Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative for the Indian Ocean island countries

As part of the implementation of the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) in Africa and Asia, UNFCCC/NWP and UN Environment organized a priority-setting workshop for the Indian Ocean island countries, in parallel with another workshop concerning the Hindu Kush Himalayan subregion.

The aim of this priority-setting workshop was to better understand and categorize adaptation knowledge gaps for the Indian Ocean island countries (i.e., Comoros, Madagascar, the Maldives,  Mauritius, the Seychelles and Sri Lanka), define a list of strategic priority knowledge gaps, facilitate the design of collaborative response actions, and discuss possible response actions and associated institutions for addressing these gaps in the subregion. To learn more about the LAKI approach, click here.

The priority-setting workshop was organized back to back with the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network forum and was held in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). The workshop gathered 10-15 expert participants. 

The priority-setting workshop led to the identification of two sets of priority knowledge gaps, so as to better take into account the geographical diversity of the subregion. A list of 10 gaps was thus agreed upon for the larger island countries (i.e. Madagascar and Sri Lanka) while a list of 10 gaps was identified for the smaller island countries (i.e. Comoros, the Maldives and the Seychelles).