SB50 Side Event on Climate-Risk-Informed Infrastructure Planning
So far climate services catering to the specific needs of the infrastructure sector are underdeveloped. This event deals with the question of how this can be changed.
New scoping paper: Defining Adaptation – and Distinguishing It From Other Development Investments
This scoping paper by IISD unpacks the latest debates and approaches to defining adaptation and distinguishing it from other development investments.
New study: Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes
Adapting to the impacts of climate change, whether at the national, sub-national or community level, is not the responsibility of national governments alone. This study aims to offer guidance to governments and their partners on how to engage the private sector in the NAP process.
Now available online: NAP process country case studies
Four Country Case Studies were developed on the national adaptation planning (NAP) process in selected countries. The purpose of this series is to provide an update on the current NAP process, showing first lessons learned and giving an outlook on the next steps to be taken in the iterative NAP process.
New Country Case Study: India’s NAPCC process
This case study was developed as part of a series on the national adaptation planning (NAP) process in selected countries, looking at specific climate risks as well as the governance structure and policy framework.
New policy brief: How bottom-up M&E insights can inform national adaptation planning and reporting
This new briefing by the International Institute for Environment and Development explores how learning from the local to national level informs planning and reporting from the bottom up, providing stronger evidence for adaptation assessments.
New policy brief: Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development: Getting Started on Alignment
This is the second in a series of briefs by the NAP Global Network and GIZ focusing on alignment of country efforts under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Now available in Arabic: The Role of the NAP Process in Translating NDC Adaptation Goals into Action – Linking NAP Processes and NDCs.
This publication is primarily for policymakers, decision-makers and practitioners who are working on climate change adaptation at a national level (e.g. ministries of environment, climate change focal points,and adaptation and sectoral experts).
Now available in Arabic: The Stocktaking for National Adaptation Planning (SNAP) Tool
The SNAP tool addresses decision-makers and technical experts from ministries as well as NGOs and other stakeholders. It provides guidance for developing a snapshot of the planning capacities that are currently available.
Now available online: Risk Supplement to the Vulnerability Sourcebook in Spanish and Arabic
The Risk Supplement to the Vulnerability Sourcebook introduces the IPCC AR5 risk concept and provides guidelines on how to conduct risk assessments using the Vulnerability Sourcebook’s approach.