The UNFCCC secretariat organizes the CASTT Adaptation Academy in collaboration with relevant regional and international partner organizations, delivering tailored training for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Academy's primary goal is to support a systematic, generational step-change in capacity to meet the ambitions of the Paris Agreement, including to strengthen the technical capacity of developing countries in conducting vulnerability and adaptation assessments, formulating plans and policy frameworks, improving cross-ministerial coordination to address climate change effectively, and voluntary reporting on adaptation in biennial transparency reports (BTRs) under the enhanced transparency framework (ETF).
Past events have covered a wide range of topics, including adaptation planning, policy frameworks, coordination across ministries and governance levels, working with the private sector, finance and cost-benefit analyses, vulnerability and risk assessments, ecosystems, infrastructure, transboundary considerations, and social, gender, and cultural equity issues, as well as sector-specific themes such as agriculture, disaster risk reduction, energy, cities, and coastal and mountainous regions.
Who is the target audience?
The Academy targets professionals and experts from developing countries who provide technical input for their country's MRV and ETF reporting, with a specific focus on adaptation.
