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during the year, Malawi, Peru, and Sierra Leone finalized their frameworks, while Botswana, Nigeria, and Vanuatu began developing them.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000311#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Peer learning was delivered through the final Targeted Topics Forum (TTF) involving 13 countries in Tanzania and a Peer Learning Summit in Rotterdam supported by the Netherlands.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000311#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Specific national achievements included the launch of Fiji's first National Adaptation Plan at COP 24 and the endorsement of Kiribati's updated Joint Implementation Plan (KJIP) 2019-2028.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000311#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Network facilitates donor coordination to avoid duplication and maximize impact, exemplified by the sequenced support from Canada (2017-2018) and the United States (2018-2019) for Fiji and Kiribati.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000311#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["national adaptation plan","climate change adaptation","Private sector engagement","Nationally Determined Contributions","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Fiji","Kiribati","Ghana","Peru","Vietnam","Ethiopia","Madagascar","Colombia","South Africa","Tanzania","Netherlands","Benin","Ivory Coast","Guinea","Togo","Saint Lucia","Grenada","Nepal","Kazakhstan","Malawi","Sierra Leone","Botswana","Nigeria","Vanuatu","Albania"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["progress report"]},{"id":"iisd-000593","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-000593","title":"Supporting Global Adaptation Action: NAP Global Network 2017-18 Progress Report","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2018-12-03","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/supporting-global-adaptation-action-nap-global-network-2017-18-progress-report","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The NAP Global Network's 2017-18 progress report details its efforts to assist developing countries in defining and addressing medium- and long-term climate adaptation priorities through National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000593#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The NAP Global Network was established to assist developing countries in progressing their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes and to speed up global climate adaptation efforts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000593#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An increasing number of countries are utilizing NAP processes to identify and manage their long-term and medium-term priorities for climate adaptation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000593#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","national adaptation plan"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["progress report"]},{"id":"fordecl-000058","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/fordecl-000058","title":"Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests","publisher":{"name":"Forest Declaration Assessment","organization":"forest-declaration-assessment"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"en","date_published":"2018-11","source_url":"https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2018NYDFReport_ES_EN.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that improvements in forest governance are too slow to measurably reduce deforestation, with significant gaps remaining in the legal recognition of indigenous land rights and the enforcement of forest laws. 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