In many states struggling with fragility, climate change vulnerability, and conflict are inextricably linked. Aligning and coordinating the agendas of climate change adaptation and peacebuilding will be imperative to ensure the sustainable development of these states. The NAP process presents a significant opportunity to bring these agendas together. View the story Share this story on […]
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Ethiopia’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Assembly: Supporting the transition to implementation
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | January 23, 2019
Ten Stories of Progress in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes in 2018
View the story Menu Introduction Fiji Grenada Benin Kenya Burkina Faso Saint Lucia Ethiopia Uganda Uruguay GCF support Ten Stories of Progress in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes in 2018 As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report on 1.5°C makes clear, the impacts of climate change are more clearly being felt. Adjustments to […]
Ethiopia Hosts Its First-Ever NAP Assembly, Supporting the Country’s Transition to Implementation
The government of Ethiopia hosted its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) assembly today, bringing together key government actors and development partners in dialogue on the transition to implementation of the country’s NAP.
National and Sub-national Gov’ts Collaborate to Implement Ethiopia’s NAP
by Asrat Yirgu, IISD/MEFCC, and Angie Dazé, IISD
Climate variability is nothing new in Ethiopia. However, recent years have seen the southern and central parts of the country experience the worst drought in over 50 years, followed by another severe drought in 2016, which again affected the southern parts of the country, as well as the Somali region in the east. Today, many […]
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 […]