root  |   NAPs by Country  | Costa Rica
CLIMATE HAZARDS AND CHANGES IDENTIFIED
  • Droughts
  • Floods
  • Sea level rise
  • Storms, hurricanes, cyclones
  • Changes in precipitation patterns
  • Wildfires
  • Heatwaves
  • Seasonal shifts
How are NAP priorities structured

Costa Rica's NAP has one objective and six axes.

Under its axes, there are 21 associated guidelines, 85 associated general goals, and 231 associated products.

Cross-sectoral or strategic priorities

# of Specific Adaptation Actions Identified

231

Guiding Principles for the NAP Process
  • transparent
  • participatory
  • inclusive of vulnerable groups and communities
  • Ecosystem based, environmentally sustainable
  • Multisectoral
  • gender responsive
  • Other: transformation; innovation; equity; universality; prevention; flexibility; continuity; economic sustainability; decentralization; shared responsibility
Use of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge
Is loss and damage mentioned?

Data reflects NAPs submitted to the UNFCCC as of 30/04/2025

* 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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