{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["NAP Global Network"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":458,"relation":"eq"},"page":8,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=nap-global-network&page=8","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=nap-global-network&page=9","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"napglob-000254","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000254","title":"Albania’s National Adaptation Plan","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-03","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/napgn-en-2023-albania-nap-progress-report.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The first progress report on Albania's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) reveals a low overall completion rate, with only 15% of the 118 planned adaptation measures completed between 2019 and 2023. Implementation was significantly delayed by the 2019 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic. While 69% of measures saw some advancement, 22% had not yet started, particularly in areas concerning monitoring systems, irrigation, and agriculture. The NAP is estimated to cost approximately ALL 11 billion (EUR 80 million), with a high proportion of measures rated as medium or high complexity. The report identifies critical gaps in institutional knowledge, human resources, and sustainable national financing, noting a heavy reliance on international donors. Despite these challenges, the report highlights successes in revitalizing the Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Climate Change and mainstreaming climate considerations into the National Strategy for Development and Integration (NSDI) and the revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Albania's NAP implementation showed low overall completion rates between 2019 and 2023, with only 15% of the 118 planned adaptation measures completed and 22% not yet initiated.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Implementation delays were primarily caused by the 2019 earthquake, which diverted funds to reconstruction, and the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The total estimated cost for the NAP is approximately ALL 11 billion (roughly EUR 80 million), with 23.48% of measures requiring high financial resources (above ALL 1 billion).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant portion of NAP measures have limited direct impact on climate risk reduction; 40% were rated as low impact, while only 27% were identified as having the potential to directly contribute to risk reduction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Only one of the 15 Priority Actions (PA 15), which focuses on the Kune-Vaini lagoon system through ecosystem-based adaptation, was reported as fully completed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Stakeholder awareness of the NAP is fragmented; while 83% reported awareness of the document and their specific responsibilities, only 37% knew all 15 Priority Actions, and 16% had never heard of the NAP.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies several systemic challenges to implementation, including institutional knowledge gaps, a lack of sustainable national financing mechanisms, and a shortage of human resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change adaptation has been integrated with varying degrees of success into national policies: the revised NDC 2021–2030 and the NSDI 2022–2030 were rated as 'rather strong' and 'strong' respectively, while the agriculture and forestry strategies were rated as 'weak'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000254#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","national adaptation plan","climate finance","ecosystem-based adaptation","disaster risk reduction","mainstreaming","climate risk management","Nationally Determined Contributions","green recovery","capacity building"],"geography_discussed":["Tirana","Vlorë","Durrës","Krujë","Fier","Elbasan","Përmet","Gjirokastër","Kukës","Lezhë","Berat","Devoll","Malsi e Madhe","Finiq","Dropull","Korçë"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["progress report","implementation review","policy evaluation"]},{"id":"napglob-000256","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000256","title":"Rwanda\u0019s Climate Adaptation Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System in the Agriculture Sector: Aims, objectives, and needs","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-03","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/napgn-en-2023-brief-1-rwanda-mel-agriculture-final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines the framework for Rwanda's adaptation MEL system, specifically for the agriculture sector. It distinguishes MEL (adaptation) from MRV (mitigation), reviews existing national policies like the Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy and the 2020 updated NDC, and details the goals of monitoring progress, evaluating impact, and applying learning to inform policy. It identifies existing data sources, such as the ENR MIS and agricultural surveys, and proposes a way forward focusing on institutional arrangements and data collection processes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000256#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Rwanda distinguishes between Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) for adaptation and Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) for mitigation. MEL is used for adaptation because it \"does not have a common global reference metric\" and requires countries to define their own monitoring parameters, whereas MRV uses a \"common metric (tonnes of carbon dioxide)\" to verify emission reductions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000256#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The adaptation MEL system is grounded in several national policies, including the Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) updated in 2023, the 2019 National Environment and Climate Change Policy, and the National Strategy for Transformation 2017–2024 (NST-1).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000256#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary objectives of the adaptation MEL system, as defined by the updated NDC, are to report progress on adaptation actions, identify relevant global and national indicators, measure impact to confirm change, and identify challenges to inform essential policy changes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000256#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The system is designed to track non-greenhouse gas impacts, including environmental, social, and economic effects, while ensuring that \"gender mainstreaming\" is integrated into the sustainable development process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000256#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Existing data sources that inform the MEL system include the Environment and Natural Resources Management Information System (ENR MIS), Seasonal Agriculture Surveys, Agricultural Household Surveys, and the Baseline Climate Change Vulnerability Index.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000256#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The government has established a legal mandate for adaptation MEL through Ministerial Order No 005/2021, which requires the preparation of a National Report on Climate Change to meet UNFCCC and Paris Agreement reporting requirements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000256#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The way forward for operationalizing the system in the agriculture sector involves reviewing institutional arrangements, assessing compatibility with the ENR-Result-Based Performance Management system, and exploring synergies with reporting for the SDGs and the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000256#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","Nationally Determined Contributions","measurement, reporting, and verification","climate finance","gender mainstreaming","climate change vulnerability","national adaptation plan"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy review","framework development"]},{"id":"napglob-000257","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000257","title":"Rwanda’s Climate Adaptation Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System in the Agriculture Sector: Data and information collection and management","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-03","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/napgn-en-2023-brief-2-rwanda-mel-agriculture-final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document assesses Rwanda's monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) system for climate adaptation in agriculture, focusing on 10 specific NDC indicators. It identifies that while output-level tracking is well-established through the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) and Ministry of Environment (MoE) information systems, there are significant gaps in tracking medium-term outcomes, gender-disaggregated data, and the integration of different sectoral databases.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000257#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Rwanda has established 10 specific indicators to track six priority adaptation interventions in the agriculture sector, with 2020 serving as the common baseline year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000257#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Six of the 10 agricultural adaptation indicators are currently monitored via the MINAGRI Management Information System (MIS), which utilizes data from annual reports and National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) surveys.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000257#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Ministry of Environment (MoE) uses the Environment and Natural Resources Management Information System (ENR MIS), updated in 2022 to include an NDC Tracking Application, and plans to integrate this with the MINAGRI MIS to streamline data collection.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000257#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current indicators primarily track short-term outputs rather than medium-term outcomes; for example, while irrigation is measured by hectares of land, the outcome of decreased farmer vulnerability is more difficult to identify.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000257#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a lack of context-specific gender considerations in the NDC indicators, and the document recommends disaggregating data by gender for indicators such as the use of surveillance tools and the uptake of crop insurance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000257#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Several indicators are not currently tracked in the MINAGRI MIS, including the number of cows under insurance and the number of farmers using surveillance tools like the FAW database and BXW app.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000257#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","Nationally Determined Contributions","agricultural irrigation"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","system review"]},{"id":"napglob-000258","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000258","title":"Rwanda’s Climate Adaptation Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System in the Agriculture Sector: Institutional arrangements","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-03","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/napgn-en-2023-brief-3-rwanda-mel-agriculture-final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details the governance structure for Rwanda's adaptation MEL system, identifying the Ministry of Environment (MoE) as the lead coordinator and the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) as the primary agency for data validation and UNFCCC reporting. It specifies the roles of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) in collecting data for 10 specific NDC adaptation indicators in the agriculture sector. The report identifies significant human resource gaps, noting that most ministries lack dedicated adaptation MEL focal points, and recommends a budget of approximately USD 250,000 for 2023-2024 to establish the program.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000258#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Ministry of Environment (MoE) serves as the principal lead for developing policies and overseeing the national climate change adaptation MEL system, including the Environment and Natural Resources Management Information System (ENR-MIS).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000258#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) is responsible for validating adaptation indicator data, leading data analysis, and supervising reports submitted to the UNFCCC.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000258#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the agriculture sector, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) is the lead institution for gathering and processing data for 10 NDC adaptation indicators, utilizing the MINAGRI-MIS for quantitative reporting on six of these indicators.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000258#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"High-level oversight is provided by three bodies: the Permanent Secretaries Forum for cross-sector policy advice, the Economic Cluster Working Group for financial and economic strategic oversight, and the Development Partners Coordination Group for guidance on accessing finance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000258#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A proposed NDC MRV/MEL Technical Working Committee, to be chaired by REMA, is intended to provide technical oversight, coordinate national agencies, and ensure the MEL system links mitigation, adaptation, and finance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000258#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a widespread lack of dedicated human resources for adaptation MEL across government institutions; most ministries have not designated a specific focal point for these tasks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000258#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Establishing and implementing Rwanda's adaptation MEL program for the years 2023 and 2024 is estimated to require a budget of approximately USD 250,000.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000258#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","Nationally Determined Contributions","climate finance","measurement, reporting, and verification"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["institutional analysis","capacity assessment"]},{"id":"napglob-000259","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000259","title":"Rwanda’s Climate Adaptation Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System in the Agriculture Sector","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-03","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/napgn-en-2023-brief-4-rwanda-mel-agriculture-final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details the operationalization of a pilot adaptation MEL system in Rwanda's agriculture sector, focusing on how data is communicated to national and international bodies and the lessons derived from tracking NDC indicators. 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This creates a cycle where conflict erodes adaptive capacities, and climate impacts can exacerbate conflict risks by increasing competition over shrinking natural resources or undermining food security.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000275#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Conflict-sensitive adaptation is viewed as a spectrum ranging from 'conflict-blindness' to 'peacebuilding'. While conflict sensitivity focuses on 'working in' conflict to minimize harm and avoid exacerbating tensions, peacebuilding focuses on 'working on' conflict by specifically addressing root causes to generate peace-related outcomes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000275#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Aligning NAPs with peacebuilding agendas is beneficial because both processes share drivers of vulnerability (such as poverty and inequality), operate on similar medium- to long-term timelines, and rely on strengthened governance and participatory, country-owned processes for success.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"napglob-000275#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Conflict-affected states face severe climate data deficits due to the destruction of infrastructure, such as weather stations, and the loss of technical personnel during violence. 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