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A platform analyzing the latest information and trends in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) from developing countries

NAP Trends, an initiative of the NAP Global Network, aims to share key information on NAPs to make it easy for the adaptation community to access. The platform provides concise summaries of the information in NAP documents, as well as analyses of trends across countries. It is based on systematic reviews of the documents available on NAP Central, the portal for NAPs that have been communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

For more information on the NAP process and what it involves, please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

Currently, the platform presents information for NAPs submitted to the UNFCCC as of March 31, 2026 .*

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# of countries that have submitted a NAP document to the UNFCCC

25/7533%Africa25/7533%Asia-Pacific17/7522%Latin America/Caribbean7/759%Eastern Europe1/751%Western Europe and other States

# of countries that have submitted a NAP document per region

51015202201542016220174201842019320201220211120221120238202416202532026

# of NAPs submitted to the UNFCCC per year

27

# of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that have submitted a NAP document

15

# of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) that have submitted a NAP document

144

# of developing countries (of 154) that have initiated the NAP process1

121

# of countries with approved GCF readiness funding2

1 UNFCCC Secretariat. (2025, October). Progress in the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plans. https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/sbi2025_17.pdf

2 Green Climate Fund. (2025). GCF Open Data Library. https://data.greenclimate.fund/public/data/readiness as of November 30, 2025.

NAPS BY COUNTRYTRENDS IN NAP DOCUMENTSTRENDS IN KEY THEMES

Data reflects NAPs submitted to the UNFCCC as of 31/03/2026

* The list of NAPs on the UNFCCC’s NAP Central includes sector-specific NAPs from Uruguay for four sectors (agriculture, cities and infrastructure, energy, and coastal sectors). Sector-specific NAPs are not included in the analysis as we are focusing on multi-sector NAP documents.

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Data reflects NAPs submitted to the UNFCCC as of 31/03/2026   |   ADMIN

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