What Is the NAP Assessment in Bonn, and Why Does It Matter? 

By Orville Grey and Jeffrey Qi, NAP Global Network Secretariat, IISD

At the UN Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB 60), taking place from June 3 to 13, countries will initiate an assessment of their progress in formulating and implementing their NAPs.   We look more closely at what that means, and what’s at stake.  What is the Assessment of Progress in the NAP process?   The benefits of […]

NAP Global Network Reflects on a Decade of Support with Least Developed Countries

On April 24, on the margins of the ninth NAP Expo 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the NAP Global Network hosted a unique consultation meeting with 12 representatives of least developed countries (LDCs), as well as the Network’s funders and steering committee members. In this meeting, attendees reflected on a decade of support to advance national […]

From Blueprint to Reality: Building the foundations for effective national adaptation plan processes with the new MEL Toolkit

Emilie Beauchamp (IISD/NAP GN) and Patrick Pringle (Tonkin + Taylor)

Designed for government teams responsible for leading their country’s NAP processes, the NAP Global Network and Adaptation Committee’s new Toolkit for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes aims to put the principle of adaptive management at the heart of NAP processes, emphasizing how ongoing learning from MEL is integral to […]

Peer Learning Cohort: Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC) Workshop on National Adaptation Planning, With a Focus on Coastal Adaptation

North Malé Atoll, Maldives | May 1 - May 3, 2024

As Chair of the Coalition of Atoll Nations on Climate Change (CANCC), the Republic of Maldives hosted a 3-day Peer Learning Cohort workshop on National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes—with a focus on coastal adaptation—from May 1 to 3, 2024. The NAP Global Network provided technical and financial support for the workshop through funding from the […]

Seven Guiding Principles for Preparing Financing Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries

By Deborah Murphy, Senior Associate, NAP Global Network Secretariat (IISD) and Jo-Ellen Parry, Deputy Director, Resilience (IISD)

As developing countries transition from planning to implementation in their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, a critical step is securing financing to implement priority adaptation actions articulated through the NAP process. Several developing countries are preparing “financing strategies for adaptation” to set out a coordinated national approach to identify investment priorities and financing approaches for […]

La Côte d’Ivoire lance une stratégie de communication pour le processus de PNA et une campagne en ligne pour impliquer les jeunes dans l’adaptation au changement climatique

Alors que le ministère de l'Environnement, du Développement Durable et de la Transition Écologique (MINEDDTE) prépare son premier document de plan national d’adaptation (PNA), il a lancé une campagne en ligne appelant les jeunes à s'impliquer dans l'adaptation.

La Côte d’Ivoire se prépare actuellement à lancer son premier document de PNA, qui devrait être validé par le ministre dans le mois à venir.

Côte d’Ivoire Launches NAP Communication Strategy and Digital Campaign to Engage Youth in Climate Change Adaptation

As the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition (MINEDDTE) prepares its first national adaptation plan (NAP) document, it launched a digital campaign calling on youth to get involved in adaptation.

Côte d’Ivoire is currently preparing to launch its first national NAP document, which is expected to be validated by the minister in the coming month.

Des représentant·es des ministères de l’environnement du Sénégal et de la Centrafrique se sont rendus en Côte d’Ivoire pour échanger sur l’intégration du genre dans le processus de PNA

By Aurélie Ceinos

Quatre délégué·es du Sénégal et de la Centrafrique ont pu rencontrer, entre les 19 et 22 décembre, plus d’une trentaine d’acteurs genre et climat de la Côte d’Ivoire pour échanger sur leurs difficultés et leurs succès en matière d’intégration du genre dans le processus de plan national d’adaptation (PNA). Ils repartent motivés et avec de […]

Sustaining Hope and Harvesting Rainwater

By Viliami Takau, JNAP Secretariat, Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC), Government of Tonga

This photo essay shares stories of how Tonga’s national adaptation plan is being implemented.