View the story Scaling up Climate Resilience in Benin: The launch of the country’s first National Adaptation Plan By Patrick Guerdat and Cesar Henrique ArraisVideos and interviews by William Appolinaire TCHOKI and Fulbert ADJIMEHOSSOU Thomas KPONOU, a teacher from the Aguégués lakeside community (located between Porto-Novo and Cotonou, Benin’s two largest cities) remembers the historic […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Canada, United States, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom fund climate adaptation in vulnerable countries
Canada, Germany, the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom announced funding to support national adaptation planning and action in developing countries at COP26.
Reliable Water Supply in an Unpredictable Climate
An interview with Policy Advisor Daniel Morchain, IISD, on his work in preparing the installation of an early warning system that will help climate-proof Colombia’s water supply system. View the story Reliable Water Supply in an Unpredictable Climate: An interview with Daniel Morchain, IISD, on how early warning systems can help climate-proof Colombia’s water system. Adaptation to […]
Peer Learning Summit: Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes
Rotterdam, Netherlands | July 9–11, 2019
NAP Global Network at NAP Expo 2019
Songdo, South Korea | April 8-12, 2019
From April 8 to 12, the NAP Global Network Secretariat was in Songdo, Republic of Korea for NAP Expo 2019. NAP Expo is a global forum organized by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to promote peer learning and foster exchanges among stakeholders in […]
10 Good Practices for Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme Applications
Text based on discussions during a webinar with participation of Jason Spensley. Spensley manages the Green Climate Fund’s Project Preparation Facility and Adaptation Planning support programme. Finding the funding to develop and implement National Adaptation Plans (NAP) and other adaptation planning processes is no small task. In a webinar last month, we explored one potential […]
Successful NAP Financing Requires a Strategic Approach
by Jo-Ellen Parry (IISD) and Michael Brossmann (GIZ)
Ethiopia Launches National Adaptation Plan Document
ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopia has launched their National Adaptation Plan (NAP-ETH) document, setting out priority actions for the country prepare for the impacts of climate change. According to a Government of Ethiopia news release, the NAP-ETH seeks to “bring about transformational change in the country’s capacity to address the adverse consequence of climate change.” The NAP-ETH falls […]
Network Publishes New Guidance on Financing NAP Processes
The first installment of a webinar series on financing NAP processes will be held Sept 20
Significant financing is needed throughout the entire national adaptation plan (NAP) process, but especially within its implementation phase. The NAP Global Network recently published Financing NAP Processes: Contributing to the achievement of nationally determined contribution (NDC) adaptation goals, which provides guidance to country’s NAP teams for identifying and assessing various financing options. The guidance was […]
Public–Private Partnerships: Financing climate-resilient infrastructure
by David Uzsoki, IISD
According to UN Environment, the costs of adapting to climate change could range between USD 280 billion and USD 500 billion by 2050. Climate-resilient infrastructure plays an important role in the national adaptation plan (NAP) process. Countries cannot rely solely on public resources for deploying these projects, and need to find ways to access private […]