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Resources/links
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Objectives/Activities
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Region
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Organization
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UNFCCC Resources
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NWP Partners and Pledges database
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Provides easy-to-access resources on:
- All Nairobi work programme partners
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Action pledges for adaptation practices made to the Nairobi work programme
by partners as well as updates of the results of action under these pledges.
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Adaptation experts, as identified by partners under the Nairobi work
programme.
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Global
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UNFCCC
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Private
Sector Initiative - database of actions on adaptation
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Online database featuring good practices and profitable climate change adaptation activities
being undertaken by private companies
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Global
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UNFCCC
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UNFCCC Local coping strategies
database
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Provides detailed information on long-standing coping strategies/mechanisms, knowledge and
experience from communities that have had to adapt specific hazards or climate conditions. This
can help communities that may just be starting to experience such conditions, as a result of
climate change.
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Global
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UNFCCC
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NWP
Adaptation practices interface
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A web-based interface providing information on exisiting adaptation practices, requested by
SBSTA (FCCC/SBSTA/2006/11)
(paragraph 59)) and updated for the thirtieth session of the SBSTA.
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Global
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UNFCCC
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NWP Information on data and
observations
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Provides links, as requested by the SBSTA, to exisiting efforts to identify, describe, apply
and make accesible terrestrial, atmospheric and oceanic data and available climatic and
relevant nonclimatic data and information, including socio-economic information and data on
climate change impacts
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Global
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UNFCCC
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National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) Project Database
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The NAPA Project Database pages present the list of ranked priority adaptation activities and
projects, as well as short profiles of each activity or project, designed to facilitate the
development of proposals for implementation. Projects are also arranged by sector.
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LDCs
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UNFCCC
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Adaptation
private sector initiative
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An initiative under the Nairobi work programme to catalyze the involvement and awareness of the
private sector in the wider adaptation community, undertaken in line with the objective in
the annex to decision 2/CP.11 to advance subthemes b (iv), “Facilitating communication
and cooperation among and between Parties and relevant organizations, business, civil society,
and decision makers, and other stakeholders”
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Global
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UNFCCC
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A database on ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation
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An initiative under the Nairobi work programme to provide examples of ecosystem-based
approaches to adaptation, supplementing information to FCCC/SBSTA/ 2011/INF.8, mandated by
the SBSTA at its thirty-fourth session under the Naiorbi work programme.
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Global
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UNFCCC
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NWP Partners' Resources
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Adaptation Learning Mechanism
(ALM)
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Supports evolving efforts to integrate adaptation to climate change in develoment planning.
Features include guidance and good practices on adaptation and lessons learned, as
contributed by practitioners from the field; 140 country profiles with country-specific
adaptation information.
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Global
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UNDP in partnership with the GEF, UNFCCC and the World Bank
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AfricaAdapt knowledge sharing
platform
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A french-English bilingual network facilitating the flow of climate change adaptation
knowledge for sustainable livehoods between researchers, policy makers, civil society
organizations and local communities in Africa. Over 80% members based in Africa.
Nine grants awarded in 2009 supporting community based radio journalists to link global to
local climate change adaptation issues at COP 15.
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Africa
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IDS, in collaboration with ENDA, FARA, IGAD and ICPAC
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Asian University Network for Environment and Disaster
Management (AUEDM)
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A network to share educational products, experience and practice for higher education; seek
possibilities of mutual collaboration on field-based action research; to broaden the scope of
education and learning in the environment and disaster management field through collaboration
with stakeholders.
The network supports ongoing pilot projects and development of guidelines and basic
principles for higher education.
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Asia
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Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies
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Community Based Adaptation Exchange
(CBAX)
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An online resource bringing together over 400 members from 75 countries in the CBA community,
for exchange of up-to-date information including news, events, case studies, tools policy
resources and videos.
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Develping Countries
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IDS and IIED
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Eldis
Climate Change Resource Guide and online Climate Change Community, including ENDA
Communities
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Eldis is a central platform and resource for all IDS Knowledge Services on Climate
Change including full summaries of over 400 adaptation projects; related research; and policy
documents.
Interactive platform for sharing knowledge and information, dedicated to its core members,
including small organizations, civil society and community based organizations.
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Global. Africa
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IDS, ENDA
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Exchange of experiences and information in the context of the Ibero American Programme for
Adaptation to Climate Change (PIACC)
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Promoting a permanent dialogue on climate change for a better understanding of the priorities,
needs and gaps in the region. This includes annual meetings, outreach materials, website,
capacity-building and online training courses, compilation for a portfolio of adaptation
projects, and assessment of adaptation measures and their effectiveness
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Ibero America
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RIOCC
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Joto Afrika series
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To develop and disseminate a series of printed briefings and online materials with practical
information on how people are adapting to climate change in Africa.
 First two issues
released in 2009
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Africa
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IDS in collaboration with Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) and AfricaAdapt
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weADAPT
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An operational wetwork of groups working on various aspects of adaptation providing a
platform to capture emerging experience and shape new, innovate and practical tools, and to
build competence through learning-by-doing
Tools include:
- Climate Change Explorer
- wikiADAPT
- The weADAPT Adaptation Layer in Google Earth
- Adaptation Decision Explorer (ADx)
- Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP)
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Global
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SEI
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