Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development

Colombia has made significant progress in aligning its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), National Adaptation Plan (NAP), and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) strategy. The National Planning Department (DNP) plays a central role in coordinating these agendas, particularly by using the SDG agenda as the entry point for the 2018–2022 National Development Plan. While synergies exist—such as the NAP serving as the basis for the NDC's adaptation component—the document identifies a lack of formal coordination mechanisms between the national climate change system (SISCLIMA) and the High-Level Commission for the SDGs, as well as between the National Disaster Risk Management System and the NAP process.

• Colombia has achieved significant alignment between its NDC, NAP process, and SDG strategy, with policy documents referencing one another to ensure coherent adaptation messaging.
• The National Planning Department (DNP) is a pivotal institution in Colombia's climate-resilient development, leading the National Development Plan and coordinating the NAP, NDCs, and the National System for Disaster Risk Management.
• The 2018–2022 National Development Plan integrated the SDG agenda as its primary entry point, requiring all included policies and sectors to establish strategies and quantifiable indicators for the 17 SDGs.
• Colombia's NDC adaptation goals are directly based on the progress made within the NAP framework, including commitments to develop integrated climate change plans across all 32 departments.
• The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and the National Plan for Disaster Risk Management treat adaptation and disaster risk management as complementary, viewing them as "two sides of the same coin."
• Despite existing synergies, there is a lack of formal coordination mechanisms between the national climate change system (SISCLIMA) and the High-Level Commission for the SDGs, as well as between the National Disaster Risk Management System and the NAP process.
• Colombia's climate vulnerability is high, with all municipalities facing some degree of risk; the Andean, Amazon, and Pacific regions have the highest number of municipalities at "high" or "very high" risk.

APA

Cruz, L. C., & Ospina, A. V. (2019). Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/napgn-en-2019-alignment-casestudy-colombia.pdf

Chicago

Cruz, Laura Camila, and Angelica V. Ospina. Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development. NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/napgn-en-2019-alignment-casestudy-colombia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cruz2019coordinating, author = {Cruz, Laura Camila and Ospina, Angelica V.}, title = {{Coordinating Climate-Resilient Development Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, month = oct, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/napgn-en-2019-alignment-casestudy-colombia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }