Adaptation

Adaptation Practices

The adaptation practices interface is a gateway to information on adaptation practices worldwide. It provides a summary of adaptation practices by a large range of organizations, agencies and businesses, along with descriptions and relevant links and publications. The interface was mandated by the SBSTA, see SBSTA 25 report FCCC/SBSTA/2006/11 (paragraph 59).
It was updated for the thirtieth session of the SBSTA (June 2009).

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Adaptation Practice	Type of organization	Regional focus	Sector	Adaptation delivery activity	Description
Commonwealth Secretariat Activities	Intergovernmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Knowledge management	Helping vulnerable commonwealth states to identify ways of adapting socially and economically to the impacts of climate change. Strengthening participation in the UNFCCC, using Commonwealth networks to better coordinate adaptation, and strengthening better land-use management. Strategy Lake Victoria Commonwealth Climate Change Action Plan
Asian Development Bank - Poverty and Environment Program Activities (ADB)	Intergovernmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Training Knowledge management	Helping the region’s economies enhance their resilience to climate change by assisting governments to : (i) incorporate vulnerability risks into national development strategies and actions; (ii) increase climate resilience of vulnerable sectors such as water and agriculture; (iii) ‘climate proof’ investment projects ; and (iv) address social dimensions of adaptation - in particular, poverty alleviation. Example output Poverty-Environment Net
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Activities (CBD)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Terrestrial ecosystems	Education	Web-based Guidance on the Integration of Biodiversity within Adaptation Planning. Gathering information and tools from a number of relevant partners. Databases Climate Change Database Publications CBD Technical Series No. 10: Interlinkages between biological diversity and climate change CBB Technical Series No. 25: Guidance for Promoting Synergy Among Activities Addressing Biological Diversity, Desertification, Land Degradation and Climate Change
Inter-American Development Bank Activities (IDB)	Intergovernmental	South America	Other	Financial support	Financing, leverage, policy advice, research, and technical assistance to carry out development projects in 26 countries of the Latin America and the Caribbean region. New multidonor trust fund to finance technical assistance and grant investments for disaster prevention and risk management in its borrowing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean Example publications Developing and Supporting the Use of Disaster-Linked Financial Instruments: The Role of the IDB in Latin America and the Caribbean Projects Project Gateway
International Commission of Large Dams Activities	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Water resources	Education	Research on increasing resilience of dams to extreme events (flooding).
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Activities (OECD)	Intergovernmental	All regions Europe North America	Education and training	Education Communication and awareness raising Training	OECD both assesses costs and benefits of various climate adaptation options and contributes to the integration of climate change considerations into national development planning. Example publications Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Linking Climate Change and Development Climate Change in the European Alps OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 Stocktaking of Progress on Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Development Co-operation Activities
Sahara and Sahel Observatory Activities (OSS)	Intergovernmental	Africa and the Arab States	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Education and training Water resources	Knowledge management Education	Setting up regional networks, strengthening environmental surveillance and enhancing sound policy-making to combat desertification, enhance sustainable management of resources and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Example projects ROSELT/OSS National Environmental Surveillance Mechanisms
Indian Ocean Commission - ACCLIMATE project	Intergovernmental	Small Island Developing States Least Developed Countries	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Other	Capacity building Other	Facilitates dialogue between policy makers and scientists on adaptation and climate issues. Add knowledge on these subjects by hosting seminars and producing studies and reports.
Small Island Developing States Network (SIDSNet)	Intergovernmental	Small Island Developing States	Education and training	Knowledge management	Sharing of best practice and expertise. Reports National and Regional Assessment Reports of the Small Island Developing States
UNEP Finance Initiative Activities (UNEP FI)	Intergovernmental Private	All regions	Education and training	Education Knowledge management Training Financial support	Providing research, capacity-building, action-oriented publications and international conferences for private partners whilst helping the financial sector to establish linkages between sustainability, performance and the environment and adopt best environmental practice at all levels. Example Output eLearning Course, Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector Example Publications Insuring for Sustainability: Why and how the leaders are doing it Narrowing the gap: A survey of the barriers and drivers to commercial microfinance in Africa
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Activities (UNCCD)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Water resources	Knowledge management Education Communication and awareness raising	Combatting desertification through regional and national action programs. Example events CRIC7 on Climate and Land Presentation How Land can make a difference (to climate)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Activities (UN-ESCAP)	Intergovernmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Communication and awareness raising Knowledge management	Promoting the environmentally sustainable economic growth “Green Growth” approach as a practical tool for achieving sustainable development as well as a strategy for responding to global efforts for mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Taking proactive and concrete measures to serve as the regional platform for policy dialogue for forging regional perspectives on the post-2012 climate framework and to enhance common knowledge of the region on new policy options on climate action in the context of sustainable development. Activities Range of activities
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Activities (UNECA)	Intergovernmental	Africa and the Arab States	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Communication and awareness raising	Mainstreaming climate change into development policy, strategies and programmes; conference on reviewing NAPAs.
UNESCO - IHE Institute for Water Education Activities	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Water resources Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Training Education Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Research, education and capacity building activities in the fields of water, environment and infrastructure
United Nations Environment Programme Activities (UNEP)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Oceans and coastal areas Water resources	Communication and awareness raising Training	Building key adaptive capacity of the developing world, increasing ecosystem resilience and reducing the risk of climate-related disasters and conflicts, and mobilizing and managing knowledge for adaptation policy and planning. Strategies Proposed Medium-term Strategy 2010–2013 Workshops and Meetings Sharing Lessons in Africa on Climate Change Adaptation UNEP Adaptation Training Workshop NAPA support Worksheets and Technical Notes for Preparation of National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research Activities (UNITAR)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training	Training	Supports country-driven capacity building initiatives and serves as a rapid and efficient implementation tool for the work of the UNFCCC with GEF Implementing Agencies and other bilateral donors. Assists in enhancing or creating regional pools of expertise in the developing world giving priority to Southern research institutions and NGOs that have expertise in the area of climate change and are committed to building capacity at the national and regional level. Promotes the work of partner organizations, assists in their fund raising, and facilitates efficient and secure communication between partners. Summary Reports Report of Activities Projects Climate Change Capacity Development for Partner Institutions (C3D) Advancing Capacity to Support Climate Change Adaptation (ACCCA) Technical Assistance to UNFCCC Focal Points in LDCs to Produce National Adaptation Plans
United Nations Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Activities (UN/ISDR)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Communication and awareness raising Financial support Education	Integrating adaptation into disaster risk reduction strategies, undertaking specific risk reduction activities and achieving routine use of climate information by risk decision makers through the Hyogo Framework for Action. Financing facility Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) Projects and intitiatives
United Nations University Activities (UNU)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Water resources	Education Communication and awareness raising Training	Research and development of tools for disaster risk assessment, dry lands and water basin management, and hydrosphere management. Example tools Multi-hazard Risk Assessment
World Bank Activities	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Education Financial support	Project and analytical work, development of tools for climate data dissemination and mapping as well as screening for climate risk to projects, and pilot insurance programs for protection against weather climate. Outputs include: screening tool 'ADAPT', guidance booklets and knowledge products with a regional focus. Project funding. Funding Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF) Strategic Climate Fund Consultations Towards a Strategic Framework on Climate Change and Development for the World Bank Group Example Publications Can China Continue Feeding Itself? The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture - Full Report Integrating Seasonal Forecasts and Insurance for Adaptation Among Subsistence Farmers: the Case of Malawi Capacity Development Resource Centre
World Bank's Project Portfolio	Intergovernmental	All regions	Other	Financial support Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Database on World Bank lending projects since 1947, including adaptation.
World Food Programme Activities (WFP)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Capacity building Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Enabling development, saving lives in refugee crises and other emergencies, improving nutrition and quality of life of world's most vulnerable people. Assisting governments in putting in place and in strengthening early-warning and emergency preparedness systems at the national and regional level.
UNESCO - World Heritage Centre Activities (UNESCO)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Education Knowledge management	Assessing the impacts of climate change on World Heritage sites and implementing pilot projects for adaptation at developing country world heritage sites. Example Reports Predicting and Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Sites Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage Strategies Strategy to Assist States Parties to Implement Management Responses
World Meteorological Organization Activities (WMO)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training	Education	Information on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources. Weather forecasts and warning. Example outputs Tropical Cyclones and severe weather Meteoalarm
World Tourism Organization Activities (UNWTO)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Tourism	Education Communication and awareness raising	Carrying out extensive research, capacity building and technical assistance activities, advocating the sustainable development of tourism in international and national policy processes, with climate change dealt with as a priority issue. Outputs Tourism and Climate Exchange Example Publications Climate Change and Tourism – Responding to Global Challenges Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector
ISDR, UNDP and OCHA - Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Water resources Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Training Communication and awareness raising Education	Providing knowledge services (training, webpages, promotion materials), material services (exchange and lessons learned, capacity development tools and processes, learning materials), guidance and country and regional support to strengthen the integration of disaster reduction into country and regional policies through UN country teams. Concept Paper Example Training Modules Overview of Disaster Management Model for a National Disaster Management Structure, Preparedness, Plan and Supporting Legislation Emergency Information Management and Telecommunications Building Capacities for Risk Reduction Conflict Transformation by Peaceful Means Academic Programmes
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