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Robust National Adaptation Plans Needed for a Climate-resilient World
Article originally published in UNFCCC Newsroom, 20 October 2020. UN Climate Change News, 20 October 2020 – The UNFCCC secretariat held the second NAP Champions webinar of this year on 14 October...
28 Oct 2020 By Administrator
NAP Champions Webinar: Advancing National Adaptation Plans and climate-resilient recovery
On the 9th of June 2020 a special event on “Advancing NAPs and climate-resilient recovery under COVID-19” was organized by the UNFCCC as part of its June Momentum Climate Change...
22 Jun 2020 By Administrator
Enhancing Support for LDCs for Climate Action
Article originally published in UNFCCC Newsroom, 4 June 2020. UN Climate Change News, 4 June 2020 – At an event organized under the 2020 June Momentum for Climate Change, participants addressed the critically important...
05 Jun 2020 By Administrator
Progress on NAPs as at June 2020
02 Jun 2020 By Administrator
Open NAP Initiative underway
The LEG is actively engaging with countries to assist them with the formulation of their NAP, hopefully to be submitted by end of 2020 or soon after. The Open NAP...
01 Jun 2020 By Administrator
Contents of a NAP
The National Adaptation Plan (NAP), is envisioned to be the umbrella programme for adaptation for a country, embracing and coordinating adaptation efforts at all levels and by all actors in...
25 May 2020 By Administrator

Recent and Upcoming Events

14
Oct ,2020
14:00 to 15:30 CEST Virtual
14:00 - 15:30 Organiser UNFCCC REGISTER HERE This event will discuss the importance of having...
NAP Champions Webinar: Advancing adaptation through National Adaptation Plans
25
Jun ,2020
8:30 – 20:30 GMT +2 Virtual
The event aims to inspire collective action on the 11 priorities laid out in the...
A new era for food and climate:  Driving transformative actions
24
Jun ,2020
14:00 to 15:00 CEST Virtual
Register for the event Organizer: NAP Global Network, UNFCCC Adaptation Committee Event Description   The private sector...
Interactive Webinar – Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Plans: A toolkit to guide effective strategies
9
Jun ,2020
14:00-15:30hrs Virtual
As part of the June Momentum events by the SB Chairs, the NAP Champions will...
NAP Champions Webinar: Advancing NAPs and climate-resilient recovery under COVID-19
10
Jun ,2020
15:00-16:00 (BKK) 8:00-9:00 (UTC)  Virtual
10 June 2020 Date: Wednesday, 10 June 2020  Time: 15:00-16:00 (BKK) 8:00-9:00 (UTC)  With the...
WEBINAR: The impacts of COVID-19 on adaptation planning on Asian LDCS

who we are and what we do

About the LEG and NAPs

The LEG supports the LDCs and developing countries on NAPs. NAP Central services the broad partnership in support of NAPs
LDC Work Programme
The Least Developed Countries (LDC) work programme was established in...
NAP Technical Working Group
The NAP Technical Working Group is a collaboration between the...
Coherence with SDGs and Sendai
The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG),  as the mandated...
Open NAPs
The Open NAP initiative is part of the direct country...
Technical Support
The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) is mandated to...
NAP Expos
The NAP Expo is an annual outreach event organized by...
NAP Central
NAP Central is an information hub for the process to...
Technical Guidance
The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) is mandated to...

Technical Guidelines & Publications

Guidelines, Supplements, LEG Publications

NAP Technical Guidelines are available in several languages, along with associated summary products, and supplementary materials. The COP requested the...
The progress in National Adaptation Plans for 2018 can be seen in this publication produced by the LEG based on...
The Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) is mandated to provide technical guidance and advice on considerations regarding vulnerable communities...
This brief introduces the Open NAP initiative of the LEG and describes how the Open NAPs are closely connected to...
The main focus of this paper is to provide views and experiences on strengthening gender consideration in adaptation planning and...
Latest NAPs
April 22, 2021
On March 31st, 2021, Timor-Leste shared its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to the UNFCCC, making the total number of NAPs…
April 22, 2021
The Kuwait National Adaptation Plan (NAP) was submitted to the UNFCCC on February 11th, 2021, bringing the total number of…
June 15, 2020
On June 2, 2020, the Republic of Suriname shared its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to UNFCCC making the total number…
June 5, 2020
Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific. As a result of its inherent characteristics as an atoll nation, a…
May 4, 2020
Paraguay shared its National Adaptation Plan on NAP Central bringing the total number of NAPs to date to 19. As…
November 28, 2019
Geographically, Guatemala is located in the Central American isthmus between the Pacific and Atlantic ocean, the usual route of the…
November 27, 2019
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) shared its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to NAP Central on the 14th of November…
November 14, 2019
Grenada is the the 15th country to share its National Adaptation Plans in NAP Central. As climate change adaptation is…
March 27, 2019
The Government of Ethiopia shared their National Adaptation Plan to NAP Central on March 1, 2019. Ethiopia NAP builds on…
January 31, 2019
The St. Lucia National Adaptation Plan (NAP), submitted to UNFCCC on  the 21st of September, includes 5 sectoral plans and…
Messages
Welcome to NAP Central. This is an important year for the NAPs as the LDCs and other developing countries work hard to accelerate their efforts towards producing high quality NAPs, in time for the full implementation of the Paris Agreement. We thank all our partners in working towards this vision.
Kenel Delusca
LEG Chair

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In Supporting NAPs

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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World Meteorological Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization
NAP Global Network
United Nations Environment
United Nations Development Programme
DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ)
NAP Global Support Programme