Lebanon’s National Adaptation Plan is the country’s first comprehensive framework dedicated to addressing climate change, reflecting a strong national commitment to building resilience for current and future generations. The main goal is to reduce climate vulnerabilities, strengthen adaptive capacities, and ensure risk-informed, humancentric development to protect lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems from climate change impacts. To this end, it provides a long-term roadmap to manage climate risks, protect critical resources, and strengthen institutional capacity across sectors. Grounded in national priorities and sectoral strategies, the Plan outlines targeted adaptation actions to safeguard water, food, health, biodiversity, and infrastructure, ensuring inclusive resilience for all communities. It also reinforces Lebanon’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, positioning adaptation as a key driver of stability, sustainable livelihoods, and green recovery. The NAP provides a national framework for climate adaptation by (i) integrating adaptation into national policies and sectoral strategies to ensure climate resilience is embedded across development planning and decision-making; (ii) strengthening institutional coordination mechanisms at both national and local levels to facilitate effective governance and implementation; (iii) enhancing climate finance mobilization by facilitating access to public, private, and international funding sources; (iv) promoting risk-informed, inclusive adaptation planning that prioritizes women and vulnerable populations, and fosters local engagement. The Plan identifies 8 priority sectors (agriculture, water, biodiversity, forestry, urban infrastructure, tourism, public health, and disaster risk reduction) based on its climate vulnerabilities. In agriculture, efforts aim to enhance productivity and livelihoods against climate variability and shocks. In forestry and biodiversity, the objective is to safeguard ecosystems, restore landscapes, and improve the adaptive capacity of species. Water resources management seeks to improve water availability, quality, and efficiency to support resilient communities and ecosystems. For urban infrastructure, the goal is to ensure cities and critical systems can withstand climate risks such as heatwaves, floods, and sea-level rise. In public health, capacities are strengthened to manage climate-sensitive health risks and protect vulnerable populations. Disaster risk reduction focuses on improving multi-hazard management and early warning systems to reduce climate-related losses. Finally, in tourism, the aim is to build resilience in infrastructure and services while promoting sustainable, inclusive, and diversified tourism, including cultural and nature-based activities. For each sector, the document identifies priority interventions and the specific challenges they are designed to address. It also highlights 4 key enablers (governance, finance, data, and stakeholder engagement) essential for effective and sustained adaptation implementation. Governance and policy aim to integrate climate adaptation systematically into national and sectoral frameworks. Finance and investment focus on increasing access to domestic and international funding to support adaptation efforts. Data and monitoring seek to strengthen systems for climate risk assessment and evidence-based decision-making, while stakeholder engagement promotes inclusive, participatory processes that ensure local actors and vulnerable groups actively contribute to and benefit from adaptation actions. Achieving Lebanon’s adaptation goals requires a diversified and well-structured financing strategy to ensure effective and sustainable implementation across sectors. Funding can be mobilized from multilateral funds, development banks, bilateral partners, and private sector instruments, including innovative tools such as green bonds, climate insurance, debt-for-climate swaps, carbon markets, and resilience funds.
Ливан · 2025-01-01