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eUpdate
The newsletter of the Nairobi work programme-
the UNFCCC knowledge-for-action hub for adaptation and resilience
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Climate action under the NWP
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More opportunities to engage under the UNFCCC
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NWP Partners' News
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Dear Colleagues and Partners,
Greetings from the Adaptation Programme at the UNFCCC secretariat! First, a warm thank you for your continued engagement, including during the recent Bonn Climate Change Conference and review of the adaptation knowledge hub, the Nairobi work programme (NWP). Country delegates recognized the unique ability of the NWP to respond to emerging adaptation knowledge need by connecting relevant partners - you - to UNFCCC Parties and bodies. Parties renewed NWP's mandate to serve as a "knowledge-for-action hub for adaptation and resilience". Another highlight in engaging expert knowledge from the May subsidiary body meetings included progress on the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP). The LCIPP will enhance knowledge exchange, capacity for engagement, and policy coherence between Parties and local communities and indigenous peoples on climate change mitigation and adaptation. I hope that this edition of the eUpdate will provide some inspiring ideas for how your organization can get involved in the coming months. We look forward to building on the momentum gained to narrow knowledge gaps that hinder adaptation action together. Youssef Nassef Director, Adaptation UNFCCC
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Climate action under the NWP
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 Check out how you can help bridge knowledge gaps
The NWP invites you to help close climate adaptation knowledge gaps identified under the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) in six global subregions. These knowledge gaps span across sectors, including water, agriculture, coastal area, health, and ecosystems. Gaps exist due to absence of knowledge or lack of access to locally useable knowledge products. Contact the secretariat to make an action pledge, or to discuss partnership opportunities to bring the LAKI to your subregion.
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How to better integrate human settlements in climate adaptation?
Parties and NWP partner organizations gathered during the Bonn Climate Change Conference to discuss opportunities to better integrate human settlements in climate adaptation actions, including national adaptation planning. The event built on a year of discussions and reports on the topic and generated a series of next steps and actions pledges with NWP partners. Click the link for more information including a brief video interview with panelists and the webcast recording of the event.
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Explore NWP's renewed role as the knowledge-for-action hub and ways forward
Country delegates renewed the mandate of the NWP last month, welcoming progress made and requesting the secretariat to continue in a coherent manner to:
- Engage with partners to produce useable knowledge products, including for National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and adaptation actions at all levels;
- Implement the next phase of the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative;
- Expand work on key themes in addition to monitoring tools and assessment methods;
- Organize the 12th Focal Point Forum with a focus on Economic Diversification.
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Progress on the local communities and indigenous peoples platform
The first activity of the platform, a multi-stakeholder workshop, brought together more than one hundred delegates from Parties, representatives of local communities and indigenous peoples, and other interested stakeholders. The group, along with remote participants, discussed how to best implement the functions of the platform: knowledge, capacity for engagement, and policy coherence. |
More opportunities to engage under the UNFCCC
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 Join the loss and damage roster of experts
If you are working on averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impacts, including extreme weather events and slow onset climatic processes, we want you! Join the roster of the Warsaw International Mechanism to learn about opportunities to volunteer your expertise in support of the Paris Agreement.
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 Register to attend the 8th loss and damage committee meeting
The 8th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (Excom 8) will take place on 18-21 September. The meeting is open to observers and will consider integrated approaches around displacement as well as a technical paper on sources for financial support for addressing loss and damage. Register by 31 July.
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Better engagement through improved accessibility
The Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage strives to make climate policy and resources more accessible for all. Making key contents audially available is the first of many steps towards better engagement through improved accessibility.
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Newly launched webinars and resources on national communications
The Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CGE) has launched a monthly
webinar series on topics related to greenhouse gas emissions, vulnerability and adaptation assessment, mitigation actions, and support. In addition, the CGE e-Network provides resources and a Q&A forum related to preparing national communications or biennial update reports.
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Key highlights from the 2018 technical expert meeting on adaptation
This year's technical expert meeting on climate adaptation (TEM-A) focused on planning for vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems. The programme featured sessions organized with UN Environment, Climate Technology Centre & Network, Green Climate Fund, Business for Social Responsibility, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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Upcoming Adaptation Committee Workshop in Tokyo
The UNFCCC's Adaptation Committee, the Convention's principal advisory body on adaptation, is organizing a workshop in Tokyo from 24-25 July on national adaptation goals and indicators, and their relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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A warm welcome to our new partners!
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CONTACT US
Do you want to share knowledge resources, upcoming events, or other engagement opportunities with your peer NWP partner organizations? What would you like to see more in our future eUpdates? Please send us your feedback at [email protected], follow us on twitter @NWP_UNFCCC, and stay up-to-date with NWP climate action here.
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Photo credits: UNFCCC secretariat (photos number 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10); Rafael Ponte (photo number 5)
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