NAP Global Network at NAP Expo 2025
NAP Global Network
Supporting developing countries with their NAP processes to accelerate climate adaptation efforts around the world.
From August 12 to 15, members of our team will be attending the 10th global NAP Expo in Lusaka, Zambia. The NAP Global Network’s experts will co-host event sessions with partner countries and organizations from the adaptation community to exchange insights and lessons on how to achieve effective, inclusive NAP processes. For session details and updates, visit our dedicated event page.
What Does the First Global Stocktake Mean for NAP Processes?
In 2023, the first global stocktake (GST) concluded at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in Dubai, painting a clearer picture of the state of global climate action while providing mandates and recommendations for countries to follow up on and integrate them into their national climate change plans, policies, and strategies.
This new report by the NAP Global Network distills the outcomes of the GST into eight key messages for adaptation policy-makers. It also provides recommendations and actionable steps to help countries implement the decisions as part of their NAP processes.
Introducing the Climate Adaptation Investment Planning Newsletter
The Climate Adaptation Investment Planning program, led by the Asian Development Bank, launched its first quarterly newsletter spotlighting global efforts in climate adaptation investment planning. This edition, supported by the NAP Global Network, delves into the different approaches that countries can employ to identify, prioritize, and secure sufficient financing for adaptation investments needed to accelerate the implementation of their national and sector adaptation priorities.
Read the full newsletter to learn more about past and upcoming publication releases and events, among other stories related to climate adaptation investment planning.
Watch: Finance in NAP Processes Webinar
In our latest webinar, NAP Global Network’s experts shared findings from our first-ever synthesis report reviewing finance in NAP processes. During this session, our panellists gave an overview of the key findings of this review, which focused on how countries are addressing adaptation finance issues. We also heard from Kenya’s NAP focal point, Thomas Lerenten Lelekoitien, who shared real-world examples for how Kenya is identifying, prioritizing, and mobilizing adaptation finance.
If you missed this webinar, watch the recorded session.
New Manual on Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) into Viet Nam’s NAP Process
Climate change presents a significant challenge to societies worldwide, but its effects are not felt equally. Women, marginalized groups, and vulnerable communities often face the greatest risks.
Recognizing this reality, Viet Nam has published a comprehensive guide—tailored to its national context and NAP process—that provides a structured approach to integrating GESI principles into climate adaptation policies and actions.
The Central African Republic Launches a Comms Strategy for Its NAP Process
The Central African Republic’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development has developed a communications strategy to showcase the country’s adaptation efforts and strengthen the understanding of its NAP Process among a range of actors.
Read the publication here. (French only)
This Month in NAP Trends
On NAP Trends, you can now find our analysis of Antigua and Barbuda’s NAP, which was published on the UNFCCC’s NAP Central in July. The NAP highlights the role that its 2022 adaptation communication, which was developed with support from the NAP Global Network, played in providing foundational information in providing a knowledge base on adaptation.
In Case You Missed It
Save the Children and the NAP Global Network have teamed up to support the engagement of the education sector in NAP processes. Read more about our new partnership in this article, and stay tuned for more updates.
Research led by the SLYCAN Trust, with the support of the NAP Global Network, explores how human mobility is effectively integrated into adaptation planning and implementation processes across different levels of governance. It also offers insights for policy-makers and practitioners working at the intersection of human mobility and climate change adaptation.
Our latest infographic captures key findings and considerations from a 2024 report that reviews how countries are integrating ecosystem considerations—including the uptake of nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation—into their NAP processes.
In a recent report, the Government of Nigeria examines the intersection of climate change and conflict dynamics within the country, proposing ways to systematically integrate conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding into its NAP process.
Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development recently published the country’s Gender Equality and Equity Climate Finance Checklist. This practical tool, developed with the NAP Global Network’s support, helps assess climate projects and programs across seven key gender equality and equity dimensions.
NAPs in the News
Our pick of this month’s adaptation planning updates and related news in developing countries.
Ghana is accelerating efforts in its national adaptation planning by raising public awareness of climate change hazards and integrating adaptation measures into national and district development planning frameworks. In this video, Mary-Jane Enchilll, Communications Specialist for Ghana’s NAP Project and Deputy CEO at the Ghanaian-based HATOF Foundation, shares insights on how to raise public awareness and interest in adaptation efforts.
Grenada’s Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, in partnership with UNICEF, held a forum to support youth participation in the country’s NAP process and nationally determined contributions (NDCs).
Led by the Environment Authority, Oman hosted a workshop in Muscat bringing together national and international actors, focused on identifying climate risks, advancing the formulation of its NAP, and strengthening the adaptation chapter in its NDCs.
Jordan launched its first National Health Sector Climate Adaptation Strategy, which establishes a strategic framework to build resilience against health risks from climate change. This initiative draws from the country’s NAP.
Kyrgyzstan is working to find synergies between its climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity commitments, including the adaptation priorities set out in the country’s NAP, as part of the final steps in updating its NDCs.