Bhutan's first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) analyzes climate risks in seven climate vulnerable sectors of water, agriculture and livestock, forests and biodiversity, human settlement and climate-smart cities, health, energy, climate service and disaster risk reduction.

Based on the assessments, it identifies medium-and-long-term adaptation priorities—a much-needed shift from ad hoc, project-based adaptation interventions focused on address short-term threats toward more strategic and programmatic approaches to adaptation.

The NAP will guide the implementation of these priorities through integration into national, sectoral, and local development plans.