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
Taking the uncertainty out of climate and weather for stakeholders	The Climate Corporation	North America	Business Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Climate-resilient development planning Financial support Risk/vulnerability mapping	Technologies for adaptation
Review future and capacity building programmes to assure that they allocate human and other resources to the development of technologies, know-how and practices for adaptation, and to their dissemination to relevant stakeholders	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	Technologies for adaptation
Use of tools and plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to secure implementation and management methods to enhance capacities of poor farmers to face climate changes	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 Education Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Training	Adaptation planning and practices Economic diversification Socio-economic information
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
Framework of projects to integrate into policy, and raise awareness of the employment dimensions of adapting to climate change and foster international, national, sectoral and local trade union action on this area	International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)	All regions	Business Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Training	Adaptation planning and practices Economic diversification Research Socio-economic information
Assist the UNFCCC Secretariat to plan an expert workshop on socio-economic information for early 2008	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
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
Assist the Joint Global Change Research Institute and the US Environmental Protection Agency in planning workshops in Africa and Asia that will provide developing country input to the development of socio-economic scenarios 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	Socio-economic information
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
Strengthening capacity building efforts, research and knowledge and partnerships	United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)	All regions	Tourism	Capacity building Early warning systems Education Knowledge management Training	Adaptation planning and practices Research
Enhancing the engagement of private sector in adaptation to climate change in Asia-Pacific	CSR Asia	Asia and the Pacific	Education and training Other	Capacity building	Adaptation planning and practices Research
Strategically plan future education, fellowship and capacity building programmes to develop the next generation of vulnerability and adaptation researchers	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	Research
Continue and expand START research activities designed to support decision making about climate change adaptation, environmental risk management and integration of environmental risk management with sustainable development	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	Research
Adapting Rail Infrastructure to Climate Changes (ARISCC)	International Union of Railways (UIC)	All regions	Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Knowledge management Risk/vulnerability mapping Training	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools Technologies for adaptation
Strengthening global partnerships to develop strategies - including bamboo and rattan for regional specific adaptation measures against climate change threats	International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific Caribbean and Central America Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States South America	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Terrestrial ecosystems Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Disaster risk reduction Education Knowledge management Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Training	Adaptation planning and practices Economic diversification Methods and tools Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
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
Climate information, products and services for adaptation	World Metereological Organization (WMO)	All regions	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools Research Technologies for adaptation
Climate change and health	World Health Organization (WHO)	All regions	Human health Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Monitoring and evaluation	Adaptation planning and practices Data and observations Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information
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
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
Research on tropical forests and climate change adaptation	Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific Caribbean and Central America South America	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 Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Risk/vulnerability mapping	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information
Tracking urban climate change hotspots across South Asia	Community Enterprise Forum International (CEFI)	Asia and the Pacific	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Communications and awareness-raising Knowledge management Risk/vulnerability mapping	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information
Christian Aid's climate change framework	Christian Aid	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific Caribbean and Central America Least Developed Countries Polar Regions Small Island Developing States South America	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health	Communications and awareness-raising Humanitarian assistance Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools Socio-economic information
Scaling up local and community-based projects to reduce vulnerability	World Food Programme (WFP)	All regions	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adaptation planning and practices Methods and tools
Adaptation of Sustainable Civil Infrastructure to Climate Change Impacts	World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)	All regions	Business Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Capacity building Communications and awareness-raising Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adaptation planning and practices Climate related risks and extreme events Methods and tools
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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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