Songdo, South Korea
SONGDO, April 10, 2019 — In order for National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) to be successfully implemented and climate resilience strengthened, private sector actors will need to be involved. This is according to the latest study from the NAP Global Network, Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes, which was launched during NAP Expo […]
Zanzibar, Tanzania | February 12-14, 2019
Presented by the Fijian Government in collaboration with the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
This side event convened to launch and illustrate Fiji’s new NAP, which sets out the country’s long-term ambitions for building the island’s resilience to climate change, and was developed with support from the NAP Global Network. Moderator Ilisapeci Vakacegu, Fiji, opened the event. Frank Bainimarama, COP23 President and Prime Minister, Fiji, highlighted that the first […]
New progress report looks back at our activities from November 2017 to November 2018.
The climate is changing. Impacts are being felt, and adjustments today and in the future are necessary. More and more countries are defining and addressing their medium- and long-term climate adaptation priorities through National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes. The NAP Global Network was created to support developing countries in advancing their NAP processes, and help […]
Grand-Popo, Bénin, le 28 au 31 août 2018
From April 10 to 12, national stakeholders met in Kingstown for the launch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ National Adaptation Plan (NAP). Government officials and media also took part in a number of training programs related to climate change adaptation. On April 10, the Government launched its NAP document to Ministers and Parliamentarians at […]
Nadi, Fiji | February 5-9, 2018
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 […]
COP 23 Event Highlight
As public sector finance alone will not be enough to finance NAP processes, there is increasing recognition of the need to engage the private sector in financing adaptation. The NAP Global Network recently held a side event on the role of governments in engaging the private sector to finance NAP processes in the German Development […]
by Jo-Ellen Parry (IISD) and Michael Brossmann (GIZ)