The Republic of Suriname’s First National Adaptation Plan Progress Report

The report evaluates the first 3.5 years of Suriname's NAP implementation, noting significant progress in forestry, environment, and spatial planning, but highlighting systemic barriers such as a lack of a formal coordinating entity, insufficient funding, and low stakeholder awareness.

• Suriname has achieved significant milestones in environmental governance and data collection, most notably the approval of the Environmental Framework Act in 2020 and the subsequent establishment of the National Environmental Authority (NMA) in July 2024.
• Implementation of the NAP is hindered by the absence of a formal coordinating entity and a general lack of awareness among stakeholders regarding the plan and their roles within it.
• Financial constraints are a systemic barrier, as there is no dedicated national budget line for climate change activities, leaving many adaptation efforts dependent on project-based donor funding.
• The forestry sector has shown the most progress among priority sectors, specifically through the establishment of forest emissions reference levels and the creation of public information platforms like the GONINI Geoportal and Kopi.
• In the water sector, progress is categorized as ongoing, with achievements in district-level risk mapping and the development of a Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan, though the sector is stalled by delays in approving key legislation such as the Groundwater Act.
• The energy sector is developing an Electricity Sector Plan 2022–2027 and has removed subsidies for gasoline and diesel, but faces a 'brain drain' and insufficient technical capacity to link energy management with climate change.
• Agriculture progress includes the introduction of climate-smart technologies and the development of a Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) protocol, but the sector suffers from understaffing and a perceived over-prioritization of rice farming.
• The health sector has made the least progress, characterized by a lack of dedicated budget, a lack of knowledge regarding the link between climate change and public health, and a reliance on paper-based surveillance systems.
• Spatial planning has advanced through the development of a draft Law on Spatial Planning and a Master Plan for Greater Paramaribo that integrates climate considerations.
• While women and local communities participate in workshops and training, they are not consistently integrated into the actual decision-making processes of NAP implementation.

APA

Karijodrono, P. (2025). The Republic of Suriname’s First National Adaptation Plan Progress Report. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Suriname-NAP-Progress-Report.pdf

Chicago

Karijodrono, Priscilla. The Republic of Suriname’s First National Adaptation Plan Progress Report. NAP Global Network, 2025. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Suriname-NAP-Progress-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{karijodrono2025republic, author = {Karijodrono, Priscilla}, title = {{The Republic of Suriname’s First National Adaptation Plan Progress Report}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2025}, month = apr, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Suriname-NAP-Progress-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }