|
Adaptation Practice
|
Type of organization
|
Regional focus
|
Sector
|
Adaptation delivery activity
|
Description
|
Global Environment Facility Project Database
(GEF) | Intergovernmental
| All regions
| Other
| Financial support
| Database of projects financed by GEF in different areas, including adaptation. |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Programme Activities
(UNESCO) | Intergovernmental
| All regions
| Education and training
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
| Education
Training
Communication and awareness raising
| Strategizing an integrated multidisciplinary programme capable of offering Member States capacity-building and technical advice to design and implement evidence-based policies and projects at the local, national, regional and global levels, drawing on two principal pillars: a) the sound and unbiased generation and use of data, information and research concerning climate change (the knowledge base); and b) the application of educational tools, specific sectoral measures and public awareness activities. This strategy aims to assist Member States to: build and maintain a requisite knowledge base; help adaptation to the impacts of climate change; and strengthen sustainable development.
Helping countries build their capacity to cope with disasters; it provides a forum for governments to work together, and it provides scientific and practical advice in disaster reduction.
Strategies
Draft Strategy for Action on Climate Change
Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Programme
|
United Nations Development Programme - Water Governance Programme | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Education
Communication and awareness raising
| Supporting regional and global cooperation on shared water resources and assisting countries’ efforts to implement water governance reforms to improve development and management of water resources and water supply and sanitation service delivery. Assisting countries and regional bodies to assess and anticipate climate change impacts and vulnerabilities, including applying methodologies and decision-support tools for systematically understanding the socio-economic and human development implications of climate change. Providing direct support to the development and implementation of, inter alia, pro-active adaptation policies, and supporting mainstreaming of climate change adaptation in national and regional development frameworks and instruments. |
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Activities
(UN-OCHA) | Intergovernmental
| All regions
| Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Human health
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
Education and training
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Drafted an action plan designed to improve organisational capacity to prepare and respond on the humanitarian implications of climate change, building on OCHA's global commitment to improve early warning and preparedness for response in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). Integrating climate change risk analysis into preparedness and contingency planning exercises. Pilot activities on 10-15 higher risk countries with the goal of providing measurable increases in national preparedness capacity. |
Iberoamerican Network of Climate Change Bureaus
(RIOCC) | Intergovernmental
| South America
| Education and training
| Knowledge management
Education
Training
| Contributing a regional cooperative structure to the Nairobi Work Programme, as well as adressing needs in the following NWP areas of work: Methods and Tools; Data and Observations; Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling; Climate related risks and extreme events; Adaptation planning and practices.
Contributions to the UNFCCC
Action Pledges |
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Activities
(ECLAC)
| Intergovernmental
| South America
| Education and training
| Knowledge management
Financial support
| Developing approaches to evaluate the economic and social impacts of climate change, complemented with the analysis of its environmental impacts. Facilitating the assessment of the overall consequences of climate change for sustainable development, particularly from a regional perspective. Facilitating regional dialogues to promote greater awareness and innovative development policy options to respond to the climate change challenges, including ensuring appropriate financing sources in a manner consistent with a low-carbon, energy-efficient future.
|
World Health Organization Activities
(WHO) | Intergovernmental
| All regions
| Human health
| Capacity building
Education
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Collaborating with countries and agencies inside and outside of the UN system, including governments and civil society to develop capacity to assess and respond to health risks from climate change. Providing close relationships to the health sector within Member States through regional and national offices. Providing a normative framework of action for national governments and for WHO to address linkages between health and climate change. Organized ten inter-regional workshops on Human Health Impacts from Climate Variability and Climate Change between 2000 and 2008, in collaboration with WMO and UNEP. Leading the health component of the MDG-Fund projects on climate change adaptation (Jordan and China). Developing, in partnership with UNDP, developing a project on Piloting Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Human Health under a changing and more variable climate. Developing a global strategy that outlines the overarching framework for the international response to protect health from climate change.
Example projects
Publications
|
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
(CCCCC) | Intergovernmental
| South America
Small Island Developing States
| Education and training
| Education
Communication and awareness raising
Training
| Coordinating the Caribbean region's response to climate change, acting as a clearing house for regional climate change data, and providing climate change-related policy advice and guidelines to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States through the CARICOM Secretariat. Implementing community-level projects, offering training and consultancy services for climate change programmes. |
Asia-Pacific Community-based Adaptation Small Grants Program | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Other
| Other
| Provides funding for community-based projects aimed at building resilience to climate change. Establishes a platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration. |
Building Climate Change Resilience in Africa’s Agricultural Research Programmes (FANRPAN) | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Other
| Provides policy advice for the mainstreaming of climate change considerations and strengthening institutional capacity. Facilitates development of adaptation and mitigation database, information dissemination and promotes partnership and collaboration between African organisations. |
Capacity Building for Research and Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas: An Adaptive Mechanism for Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region (APN) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
| Oceans and coastal areas
| Capacity building
| Provides technical training in marine protection. Training also given in formulating monitoring and evaluation planning, data management and communications.
Report
Final Project Report
|
Capacity Development for Policy Makers: Addressing climate change in key sectors (UNDP) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
Caribbean and Central America
South America
| Other
| Capacity building
Communication and awareness raising
Knowledge management
| Raises awareness of climate change and its impacts at a national level. Facilitates understanding of need for adaptation. Identifies investment and financial capacities for implementing climate related measures. |
Climate Change Adaptation and Development Initiative (UNEP) | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
| Other
| Capacity building
Communication and awareness raising
Knowledge management
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Facilitates cross-sector adaptation awareness raising. Participates in collaborative practical adaptation actions with governments and other organisations. Develops context-specific training and assessment manuals. Assists in integrating climate change issues into policy and planning with the goal of building capacity and reducing vulnerability.
Case Studies
|
Climate Policy 2012: extension of the global project “Capacity Development for Policy Makers to Address Climate Change" (UNDP) | Intergovernmental
| Caribbean and Central America
Small Island Developing States
South America
| Other
| Capacity building
Other
| Strengthens capacity in financing associate with climate change. Technical knowledge sharing in finance assessments and investments.
Factsheet
Capacity Development for Policy makers to Address Climate Change
|
Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project: Phase II (IISD) | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Asia-Pacific
Caribbean and Central America
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
| Other
| Other
| An additional 20 countries added to those included in Phase I. Develops climate knowledge and scenarios and identifies risks and impacts from climate change. Facilitates research and the integration of climate science into decision-making with the aim of developing capacity to meet the challenges of climate change.
Country Study
Dominican Republic
|
Helio International - Climate Proofing Energy Systems: Vulnerability-Adaptation-Resilience | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Other
| Risk/vulnerability mapping
Other
| Assesses and monitors the vulnerability of energy systems and identify adaptation potentials. Develops strategies to facilitate progression to low-carbon energy supply systems. Improves climate-smart evaluation capacity of countries for energy needs including consideration of ecosystem services associated with the energy sector.
Global Report
Climate Proofing Energy Systems: Global Report
Energy Systems Country Reports
|
Climate Risk Management Assessment for Agriculture in Thailand and Viet Nam (ADB) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Other
| Other
| Assesses multi-disciplinary climate change data and its potential to inform adaptation and mitigation strategies. |
Community-based Adaptation (CBA) Programme (UNDP) | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Asia-Pacific
Caribbean and Central America
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South America
| Other
| Communication and awareness raising
Knowledge management
Climate-resilient planning
| Supports climate-resilient advocacy and action at the community level. Provides a monitoring and evaluation system to assess changes in community perceptions of adaptive capacity.
|
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (WB) | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South America
| Other
| Other
| Develops global cost-estimations for climate change adaptation. Assists developing countries to assess climate risks and design national adaptation strategies.
Country Studies
|
Enhancing Adaptation to Climate Change by Integrating Climate Risk into Long-Term Development Plans and Disaster Management (APN) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
Other
| Other
| Assesses short and medium-term impacts and responses relating to flooding events to inform on the potential for long-term adaptive capacity. Creates a platform to discuss risk with the object of its integration into investment and development plans.
Final Report
Enhancing Adaptation to Climate Change
|
Enhancing the Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity in Agriculture and Rural Development (GFDRR) | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Capacity building
| Contributes capacity-building knowledge on preparedness and post-disaster risk managements. Provides expertise on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction in agriculture and rural development. |
EUROCLIMA: Climate change regional cooperation programme (EUROPEAID) | Intergovernmental
| Caribbean and Central America
Small Island Developing States
South America
| Other
| Capacity building
Communication and awareness raising
| A platform for Latin American-European cooperation in climate change.
Climate Change in Latin America
|
Evolution of Protected Area Systems with Regard to Climatic, Institutional, Social, and Economic Conditions in the West Africa Region (UNEP) | Intergovernmental
Non-Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Terrestrial ecosystems
| Capacity building
| Expands knowledge tools at national and regional levels to improve protected area management. Facilitates transboundary cooperation to ensure sustainability. |
Food Security and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region: Evaluating mismatch between crop development and water availability (APN) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Water resources
| Capacity building
Other
| Evaluates data on plant life cycles, water and yields to determine best practice for climate scenarios. Knowledge enhancement will inform policy-makers and practitioners on methods in adaptation.
Factsheet
Journal Article
|
Glacial Melt and Downstream Impacts on Indus-Dependent Water Resources and Energy (ADB) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Other
Water resources
| Other
| Develops knowledge on climatic trends, water supplies and risk scenarios for climate change and its impacts. Information supports policy-makers in designing integrated water resource management plans.
Reports
Technical Assistance Report for Pakistan |
|
