Nairobi work programme (NWP): Partners, Action Pledges and Experts Database

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Title	Partner	Regional focus	Sector	Adaptation delivery activity	NWP work area
Pilot initiative on climate change-influenced risk ranking of selective districts in India	Community Enterprise Forum International (CEFI)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific Caribbean and Central America South America	Business Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Risk/vulnerability mapping	Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Methods and tools
Pilot projects on uses of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to put strategic plans into action to promote sustainable use and management of land for adaptation to climate variability	Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)	Africa and the Arab States	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Research
Pioneering Community and Wildlife Adaptation through Forest Protection	Wildlife Works	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific Caribbean and Central America Least Developed Countries South America	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Education Financial support Humanitarian assistance Monitoring and evaluation Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Economic diversification Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
Polar View	United Nations Environment Programme/GRID-Arendal	Polar Regions	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Training	Data and observations
Potential Climatic impacts on Oceanic Fisheries	World Metereological Organization (WMO)	All regions	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Oceans and coastal areas	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Monitoring and evaluation Risk/vulnerability mapping	Climate related risks and extreme events
Pre Event at the Global Platform 2011-09-19 Upcoming Challenges for Early Warning	German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV)	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Training	Methods and tools
Preparation of the 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR)	United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Early warning systems Knowledge management	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information
Preparation of the 2011 Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction	United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Methods and tools Research
Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA)	Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA)	All regions	Other Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Monitoring and evaluation Risk/vulnerability mapping	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
Promote, develop, and implement a programme to integrate climate risks and adaptation into graduate and undergraduate education in developing country universities in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)...	START (Global Change SysTem for Analysis Research and Training)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Early warning systems Education Financial support Knowledge management Training	Climate related risks and extreme events
Promote, develop, and implement a programme to support climate science education in developing country universities in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute; the Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering, and...	START (Global Change SysTem for Analysis Research and Training)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Early warning systems Education Financial support Knowledge management Training	Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling
Promoting the development and dissemination of methods and tools for assessment and improvement of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) planning, measures and actions, including integration with sustainable development	International Union for Conservation of Nature (World Conservation Union , IUCN)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific	Oceans and coastal areas Terrestrial ecosystems	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Training	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools
Promoting the development of an integrated assesment report on climate change and natural disaster risk reduction in the region	Iberoamerican Network of Climate Change Bureaus (RIOCC)	Caribbean and Central America South America	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Water resources	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Education Financial support Training	Climate related risks and extreme events
Promoting the development of and Implementation Strategy for the GCOS in the Ibero-American regios, in collaboration with the GCOS Secretariat	Iberoamerican Network of Climate Change Bureaus (RIOCC)	Caribbean and Central America South America	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Water resources	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Education Financial support Training	Data and observations
Promoting the dissemination of selected material	Iberoamerican Network of Climate Change Bureaus (RIOCC)	Caribbean and Central America South America	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Water resources	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Education Financial support Training	Climate related risks and extreme events
Provision of global public goods for adaptation	World Food Programme (WFP)	All regions	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Disaster risk reduction Early warning systems Humanitarian assistance	Methods and tools Socio-economic information
RADOST: Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Sea Coast	Ecologic Institute	Africa and the Arab States Europe North America	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Education Financial support Knowledge management Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Risk/vulnerability mapping Training	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Economic diversification Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
Raising awareness of climate change adaptation in West Africa	CSR-in-Action	Africa and the Arab States	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Oceans and coastal areas Terrestrial ecosystems Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Communications and awareness-raising Education	Adaptation planning and practices Socio-economic information
Refining the Agenda? Humanitarian Assistance in Times of Climate Change	German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV)	All regions	Other	Disaster risk reduction Humanitarian assistance	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools
Regional Adaptation Workshops	Adaptation Partnership (AP)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific Caribbean and Central America Least Developed Countries North America Small Island Developing States South America	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Education Knowledge management Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Training	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs)	World Metereological Organization (WMO)	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Knowledge management Training	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools
Regional Frameworks for Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change	World Metereological Organization (WMO)	All regions	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management	Adaptation planning and practices Research Technologies for adaptation
Regional Mapping of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Institutions	United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Disaster risk reduction Knowledge management	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools
Regional Masters Degree in Climate Change	CATHALAC (Water Center for Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean)	Caribbean and Central America	Business Education and training	Capacity building Education Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools
Regional Visualization and Monitoring System (SERVIR)	CATHALAC (Water Center for Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean)	Caribbean and Central America	Business Education and training	Capacity building Education Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools
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