Parties, NWP partner organizations and other relevant organizations are invited to contribute their case studies by October 31, 2019.
1. Mandate
Following a recommendation from the Adaptation Committee, the COP invites Parties and interested organizations to share case studies of initiatives that focus on ecosystems and adaptation planning for vulnerable communities and groups as agents of change. Parties, NWP partner organizations and other relevant organizations are invited to send case studies of relevant initiatives before October 31, 2019 to nwp@unfccc.int.
2. Which elements should be considered in the case studies?
The case studies should include description of initiatives focusing on ecosystems and adaptation planning for vulnerable communities and groups as agents of change, and provide the following details:
- Name of your organization or entity
- Type of organization
- Location
- Scale of operation
- Adaptation sector/theme
- Adaptation element
- Climatic hazard addressed
- Target beneficiaries
- Description of relevant activities/processes or research
- Description of relevant tools/methods
- Key outcomes of the activities undertaken
- Description of lessons learned and good practices identified
- Description of key challenges identified
- Planned next steps (as appropriate)
- Relevant hyperlinks
For each initiative, please provide relevant hyperlinks, including to information sources, pictures and/or graphics. You are invited to submit multiple initiatives (please submit one initiative per template). Should you need any further information, please, do not hesitate to contact the NWP team, at nwp@unfccc.int.
3. How will the case studies be disseminated to inform adaptation action?
As requested by the Adaptation Committee, the case studies will be disseminated through the Adaptation Knowledge Portal with a view to enhancing the translation of knowledge into practice.
4. How can my organization/entity further support resilience through knowledge?
In case your entity or your organization has developed knowledge products in the form of case studies, tools/methods and/or other knowledge resources in the field of ecosystems and adaptation planning, please do not hesitate to share them via the
Adaptation Knowledge Portal.
If you wish to learn more about adaptation/resilience, a list of NWP partner organizations and other relevant organizations working on these thematic areas, action pledges, case studies, tools and methods, as well as knowledge resources can be browsed through our
advanced search page .