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You are accessing this page in your role as partner of the UN Climate Change Universities Partnership Programme. As part of this Programme, you now have exclusive access to UN-curated questions designed to guide impactful student investigations that contribute directly to global and national climate adaptation efforts. Access the UN-curated research and investigation questions here.
Scope of the questions:
The questions are curated from the real-world adaptation priorities identified under the UNFCCC process, including Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI), and the National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). The database will be continuously updated with more new questions over time.
These are intended to inform decision-making and build knowledge that enables better adaptation planning among communities, governmental and regional partners.
Please access the curated list here.
The questions can be filtered by:
- Theme/sector
- Region or country or category of countries (Least developed countries (LDC), landlocked developing countries (LLDC), small island developing States (SIDS))
- Methodology
This enables graduate students to align their academic interests with pressing knowledge and know-how needs identified under the UNFCCC process.
Description of methodology
The methodology is categorized into five typologies:
a) Knowledge generation
Producing new, context-specific data or empirical evidence (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods) to address identified gaps.
b) Methodological and analytical Innovation
Designing, testing, or adapting methods, models, and frameworks (e.g., integrated assessment models, participatory tools, foresight methods).
c) Policy translation and decision support
Transforming scientific or experiential knowledge into actionable policy instruments, practice guidelines, or decision-support systems.
d) Knowledge curation
Curating, synthesizing, and combining diverse knowledge systems (scientific, Indigenous, local, experiential) into accessible and usable formats, including digital and multimedia approaches.
e) Capacity building
Building individual, institutional, and systemic capabilities to interpret, apply, and sustain knowledge for adaptation planning and implementation.
