These resources from the NAP Global Network and links to other relevant sources provide background information and tools relevant to the NAP process.
Ethiopia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Implementation Roadmap
Climate Resilient Green Economy
This document builds on NAP-ETH, elaborating implementation strategies for the adaptation options and strategic priorities identified in the plan.
Toolkit for Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
Supplement to the UNFCCC Technical Guidelines for the NAP Process
This toolkit aims to help governments develop strategies for the effective engagement of private sector actors in the NAP process. This includes engaging them in all phases of the NAP process, as outlined in the Technical Guidelines for the NAP Process, developed in 2012 by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Toolkit for a Gender-Responsive Process to Formulate and Implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
Supplement to the UNFCCC Technical Guidelines for the NAP Process
This toolkit is designed to support country efforts to pursue a gender-responsive NAP process. It offers a flexible approach, recognizing that there are opportunities to integrate gender considerations regardless of where you are in the NAP process.
The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process: Frequently Asked Questions
At the NAP Global Network Secretariat, we are often asked—by a range of actors—to explain what the NAP process is and why it’s important. In this session, we answer a few of the common questions that we hear.
Facilitating Peer Learning with Adaptation Policy-Makers
Approaches and insights from the NAP Global Network’s Targeted Topics Forums
This guide is for people that want to hold inclusive, participatory events in which different stakeholders come together to collectively generate ideas and identify actions they will take to make progress toward adaptation. It will help move away from presentation-heavy meetings and invite people to think and plan differently for their next event.
Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes
This study aims to offer guidance to governments and their partners on how to engage the private sector in the NAP process.
Financing National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes: Contributing to the achievement of nationally determined contribution (NDC) adaptation goals
This guidance note aims to assist countries with determining how to secure the financing for their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes. Financing is needed throughout the entire NAP process to enable its potential to be reached—from its initiation to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of prioritized adaptation actions. This guidance presents the range of potential […]
A Framework for Gender-Responsive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes
This sNAPshot policy brief discusses gender equality in the context of the formulation and implementation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.
Vertical Integration in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes: A guidance note for linking national and sub-national adaptation
This guidance note aims to strengthen vertical integration in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, presenting a flexible approach to link national and sub-national adaptation planning, implementation and monitoring & evaluation.
NAP Central
NAP Central is a modality of support for countries undertaking the formulation and implementation of national adaptation plans. More than a storehouse of pertinent information, data and resources on NAPs, it also showcases best practices and lessons learned that other countries can follow. It is developed by the UNFCCC Secretariat under the guidance of the […]
Developing National Adaptation Monitoring and Evaluation Systems: A Guidebook
This guidebook is intended for decision makers and technical advisors involved in the development of national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for adaptation, particularly in developing and middle-income countries. Its objective is to guide decision making regarding the purpose, design, operationalization, and use of results of an appropriate system for national M&E of adaptation. Given […]
NAP Align: Recommendations for aligning national adaptation plan processes with development and budget planning
NAP Align is an analysis tool designed to help countries align their national adaptation plan (NAP) processes with their overall national development goals.