Enhancing adaptation action through knowledge: Nairobi work programme event

UN EVENTS
Time: 13:15 - 14:45
Event language: English
Room: Berlin, World Conference Centre
City: Bonn
Country: Germany
Organiser: UNFCCC

Information on how to join:

Duly registered conference participants will be able to join the event in person or follow side events on the virtual platform.

Virtual participants can use the moderated chat functionality to ask questions/leave comments.

All side events of the SB 56 UN Climate Change conference will be livestreamed on thisYouTube channel.

Enhancing Adaptation Action through knowledge

Countries need practical, actionable knowledge to ramp up climate adaptation efforts to achieve the objectives of the Convention and the Paris Agreement. The NWP can provide specific, actionable knowledge targeted to those who enact adaptation action in countries.

Overview and Context

The side event will bring together Parties, NWP partners, constituted bodies and knowledge users to discuss and clarify elements that can feed positively into the NWP stocktake at SBSTA 56.

The SBSTA at its 56^th session will take stock of the operational and institutional modalities of the NWP. The stocktake will assess the performance and effectiveness of the NWP in responding to knowledge needs relevant to the implementation of the Paris Agreement (see SBSTA 48 conclusions). The stocktake will also identify ways of strengthening its operational and institutional modalities for scaling up adaptation action through knowledge. SBSTA 52–55 proposed guiding questions and modalities to inform the stocktake (see SBSTA 52-55 conclusions).

Expected outcomes

The event will offer participants deeper insights about ongoing actions and long-term engagement with Parties, NWP partners and constituted bodies that fill knowledge gaps identified by Parties. These actions address gaps and needs for countries in formulating and implementing national adaptation plans, finance, capacity building and technology.

Information about the NWP stocktake

SBSTA 52-55 agreed on the following modalities to inform the stocktake:

• Inviting Parties, constituted bodies, NWP partner organizations, and other relevant organizations to submit views on the performance and effectiveness of the NWP in addressing knowledge needs relevant to implementing the Paris Agreement via the submission portal by 31 March 2022: submissions are available here:
  • https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/submissionsstaging/Pages/Home.aspx
• Requesting the secretariat to prepare a synthesis report on the submissions above for consideration at SBSTA 56 (to be available soon)
• Requesting the secretariat to prepare a report summarizing the outcomes of the work under the NWP since SBSTA 48 for consideration at SBSTA 56 (available here: https://unfccc.int/documents/470505 )

SBSTA 52-55 agreed to apply a comprehensive and transparent approach to the stocktake, taking into consideration lessons learned by countries and regions and with the engagement of Parties, NWP partner organizations, and non-Party stakeholders to ensure an effective outcome.

The annual progress report of the NWP (2022) is available here: https://unfccc.int/documents/470332