Nairobi work programme: Partners and Pledges Database

Action Pledges

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Title	Pioneering Community and Wildlife Adaptation through Forest Protection
Partner	Wildlife Works
Date of submission	14/02/2012
Description	Action Pledge Wildlife Works will engage vulnerable communities in the protection of at least 5 million hectares of threatened forest ecosystem.
Further information	http://wildlifeworks.com
Regional focus	Africa and the Arab States Asia and the Pacific Caribbean and Central America Least Developed Countries South America
Sector	Business Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Human health Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Terrestrial ecosystems Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources
Adaptation delivery activity	Capacity building Climate-resilient development planning Communications and awareness-raising Disaster risk reduction Education Financial support Humanitarian assistance Monitoring and evaluation Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
NWP work area	Adaptation planning and practices Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling Climate related risks and extreme events Data and observations Economic diversification Methods and tools Research Socio-economic information Technologies for adaptation
Target group	Academics Children Communities Policy makers Practitioners Private sector Women

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.