Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment launched its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) earlier this month. The NAP puts forward cross-sector adaptation strategies to address the wide range of risks that climate change poses in the expansive country, which has the world’s fifth largest land mass. “Brazil is a big country and we do have great […]
by Virginia Wiseman, Thematic Expert for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy, IISD Reporting Services
This article originally appeared as a two-part policy update from IISD Reporting Services (Part I and Part II), providing a technical analysis of the role of the National Adaptation Plan process. Continue reading “The UNFCCC National Adaptation Planning Model: A Foundation for Fulfilling Post-2015 Commitments?”
Kingston, Jamaica | March 15-17, 2016
We recently held our 2nd Targeted Topics Forum (TTF) with the theme “Financing National Adaptation Plans: Options for Implementation” in Kingston, Jamaica, from March 15-17. 2016. The TTF brought together 42 participants representing 11 countries and five organizations to address a range of financing options including domestic public finance, international finance, and private finance. Presentations from this forum are available […]
Event highlight from COP21
This event highlighted opportunities for south-south learning through the NAP Global Network, focusing in on the example of sharing experiences using climate information to support the NAP process.
Event highlight from COP21
On the margins of COP21, on December 3rd the NAP Global Network and OECD Task Team on Climate Change and Development held an interactive event on integrating adaptation into development planning across sectors and levels.
at COP21
Based on concrete experiences of countries participating in the Network, this series examines how countries are currently approaching different aspects of the NAP process. This launch issue draws on concrete examples to show how the impetus for sector integration can be found in different ministries and at different levels depending on the country context.
between bilateral agencies, OECD, & joint UNDP-UNEP NAP-GSP
On July 3rd, 2015 following the first Targeted Topics Forum, the NAP Global Network brought together representatives of bilateral agencies from Germany and the United States, as well as representatives from the OECD and the joint UNDP-UNEP NAP Global Support Program (NAP-GSP), to discuss potential to coordinate support for adaptation in developing countries. Participants learned […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 1–2, 2015
Our first Targeted Topics Forum (TTF) focused on “High-level Political Support and Sectoral Integration in NAP Processes.” Bringing together 28 participants from 14 developing countries and six organizations, this TTF had the following goals: To develop strategies for achieving high-level political support for the NAP process. To gain practical knowledge on how to mainstream climate […]
Lessons from the Network's 1st Targeted Topics Forum
With 28 participants from 14 countries and six organizations working on related issues, the NAP Global Network’s inaugural Targeted Topics Forum (TTF) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil addressed the related topics of securing political support and sectoral integration in the NAP process.
Side event at UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB42)
On Friday, June 5, the NAP Global Network convened a side event on “Enhancing bilateral support for national adaptation plan processes” on the margins of the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB42). The session addressed how to enhance bilateral support for designing and implementing national adaptation plans (NAPs) with inputs from developing countries’ representatives and […]