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News and updates on National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes.
NEW FACILITATION GUIDE: PEER LEARNING WITH ADAPTATION POLICY-MAKERS
Based on approaches piloted by the NAP Global Network through eight Targeted Topic Forums, this facilitation guide was developed for people who want to hold inclusive, participatory events that make progress toward adaptation, while moving away from presentation-heavy meetings. The guide is available in French, English or Spanish.
KENYA’S EXPERIENCE WITH ADAPTATION M&E: SNAPSHOT
Although monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems are essential to learning what works and what doesn’t work in the NAP process, they are often complex to design and implement. This Country Brief looks at Kenya’s experience with the design of its national adaptation M&E system—learn more.
RECORDING AVAILABLE: WEBINAR | UNLOCKING NAP FINANCE: METHODOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION PROJECT FORMULATION
On May 2, the Secretariat hosted a webinar highlighting methodologies for adaptation project formulation, building from evidence gained through adaptation planning processes. Featured presenters joined us from the Green Climate Fund as well as Fondo Acción in Colombia. Watch the recording here.
BLOG: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN ADAPTATION
In our first installment of a five-part series on engaging the private sector in NAP processes, this blog looks at the business case for private sector actors—from multinational corporations to smallholder farmers—to invest in the NAP process. You can also learn more by reading our guidance note on the subject.
GUEST BLOG: GCF WORKING PAPER ON ADAPTATION AND CLIMATE FINANCING
Last April at Korea Global Adaptation Week, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) launched a new working paper, Adaptation: Accelerating Action Towards a Climate Resilient Future, to contribute to adaptation knowledge from the perspective of climate financing. Yannick Glemarec, GCF Executive Director, introduced the topic in the paper’s preface, which was also shared on the NAP Global Network’s blog—check it out here.
NETWORK SECRETARIAT IN ACTION: NAP GLOBAL NETWORK AT WOMEN DELIVER 2019
From June 3 to 6, the NAP Global Network Secretariat will be in Vancouver for the Women Deliver 2019 Conference, the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights and well-being of girls and women in the 21st century. On June 5 at 11:20 AM PST, Angie Dazé, Associate with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), will present a Power Talk addressing gender equality in climate change adaptation that will be live streamed. More information can be found here.
NAPS IN THE NEWS
- Read the UNFCCC Secretariat’s new blog summarizing the NAP Expo 2019 key outcomes.
- Saint Lucia’s Department of Sustainable Development is launching a Climate Change Research Policy and Strategy as part of ongoing efforts to enhance engagement on climate change under their NAP process.
- Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives hosted a workshop to enhance its technical capacity on climate change adaptation M&E in the country’s agriculture sectors.
- A recent NAP Readiness “Writeshop” in Samoa brought together Pacific and Caribbean representatives to build on each other’s experiences and share lessons.
- Read UnaMay Gordon, Principal Director of Jamaica’s Climate Change Division, and her colleagues’ new policy brief, Putting the Private Sector at the Centre of Climate-Smart Agriculture, which looks at experiences from Jamaica, Kenya, Ethiopia and southern Africa.
KEEP IN TOUCH
Have an upcoming event or resource you'd like in this newsletter? Please get in touch at info@napglobalnetwork.org.
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