NEGOTIATIONS
FOCUS
PROCESS
KEY STEPS
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| Partner
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Global Adaptation Institute (GAIN) |
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http://gain.org/
http://index.gain.org/ |
| Description
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The Global Adaptation Institute (GAIN) is a non-profit organization guided by a vision of building resilience to climate change and other global forces as a key component to sustainable development. Our mission is to enhance the world's understanding of the urgency for adaptation to climate change and other global forces and the support needed through private and public investments for developing countries. |
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| Regional focus
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All regions
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| Sector
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Business
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Oceans and coastal areas
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
Water resources
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| Adaptation delivery activity
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Capacity building
Communications and awareness-raising
Education
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Risk/vulnerability mapping
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| NWP work area
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Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling
Climate related risks and extreme events
Data and observations
Methods and tools
Research
Technologies for adaptation
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| Climate hazards
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Drought
Flood
Heatwaves
Storms/tropical cyclones
Wildfires
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| Operational scale
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Global
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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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