[EN/FR] PRESS RELEASE | Jamaica Hosts International Forum on Gender-Responsive Adaptation to Climate Change

Experts and government representatives from 10 countries are meeting from July 26 to 28 to share lessons and experiences on promoting gender equality through climate change adaptation.

Experts and government representatives from 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean are meeting from July 26 to 28 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to share lessons and experiences on promoting gender equality through climate change adaptation.

Eswatini Launches an Adaptation Outreach Programme

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.

Por qué la implicación del público es esencial para las medidas de adaptación climática

La campaña de lanzamiento del Plan Nacional de Adaptación de Perú llega a más de 2,6 millones de personas

The Peruvian government has made public engagement a priority to accelerate and strengthen the implementation of adaptation actions. We spoke to Cristina Rodríguez, director of Adaptation to Climate Change at the Peruvian Ministry of Environment, about the successful communications campaign to raise awareness of the NAP process.

Why Public Engagement Is Essential for Climate Adaptation Action

Peru’s National Adaptation Plan launch campaign reaches over 2.6 million people

The Peruvian government has made public engagement a priority to accelerate and strengthen the implementation of adaptation actions. We spoke to Cristina Rodríguez, director of Adaptation to Climate Change at the Peruvian Ministry of Environment, about the successful communications campaign to raise awareness of the NAP process.

Scaling up Climate Resilience in Benin: The launch of the country’s first National Adaptation Plan

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.

Scaling up Climate Resilience in Benin: The launch of the country’s first National Adaptation Plan

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 […]

Costa Rica Launches Its First National Adaptation Plan

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.