Peace, Conflict, and National Adaptation Plan Processes

This guidance note from the International Institute for Sustainable Development explores the intersection of climate change adaptation and peacebuilding, specifically focusing on how conflict-affected states can implement National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes that are sensitive to peace and conflict dynamics.

• Conflict-affected states often struggle to prioritize climate change adaptation because immediate needs such as national defense, preventing loss of life, and establishing peace take precedence. In post-conflict settings, governments face the complex task of rebuilding governance mechanisms to protect populations from risks, including the return of violence.
• The guidance note aims to help governments in peacebuilding contexts manage the NAP process—including initiation, financing, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning—to create conflict-sensitive NAPs. These plans are intended to align with development and peacebuilding objectives, promote peace, and reduce the risk of adaptation programming contributing to conflict.
• The document identifies three primary objectives for its guidance: outlining enabling factors for conflict-sensitive NAPs (such as leadership, financing, and stakeholder engagement), offering practical entry points to align NAP phases with peacebuilding, and providing examples of countries integrating these considerations.

APA

Tadgell,, A. C. H. (2023). Peace, Conflict, and National Adaptation Plan Processes. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/peace-conflict-national-adaptation-plan-processes

Chicago

Tadgell,, Alec Crawford,Anne Hammill,Anne. Peace, Conflict, and National Adaptation Plan Processes. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2023. https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/peace-conflict-national-adaptation-plan-processes.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{tadgell2023peace, author = {Tadgell,, Alec Crawford,Anne Hammill,Anne}, title = {{Peace, Conflict, and National Adaptation Plan Processes}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/peace-conflict-national-adaptation-plan-processes}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }