Background

The 9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum 2025) will bring together governments, youth, civil society, development partners and the private sector to advance climate-resilient development in the region.

The Forum will focus on four priority systems critical to achieving a just and climate-resilient future for all:

• Food and agricultural systems

• Land and water ecosystems and biodiversity

• Infrastructure, cities and industries

• Health, livelihoods and societies

These systems will be addressed through five cross-cutting enablers: policies and governance, innovation, science and evidence, finance, and social capital and equity.

As part of the programme, RCC Asia and the Pacific is co-organizing three sessions that highlight the role of youth, finance, and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) in driving transformational adaptation.

Objectives

• Regional Youth Adaptation Dialogue (2 October, 16:00–17:30 | Meeting Room A)

  • Elevate children’s and young people’s voices in national adaptation planning and climate action.

  • Identify opportunities for meaningful youth engagement in policy processes.

• Scaling up implementation of NAPs to ensure transformational adaptation (3 October, 11:00–12:30 | Conference Room 3)

  • Share the updated UNFCCC NAP Technical Guidelines and their relevance to the region.

  • Explore approaches to accelerate and resource the implementation of NAPs with a sectoral focus on food and agriculture.

• Sustainable and inclusive NAPs: Leveraging the nexus between adaptation, finance and nature (3 October, 14:00–15:30 | Meeting Room H)

  • Highlight how nature-based solutions and finance can be integrated into NAPs.

  • Provide tools and examples for tailoring global frameworks to local contexts.

Expected outcomes

• Greater recognition of youth leadership in adaptation across Asia-Pacific, with proposals for institutionalizing youth engagement.
• Strengthened understanding among countries of how to apply the revised NAP Technical Guidelines in practice.
• Knowledge of practical approaches and tools to link adaptation, finance and nature in national planning processes.
• Opportunities for new regional partnerships among governments, UN agencies, youth organizations, and development partners.

Target Audience

• Government representatives involved in climate change, environment, finance, youth, and development planning.
• Youth organizations and networks engaged in climate advocacy and policy dialogue.
• Development partners and international organizations supporting NAP formulation and implementation.
• Civil society, academia and research institutions advancing adaptation knowledge and solutions.
• Private sector actors contributing to climate-resilient investment and innovation.

Other RCC Asia-Pacific and UNFCCC Engagement at APAN

• Resource Person Participation:

  • FRAME-ECO: Assessing climate- and disaster-induced losses of biodiversity & ecosystem services (30 September, 13:30–16:30 | Meeting Room H).

• Plenary and Technical Sessions:

  • Opening Plenary (1 October, 09:15–10:30 | ESCAP Hall): Keynote by Youssef Nassef, Director, UNFCCC Adaptation Division.

  • From knowledge gaps to transformational adaptation: Catalyzing actions through regional knowledge networks (2 October, 11:00–12:30 | Conference Room 3).

Contact

For more information, please contact:

RCC Asia-Pacific: RCCAsiaPacific@unfccc.int

Focal Point: JRegulano@unfccc.int