This regional event will be organized during MENA Climate Week 2022 (MENACW 2022) that takes place from 28 to 31 March 2022 from 09:00-11:00 +4GMT. 

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Objective of the event

• Showcase ongoing initiatives on agriculture and nature-based solutions in scaling up adaptation action in the North Africa and GCC subregions in the context of the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI)
• Engage partners and participating organizations in the implementation of these initiatives
• Spotlight the role of the LAKI as a joint initiative that convenes and engages experts from different international, regional, national and local agencies to take further steps in closing existing knowledge gaps to address climate impacts in the region.

Outcomes

• Promoting the ongoing LAKI collaborative actions on climate-smart agriculture and nature-based solutions to scale up adaptation actions in the North African and GCC subregions.
• Participating financial institutions express an interest to support the actions and relevant partners/experts join the LAKI showcased actions and activities
• Sharing lessons learned from the LAKI initiative in GCC and North African subregions, which are also applicable in scaling up the LAKI in other subregions of the world.

Background

Responding to the knowledge and resilience needs of countries through tailored information for knowledge users is crucial to implementing adaptation action – a key element of the Paris Agreement. For the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI), the UNFCCC secretariat is collaborating with the UNFCCC-WGEO Regional Collaboration Center for the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia based in Dubai (RCC MENA & SA), the UNEP Regional Office for West Asia, and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) to close adaptation knowledge gaps in addressing climate impacts in the North Africa and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) subregions. Several initiatives have been co-designed with LAKI partners through a series of virtual meetings in these subregions. Building on the progress in 2021, the LAKI partners will continue to concretize actions and ideas in 2022 to further contribute to closing persistent climate adaptation knowledge gaps in the MENA region.

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