NEGOTIATIONS
FOCUS
PROCESS
KEY STEPS
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| Partner
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
| Link
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http://www.unep.org/ |
| Description
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The mission of the United Nations Environment Programme is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. |
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Global Climate Change Adaptation Network |
| Further information
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Concept paper on the development of a Global Climate Change Adaptation Network
UNEP activities on adaptation |
| Regional focus
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All regions
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| Sector
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Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Oceans and coastal areas
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Terrestrial ecosystems
Water resources
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| Adaptation delivery activity
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Capacity building
Climate-resilient development planning
Communications and awareness-raising
Disaster risk reduction
Early warning systems
Knowledge management
Monitoring and evaluation
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Risk/vulnerability mapping
Training
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| NWP work area
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Adaptation planning and practices
Data and observations
Economic diversification
Methods and tools
Research
Technologies for adaptation
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| Climate hazards
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Drought
Flood
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| Operational scale
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Global
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Organizations, institutions and private sector companies at all levels and in a wide range of sectors can become engaged with the NWP by becoming a partner and making Action Pledges. Information about how organizations can become engaged with work on adaptation under the NWP can be found here.
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