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
Global Water Partnership (GWP) Action pledge to the Nairobi Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change	Global Water Partnership		Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Financial support	Adaptation planning and practices
Hindu Kush Himalaya Climate Change Report	International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)	Asia and the Pacific Least Developed Countries	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Water resources	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Training	Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Data and observations Economic diversification Research Socio-economic information
Implement a new African Climate Change Fellowship Programme in partnership with the University of Dar es Salaam, the African Academy of Sciences and the International Development Research Center	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	Adaptation planning and practices
Implement an education programme with the University of Dar es Salaam targeted to convervation professionals that will help them to integrate climate change risks and adaptation measures into conservation planning and practices	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	Adaptation planning and practices
Implementing several pilot projects aiming to promote cooperation on adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins in South-Eastern Europe and in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, and, creating a platform for exchanging experiences	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UNECE Water Convention)	Europe	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Water resources	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Disaster risk reduction Early warning systems Monitoring and evaluation Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Risk/vulnerability mapping	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools
Implementing the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) in support of the Nairobi work programme	Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)	All regions	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	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Knowledge management Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Methods and tools Research Technologies for adaptation
Increased Interaction and Delivery of Climate Related information from National Meteorological Services to Rural Farmers	World Metereological Organization (WMO)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific South America	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Terrestrial ecosystems	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Education	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events
Increasing the portfolio of adaptation projects, especially trans-frontier projects, trans-sectoral projects and/or pan-sectoral projects	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	Adaptation planning and practices
Integrated Flood Management (IFM)	World Metereological Organization (WMO)	All regions	Water resources	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Knowledge management
International Collaborative Network for Climate Change Adaptation	University of the Sunshine Coast	All regions	Education and training	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Training	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information
Join as partner of weADAPT (www.weADAPT.org) and contribute information about methods, tools, experiences, and lessons to the knowledge base	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	Adaptation planning and practices
Join with UNESCO, SEI and AESEDA to organize an International Symposium on Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa and a Pan-African workshop on Strategic Planning for Future Social and Economic Development; a range of trajectories for...	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	Socio-economic information
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
Livelihoods and Ecosystem Services in the Himalayas: Enhancing Adaptation Capacity and Resilience of the Poor to Climate and Socio-economic Changes	International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)	Asia and the Pacific Least Developed Countries	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Terrestrial ecosystems	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Risk/vulnerability mapping Training	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Economic diversification Methods and tools
Mainstreaming gender into climate change adaptation: data analysis, capacity building and learning platform	Women's Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO)	All regions	Education and training Other	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Education Knowledge management Training	Data and observations Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information
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
Make widely available lessons from AIACC and other START projects about climate related risks through new publications and the weADAPT platform (www.weADAPT.org)	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
Mitigating the impact of current and future climate-induced production risk and improving the livelihood resilience of farming communities in the semi-arid tropic of Africa and Asia	International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Water resources	Capacity building Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools Socio-economic information
Monitoring and production of strategic plans for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture based on poor farmer’s agricultural practices to climate variability	Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)	Africa and the Arab States	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Climate-resilient development planning Knowledge management Monitoring and evaluation Risk/vulnerability mapping	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools
NGO group in Nepal	Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)	Asia and the Pacific	Education and training	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising	Adaptation planning and practices Research
On the frontlines of climate change: a global forum for indigenous peoples, small islands and vulnerable communities	UNESCO Division of Science Policy and Sustainable Development (UNESCO SC-SII)
Organising a workshop to analyze and assess adaptation projects in progress or already carried out in the region, and the effectiveness of the adaptation measures implemented	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	Adaptation planning and practices
Organization of Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum 2010 (21-22 October in Bangkok) and preparation of its proceedings	Asian Development Bank (ADB)	Asia and the Pacific	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Other Terrestrial ecosystems Water resources	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools Research Technologies for adaptation
Participatory Tools and Techniques for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Exploring Adaptation Options	Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)	Asia and the Pacific	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Education Risk/vulnerability mapping	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Research
Partners with nature - lessons learnt and experienced fro the BirdLife Partnership on how healthy ecosystems are helping the world's most vulnerable adapt to climate change	BirdLife International Secretariat
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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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