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

Ghana's NAP has a vision, two strategic objectives, and five specific long-term adaptation objectives.

It has seven priority sectors, 24 associated sub-sectors, and 220 associated adaptation actions.

It features 386 district actions for 10 districts.

It also has 6 sustainability strategy pillars and 18 associated strategic actions.

# of Specific Adaptation Actions Identified

624

Guiding Principles for the NAP Process
  • gender responsive
  • transparent
  • inclusive of vulnerable groups and communities
  • Multisectoral
  • guided by Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge
  • guided by best-available science
  • coordinated
  • Other: country ownership; effective communication; continuous, progressive, iterative; monitoring, evaluation and learning
Is loss and damage mentioned?

Data reflects NAPs submitted to the UNFCCC as of

* 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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