Explainer

Theme: Monitoring evaluation and learning

Asia-Pacific countries meet in Thailand to enhance tracking progress and learning for effective climate change adaptation

Bangkok, Thailand, September 29 – From September 29 to 30, the Government of Thailand is hosting a regional dialogue for seven Asia-Pacific countries on climate change adaptation and the importance of continuous tracking, assessment, and learning activities to strengthen climate resilience against their unique vulnerabilities and risks. On the sidelines of the 9th Asia-Pacific Adaptation […]

September 29, 2025

Theme: Monitoring evaluation and learning

NAPs in Action: Four stories of adaptation plans driving change

Over the past 10 years, the NAP Global Network has focused on supporting developing countries in determining their priority actions to adapt to the changing climate. Now, more and more countries are stepping up their efforts to move beyond planning and turning their NAPs into action. Here are just four examples of how countries are […]

September 18, 2025

Type: Photo Essays

Marshall Islands Youth Engage on Climate Change Adaptation

Marshallese youth gathered for the Climate Adaptation Arts Seminar (CAAS) 2025 using art, culture, and education to strengthen awareness and action on climate change adaptation.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands’ non-governmental organization Jo-Jikum hosted the Climate Adaptation Arts Seminar 2025, engaging more than 50 youth to raise awareness on climate change impacts and national adaptation planning and connect with their heritage.

September 04, 2025

Type: News

Theme: Small Island Developing States, Strategic communications

Adaptation Decision-Makers and Civil Society Leaders Meet in a Global Forum to Discuss Participatory Approaches Toward an Effective Response to Climate Change Impacts

Windhoek, Namibia, August 19, 2025 – From August 19 to 21, the Republic of Namibia is hosting representatives of governments and civil society organizations from around the world for a dialogue on climate change adaptation and the importance of civil society participation in adaptation decision making. Participants from over 10 countries across Africa and Latin America […]

August 20, 2025

Theme: Sector integration of adaptation

Country Representatives and Funders Team Up to Accelerate Adaptation Finance Across Southern and Eastern Africa

In an effort to strengthen climate resilience across the region, the Government of Zambia, NAP Global Network, and UNDP co-hosted an Adaptation Investment Matchmaking Symposium on Monday in Lusaka, Zambia, on the sidelines of NAP Expo.

August 15, 2025

Type: News

Theme: Financing NAP processes

Save the Children and NAP Global Network Partner to Boost Education in Adaptation Planning

New partnership between Save the Children and the NAP Global Network to support developing countries on strengthening the education sector in national adaptation plan (NAP) processes.

Save the Children and the NAP Global Network are partnering to provide support to developing countries on strengthening the engagement of the education sector in national adaptation plan (NAP) processes. With funding from the Global Partnership for Education’s Climate Smart Education Systems Initiative, Save the Children has seconded an education specialist for a minimum of […]

June 04, 2025

Type: News