Nigeria’s National Adaptation Plan Framework

Nigeria’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Framework establishes a coordinated, sectoral approach to building climate resilience. It outlines an institutional structure led by the Department of Climate Change, emphasizing gender-responsiveness, youth engagement, and the integration of indigenous knowledge. The framework aims to align adaptation efforts with national development plans like the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan and international commitments under the UNFCCC's Cancun Adaptation Framework, while identifying pathways for domestic and international climate finance.

• Climate change projections for Nigeria indicate a temperature increase of 0.04°C per year from 1981/2000 until 2046/2065, rising to 0.08°C per year after 2050, with wetter conditions in the south and drier conditions in the north.
• The economic impact of climate change without adaptation is estimated to cost Nigeria between 6% and 30% of its GDP by 2050, which equates to between USD 100 billion and USD 460 billion.
• The NAP process will be coordinated by the Department of Climate Change (DCC) within the Federal Ministry of Environment, utilizing a sectoral approach to identify priorities and monitor programs.
• The framework proposes an institutional arrangement consisting of a Steering Committee (chaired by the Director of the DCC), a Technical Working Group of experts, and three consultative groups representing the private sector, civil society organizations, and international development partners.
• Nigeria aims to ensure a gender-responsive process by targeting women farmers and addressing their limited access to property rights, credit, and information, in alignment with the Beijing Declaration and the Paris Agreement.
• The framework emphasizes the use of Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EBA), the latter of which is already being implemented through the UNDP-sponsored Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly (EBAFOSA).
• To avoid maladaptation, the framework advocates for harmonizing short-term socioeconomic goals with medium- and long-term climate strategies and incorporating indigenous knowledge, such as traditional agroforestry.
• Financial resource mobilization for the NAP will rely on three primary windows: domestic budgetary allocations, international bilateral and multilateral support, and private sector funding.
• The NAP process is designed to align with several national and international policies, including the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), the National Climate Change Policy Response and Strategy (NCCP-RS), and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

APA

NAP Global Network (2020). Nigeria’s National Adaptation Plan Framework. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/napgn-en-2020-Nigeria-National-Adaptation-Plan-NAP-Framework.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Nigeria’s National Adaptation Plan Framework. 2020. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/napgn-en-2020-Nigeria-National-Adaptation-Plan-NAP-Framework.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2020nigerias, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Nigeria’s National Adaptation Plan Framework}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/napgn-en-2020-Nigeria-National-Adaptation-Plan-NAP-Framework.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }