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Exchanging Experiences: The Progress and Challenges in Assessing Climate Risks in Latin American Countries
The third Exchange of Experiences and Dialogue on the Preparation and Implementation of National Adaptation Plans of Latin American Countries took place, where ten representatives from five different countries met to learn more about the tools to assess climate risks and its links to gender equality.
Building Local Capacities to Integrate Gender and Adaptation in Planning in The Gambia
Capacity development, including at the local level, is an essential enabling factor for National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes to be gender-responsive. To build local capacities on gender, climate change adaptation and the linkages between the two, a training of trainers (ToT) was organized in Jenoi, The Gambia, in November 2019. Hosted by the Gambian Ministry […]
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.
Benin Advances Integration of Gender Considerations into its NAP Process
The Government of Benin has validated a study to help mainstream gender considerations into its National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process. Developed with the support of the NAP Global Network, the gender analysis was validated on Thursday, August 8, during a national workshop in Cotonou. The event brought together representatives from seven ministries, public agencies and […]
Guinea Advances Mainstreaming Gender Considerations into its National Adaptation Planning Process
The Guinean government has validated a new study to advance the integration of gender issues related to climate change adaptation into its National Adaptation Planning process. A gender analysis developed with the support of the NAP Global Network, through the U.S. In-Country Support Program for Guinea, was validated during a national workshop in Conakry on […]
Climate Change and Gender Specialists Meet in Jamaica
RIO BUENO, JAMAICA – This week, more than 30 specialists from the Caribbean will meet in Jamaica for the first time to discuss two very important topics – gender equality and climate change adaptation planning – and how they intersect. This two-and-a-half-day workshop will be co-hosted by the Government of Jamaica, Climate Change Division (CCD), […]
Canada Supports Adaptation in Four Pacific Island States
Canada supported in-country NAP programming in four Pacific islands, as well as peer learning and research on gender in NAP processes
The Canadian government, through Environment and Climate Change Canada, provided funding for in-country NAP support programs in Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands between April 2017 and March 2018. Canada also supported a Targeted Topics Forum attended by representatives from 21 countries, as well as the development of a series of knowledge products on how […]