Photo Stories
The Coral Gardeners of Saint Lucia: Local heroes against coral bleaching
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.
Envisioning Resilience: Women’s Voices on Climate Change in Ghana and Kenya
Women from Ghana and Kenya share their stories as part of the Envisioning Resilience initiative, which uses visual storytelling as a tool for dialogue among adaptation decision makers and women with lived experience of climate change.
Protecting Kune-Vaini Lagoon: Scaling up ecosystem-based adaptation in Albania’s oasis for migratory birds
Albania’s Kune-Vaini Lagoon System is an ecological bird’s corridor and its ecosystem is crucial for local communities’ livelihoods. Due to climate change, this ecological wonder is under threat, but a successful Ecosystem-based Adaptation project under Albania’s NAP is helping communities prepare for and cope with the impacts of climate change.
Eswatini Outreach Programme: Strengthening Adaptation and Traditional Knowledge Systems to Enhance Resilience
By Samkele Tfwala, Sizwe Mabaso, Minky Groenewald and Khetsiwe Khumalo | Photos by Thembelihle G. Maseko
A climate change outreach programme was implemented by the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini to raise awareness on adaptation and collect information from local communities and at the grassroots level on Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge on adaptation.
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.
A Great Year for National Adaptation Planning and the Network to Watch in 2022
A new sense of urgency for climate action is being felt all around the world. While reflecting on this year’s progress in our work, it’s clear that the momentum being built for climate action will continue into the new year and NAPs will have a big role to play.
Deep Roots for Resilient Communities: A nature-based solution helping Fiji adapt to climate change
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.
Stories of Progress in NAP Processes in 2019
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes are the foundation for effective adaptation action. The UN reports that 120 developing countries have now launched NAP processes. This article collects stories from 12 countries that—led by national governments—reached milestones in their NAP processes in 2019 as part of the global effort to build resilience in a changing climate.