NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN (NAP) APPROACH

Ghana's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, coordinated by the Environmental Protection Agency and guided by the 2018 NAP Framework, aims to reduce climate vulnerability and integrate adaptation into national policies. The process employs a hybrid approach to foster cross-sectoral collaboration across national and sub-national levels, targeting priority sectors such as agriculture, health, and energy to address impacts like flooding, droughts, and sea level rise. Key milestones between 2018 and 2023 include the submission of the Adaptation Communication to the UNFCCC, the launch of a GCF NAP Readiness project, and the completion of gender integration and policy coherence reports.

• The NAP process in Ghana is managed by the Environmental Protection Agency and is based on the 2018 NAP Framework, which established a stakeholder engagement architecture and implementation roadmap. Its primary goals are to lower vulnerability to climate change impacts and ensure adaptation is integrated into development, regulatory, and fiscal policies.
• Ghana utilizes a hybrid approach for its NAP to promote interagency and cross-sectoral collaboration for adaptation at both national and sub-national levels. Priority sectors for this adaptation include energy, gender, livestock, agriculture, health, forestry, fisheries, water resources, and infrastructure.
• The NAP process identifies several key climate impacts, including excessive heat, flooding, droughts, rainfall variability, sea level rise, loss of carbon sinks, severe dry winds, unpredictable extreme events, and a shorter growing season. Implementation milestones from 2018 to 2023 include the completion of the NAP Framework, the submission of the Adaptation Communication (AdCom) to the UNFCCC, the launch of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) NAP Readiness project, and the finalization of a policy coherence review document.

APA

NAP Global Network (2023). NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN (NAP) APPROACH. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/napgn-en-2023-ghana-nap-process-poster.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN (NAP) APPROACH. 2023. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/napgn-en-2023-ghana-nap-process-poster.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2023national, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN (NAP) APPROACH}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/napgn-en-2023-ghana-nap-process-poster.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }