Recognizing the importance of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices, and gender-sensitive approaches and tools for adaptation to climate change, the SBSTA, at its thirty-eighth session, requested the secretariat, under the guidance of the Chair of the SBSTA and in collaboration with relevant organizations, to prepare a technical paper, before SBSTA 39, on best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation, and the application of gender-sensitive approaches and tools for understanding and assessing impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change.

To enable a robust and comprehensive review within the technical paper, the secretariat requested Nairobi work programme partners and organizations with relevant expertise and experiences to provide inputs. Below is a table containing the case studies on the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation contributed by these organizations in response to the request.

To ensure that new, relevant and useful examples are included in this database and the current entries up to date, please send your suggestions for new entries and updates to nwp@unfccc.int.

Best practices and available tools for the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices for adaptation
Title of case study	Organization	Region	Sector
Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (328 kB)	Care International	Africa and the Arab States, Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Central America, South America	Non-sector specific
Joto Afrika: Climate communications for adaptation (348 kB)	Care International	Africa	Non-sector specific
Participatory Scenario Planning (220 kB)	Care International	Africa	Non-sector specific
Interpretando la naturaleza para pronosticar el tiempo (Interpreting the nature of the weather forecast) (282 kB)	Caritas (in Spanish)	Caribbean and Central America	Food security, agriculture and fisheries; Human health; Mountains
Akwé: Voluntary guidelines for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact assessments regarding developments proposed to take place on, or which are likely to impact on, sacred sites and on lands and waters traditionally occupied or used by indigenous and local communities (59 kB)	Convention on Biological Diversity	Global	All Sectors
The Tkarihwaiéri: Code of Ethical Conduct to Ensure Respect for the Cultural and Intellectual Heritage of Indigenous and Local Communities Relevant to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity (56 kB)	Convention on Biological Diversity	Global	All Sectors
Moringa Seed Techonology in water clarification as an alternative to aluminium sulphate (292 kB)	Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria	Africa	Water resources
Local vulnerability and adaptation assessment in rural communities in Northern Cameroon by using the “Guideline for sourcing local knowledge about adaptation to climate change in the process of municipality development planning” (211 kB)	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)	Africa	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry
Local witnesses of Climate Change – Exhibition (211 kB)	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)	South America	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Marine and coastal ecosystems Mountains Other terrestrial ecosystems Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources
MARISCO - Adaptive risk and vulnerability management and strategies for climate change adaptation in the El Sira Community Reserve Project: Biodiversity and climate change in the El Sira Community Reserve, Peru (213 kB)	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)	South America	Biodiversity conservation
Integrating indigenous knowledge for adaptation to climate change (293 kB)	EGERTON UNIVERSITY, KENYA	Africa	Food security, agriculture and fisheries
Indigenous methods of seed storage in Nepal (377 kB)	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries
Use of bocachi fertilizer to adapt to the impacts of frost in Bolivia (377 kB)	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	South America	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Mountains
Community-Based Fire Management (CBFiM) (312 kB)	Global Fire Monitoring Center	Global	Agriculture Forestry Mountains Other terrestrial ecosystems
Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF) (313 kB)	International Fund for Agricultural Development	Africa Asia-Pacific Latin-America	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Marine and coastal ecosystems Mountains Other terrestrial ecosystems Water resources
Application of Participatory 3 Dimensional Modelling to create scaled models for dialogue between farmers and nomadic indigenous peoples on climate change, adaptation and resolution of tensions over natural resource uses. (385 kB)	Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee	Africa	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Human health Marine and coastal ecosystems Mountains Water resources
National adaptation platform of indigenous peoples, adaptation policy makers and national meteorological authorities (385 kB)	Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee	Africa	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Human health Marine and coastal ecosystems Mountains Water resources
CRiSTAL tool (218 kB)	International Union for Nature Conservation	Africa and the Arab States Asia-Pacific Caribbean and Central  America	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Human health Marine and coastal ecosystems Mountains Water resources
Bibosoop plantation on wind speed, humidity, and evaporation in a traditional agricultural landscape of Korea (184 kB)	Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC), Korea Environment Institute	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry
Ondol, Korean heating system (268 kB)	Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC), Korea Environment Institute	Asia-Pacific	Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
Onggi, Korean Traditional Jars (198 kB)	Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC), Korea Environment Institute	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries
Local to local dialogue (200 kB)	Participatory Development Action Program(PDAP)	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Human health Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
Community forestry as climate change adaptation strategy (292 kB)	RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry
Community based Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment guidelines (209 kB)	Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Marine and coastal ecosystems Terrestrial ecosystems Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources
World Heritage – Benefits beyond borders (210 kB)	UNESCO World Heritage Centre= Secretariat of the 1972 World Heritage Convention	Global	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Marine and coastal ecosystems Mountains Other terrestrial ecosystems Water resources
UNESCO policy on indigenous peoples (210 kB)	UNESCO World Heritage Centre= Secretariat of the 1972 World Heritage Convention	Global	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Marine and coastal ecosystems Mountains Other terrestrial ecosystems Water resources
Agrodiversity as a tool for adaptation: the case of the Hani Rice Terraces (351 kB)	United Nations University – Institute for Sustainability and Peace	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Mountains
Eco-system based adaptation strategies for enhancing resilience of rice terrace farming systems against climate change (222 kB)	United Nations University – Institute for Sustainability and Peace	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Mountains Water resources
Mosaic system for joining modern and traditional irrigation systems to improve production and resilience (222 kB)	United Nations University – Institute for Sustainability and Peace	Asia-Pacific	Food security, agriculture and fisheries Forestry Mountains Water resources