What Four Asia–Pacific Countries Are Learning About Reporting on Climate Change Adaptation

By Sonam Gyelpo (Bhutan), Paul Ezekiel M. Losaria (The Philippines), Teerapat Kamnuantip (Thailand), and Sandab Khim (Cambodia), Patrick Guerdat (NAP GN)

The end of 2026 marks a critical opportunity for countries under the Paris Agreement to report on their progress in addressing the impacts of climate change and share information on their commitments to adaptation actions.  Reporting and transparency sit at the heart of global sustainable development frameworks. They build trust between countries, track progress, and give governments the evidence they […]

Why the Education Sector Matters in the National Adaptation Plan Process: New resources for NAP teams and education ministries

Climate change is already closing schools, disrupting learning, and placing the education of millions of children at risk every year. Climate change impacts destroy and damage education infrastructure and threaten the safety, health, and well-being of students and teachers, while extreme heat affects concentration and learning outcomes, leaving the most fragile education systems disproportionately at risk. In 2024 alone, 242 million students from pre-primary to upper secondary had their […]

Five African Countries Set to Step Up Gender-Responsive National Adaptation Planning

On the sidelines of the 2026 UN Bonn Climate Change Conference, five African countries met in June for a training of trainers (ToT) session on integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in national adaptation plan (NAP) processes. Organized by the NAP Global Network, this in-person workshop brought together 10 government representatives from five countries—Benin, […]

Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding Keep Missing Each Other

In fragile and conflict-affected contexts, climate change and conflict reinforce one another. They do so not in simple or automatic ways, but by interacting with existing political, social, and economic vulnerabilities. Climate impacts affect livelihoods, resource access, and governance systems. Conflict and weak institutions undermine the effectiveness of climate change adaptation. Addressing this dual burden […]

Pilares clave que guían el proceso del Plan Nacional de Adaptación de Malasia: ¿Qué podemos aprender?

Por Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham, Coordinadora Sénior de Adaptación al Cambio Climático de Malasia

Malaysia is developing its first inclusive national adaptation plan (MyNAP), which is built upon four strategic pillars. It also sets out key principles for advancing the country’s NAP process. This article outlines how Malaysia is working to mark a major milestone in its NAP process around key pillars and principles—from strengthening governance and data systems to unlocking private investment and scaling adaptation finance.

Somalia avanza con su primer Plan Nacional de Acción contra el Cambio Climático

El 21 de octubre de 2025, el Gobierno de Somalia organizó un taller en Mogadiscio, donde los actores clave validaron el Plan de Acción Nacional sobre el Cambio Climático 2025-2030 del país.

El 21 de octubre de 2025, el Gobierno de Somalia organizó un taller en Mogadiscio, donde actores clave validaron el primer Plan Nacional de Acción contra el Cambio Climático 2025-2030 (PNCCAP) del país. El plan facilita la implementación de los compromisos nacionales e internacionales de Somalia en materia de cambio climático, incluidas las acciones prioritarias identificadas en su Plan Nacional de Adaptación (PNA), la Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional 3.0, […]

Los países aprenden unos de otros sobre el seguimiento, la evaluación y el aprendizaje de la adaptación 

Representantes de siete países africanos exploraron los desafíos clave para establecer sistemas MEL y soluciones emergentes.

Representantes de Botswana, Kenia, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Ruanda y Somalia exploraron los desafíos clave para establecer sistemas de Monitoreo, Evaluación y Aprendizaje (MEL) y soluciones emergentes en un evento de aprendizaje entre pares de la Red Global NAP.