Mexico is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change due to its geographic characteristics and socioeconomic conditions. With 68% of its population and 71% of its GNP exposed to climate change impacts, the country faces significant challenges. Although Mexico has developed robust policy and institutional frameworks and implemented adaptation actions, efforts are falling short of achieving the desired levels of vulnerability reduction and resilience enhancement. 

Several barriers hinder Mexico’s capacity to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience. These include the absence of a dedicated national adaptation policy instrument, insufficient inter-institutional coordination to integrate adaptation into relevant strategies or development plans, and a lack of up-to-date data on environmental, social, and economic impacts of climate change. Additionally, there is a lack of a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system for tracking adaptation actions and finance, insufficient operation of climate funds, and limited involvement of the private sector and National Development Banks in financing climate adaptation. 

Mexico lacks a coherent national “umbrella” policy framework to articulate efforts required at policy, finance, capacity, implementation, and monitoring levels to achieve its adaptation goals. This proposal addresses these barriers and provides demand-driven support to Mexico’s Government by developing Mexico’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) as an “umbrella” policy framework and an enabler for impactful implementation of prioritized adaptation actions. It aims to harmonize the NAP with existing institutional frameworks and design multi-sectoral consultation mechanisms. The proposal also supports implementation by developing up-to-date, enhanced assessments, methodologies, and an investment portfolio to prioritize adaptation actions. Furthermore, it will consolidate available information under a NAP MEL system that tracks adaptation measures and financial flows, develop an innovative financial mechanism, and foster participation of the private and financial sectors via an investment portfolio and an adaptation concept note for multilateral funds.