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| Title
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Building resilience to climate change impacts on water resources of Indus basin |
| Partner
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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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| Date of submission
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20/09/2011
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| Description
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Action Pledge 3
The objective of this proposed Programme is to improve understanding of the impact of climate change and associated changes in the cryospheric and cryo-hydrologic regime to support development of better strategies for adaptation options by research institutions, governments, and civil society organizations and thereby support strategic thinking and interventions leading to enhanced community resilience in the Indus river basin thereby contributing to the Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) work area on research, adaptation planning and practices. |
| Further information
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http://www.icimod.org/?q=406 |
| Regional focus
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Asia and the Pacific
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| Sector
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Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Terrestrial ecosystems
Water resources
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| Adaptation delivery activity
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Capacity building
Climate-resilient development planning
Communications and awareness-raising
Disaster risk reduction
Knowledge management
Risk/vulnerability mapping
Training
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| NWP work area
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Adaptation planning and practices
Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling
Climate related risks and extreme events
Data and observations
Methods and tools
Technologies for adaptation
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| Target group
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Communities
Policy makers
Practitioners
Women
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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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