National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2020 - 2030.

This National Adaptation Plan is a 10-year nationwide document adopting a sectoral-based approach to climate change adaptation planning to identify priorities for crucial sectors such as agriculture, forestry, energy, fisheries, coastal zones, and waste management. The purpose of this document is to (i) provide an overall framework to guide the country in developing, coordinating, and implementing its NAP process; (ii) strengthen existing planning processes by integrating climate change adaptation considerations. The strategic objectives set out by the Plan are (i) to provide a framework and procedures for sharing of information of scientific, technical, and traditional knowledge on climate change risk management and develop capacity-building measures; (ii) to coordinate sectors (including both public and private sector stakeholders) as well as institutions on climate change risk management and universities using awareness with a focus on the improvement of climate risk management actions; and (iii) encourage participation from sector stakeholders and line agencies responsible for key sectors to identify and propose measures to promote adaptation to reduce climate change risk.
To increase production, the strategies envisage (i) an adaptation program for the agriculture sector to foster a secure environment for decision-making on the part of farmers and public policy managers faced with climatic uncertainties through efficient access to information, technologies, and production processes to establish sustainable production systems; (ii) reduced climate-induced changes in the ecosystems that support the fisheries sector; (iii) promotion of sustainable fishing practices and policies and regulation of fishing practices to prevent overexploitation.
The document aims at improving food security through (i) smart agriculture practices; (ii) full integration of fisheries into climate change adaptation and food security policies at the national level; (iii) implementation of a system to run urban waste into input for agricultural production through the composting waste for use in food security programs in the urban (urban agriculture) and rural areas.
To protect the environment, the main interventions are (i) developing and deploying sectoral risk vulnerability assessment and establishment of a center for climatic intelligence for all sectors at the EPA; (ii) reducing the risk and vulnerability of climate change impacts the coastal sector and disseminating information on the climate change process around the sector; (iii) reducing the risk and vulnerability of climate change impacts on the energy sector, thereby sustaining energy production; (iv) reducing risk and climate change vulnerabilities of the forestry sector and promoting community forest activities beyond timber extraction as a management tool for sustainable forest using indigenous species and knowledge; (v) implementing reforestation and afforestation activities in degraded areas, increasing rural income, and improving biodiversity richness, including wild fauna; (vi) reducing climate change vulnerability and risk factors relating to the emission of greenhouse gases from waste disposal; (vii) developing integrated climatic and hydrological models and assess their impacts on water resources management.
For more inclusive economic and social growth, it is deemed necessary to (i) expand on scientific knowledge and technical capabilities to produce climatic projections; (ii) conduct mapping and evaluation of technology needs for adaptation; (iii) prepare and deploy an online data integration system for monitoring, dissemination, and awareness-raising on the impacts of climate change; (iv) formulate a capacity-building strategy for adaptation for various target public agencies; (v) deploy NAP monitoring and evaluation system.
As for Governance, fundamental to the success of the NAP process in Liberia will be (i) addressing capacity gaps and weaknesses in climate change adaptation among line ministry and agencies in Liberia; (ii) identifying and appraising adaptation options at the sectoral, sub-national, and national levels; (iii) creating an enabling environment for effective institutional functioning and capacities for adaptation; (iv) designing a coherent approach to mobilizing funding for effective climate change adaptation; (v) developing innovative strategies for engaging the private sector.