By Jeffrey Qi, Policy Analyst II, International Institute for Sustainable Development
June’s Bonn Climate Change Conference started an important part of the inaugural 2-year Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement. What did participants say about climate change adaptation during the Global Stocktake’s first Technical Dialogue, and what does it mean for global adaptation ambition?
Building awareness of community adaptation action and Indigenous Knowledge systems for climate adaptation
Eswatini kicked off a short-term initiative to engage adaptation stakeholders from local communities in the country’s NAP process to both grow their capacities for adaptation action and to learn from their experiences in coping with the impacts of climate change.
By Patrick Guerdat and Cesar Henrique Arrais | Videos and interviews by William Appolinaire TCHOKI and Fulbert ADJIMEHOSSOU
Submitted to UNFCCC on July 08, 2022, Benin’s first NAP defines a clear set of adaptation actions to enhance the resilience in eight key sectors: agriculture, water resources, health, coastal zones, forestry, energy, infrastructures and urban development, and tourism. We looked into some adaptation actions already successfully implemented in the country.
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 […]
Namibia is making progress on adaptation, and the government is stepping up efforts on monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) to track this progress.
Alongside the NAP, a new interactive story map platform on adaptation was launched
The NAP document establishes a roadmap to strengthen the country’s resilience to the impacts of climate change over the next five years.
International Climate Initiative (IKI)
With more than 100 participants, the Virtual Peer Learning Summit served as an open space for showcasing experiences from international experts, country representatives and practitioners working on integrating adaptation, mitigation, and development approaches.
By Alec Crawford and Anne Hammill (IISD); and Richard Matthew (University of California)
The converging crises of conflict and climate change can be mutually reinforcing, with climate impacts potentially exacerbating the conflict cycle and violence weakening the governance structures and institutions needed to build climate resilience.
By Julie Dekens, Senior Researcher, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
To ensure a gender-responsive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, it is vital to gain a detailed understanding of the actors involved in the process by understanding not only their knowledge but also their attitudes and behaviour regarding gender equality in the area of climate action. In 2021, the NAP Global Network worked with Chad’s Ministry […]
A new sense of urgency for climate action is being felt all around the world. While reflecting on this year’s progress in our work, it’s clear that the momentum being built for climate action will continue into the new year and NAPs will have a big role to play.