<span id="page7R_mcid1" class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Like many other countries globally, Liberia is increasingly</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">experiencing physical changes to its </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">climate stemming from anthropogenic global warming</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">1</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">.</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">These</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">physical changes</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">include</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">warmer </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">temperatures, increases in annual rainfall, and increases in the frequency of heavy rainfall events</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">. Though </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">historically Lib</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">eria’s contribution to atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations has been negligible, </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">our country is unfortunately confronted with the daunting challenge of adapting to these new climatic </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">conditions and their impacts. </span></span><span id="page7R_mcid2" class="markedContent"><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Recognizing the implicati</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">on of climate change for its national development and in response to its </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">international commitments, the Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Environmental Protection </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Agency (EPA), has taken various actions to support climate change adaptation planning</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">with several</span><br role="presentation" /><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">climate</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">-</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">related policies.</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Liberia has undertaken climate vulnerability assessments and risk on several </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">priority sectors to support these policies, including coastal zones, agriculture, waste management, forestry, </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">and fisheries. Under the EPA'</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">s guidance and support from the United Nations Development Programme </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">(UNDP), the GoL has prepared this National Adaptation Plan (NAP) framework to guide and advance its </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">National Adaptation Plan process medium</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">-</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">and long</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">-</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">term adaptation needs in a coherent a</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">nd coordinated </span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">manner.</span></span>