Anika Terton, Jeffrey Qi, Nicole Jang
Nature is essential for building resilience to climate change. Many countries’ national adaptation plans (NAPs) have focused on nature to scale up actions for ecosystems to help people adapt—for example, by protecting wetlands and restoring mangroves to help withstand the impacts of floods. Given the importance of ecosystems across global environmental agendas and the […]
Zambia’s NAP sets out a roadmap for the country to cope with frequent droughts. Discover how communities work to boost climate change adaptation planning and implementation.
Two Zambian communities, Magoye and Mutema Bweenga, are advancing climate adaptation projects as part of the adaptation priorities set out in the country’s NAP. These initiatives showcase climate resilience in an agricultural region severely impacted by a devastating drought. View the story In the Trenches in the Fight Against Drought How Zambia is scaling up […]
The tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique has made meaningful progress on building resilience to cope with the impacts of climate change. This article explores how three Grenadian communities have reduced their climate vulnerability and built resilience by implementing country’s National Adaptation Plan. View the story Grenada’s NAP Blaize Lauriston Telescope Beach Climate […]
Coral gardeners in Saint Lucia are working together to save reefs from the devastating effects of climate change through a flagship project under the island’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP). View the story The Coral Gardeners of Saint Lucia: Local heroes against coral bleaching Coral gardeners in Saint Lucia are working together to save reefs from […]
The Kune-Vaini Lagoon System (KVLS) in northern Albania is an important ecological corridor for about 200 species of birds on their migration routes. Its rich ecosystems support local communities’ livelihoods, especially agriculture, fishing, and tourism. Because of climate change, this ecological wonder is under threat. But a project prioritized through the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process […]
By Jeffrey Qi and Anika Terton, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Climate change and biodiversity loss must be addressed urgently and ambitiously—neither will be successfully resolved unless both are tackled together.
New progress report looks back at achievements from December 2019 to November 2020
Look back at what the NAP Global Network achieved from December 2019 to November 2020 with its partners in developing countries.
by Christian Ledwell, IISD
Climate change poses major risks for Fiji’s communities, ecosystems and economy. Vetiver grass is playing a key role in the island nation’s climate adaptation plan—and its wide-ranging benefits are already having a positive effect.
Climate change poses major risks for Fiji’s communities, ecosystems and economy. Vetiver grass is playing a key role in the island nation’s climate adaptation plan—and its wide-ranging benefits are already having a positive effect. View the story TwitterFacebook DEEP ROOTS FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES A nature-based solution helping Fiji adapt to climate change by Christian Ledwell, […]