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 […]
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NAPs and the GAP: Five ways National Adaptation Plan processes can support implementation of the enhanced Gender Action Plan
By Angie Dazé
While COP25 was underwhelming in terms of its results, there was one bright spot in relation to addressing the gender dimensions of climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Over the course of 2019, UNFCCC Parties and stakeholders undertook a process to review the Lima Work Programme on gender (established […]
NAP Global Network at COP 25: Overview
Experts from the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network Secretariat participated the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) alongside governments, researchers, private sector actors and members of civil society to discuss advancing national adaptation planning and action.
New Toolkit for Gender-Responsive Adaptation Planning Launched at COP 25
On Gender Day, the NAP Global Network, in partnership with the UNFCCC Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) and Adaptation Committee (AC), launched a new toolkit to support country efforts in pursuing a gender-responsive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.
NAP Global Network at COP 25
Madrid, Spain (under Chilean presidency), Dec. 2–13, 2019
Governments from around the world are meeting in Madrid, Spain from December 2 to 13 at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) to discuss climate policy. Experts from the NAP Global Network will take part in discussions, share research and convene events at the conference
NAP Global Network at NAP Expo 2019
Songdo, South Korea | April 8-12, 2019
From April 8 to 12, the NAP Global Network Secretariat was in Songdo, Republic of Korea for NAP Expo 2019. NAP Expo is a global forum organized by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to promote peer learning and foster exchanges among stakeholders in […]
NAP Global Network at COP 23
See also: Multimedia on NAP Process Lessons and Experiences | COP 23 Governments from around the world are meeting in Bonn, Germany from November 6-17 at the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference to discuss implementation of the Paris Agreement. The NAP Global Network will be playing an active role at COP 23 to highlight successes so […]
Gender in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes: A pilot review of climate change adaptation planning documents from 15 countries
by Angie Dazé and Julie Dekens, IISD
The linkages between gender and climate change adaptation have been recognized as a key issue under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since the early 2000s. The 2015 Paris Agreement increased the ambition on gender, referring to gender equality and women’s empowerment and calling for action on climate change to be gender-responsive. […]
Fifteen years of climate change adaptation planning: What have we learned so far?
NAP Expo 2016 keynote speech by Dr. Saleemul Huq
This op-ed was originally published in the Daily Star (Bangladesh) and is republished here with permission. The original article is available via the Daily Star’s website. The NAP Global Network participated in NAP Expo 2016, hosting a side event on budgeting for NAP implementation. Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), at its […]
The UNFCCC National Adaptation Planning Model: A Foundation for Fulfilling Post-2015 Commitments?
by Virginia Wiseman, Thematic Expert for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy, IISD Reporting Services
This article originally appeared as a two-part policy update from IISD Reporting Services (Part I and Part II), providing a technical analysis of the role of the National Adaptation Plan process. Continue reading “The UNFCCC National Adaptation Planning Model: A Foundation for Fulfilling Post-2015 Commitments?”