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How to Integrate Learning Into Climate Adaptation Policy Processes

Julie Dekens (IISD), Blane Harvey (McGill University), Andrea K. Gerlak (University of Arizona), and Tanya Heikkila (University of Colorado Denver)

View Report The effectiveness of climate change adaptation decision making largely depends on how well governments and other actors embed deliberate learning into the policy process. Indeed, research shows that learning does not happen automatically—it needs to be created and nurtured.   In the new report Integrating Learning in the National Adaptation Plan Process, Julie Dekens […]

A bridge is in front of the iconic Victoria Falls.

Peer Learning Forum: Transitioning from Planning to Implementation in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process 

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | February 27-29, 2024

Experts and government representatives from 15 countries—Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Grenada, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Namibia, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Timor Leste, and Zambia—convened in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, to share lessons and experiences on the transition from planning to implementation in the national adaptation plan (NAP) process. Co-hosted by the NAP Global Network […]

A bridge is in front of the iconic Victoria Falls.

PRESS RELEASE | Zimbabwe Hosts Global Peer Learning Forum on Climate Change Adaptation  

VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE, February 27 – Decision-makers from 15 countries and experts from across the globe will meet from February 27 to 29 at the Zambezi River Lodge in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, to share experiences on national efforts to adapt to climate change impacts.   The government representatives, who lead their respective countries’ national adaptation plan […]

COP 28 | Using Progress Reporting to Advance Your NAP

How countries track and assess progress

This event at COP 28, hosted by the NAP Global Network, explored various approaches to NAP implementation, assessment, and reporting by Vietnam, Tonga, Albania and the UK. Speakers shared diverse approaches and lessons learnt in progress reporting.

Panorama of Dubai Business Bay skyline at night after sunset with colorful illuminated buildings and calm Dubai Creek water.

NAP Global Network at COP 28

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | November 30–December 12, 2023

The NAP Global Network Secretariat team will be at COP 28 in Dubai to connect with our country partners, exploring insights and lessons on NAP processes, engaging in discussions around the GST and the GGA, and tracking what adaptation-related negotiations will mean for NAP processes in years to come.

Naima Oumoussa, from the Moroccan Ministry of Environment, at the NAP Global Network’s Peer Learning Summit in 2019.

Are We Adapting? 10 lessons from countries tracking progress on their climate change adaptation efforts 

By Patrick Guerdat, Policy Advisor, NAP Global Network, International Institute for Sustainable Development

How do we know if National Adaptation Plans (NAP) are making a dent in reducing vulnerability? NAP progress reports play a critical role in assessing a country’s climate change preparedness and advising on next steps. They consolidate the information gathered from monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities and encourage countries to continuously learn, adapt, and improve on their climate change adaptation efforts.

Thriving in Dry Times

How Kenyan communities are working toward drought-resilient livelihoods through the national adaptation plan process

Kenyan communities are responding to the hardships of drought through a diverse range of strategies to establish climate-resilient livelihoods—restoring irrigation canals, taking on new farming techniques, and building water pans.

picture of houses and trees on a hill in Yaounde, Cameroon

Renforcement de l’adaptation aux changements climatiques au Cameroun : la nécessité d’un système efficace de suivi, d’évaluation et d’apprentissage

Par Mesmin Tchindjang, enseignant et expert en adaptation aux changements climatiques

en prévision de la prochaine mise à jour du PNA, le Cameroun a entrepris une analyse technique avec le soutien du Réseau mondial de PNA en vue d’éclairer la création d’un système de suivi, d’évaluation et d’apprentissage d’adaptation.