Category: Supporting national level action

Local residents of Cotonou enjoy their Monday afternoon at Obama Beach.

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.

Scaling up Climate Resilience in Benin: The launch of the country’s first National Adaptation Plan

View the story Scaling up Climate Resilience in Benin: The launch of the country’s first National Adaptation Plan By Patrick Guerdat and Cesar Henrique ArraisVideos and interviews by William Appolinaire TCHOKI and Fulbert ADJIMEHOSSOU Thomas KPONOU, a teacher from the Aguégués lakeside community (located between Porto-Novo and Cotonou, Benin’s two largest cities) remembers the historic […]

Brasil Avanca no Fortalecimento da Capacidade de Adaptação dos Sistemas Agropecuários de Produção às Mudanças Climáticas

Brasil Avança no Fortalecimento da Capacidade de Adaptação dos Sistemas Agropecuários de Produção às Mudanças Climáticas View the story Brasil Avança no Fortalecimento da Capacidade de Adaptação dos Sistemas Agropecuários de Produção às Mudanças Climáticas Por Fernanda Garcia Sampaio, Eleneide Doff Sotta, Mirella Souza Nogueira, Juliana Bragança Campos e William Goulart A vulnerabilidade do setor […]

Brazil Improves the Adaptive Capacity of Agricultural Production Systems to Prepare for Climate Change

Brazil Improves the Adaptive Capacity of Agricultural Production Systems to Prepare for Climate Change View the story 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 The vulnerability of the Brazilian agriculture sector to […]

Ex-combatants farm in a project organized by the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration section at the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

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

Ex-combatants farm in a project organized by the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration section at the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

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.

Plenary of UNFCCC in Bonn, Germany

Adaptation Communications: Catalyzing the shift from planning to implementation

Highlights from Bonn Climate Change Conference 2022 (SB 56) Side Event

The NAP Global Network Secretariat has been supporting 20 developing countries with their first AdComs and convened an SB 56 side event to highlight the role AdComs can play in catalyzing the shift from adaptation planning to action.