This Briefing Regional briefing on National Adaptation Plans - Asia-Pacific in Focus aims to provide a brief overview of the NAP experiences of middle-income countries in the Asia and Pacific region (excluding Central Asia), and highlight emerging issues, challenges and opportunities. This Regional Briefing focuses in particular on the countries that participated in this workshop. It is based on the consultations and discussions of the Asia Pacific National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Training Workshop, which was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 20-21 October 2016.