Hacer frente a las pérdidas y los daños: ¿Qué podemos aprender de los Planes Nacionales de Adaptación de los países?

The report analyzes 41 multisectoral NAPs to determine the extent to which they integrate loss and damage (L&D) information and actions. It argues that NAPs are fundamental tools for minimizing L&D through adaptation and disaster risk management, though they often lack detailed analysis of irreversible impacts and non-economic losses. The authors propose a 'spectrum' approach to L&D—ranging from avoidance (mitigation) to minimization (adaptation/DRR) and addressing (humanitarian response/reparations)—and recommend that international financing mechanisms leverage existing NAP risk assessments to avoid duplication and ensure climate justice.

• Approximately 49% of the reviewed National Adaptation Plan (NAP) documents make direct reference to the concept of loss and damage, with a high concentration among small island developing states (37% of those mentioning L&D).
• There is a very high integration of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) within NAPs, with 95% of documents mentioning DRM or Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), although only 10% specifically reference Integrated Risk Management (IRM).
• DRM actions in NAPs are heavily skewed toward risk understanding and reduction, such as early warning systems and insurance, while specific actions for disaster response and recovery are less common.
• While 100% of the analyzed NAPs mention slow-onset events—such as sea-level rise, temperature increases, and biodiversity loss—only 17% use the specific term 'slow-onset events'.
• Human mobility is mentioned in most NAPs, but only about 40% address permanent mobility, such as relocation or resettlement, rather than seasonal or economic migration.
• Non-economic losses are significantly under-addressed, appearing in only 29% of NAPs, with the loss of cultural heritage being the most frequently cited issue (15%).
• The report identifies a critical gap in NAP documents regarding the analysis of scenarios that exceed adaptation limits, suggesting countries need more support to evaluate existential threats.

APA

Qi, J., Dazé, A., & Hammill, A. (2023). Hacer frente a las pérdidas y los daños: ¿Qué podemos aprender de los Planes Nacionales de Adaptación de los países? NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/napgn-es-2023-loss-and-damage-in-naps.pdf

Chicago

Qi, Jeffrey, Angie Dazé, and Anne Hammill. Hacer frente a las pérdidas y los daños: ¿Qué podemos aprender de los Planes Nacionales de Adaptación de los países? NAP Global Network, 2023. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/napgn-es-2023-loss-and-damage-in-naps.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{qi2023hacer, author = {Qi, Jeffrey and Dazé, Angie and Hammill, Anne}, title = {{Hacer frente a las pérdidas y los daños: ¿Qué podemos aprender de los Planes Nacionales de Adaptación de los países?}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/napgn-es-2023-loss-and-damage-in-naps.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }