Impliquer le secteur privé dans les processus nationaux de planification de l’adaptation

The document argues that private sector actors—including micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and private financiers—are essential for achieving climate adaptation goals due to their role in economic growth and capital flow. It identifies four key enabling factors for engagement: information sharing, financing, institutional arrangements, and capacity building. The brief outlines specific entry points for private sector involvement across the three phases of the NAP process (planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation) and provides case studies from countries such as Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, and Jamaica to illustrate successful public-private collaboration in climate adaptation.

• The private sector is a critical driver of economic growth in developing countries, accounting for 60% of GDP, 80% of capital flows, and 90% of employment, making their involvement essential for creating adaptation-related jobs and services.
• Private sector actors invest in climate adaptation for three primary reasons: managing business continuity and reputational risks, capitalizing on new market opportunities, and complying with government policies, regulations, or investor interests.
• Information sharing is a major enabling factor; governments must produce high-quality climate data and communicate the 'business case' for adaptation using language and concepts familiar to the private sector to overcome informational barriers.
• Financial barriers, particularly for MSMEs in developing countries, can be mitigated through public interventions such as tax breaks, risk guarantees, government procurement of resilient products, and blended finance to reduce investment risks.
• Effective institutional arrangements require the early integration of private sector representatives into NAP steering committees or the creation of dedicated communication structures to ensure their priorities and constraints are considered.
• Capacity building is necessary because private actors often lack the technical skills to use climate data, conduct vulnerability assessments, or develop business models for adaptation products.
• During the planning phase, governments should collaborate with the private sector to develop 'bankable' project pipelines for priority sectors to catalyze investment.
• In the implementation phase, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are particularly suited for large-scale resilient infrastructure projects where neither party could act alone due to high investment costs and risks.
• Private sector involvement in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) improves the process by providing data on adaptation results and allowing governments to analyze the cost-effectiveness of financial incentives like tax breaks.

APA

Crawford, A., & Church, C. (2019). Impliquer le secteur privé dans les processus nationaux de planification de l’adaptation. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/napgn-fr-2019-engaging-the-private-sector-in-national-adaptation-planning-processes.pdf

Chicago

Crawford, Alec, and Clare Church. Impliquer le secteur privé dans les processus nationaux de planification de l’adaptation. NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/napgn-fr-2019-engaging-the-private-sector-in-national-adaptation-planning-processes.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{crawford2019impliquer, author = {Crawford, Alec and Church, Clare}, title = {{Impliquer le secteur privé dans les processus nationaux de planification de l’adaptation}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/napgn-fr-2019-engaging-the-private-sector-in-national-adaptation-planning-processes.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }