The process of developing Nigeria’s National Adaptation Plan Framework has unveiled the challenges in Nigeria’s adaptation programming, particularly showing which issues need attention for a greater impact in the country.
The Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation is undertaking a national stocktake exercise of climate change adaptation planning and initiatives in Jamaica. The stocktake exercise will assist in understanding the current landscape of climate adaptation initiatives to identify gaps and opportunities for further action.
This process of mainstreaming adaptation has the potential to improve the resilience of development outcomes, enhance community resilience to climate change impact, and safeguard investments.
Though focused on climate change, National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) offer important assessments of the risks a country faces and can be valuable in devising more comprehensive pandemic response strategies.
The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis is not preventing Peruvians from pursuing their goal of building a more resilient country. Rather, engagement with stakeholders aimed at refining the content of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) has moved to a virtual platform and will be conducted between April and June. The first one, hosted by Peru’s Ministry of […]
Updated: January 4, 2021 An addition was made to the report, increasing the total from 91 to 92 adaptation measures. The Peruvian Ministry of Environment launched a catalogue with 92 adaptation measures to be implemented as part of the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. The catalogue offers a structure for understanding Peru’s ambitions when […]
(Lisez la version en français ci-dessous)This year, countries are working to enhance their commitments to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. At the same time, the global community is engaged in a review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action—the most ambitious plan ever agreed for achieving gender equality—25 years after its adoption. […]
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 […]
Ethiopia submitted its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in March 2019, providing an overarching framework for the country’s response to the impacts of climate change. The Ethiopian NAP identifies 18 adaptation options and five strategic priorities to be implemented before 2030. Following the launch of the […]
The South African Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) are developing a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) to understand the impacts of climate change on the country’s mining sector—one of the key economic areas in South Africa.On February 27, stakeholders from the government and mining […]