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Our world-class research and experts are often featured in media across the globe.
See below to see the latest media releases from NAP Global Network and features in media.
CARIBBEAN nations have been encouraged to remain at the Conference of Parties (COP) table in order to ensure the region is equipped to cope with the effects of climate change.
The call was made by Dr Orville Grey, head of the National Adaptation Plan Global Network, at a virtual forum held last Wednesday ahead of this week’s United Nations climate summit, COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Con motivo del día internacional contra el cambio climático, que se celebró este martes 24 de octubre, la ciudad de Rosario, a través de la Secretaría de Ambiente y Espacio Público, organiza actividades con el objetivo de profundizar el compromiso de rosarinas y rosarinos en la lucha contra el cambio climático.
En este sentido, en el marco del proyecto de mejora en la evaluación de riesgo y vulnerabilidades climáticas con perspectiva de género, financiado por el NAP Global Network, se convoca a vecinos y vecinas e instituciones barriales a sumarse a los talleres “Cambio climático: ¿Cómo nos afecta y qué podemos hacer?”.
“Marsabit County faces unique climate challenges due to its status as an Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL), The region’s predominant economic activity is livestock keeping, with 81 percent of households depending on it. However, recent climate shocks, such as droughts, erratic rainfall, and floods, have severely impacted this sector,” said Janet Ahatho, the Director of Environment and Climate Change, Marsabit County during an interview in Nairobi during the Peer Learning Summit on “Vertical Integration in the National Adaptation Plan Process.”
Kenya has hosted delegates from ten developing countries across three continents who gathered to exchange insights on strengthening multilevel governance for enhancing climate change resilience through national adaptation plans (NAPs) in their Peer Learning Summit.
Stakeholders gathered in Nairobi have rallied for a shift in the allocation of resources within the fight against climate change adaptation, adding that mitigation projects must be balanced with increased support for critical climate adaptation initiatives.
Speaking on Wednesday in Nairobi, Dr Pacifica Ogola Director for Climate Change in the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, said that Kenya loses 3-5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per year which is much more than the amount of money invested in adaptation.
Ogola was speaking during the three-day Peer Learning Summit (PLS) on Vertical Integration in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process by Global Network and the Government of Kenya with support from Global Affairs Canada on Climate change adaptation that brought together 10 countries.
Rockville, Md. – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has issued an award to an Abt-led team to help nations meet the climate commitments they made under the Paris Agreement. USAID’s $49 million five-year Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) is the agency’s global flagship program to create actionable programs and policies to mitigate and adapt to climate change. CACCI is designed to support nations in their implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) through technical and analytical support, capacity development, and inclusive and evidence-based policy dialogue.
Abt Associates will lead a team—comprised of Abt, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Purdue Applied Research Institute, and World Resources Institute (WRI)—to develop and implement tailored, bold climate policies in partnership with CACCI target countries. The predecessor program, originally launched at COP26, has supported 23 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to date, with plans to further expand under this follow-on program.
“Abt has spent decades working with municipalities to develop localized policy solutions, including in response to the climate crisis,” said Jenn Cisse, Abt’s Director for Climate Adaptation and Resilience. “Collectively—with IISD, Purdue, and WRI—this team has almost 100 years of experience supporting policy reforms and connecting stakeholders working on climate policy and action in more than 150 countries. We’re thrilled to harness this team’s know-how with that of our partner countries. We applaud USAID for their vision because activities of this scale are essential to ensuring global progress on climate adaptation and mitigation.”
L’objectif global de ce PRA est de contribuer au développement durable de la Région du Plateau Central par la réduction de la vulnérabilité aux changements climatiques. Ce PRA devra permettre (i) d’améliorer la résilience des secteurs de production et des populations locales les plus vulnérables et (ii) d’intégrer l’adaptation dans les politiques et plans de développement de la Région du Plateau Central.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the National Adaptation Plan Global Network (NAP Global Network) has held a day-long inception workshop for various stakeholders on climate change adaptation.
The workshop focused on arriving at communication strategy for climate change adaptation in Liberia under the National Adaptation Plan.
A one-day debate between the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Adaptation Plan Global Network to create a communication plan for the Liberia National Adaptation Plan has come to an end. The discussion covered identification communication objectives and priority audience. It was financed by the US Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Canadian Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development.
Liberian environmentalist and climate change professional, who’s also Project Officer in the Department of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and Technical Lead for Liberia’s National Adaptation Plans (NAP) at the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia- Arthur R.M. Becker has successfully completed an intensive three (3) week Executive Course in Sustainable Environmental Management at the University of California-Berkeley (UC Berkeley) in the United States of America.
Arthur R.M. Becker wishes to extend special thanks and appreciation to the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia family headed by Professor Wilson K. Tarpeh, Executive Director/CEO, the magnanimous donors and Programme team of the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program, including the Dean and staff of the Rausser College of Natural Resources at UC Berkeley and the NAP Global Network for their moral and financial support to enable him participate in this year’s prestigious ELP ‘23’ programme.