NAP Expo 2026

The NAP Expo is an annual outreach event organized by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) under the UNFCCC, in collaboration with relevant bodies and organizations, to promote the exchange of experience and foster partnerships between a wide range of Party and non-Party actors on how to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). The 2026 edition was the eleventh global NAP Expo since 2013.

Confirmed facts (official site)

• Dates: 18 to 21 May 2026, 08:00h - 18:00h
• Venue: Kigali Marriott Hotel, KN 3 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda
• Theme: "Climate resilience by 2030 and beyond"
• Organizer: Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG), UNFCCC secretariat
• Language: English (also tagged "Adaptation & Loss and Damage")

Participants and objectives

Participants include policymakers and NAP experts from national and subnational authorities; representatives of the Adaptation Fund, the Global Environment Facility, the Green Climate Fund, UN organizations and other international organizations, bilateral and multilateral agencies, regional centres and networks, and the private sector; and key climate-change adaptation scientists and practitioners.

The event is the global platform to raise adaptation ambition by advancing the formulation and implementation of NAPs, to facilitate interaction between country NAP teams and providers of support (GCF, GEF, AF and bilateral agencies) to enhance access to financing for NAPs, and to create an interactive global forum for sharing experience, best practices and lessons learned.

Next edition

The 2026 edition has concluded. NAP Expo is annual, but as of October 2026 the next (2027) edition dates and venue have not been announced: the dedicated event site's /2027/ page returns 404 and no NAP Expo 2027 event page has been published on unfccc.int. A separate "Regional NAP Expo for Asia and the Pacific 2026" is a distinct regional event.

Sources

• Official event site: https://expo.napcentral.org/2026/ (dates, venue, theme, programme)
• UNFCCC event record: https://unfccc.int/event/nap-expo-2026