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The global change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training (START)
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START is a framework of collaborating organizations that works to enable and support
developing country research on regional aspects of global environmental change,
including climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation.
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Action Pledges
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In response to the UNFCCC secretariat’s invitation for pledges of action to support the Nairobi
work programme, START is reviewing its research and capacity building programs and realigning them to
provide maximum support for Nairobi work programme objectives. In October 2007, this review resulted
in START's first pledges of new actions to support all nine work areas of the Nairobi work
programme.
The START action pledges focus on three themes:
- Educate and train the next generation of Vulnerability and Adaptation researchers and
practitioners
- Building institutional capacity for accessing and using climate data and projections
- Expanding START decision-support research activities
 START
Acts to support the Nairobi work programme (1375 kB) , Booklet 2007
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Updates and new actions
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In April 2009, START submitted to the secretariat a detailed report, STARTs
actions and action pledges in support of the NWP (207 kB) . This report highlights the
progress made on the activities pledged in the October 2007 booklet. It provides 15 revised
action pledges, building on the progress made, in support of the objectives of the Nairobi work
programme.
The progress and revised action pledges are highlighted more clearly in the comprehensive
brochure
START
Acts to Support the Nairobi work programme (4404 kB) , Booklet 2009.
The brochure provides an overview of START’s programs supporting the 9 work areas of the
Nairobi work programme and provides a complete listing of START’s action pledges. This revised
brochure was submitted to the secretariat in May 2009.
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Action Pledge Update (September 2009)
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The following was provided as a contribution to and is summarised in the Nairobi work
programme publication "Action Pledges: Making a difference on the ground. A synthesis of the
outcomes, good practices, lessons learned, and future challenges and opportunities"
Assessing impacts of, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
Assessing impacts of,
vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (321 kB)
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Links
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START
The global change System for Analysis, Research and Training
AIACC
Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors
ACCCA
Advancing Capacity to Support Climate Change Adaptation
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NWP-relevant resources provided through START activities and links to other relevant resources and
projects
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Methods and Tools
A Synthesis of Methods and Tools
Developed by the AIACC Project
The AIACC Project Website – for
additional information
Climate Research Special Issue on
results of the Climate Prediction and Agriculture project
Training in assessment
methods provided by START Advance Study Institutes
Data and observations and Climate modeling, scenarios, and downscaling
The Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG), The
University of Cape Town – long-term weather observations throughout sub-Saharan Africa
The Temperate East Asia START Regional
Center (TEA-START) – climatological data for the monsoon Asia region
The Miombo Network
– land use and land cover change data for the Miombo region, Africa
The Global Observation of Forest and
Land Cover Dynamics (GOFC/GOLD) project
Climate related risks and extreme events
For Whom the
Bell Tolls: Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate, Working Paper No. 21, AIACC Working Paper Series
AIACC Working
Paper Series – for other lessons about climate change vulnerability from the AIACC project
Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Study –
project information, central climate-related risks and extremes
Adaptation planning and practices
‘A Stitch in Time,
Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from the AIACC Project’, Working Paper No. 48, AIACC
Working Paper Series
AIACC Working
Paper Series – for other lessons about climate change adaptation from the AIACC project
weADAPT – a new web-based program being
developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute and others to enhance the knowledge base of the
adaptation community
The African Climate Change Fellowship Program
– to enable African researchers and practitioners gain capabilities for planning and implementing
adaptation actions
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