These resources from the NAP Global Network and links to other relevant sources provide background information and tools relevant to the NAP process.
Building Resilience to Global Risks: NAP Global Network Progress Report 2019-2020
Risk and resilience were dominant themes in 2020. While the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the speed and severity of some of the emerging risks we face, the unrelenting impacts of climate change served as a reminder of the ongoing (and growing) risks we still struggle to manage. In many cases, we saw the pandemic and climate […]
The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process: Frequently Asked Questions
At the NAP Global Network Secretariat, we are often asked—by a range of actors—to explain what the NAP process is and why it’s important. In this session, we answer a few of the common questions that we hear.
Building Momentum for Adaptation Action: NAP Global Network Progress Report 2018-2019
2019 was a year of profile and political support for adaptation. The UN reports that 120 developing countries have launched NAP processes. The Global Commission on Adaptation launched its flagship report, marking the beginning of a “Year of Action” that aims to accelerate ambitious adaptation action around the world. The UN Secretary General prioritized resilience and […]
Video | Gender-responsive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes
Gender equality is a key area of intersection across both the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. This video looks at the gender equality in the context of the formulation and implementation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.
Facilitating Peer Learning with Adaptation Policy-Makers
Approaches and insights from the NAP Global Network’s Targeted Topics Forums
This guide is for people that want to hold inclusive, participatory events in which different stakeholders come together to collectively generate ideas and identify actions they will take to make progress toward adaptation. It will help move away from presentation-heavy meetings and invite people to think and plan differently for their next event.
Video | Country Support Hub
This video presents the Country Support Hub, NAP Global Network’s program that offers free expert advice and short-term targeted technical support to advance the development and implementation of the NAP processes.
Supporting Global Adaptation Action: NAP Global Network 2017-18 Progress Report
The climate is changing. Impacts are being felt, and adjustments today and in the future are necessary. More and more countries are defining and addressing their medium- and long-term climate adaptation priorities through National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes. The NAP Global Network was created to support developing countries in advancing their NAP processes, and help […]
Frequently Asked Questions | South–South Peer Exchange Awards
The NAP Global Network’s South–South Peer Exchange Awards seek to foster exchange among peers from developing countries on key technical topics that are vital for effective national adaptation planning and implementation. Through these awards, participants of the NAP Global Network can: Host a peer exchange. Network participants from developing countries can seek and receive input on […]
Frequently Asked Questions | Country Support Hub
The NAP Global Network’s activities are demand-driven and we strive to respond flexibly to support participants in addressing emerging NAP process-related challenges and opportunities. Through our Country Support Hub, Network participants in developing countries can request free expert advice and/or short-term, targeted in-country technical support on specific issues that will help them to maintain momentum […]
NAP Global Network Yearbook 2016–17
Read about the results and people involved in the NAP Global Network in this yearbook that highlights some of the key moments and people who have participated in the Network.
Video | Introducing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
This video introduces the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network.
Our Offer, Our Results
The Network focuses on activities that: Facilitate sustained peer learning and exchange on challenges and opportunities associated with national adaptation planning and implementation Support national-level action on NAP development and implementation Enhance bilateral support for adaptation and climate-sensitive sectors through donor coordination, with developing countries at the table to ensure that bilateral programs align with […]