In the case of the 19 countries who are receiving guidance from the NAP Global Network in building their first ADCOM, a common theme emerges as they continuously refer to and leverage the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.
Risk and resilience were dominant themes in 2020. While the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the speed and severity of some of the emerging risks we face, the unrelenting impacts of climate change served as a reminder of the ongoing (and growing) risks we still struggle to manage. In many cases, we saw the pandemic and climate […]
The Government of Kiribati recognizes the risks that climate change poses to the livelihoods of its people. Accordingly, it is putting in place measures to ensure the activities they depend on can withstand more intense and frequent climate hazards. Our team at the NAP Global Network recently helped Kiribati publish several important documents that work […]
OUR PROGRAM The NAP Global Network worked closely with the Department of Sustainable Development in the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender & Sustainable Development in Saint Lucia since 2017 on support for the NAP process. Our support has helped with, among other activities, the development of sectoral adaptation strategies and action plans (SASAPs) and associated and investment strategies; building a bankable pipeline of adaptation […]
The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30) will be held in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21, 2025, where nearly 200 countries will discuss how to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement. As efforts to limit global warming remain insufficient, adaptation is set to be at the top of the Brazilian COP […]
ACCRA, Ghana — From August 17 to 19, the governments of Ghana, Kenya, the Netherlands, and South Africa are convening in the Ghanaian capital for a new round of dialogues to accelerate national action on climate change adaptation and strengthen climate resilience. The meeting is timely as escalating climate risks continue to affect communities and […]
Climate change is already closing schools, disrupting learning, and placing the education of millions of children at risk every year. Climate change impacts destroy and damage education infrastructure and threaten the safety, health, and well-being of students and teachers, while extreme heat affects concentration and learning outcomes, leaving the most fragile education systems disproportionately at risk. In 2024 alone, 242 million students from pre-primary to upper secondary had their […]
Human-induced climate change is taking place at an unprecedented pace, and the education sector is not immune to its impacts. While it is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, education is also critical to supporting communities in building adaptive capacity and resilience. The education sector needs to adapt to climate risks that are expected to become increasingly complex and more […]
Representatives from governments, international organizations, financial institutions, the private sector, and civil society gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, from May 18 to 21, for the global flagship event dedicated to national adaptation plans (NAPs). At the NAP Expo, the NAP Global Network Secretariat co-hosted sessions with partner countries and organizations to exchange insights and lessons on how […]
From May 5 to 7, 2026, the Government of Nigeria is bringing together government representatives from across Africa in Abuja for a dialogue on building climate resilience and peace in conflict-affected nations. Participants from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Liberia, Mali, Somalia, and South Sudan are taking part in a 3-day peer […]