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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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