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
Support for IPCC Special Report Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX)	United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)	All regions	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Risk/vulnerability mapping	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Methods and tools Research
Regional writeshops	United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Education Knowledge management	Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools Research
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
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
Launch of Global Campaign to Promote Disaster‐Resilient Cities	United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Knowledge management	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Economic diversification Methods and tools
Better document and disseminate information about methods and tools for vulnerability and adaptation assessment from the AIACC and CLIMAG projects	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	Methods and tools
Seek opportunities and partnerships to build capacity for the use of vulnerability and adaptation assessment methods and tools through new education programmes, advanced study institutes, fellowships and small grants	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	Methods and tools
Vulnerability assessment to climate change in marine and coastal areas of Ibero-America	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	Methods and tools
Cooperative project on mitigation and adaptation to climate change in sustainable forest management in Ibero-America	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 Risk/vulnerability mapping	Methods and tools
Supporting climate adaptation in the Asia-Pacific region	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)	Asia and the Pacific	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Monitoring and evaluation Risk/vulnerability mapping 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
Resilient Cities 2010	Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)	All regions	Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
Efforts to improve land and water management for food, livelihoods and the environment with a particular focus on the role of water and agriculture in climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and practice	International Water Management Institute (IWMI)	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems	Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Monitoring and evaluation Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Risk/vulnerability mapping	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Economic diversification Methods and tools Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
Action pledge to the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change	Instituto Torcuato Di Tella (ITDT)	Caribbean and Central America Least Developed Countries South America	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Oceans and coastal areas 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 Education Monitoring and evaluation Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Training	Adaptation planning and practices Economic diversification Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
Develop research activities to explore the barriers to economic diversification as an adaptation strategy and strategies that have proven effective in diversifying economic activities	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	Economic diversification
Strengthening research on biophysical climate systems relating to biodiversity	Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)	All regions	Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems	Knowledge management	Data and observations Research
Mainstreaming wetland conservation and restoration in climate change adaptation policy and practice	Wetlands International	All regions	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Water resources	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Risk/vulnerability mapping Training	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Data and observations Research
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
Adaptation of forests and people to climate change	International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)	All regions	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Education Knowledge management Training	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Research Socio-economic information
Using climate data, observations, and forecasts to improve adaptive decision-making in multiple sectors in Africa	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)	Africa and the Arab States	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Water resources	Knowledge management	Data and observations
Sea level rise and extremes monitoring and prediction through the Global Ocean Observing System	UNESCO - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)	All regions	Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Disaster risk reduction Early warning systems Monitoring and evaluation Other Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations
Seek support for and otherwise assist CSAG to identify and collect long-term observation data for additional weather stations in Africa, obtain permission from relevant authorities to integrate the data into its data archive...	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 Monitoring and evaluation Training	Data and observations
Seek support for and otherwise assist other START research centers to provide similar data services for researchers and stakeholders in Asia and Oceania	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 Monitoring and evaluation Training	Data and observations
Expanding support for the five-year plan of action on adaptation	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)	All regions	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Capacity building Knowledge management Training	Data and observations
Development and provision of appropriate data products	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)	All regions	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Capacity building Knowledge management Training	Data and observations
Capacity building	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)	All regions	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Capacity building Knowledge management Training	Data and observations
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Organizations, institutions and private sector companies at all levels and in a wide range of sectors can become engaged with the NWP by becoming a partner and making Action Pledges. Information about how organizations can become engaged with work on adaptation under the NWP can be found here.

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