Tag: Country spotlight

Zanzibar Paves the Way to Assess Risks and Vulnerabilities to Impacts of Climate Change

The government of Zanzibar hosted a workshop on Pemba Island for key stakeholders to discuss a shared approach to assessing climate risks and vulnerabilities.

Participants from government, non-governmental organizations, and communities gather for the climate risk and vulnerability assessment workshop on Pemba Island (Photo by Huzaimat Makame Vuai)   On April 5, 2025, the Government of Zanzibar hosted a workshop on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago to bring together a diverse group of key stakeholders to build consensus on […]

April 28, 2025

Malaysia Sets the Course to Enhance Resilience with the Formulation of an Inclusive NAP 

The Malaysian government hosted the kick-off workshops for a new project that aims to strengthening capacities to increase resilience with the formulation of an inclusive NAP.

The Malaysian government hosted the kick-off workshops for a new project that marks an important milestone for advancing its national adaptation plan (NAP) process on January 7-8, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur.  Malaysia has secured a EUR 2.8 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the project Strengthening Capacities to Increase Resilience With the […]

January 30, 2025

Tonga Operationalizes Climate Change Fund to Boost Access to Adaptation Finance 

The Cabinet of the Kingdom of Tonga has adopted the Regulations and Operational Manual for the Tonga Climate Change Fund, marking an important milestone for climate action.  

The Cabinet of the Kingdom of Tonga has adopted the Regulations and Operational Manual for the Tonga Climate Change Fund (TCCF), marking an important milestone for climate action.   The TCCF is the first national climate change fund in the Pacific region, and once operational, will be a key source of implementing national priorities, including those […]

January 24, 2025

Knowledge Building for Sub-National Adaptation Governance:  Transitional learning innovations in Ghana’s NAP Process 

Robert (Bob) Manteaw (PhD) and Antwi-Boasiako Amoah (PhD)

Adverse impacts of climate change have become pervasive and increasingly evident across the different agroecological zones of Ghana. Key climate-sensitive sectors, such as agriculture, fisheries, health, forestry, water resources, and many more, have become particularly vulnerable. The variety of ecologies and diversity of livelihoods mean that climate impacts are not homogeneous; they are place-specific, impacting […]

January 13, 2025

Perú fortalece su compromiso con la adaptación al cambio climático a través del taller Dialoguemos Multisectorial

Un taller multisectorial reunió a actores clave para coordinar estrategias y aumentar la responsabilidad colectiva para enfrentar el cambio climático en el país.

LIMA, PERÚ — Con resultados clave y consensos alcanzados, culminó el pasado 26 de noviembre el taller “Dialoguemos Multisectorial: Fortaleciendo y articulando la ambición en adaptación al cambio climático con miras al 2030 – 2035”, organizado por el Ministerio del Ambiente (MINAM) a través de la Dirección General de Cambio Climático y Desertificación, con el […]

December 20, 2024

Colombia Fomenta Diálogo para Impulsar la Articulación Intersectorial para el Financiamiento de la Adaptación al Cambio Climático

El pasado 23 de mayo, el Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP) y la Red Global del PNA inauguraron el evento “Finanzas para la Adaptación Nacional al Cambio Climático” en Bogotá, Colombia. El objetivo principal del encuentro fue fortalecer la articulación institucional para impulsar el proceso de adaptación. Durante el evento organizado por el DNP y […]

June 27, 2024

Colombia Fosters Dialogue to Promote Intersectoral Articulation for Climate Change Adaptation Financing

On May 23, the National Planning Department and the NAP Global Network held the Finance for National Adaptation to Climate Change event in Bogota, Colombia. This event, which aimed to strengthen institutional coordination to advance national climate change adaptation processes, was held under the framework of the climate adaptation and resilience group of the Intersectoral […]

June 27, 2024

La Côte d’Ivoire lance une stratégie de communication pour le processus de PNA et une campagne en ligne pour impliquer les jeunes dans l’adaptation au changement climatique

Alors que le ministère de l'Environnement, du Développement Durable et de la Transition Écologique (MINEDDTE) prépare son premier document de plan national d’adaptation (PNA), il a lancé une campagne en ligne appelant les jeunes à s'impliquer dans l'adaptation.

La Côte d’Ivoire se prépare actuellement à lancer son premier document de PNA, qui devrait être validé par le ministre dans le mois à venir.

April 11, 2024

Côte d’Ivoire Launches NAP Communication Strategy and Digital Campaign to Engage Youth in Climate Change Adaptation

As the Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition (MINEDDTE) prepares its first national adaptation plan (NAP) document, it launched a digital campaign calling on youth to get involved in adaptation.

Côte d’Ivoire is currently preparing to launch its first national NAP document, which is expected to be validated by the minister in the coming month.

April 11, 2024

Des représentant·es des ministères de l’environnement du Sénégal et de la Centrafrique se sont rendus en Côte d’Ivoire pour échanger sur l’intégration du genre dans le processus de PNA

By Aurélie Ceinos

Quatre délégué·es du Sénégal et de la Centrafrique ont pu rencontrer, entre les 19 et 22 décembre, plus d’une trentaine d’acteurs genre et climat de la Côte d’Ivoire pour échanger sur leurs difficultés et leurs succès en matière d’intégration du genre dans le processus de plan national d’adaptation (PNA). Ils repartent motivés et avec de […]

March 28, 2024