NAIROBI WORK PROGRAMME eUPDATE
Highlights from the UNFCCC's Knowledge-to-Action Hub for Adaptation and Resilience in the lead up to the SBSTA informal events and COP26
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Informal meeting with the UNFCCC constituted bodies on the NWP |
October 5, 13:00 —15:30 CET
(11:00 —13:30 UTC)
UNFCCC constituted bodies are encouraged to utilize the NWP to carry out their workplans, especially in implementing the Paris Agreement. To facilitate this, the SBSTA Chair convened an informal meeting with the constituted bodies to discuss inputs and advice to inform the work of the NWP, and ensure that the NWP continues to be demand-driven and responsive to the needs of Parties, in a synergistic manner.
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National policy, local action: scaling integrated approaches to strengthen coastal and ocean adaptation |
October 13, 14:00 —15:30 CET
(12:00 —13:30 UTC)
With a focus on innovative approaches to adaptation, the event will discuss opportunities for uptake and scaling of integrated technological and ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation.
This is the second event of the Technology Day (TD) series on coastal and ocean adaptation. Information about the first event can be found here.
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Closing adaptation knowledge gaps through partnerships
October 14, 14:00 —15:30 CET
(12:00 —13:30 UTC)
The NWP works with its partners and UNFCCC constituted bodies to help support developing countries pursue their adaptation priorities, including formulating and implementing national adaptation plans. This event will present examples and lessons learned from NWP partners. Collaboration with the NWP and its partners helps countries identify and address the knowledge gaps on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation.
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14th Focal Point Forum on biodiversity and climate change adaptation
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November 3, 19:00 —21:45 CET
(18:00 —20:45 UTC)
The NWP will hold its 14th Focal Point Forum on biodiversity and climate change adaptation at COP26 in Glasgow. The event will be organized in collaboration with the NWP thematic expert groups on oceans and biodiversity and adaptation (with a focus on forests and grasslands).
The forum aims to contribute to the success at COP 26 by enhancing adaptation ambition, finance and implementation through the sharing of knowledge, perspectives and technical insights on biodiversity and climate change adaptation; creating synergies by aligning the work of the collaborative actions under the NWP with national priorities; and catalyzing new partnerships among national experts, UNFCCC national focal points and partners in addressing knowledge gaps.
To register for this event, follow the link below.
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Events by the UNFCCC constituted bodies and work programmes |
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Adaptation Committee (AC) |
Monitoring and evaluation systems at the national and subnational level: measuring progress and impacts, and communicating results
October 7, 15:30 —17:00 CET
(13:30 —15:00 UTC)
The Adaptation Committee hosted an event on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems at the national and subnational level: Measuring progress and impacts and communicating results. At the event, innovative M&E systems and tools were discussed. Experiences on how learning can best be communicated to inform future adaptation interventions were also shared. This event was undertaken in the context of the Adaptation Futures Conference.
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Lima Work Programme on Gender (LWPG) |
October 14, 14:00 CET (12:00 UTC)
The LWPG will hold a virtual workshop-Update on Gender@COP 26 to complement the #ActOnTheGAP virtual workshop series. Participants will hear about progress on implementation of the gender action plan with a focus on the gender composition report and synthesis report on progress in integrating a gender perspective into constituted body processes, and related issues. Parties and other stakeholders will have opportunities to discuss and share views. The event will include simultaneous interpretation into Spanish and French and participants will have the option of joining discussion groups in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.
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Adaptation Committee (AC) |
Achievements of the Adaptation Committee (AC) from 2017–2021
November 3, 14:15—15:30 CET
(13:15—14:30 UTC)
The AC will host a side event at the COP 26 to highlight its milestones and achievements since its last review in 2016. Stakeholders will learn about the broad range of topics on the AC’s portfolio, geared towards promoting the implementation of enhanced action on adaptation in a coherent manner under the Convention, supporting all countries and groups, including the most vulnerable.
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Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) |
COP 26 Presidency dialogue with indigenous peoples
The COP 26 Presidency will convene a dialogue to highlight how the voices and perspectives of indigenous peoples and local communities can contribute to the overall success of COP 26, and help align climate commitment and instruments to adjust how people interact with nature and stabilize the global climate system.
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Multi-stakeholder in-session workshop
November 5, time to be confirmed
The LCIPP will hold a multi-stakeholder workshop where indigenous peoples, local communities, relevant institutions and Parties will exchange experiences on good practices and strengthen the engagement of indigenous peoples and local communities in designing and implementing climate change policies.
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Annual gathering of indigenous knowledge holders
November 6 and 8, time to be confirmed
The LCIPP will gather expert indigenous knowledge holders from each of the seven UN indigenous socio-cultural regions to explore how diverse indigenous and local knowledge systems on cross-cutting themes can address and respond to climate change to adjust the way people interact with nature.
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Achievements of the Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform 2020-21
November 3, 19:30—20:45 CET
(18:30—19:45 UTC)
The FWG will showcase milestones and achievements in the LCIPP initial two-year workplan. Stakeholders will learn about the progress made to strengthen the engagement of indigenous peoples and local communities in climate policymaking, geared towards the exchange of experiences on adaptation and mitigation with Parties. The event includes a simultaneous translation into French, Spanish, and Russian.
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Dialogue on the contribution of indigenous peoples knowledge resources to climate change mitigation and adaptation processes
December 10, 16:00—18:30 CET
(15:00 —17:30 UTC)
The FWG will host a roundtable dialogue that will bring together diverse indigenous representatives engaged in education and curriculum development, Party representatives that serve as Ministers of Education, indigenous knowledge holders, advocates and other relevant stakeholders to present on and discuss innovative and creative ways in which we can collectively meet our objectives, including respectful treatment of indigenous knowledge in the field of education and research.
This work is part of LCIPP’s two-year workplan in which the FWG is tasked with identifying and disseminating relating to the development and subsequent use of indigenous peoples knowledge resources on climate change
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Lima Work Programme on Gender (LWPG) |
Virtual Gender Market Place
November 9, 16:00—19:00 CET
(15:00—18:00 UTC)
The UNFCCC Gender team will host a Virtual Gender Market Place as part of the Gender Day during COP 26. Following the virtual launch event, participants will have the opportunity to create an avatar and explore the virtual conference and networking space. The event presents a great opportunity to connect with those who work on gender and climate change through the combined web-based video calling and 2-D virtual world; as the event will bring together organizations active at the international, national, sub-national, regional or community level.
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How to engage in the Virtual Gender Market Place
Are you interested in showcasing your work at the Virtual Gender Market Place or exploring and networking? Then consider:
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Creating an engaging poster for the information booth. Presenters are expected to present their poster from 15:00-17:30 UTC. Posters should be submitted in pdf and portrait format with an HQ/HD resolution (1080 x 1920 pixels or higher) to ensure text images are clearly perceptible. The poster should include key information about your organization and gender and climate change activities, project and programmes.
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Sharing a video to be shown at the Virtual Gender Market Place. Videos should be shared via URL to a video platform such as Vimeo or You Tube and not be longer than 5 minutes.
Please fill out this form to indicate your interest by COB 10 October. Confirmation of a slot will be communicated by 13 October, and the deadline for the submission of final materials will be 27 October.
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Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) |
Progress of the implementation of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
November 4, 14:15—15:30 CET
(13:15—14:30 UTC)
The WIM is the main vehicle under the UNFCCC to avert, minimize and address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts, including extreme events and slow onset events, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to climate change.
This year, its Executive Committee (ExCom) launched three new expert groups to enhance cooperation and facilitation in relation to non-economic losses, slow onset events, and action and support relevant to loss and damage. With the two existing expert groups (the Task Force on Displacement- TFD and the Technical Expert Group on Comprehensive Risk Management-TEG-CRM), the ExCom now has arrangements for technical support in all its five strategic workstreams.
This event will showcase the wide range of technical products available for Parties, and opportunities for the broad range of stakeholders to contribute to thematic activities to assist actions in averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage.
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Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) |
Work of the LEG in supporting the LDCs on adaptation
November 5, 19:30—21:00 CET
(18:30—20:00 UTC)
The LEG organizes side events at each session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to provide an update on its work, share experiences and challenges faced by the LDCs on adaptation, and to discuss the support provided to the LDCs.
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Contribute to the Adaptation Knowledge Portal |
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Photo Credits:
Photo 1: Chris Montgomery (Unsplash), Photo 2: Technology Executive Committee, Photo 3: Nairobi Work Programme, Photo 4: Torbjorn Sandbakk (Unsplash), Photo 5: Adaptation Committee, Photo 6: Markus Winkler (Unsplash), Photo 7: Adaptation Committee, Photo 8: IISD/ENB,Photo 9: Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform, Photo 10: Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform, Photo 11: Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform, Photo 12: Momi Afelin, Photo 13: Lima Work Progamme on Gender, and Photo 14: Markus Winkler (Unsplash), Photo 15: Christina @ wocintechchat.com (Unsplash) and photo 16: Lucas George Wendt
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