A new global alliance to speed up climate adaptation plans was launched at COP30 this week.
Parts are the COP30 Presidency, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Governments of Italy and Germany, the NAP Global Network, and the NDC Partnership.
The plan is to fill in the missing gap, between planning and implementation.
The alliance also plans to provide the necessary technical and financial support, which is often fragmented.
It will smooth out the collaboration between the organizations supporting the implementation of NAPs and mobilize public and private investment to advance national adaptation priorities.
The Alliance brings together governments, multilateral institutions, development banks, private investors, philanthropies, think tanks and research institutions committed to helping countries turn adaptation planning into investment strategies and bankable project pipelines.
Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, said “UNDP welcomes the launch of the NAP Implementation Alliance and commends the Brazil COP Presidency for this critical initiative. Scaling up adaptation finance is a development imperative. UNDP stands ready to support this effort with our partners, especially on strengthening the enabling environment for investment readiness, drawing on decades of country engagement and leveraging the new G7 Adaptation Accelerator Hub with the Government of Italy. This will be a cornerstone of our Climate Promise: Forward, bringing the UN System together, at the request of the UN Secretary General, to help countries accelerate NDC and NAP implementation.”
The Alliance is expected to convene partners ahead of COP31 and continue with the support of the Brazilian Presidency as part of the COP troika, to drive a long-term, systemic approach that enables countries to implement adaptation at scale.