Nairobi Work Programme

Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
- Understanding vulnerability, fostering adaptation

The Nairobi work programme is a 5 year programme (2005-2010) implemented by Parties, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the private sector, communities and other stakeholders. Its objective is to assist all Parties, in particular developing countries, including the least developed countries and small island developing States to:

improve their understanding and assessment of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change;
make informed decisions on practical adaptation actions and measures to respond to climate change on a sound scientific, technical and socio-economic basis, taking into account current and future climate change and variability.

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Decision 2/CP.11.

Work areas: The NWP is structured around nine work areas, consistent with the action-oriented sub-themes of Decision 2/CP.11. All of these work areas are vital for increasing the ability of countries to adapt.

Activities: The current (second) phase of activities, June 2008-December 2010, is detailed in document FCCC/SBSTA/2008/6, para 10-74.
The first phase of activities, up to June 2008 were detailed in document FCCC/SBSTA/2006/11. The results of the first phase of activities are available in the NWP Summary Report, document FCCC/SBSTA/2008/12.

Implementation: Actions are catalysed across all nine work areas of the NWP by ensuring that products and deliverables target stakeholders at all levels and across all sectors. The NWP disseminates its outcomes as widely as possible and encourages participation by adaptation stakeholders through a range of activities and actions.

The NWP nine work areas

Partners, case studies and action pledges*

Gaps and needs and further actions

Documents, publications and web-based resources

The full set of information on activities and resources for each work area is available from the links below

1. Methods and tools

2. Data and observations

3. Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling

5. Socio-economic information

6. Adaptation planning and practices

7. Research

8. Technologies for adaptation

9. Economic diversification

NWP Partners

The NWP has engaged over 130 organizations, institutions, and community-based oragnizations and enhances cooperation among all partners

Adaptation Private Sector Initiative

Providing a platform for businesses and business networks to engage with the NWP and the wider adaptation community

Action Pledges

Actions pledged by partners to enhance the work of the NWP.

Gaps and needs and further actions, identified in:

Submissions

And also available from the webpage for each individual NWP work area

Workshop and expert meeting reports

And also available from the webpage for each individual NWP work area

Calls for Action

Summarizing the outputs from each workshop and expert meeting

NWP Summary report

The results of implementation of the NWP up to June 2008. FCCC/SBSTA/2008/12

Mandated documents

Technical papers,submissions and progress reports on implementation

Publications

Leaflets, brochures and eUpdates

Adaptation practices interface

Resource platform on adaptation practices being carried out worldwide, including those by NWP partners

Compendium on methods & tools

Resources on adaptation frameworks, methods and tools, and their special features

Database on adaptation planning and practices

Containing the information on adaptation planning and practices provided in submissions by Parties and organizations, by 15 May 2007

*The NWP encourages you, as a stakeholder, expert, business or community working on adaptation to climate change, to get involved in the programme and help generate expanded ownership in its mandates and objectives to foster adaptation to climate change worldwide.

Meetings and events and Negotiations

Calendar of workshops and meetings

The NWP coordinates a range of mandated workshops and expert meetings across its nine work areas as well as focal point forums during COP sessions.

Negotiations

The secretariat reports on progress in the implementation of the Nairobi work programme at each SBSTA session. The SBSTA will review the effectiveness of the Nairobi work programme and report its outcome to the COP at its sixteenth session (December 2010).

Expected outcomes (Decision 2/CP.11)

Enhanced capacity at international, regional, national, sectoral and local levels to further identify and understand impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation responses, and to select and implement practical, effective and high priority adaptation actions
Improved information and advice to the Conference of the Parties (COP) and its subsidiary bodies on the scientific, technical and socio-economic aspects of impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, including facilitating the implementation of decision 1/CP.10, where relevant
Enhanced development, dissemination and use of knowledge from practical adaptation activities
Enhanced cooperation among Parties, relevant organizations, business, civil society and decision makers, aimed at enhancing their ability to manage climate change risks
Enhanced integration of actions to adapt to climate change with those to achieve sustainable development.