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The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, quoting the report of the intergovernmental panel on Climate Change, affirmed that by 2050 many coastal megacities like Lagos, Port Harcourt and other coastal cities in Nigeria will in a century witness weather catastrophes every year affecting millions of people and properties.
He said that Nigeria has taken the bold step to develop Adaptation Communication guided by the NAP Global Network.
Chad launched its NAP process at the same time as the revision of its nationally determined contribution (NDC) in 2021. The European Union has supported Chad’s mitigation efforts, while UNDP has supported Chad’s adaptation. The NAP Global Network provided support on gender-related activities. Chad’s next step will focus on implementation.
Meaningful participation by women who are on the front lines of climate change is essential for gender-responsive, locally led adaptation.
However, in many contexts, women remain underrepresented in decision making, from local to national levels. Creative solutions are needed to facilitate dialogue, bridge the gap between different knowledge systems, and ensure that investments in climate action yield equitable benefits for people of all genders and social groups.
The global adaptation community is focused on establishing methods for tracking progress on adaptation through mechanisms such as the Glasgow-Sharma-el-Sheikh work program on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA). However, few countries have fully operationalized national-level monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) adaptation frameworks. Recent research from WRI analyzing the adaptation components of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) finds that less than a quarter of countries refer to adaptation MEL approaches in their updated NDCs.
Promisingly, as countries implement their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and their National Adaptation Plans, they are taking steps to address gender. An FAO analysis found that 38 percent of the most recent NDCs reference gender and/or other marginalized groups in the agricultural sectors compared to 9 percent of previous NDCs. According to the NAP Global Network, 97 percent of developing countries that have submitted NAPs are integrating gender, and nearly 2/3 include references to capacity-building activities on the intersection of gender and climate change for government officials and adaptation stakeholders.
Stakeholders at a one-day technical workshop have validated a framework document for the monitoring, evaluation, and learning system for the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
In 2021, Liberia prepared and submitted its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In 2021, Liberia prepared and submitted its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The Government of Ghana has started a series of district-specific climate change vulnerability assessments across the country as part of its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The goal of the initiative, supported by the NAP Global Network via its Country Support Hub, is to better understand the impacts of the changing climate at the local level in order to build adaptative capacity and resilience in the context of the forthcoming NAP document.
Chad is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the effects of climate change. Because its economy is based mainly on the primary sector, Chad’s reliance on natural resources makes it particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events. In response, Chad submitted its revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in October 2021. It was not by coincidence that these two key documents for sustainable development were submitted at the same time. The updated NDC, as well as its adaptation actions, was developed in close collaboration with the first NAP.
The Government of Ghana has started a series of district-specific climate change vulnerability assessments across the country as part of its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The goal of the initiative, supported by the NAP Global Network via its Country Support Hub, is to better understand the impacts of the changing climate at the local level in order to build adaptative capacity and resilience in the context of the forthcoming NAP document.