Progress on Vertical Integration in National Adaptation Plan Processes

The report examines vertical integration in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, finding that while most countries reference sub-national governments and non-governmental actors, there are varying levels of integration across planning, implementation, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) stages.

• Every National Adaptation Plan (NAP) analyzed references at least one non-governmental sub-national actor. The most frequently cited are civil society organizations (78%), local private sector actors or MSMEs (67%), and local communities (58%), alongside specific groups such as women (49%), farmers (40%), and Indigenous Peoples (40%).
• Sub-national governments are mentioned in nearly all reviewed NAPs, with specific roles assigned across different phases: 78% are assigned implementation roles, 76% are involved in planning, and 47% have a role in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL).
• Coordination mechanisms across governance levels are mentioned in 78% of NAPs. These range from using existing multilevel governance structures and creating new multi-scale mechanisms to initiating ad hoc consultation processes during NAP development.
• Approximately 69% of NAPs identify mechanisms for providing finance to sub-national levels, including the use of microfinancing, the mainstreaming of adaptation finance into sub-national budgets, and the channeling of international funding to local levels.
• A majority of NAPs (60%) reference sub-national-level adaptation plans, which may be developed at community, municipal, county, provincial, or state levels depending on the country's decentralization process.
• There is a growing recognition of local dimensions of adaptation, with 51% of NAPs explicitly referencing community-based adaptation (CBA) and 40% referencing locally led adaptation (LLA).

APA

Rodríguez, M. L., Ledwell, C., & Bankole, O. (2023). Progress on Vertical Integration in National Adaptation Plan Processes. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/napgn-en-2024-vertical-integration-nap-processes-synthesis-report.pdf.pdf

Chicago

Rodríguez, Mauricio Luna, Christian Ledwell, and Olaide Bankole. Progress on Vertical Integration in National Adaptation Plan Processes. NAP Global Network, 2023. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/napgn-en-2024-vertical-integration-nap-processes-synthesis-report.pdf.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rodrguez2023progress, author = {Rodríguez, Mauricio Luna and Ledwell, Christian and Bankole, Olaide}, title = {{Progress on Vertical Integration in National Adaptation Plan Processes}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/napgn-en-2024-vertical-integration-nap-processes-synthesis-report.pdf.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }