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As the<\/em> NDC Partnership<\/em><\/a> marks 10 years, we are sharing five stories of how its support has helped countries turn climate commitments into action. Since 2020, GWPO has mobilised NDC Partnership funding for 16 projects across 12 countries with US$900K funding from NDC Partnership Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP) and US$1.3M from the NDC Partnership Action Fund, combined with technical assistance from GWP Regional Water Partnerships and GWPO to catalyse over USD$60M in climate-resilient water investments.<\/em> Our third story comes from Panama.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panama has around 3,000 km of coastline, and nearly half its population lives in coastal areas. Fisheries, aquaculture, tourism and maritime trade all depend on healthy coasts, yet sea-level rise, coastal erosion, flooding and warming seas are putting communities and ecosystems such as mangroves and seagrass meadows under growing pressure. In its NDC 3.0, Panama commits to protecting 60% of its marine and inland waters by 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With NDC Partnership funding of US$105,000, GWP Central America supported the Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente) to develop Panama\u2019s first dedicated Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the coastal and marine sector, with technical work by Wetlands International Panama<\/a>. The plan is aligned with the country\u2019s National Adaptation Plan process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan assesses climate risk to 2050 through ecosystem, economic and social lenses, as well as adaptation capacity. It prioritises ecosystem-based adaptation and nature-based solutions, such as restoring mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass. It was built through a participatory process that brought together more than 200 stakeholders from government, civil society, academia, coastal communities and the private sector across four regional workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From plan to investment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A plan only delivers when it can be financed. With technical support from GWPO, MiAmbiente turned the plan\u2019s priorities into an implementation and investment roadmap, including defined indicators to monitor progress. The roadmap includes an economic assessment that sets climate risk baselines and estimates of the costs of priority adaptation actions over the short, medium, and long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those costed priorities then became the foundation for a Green Climate Fund (GCF)<\/a> concept note that seeks USD 40 million for the following: climate information and early warning, ecosystem-based adaptation, climate-resilient livelihoods, and knowledge and policy integration. GWPO and GWP Central America also supported MiAmbiente in exploring options for identifying a potential accredited entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why it matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Panama now has a national framework to protect its coasts and a clear pathway to mobilise the USD 40 million needed to deliver it and fulfil its NDC 3.0 commitments. This shows how catalytic support can turn adaptation priorities into investable opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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