Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes

The document argues that private sector engagement is essential for successful National Adaptation Planning (NAP) because businesses drive economic growth and provide the jobs, products, and financing necessary for climate resilience. It defines private sector engagement as the meaningful involvement of diverse actors in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of NAPs, while maintaining that governments remain the primary owners of the process.

• Private sector actors are critical to climate adaptation because they are primary drivers of economic activity in developing countries, contributing 60% of GDP, 80% of capital flows, and 90% of employment. They are essential for creating adaptation-related jobs, developing resilience-enhancing products and services, and providing financing.
• The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process provides a medium- and long-term vision for adaptation that aligns with development plans and regulatory frameworks, offering the private sector a stable and predictable roadmap of government priorities and climate vulnerabilities.
• Meaningful private sector engagement in the NAP process involves actors of various sizes, sectors, and motivations—including those in formal and informal sectors—participating in planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation, although governments retain overall ownership of the process.

APA

Church,, A. C. (2019). Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/engaging-private-sector-national-adaptation-planning-processes

Chicago

Church,, Alec Crawford,Clare. Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2019. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/engaging-private-sector-national-adaptation-planning-processes.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{church2019engaging, author = {Church,, Alec Crawford,Clare}, title = {{Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/engaging-private-sector-national-adaptation-planning-processes}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }