These resources from the NAP Global Network and links to other relevant sources provide background information and tools relevant to the NAP process.
Progress and Challenges in Achieving Vertical Integration in Adaptation Processes
The quality and effectiveness of a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process largely depends on the extent to which it represents the realities of climate change at local levels and supports their adaptation efforts. The objective of this briefing note is to reflect on the experiences of several countries with vertical integration.
Adaptation Communications: Frequently Asked Questions
by Anne Hammill and Christian Ledwell, NAP Global Network Secretariat
The NAP Global Network Secretariat is currently supporting 19 country partners prepare adaptation communications under the UNFCCC and these are the most common questions that have emerged from this work.
Report Launch: Advancing Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes
This event launched a new report analyzing the ways in which countries are integrating CDRFI solutions in their efforts to formulate and implement NAPs–as well as the missed opportunities.
Video | Why Gender Matters for Effective Adaptation to Climate Change
Differing backgrounds, genders, and socio-economic realities play a key role in how people experience climate impacts. National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes are only effective when these aspects are included in the decision-making process. Watch this video to learn more!
Opportunities for Strengthening Resilience by Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes
This analysis provides a better understanding of the ways in which countries are integrating climate and disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI) solutions in their efforts to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)—as well as the missed opportunities.
Key Recommendations for Communicating Climate Change in Tonga
Drawing on the lessons and experiences shared during the workshops organized by the Togan Government on March 25 and 26, 2021, this report presents key recommendations for communicating climate change in Tonga.
Webinar | Approaches to Progress Reporting on National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Implementation
The panelists of this webinar discuss what has already been done in terms of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) progress reporting around the world and derive lessons that could guide countries through the reporting process.
Infographics | Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Action in Côte d’Ivoire
Key milestones from 2018 to 2020
Mainstreaming gender considerations into climate action is one of the milestones illustrating the progress that Côte d’Ivoire has made since 2018.
How Fiji Is Using the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process to Scale Up Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA)
Country Brief
Fiji is using its national adaptation planning efforts to scale up and make Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) a strategic priority.
Virtual Peer Learning Summit | Addressing Climate Change Through Integrated Responses
Linking Adaptation and Mitigation
Through a facilitated exchange, participants had the opportunity to hear from experts and peers on designing and implementing integrated strategies, to learn from one another, and to reflect on their own processes. This enabled the identification of concrete next steps they can take to ensure that mitigation and adaptation planning processes are aligned and build on one another.
Institutional Analysis of the Current National System and Processes Related to Climate Change in Turkmenistan
An analysis to inform the development of the NAP processes and sectoral integration of climate change adaptation.
This report presents a thorough analysis of national institutional arrangements in Turkmenistan relating to climate adaptation in order to successfully continue the NAP process.
Review: Health in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
Developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), this report analyzes how health impacts are addressed in 19 NAP documents. Furthermore, it identifies areas of opportunity for greater consideration of health in NAP processes, toward climate-resilient health systems.