Leveraging Trade to Support Climate Adaptation in Developing Countries

This research paper explores how trade can be leveraged as a vehicle to support climate change adaptation in developing countries, specifically examining the role of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes in identifying necessary goods, services, and financing.

• The paper identifies three general pathways for using trade to support climate adaptation: domestic trade policy measures to improve access to adaptation goods and services (such as tariffs, subsidies, and procurement rules), access to trade-related financing mechanisms like the Enhanced Integrated Framework and Aid for Trade, and the use of international collaborative frameworks to coordinate adaptation priorities.
• National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes are critical for strategically using trade because they identify the specific goods and services required for adaptation, the associated financing needs, and potential cooperation opportunities with other nations.
• To demonstrate the links between NAP processes and trade opportunities, the paper conducted a review of NAP documents from three countries in the Pacific region: Fiji, Kiribati, and Tonga.

APA

Bellmann,, J. D. H. H. (2021). Leveraging Trade to Support Climate Adaptation in Developing Countries. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/leveraging-trade-support-climate-adaptation-developing-countries

Chicago

Bellmann,, Julie Dekens,Anne Hammill,David Hoffmann,Christophe. Leveraging Trade to Support Climate Adaptation in Developing Countries. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2021. https://www.iisd.org/publications/leveraging-trade-support-climate-adaptation-developing-countries.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bellmann2021leveraging, author = {Bellmann,, Julie Dekens,Anne Hammill,David Hoffmann,Christophe}, title = {{Leveraging Trade to Support Climate Adaptation in Developing Countries}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/leveraging-trade-support-climate-adaptation-developing-countries}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }