Progress made in implementing activities under the NWP

  

The progress report provides an overview of the progress made in implementing activities under the NWP since SBSTA 42 (June 2015). The report describes the continued engagement of Parties, partner organizations, regional centres and networks, experts and communities of practice in the implementation of activities under the NWP. It highlights the collaborative activities undertaken with the Adaptation Committee (AC), the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG), and NWP partner organizations.

• Recognizing the collaboration with the Adaptation Committee (AC) and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) in preparation of the synthesis of case studies on good practices and lessons learned in adaptation planning processes, addressing ecosystems, human settlements, water resources and health, and in processes and structures for linking national and local adaptation planning, and that these collaborative activities have led to stronger linkages between the NWP, the AC and the LEG.


• Acknowledging the valuable information exchange among Parties and NWP partner organizations that took place at the 9th NWP Focal Point Forum, organized in conjunction with SBSTA 43, and the valuable substantive inputs from the AC, the LEG and experts from NWP partner organizations in the organization of the Forum, with a further request to the secretariat, under the guidance of the Chair of the SBSTA, to continue to collaborate with interested Parties and relevant partner organizations.

• Welcoming the commitment of UNEP, through its Global Adaptation Network, to implementing the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative in other subregions in 2016, in response to the conclusions of SBSTA 41.

• Welcoming the launch of the Adaptation Knowledge Portal under the NWP and recognizing its role in enhancing the dissemination of knowledge developed under the NWP, the AC and the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts, including contributions made by Parties, partner organizations and regional centres and networks.

 
The 9th Focal Point Forum was successfully held on 30th November in Paris, France, in conjunction with COP 21. Through a rich and interactive exchange among over 70 participants from both Parties and NWP partner organizations, the Forum focused on effective ways to facilitate learning on adaptation that can be promoted under the NWP and through the systematic documentation and dissemination of good adaptation practices and lessons learned.

Click here to learn more about the details of the Forum including the agenda, presentations made and key outcomes.

Call for inputs to the eUpdate

The Nairobi work programme invites NWP partners to share information on adaptation events they organized and publications they released during COP 21 to be featured in the next eUpdate (March 2016). Please contact us at nwp(at)unfccc.int.

The following two sets of presentations have been made available on the NWP webpage :

• Overview of the Nairobi work programme, including its objective, evolution, operating context, mandates and modalities; and
• Technical work carried out under the Nairobi work programme.

New NWP Partners

  

Since the release of the last edition, the following six organizations have since joined the NWP as its new partners:

 

Southern Voices on Adaptation is a coalition of climate networks and partners in the global south which aims to promote effective and equitable adaptation to climate change. They are currently developing a code of good practice for national adaptation planning, the Joint Principles for Adaptation , currently being piloted in 12 countries.

 

SouthSouthNorth assists governments, the private sector and research institutions in understanding the economic, social and environmental choices that climate change presents. They are currently engaged in programmes in both Africa and Latin America that look at providing an alternative to the business-as-usual development path associated with high greenhouse gas emissions.

 

The Rockies Institute, a  not-for-profit organization located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, aims to increase the knowledge and capabilities of individuals, businesses, and communities to build resiliency and adapt to a changing environment.

 

The Yale University Science Communications with Impact Network  aims to advance and build climate and sustainability knowledge co-production ecosystems; bridging multiple science networks with business, government, policy, religious and media stakeholders across the public and private sectors; and facilitating communications among them.

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) leads and coordinates research, and monitors and reports on the state of biodiversity in South Africa. The institute provides knowledge and information, gives planning and policy advice and pilots best-practice management models in partnership with stakeholders. SANBI is also the South African National Implementing Entity of the Adaptation Fund.

Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions aims to better understand what enables widespread, long-term & effective adaptation for the semi-arid regions of Africa & Asia. ASSAR is working with a wide range of stakeholders in these regions to examine the dynamics and drivers of this vulnerability, while exploring ways to promote the resilience of people, local organisations and governments.

ASSAR recently held its first webinar on adaptation and wellbeing, exploring the effectiveness of different communications methods as learning tools.

 

The Adaptation Knowledge Portal
under the NWP