National Adaptation Plan: A pathway towards climate resilience.

The National Adaptation Plan is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach. This NAP lays down strategies in accordance with the systemic and sectoral priorities for adaptation, including 160 adaptation measures to be prioritised over the five-year period of the NAP, to ensure effective climate-resilient development.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation will be integrated into all sectoral policies to increase the resilience to the negative impacts of climate change. The mandate and capacity of the National Climate Change Coordination Committee will be strengthened to enhance cooperation, communication, and coordination relating to climate change and disaster risk reduction efforts, and to improve preparation and participation in relevant international and Pacific regional meetings. The capacities of national level government entities and sub-national government representatives, local governments and other stakeholders will be strengthened to enhance planning processes in accordance with the principles and approaches outlined within the NAP Framework to ensure effective delivery of climate-resilient development initiatives. Climate information management and services will be developed to enhance the capacity to generate, manage, disseminate, and use climate change information in harmonization with traditional and scientific knowledge. The existing infrastructure, resources, and technical capacities will be upgraded to provide the basis for climate monitoring and projecting, user-friendly climate information services, hazard and risk information, and early warning and prediction systems to stakeholders and community groups. Financing mechanisms will be developed to support adaptation planning processes at all levels. This NAP sets out strategies to ensure food and nutrition security by enhancing the resilience of the food production system. Risk assessments will be conducted on infrastructure and supply chains at the national, sub-national and community levels to improve understanding of environmental and climate risks to agriculture production, distribution and processing, and to use these assessments and models as part of national planning for food and nutrition security. Biosecurity efforts will be improved to enhance protection and action against invasive species, pests, and diseases which can affect plant and livestock production, and establish good biosecurity facilities/nurseries that follow sustainable agricultural practices. Innovative and climate-adaptive farming practices will be promoted in food production in the fields of agriculture, livestock and fisheries. The adoption of sustainable soil and land management techniques will be increased to address soil erosion, desertification, increased soil salination and to improve soil fertility, nutrient management, arability and soil restoration. Water management systems will be improved by assessing and protecting existing water sources, improving and upscaling irrigation systems, improving and maintaining water drainage systems, and applying and upscaling good agronomic practices for water conservation. The resilience of farmers will be increased by encouraging the diversification of agricultural produce for subsistence consumption and market sales, promoting the traditional use of food preservation, processing and storage practices, and seed banks. Sustainable fisheries management and the replenishment of fish stocks will be promoted through the integration of climate change adaptation. Early warning systems will be extended for fishing households, including remote communities and their awareness will be raised on disaster response and disaster risk reduction. Health policies will be developed to reflect health protection from climate risks and disaster risks such as vector-borne and water-, food-, and air-borne diseases. Ecosystem-based adaptation measures will be integrated into disaster risk reduction and management. The critical areas will be delineated for protection and sustainable management based on ecosystem services, cultural importance, biodiversity, food security, water security, access and benefit sharing, and importance for adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
The Climate Change and International Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Economy shall be responsible for monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the NAP and reporting to the National Climate Change Coordination Committee.