Progress Report of the Joint National Action Plan 2 on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

The first progress report for Tonga's JNAP2 evaluates the integration of 92 climate and disaster risk activities into ministry corporate plans and their implementation status. While most activities are integrated—particularly those related to resilience-building actions (79%) and financing (76%)—the report identifies significant capacity gaps in procedures and skills. Key recommendations include prioritising sector vulnerability assessments, developing GESI-factored resilience plans, and investing in meteorological infrastructure like Doppler radar.

• Integration of JNAP2 activities into Ministry Corporate Plans (CPs) varies by objective, with Resilience-building actions being the most integrated at 79% and Regional and International Cooperation the least at 50%.
• In the three-month period from July to September 2020, the highest proportion of progress was reported in Regional and International Cooperation (83%), followed by Resilience-Building Actions and Financing (both at 73%).
• Overall implementation status across all activities shows that 21% have commenced, 18% are midway, and 14% are complete, while 16% remain in the pre-decision stage.
• The most critical capacity development needs for JNAP2 implementation are the development of procedures (mentioned 60 times) and skills training (mentioned 54 times).
• Sector-specific feedback highlights a need for vulnerability baselines and GESI-factored resilience plans in transport, telecommunications, and building infrastructure.
• The report recommends prioritising the development of a national integrated vulnerability assessment framework and investing in Doppler radar for extreme weather monitoring.

APA

NAP Global Network (2021). Progress Report of the Joint National Action Plan 2 on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JNAP-2-Progress-Report-2021.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Progress Report of the Joint National Action Plan 2 on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. 2021. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JNAP-2-Progress-Report-2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2021progress, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Progress Report of the Joint National Action Plan 2 on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2021}, month = jul, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JNAP-2-Progress-Report-2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }