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Title: LAKI in the North Africa subregion
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NAP Description: Partnership with Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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Page Content: A) Priority Setting Workshop:
A three day LAKI priority setting workshop for the North Africa subregion was held in the impressive Library of Alexandria, Egypt on 19-21 September 2017. The workshop was co-organized with the UN Environment Programme and Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The intellectual inputs of eight multi-stakeholder group members over the course of three days and a rigorous methodology resulted in 18 priority knowledge gaps for the subregion covering Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. These knowledge gaps address water resources, coastal zones, agriculture and desertification. 
Please click here to access the full workshop report.
 
B) Priority Adaptation Knowledge Gaps and Actions Undertaken to Close the Priority Knowledge Gaps:
Over 2020 and 2021, the LAKI has engaged international regional, national and local partners to identify and codesign joint actions to close the knowledge gaps noted in the priority setting workshop. 
Related resources:  Coordinating Efforts to Address Knowledge Gaps in MENA Region
 
Building Momentum to Close Adaptation Knowledge Gaps in MENA Region
 
Adapting to Climate Impacts in MENA Region
Building momentum to Close Adaptation Knowledge Gaps in the MENA region: Focus on climate-smart agriculture and nature-based solutions
The organizations convened, expressed an interest to work together to address the priority adaptation knowledge gaps. In addition to a pre-engagement virtual process (which including one-to-one meetings with each participating organization), three other technical meetings were convened to:
encourage representatives from the participating organizations to share ideas on potential proposals to close priority knowledge gaps with target users in mind
support discussions to unpack the proposals including the knowledge outputs in more depth 
provide guidance on access to finance to implement the proposals suggested.
 
Progress for each action will be showcased at events throughout the year, including the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow in November and the MENA Regional Climate Week in March 2022.
 
For the North Africa subregion, the work has been undertaken in collaboration with the UNFCCC-WGEO Regional Collaboration Center for the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia based in Dubai (RCC Dubai), the UNEP Regional Office for West Asia, and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
 
The priority knowledge gaps identified for the North Africa subregion are provided in the table below.
 

 
No.
 

Thematic area

 
Gap Description
 
Cluster
 
Knowledge User 
Proposed Actions to close the Priority Gaps
 

1)

 

Agriculture

 

Lack of access to data related to rain-fed agriculture and irrigated agriculture


 

Lack of access [2]

 

Researchers, scholars


 
MENA-Grand Challenge of Climate Smart AgriFood Transformation. Lead organization: The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) [ongoing]
 

2)

 

Water resources


 

Lack of accessible information on climate change impacts on water resources


 

Lack of access [2]


 

Water sector managers and policy makers

MENA-Grand Challenge of Climate Smart AgriFood  Transformation. Lead organization: The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) [ongoing]
MENA Regional Climate Observatory Network (MRCON). Lead organization: The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) [ongoing]

3)

 

Water resources


 

Limited understanding of climate variability and trends, including placing current observations into historical context


 

Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge), lack of tools/methods [Mix]


 

Water infrastructure designers


 
MENA-Grand Challenge of Climate Smart AgriFood  Transformation. Lead organization: The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) [ongoing]
Water Governance capacity-building, guidelines and implementation. Lead organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) [ongoing]
Innovation Hub-Scaling up and enabling environment. Lead organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) [ongoing]
 

4)

 

Water resources


 

Insufficient knowledge on rainfall historical data, trends and projections


 

Lack of data, lack of access [Mix]


 

Water resource planners


 
MENA Regional Climate Observatory Network (MRCON). Lead organization: The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) [ongoing]
 

5)

 

Desertification

 

Insufficient knowledge and information sharing on solutions/ good practices and lessons learned to combat desertification


 

Lack of data, lack of access [Mix]


 

Water infrastructure designers


 

6)


 

Agriculture


 

Lack of awareness on negative climate change impacts on yield


 

Lack of access [2]


 

Water resource planners


 

7)

 

Coastal zones


 

Lack of information for developing resilience strategies in urban planning in coastal zones


 

Lack of data [1]


 

Ministries of Agriculture


 

8)

 

Water resources


 

Lack of accurate information on status of water resources (i.e. water availability, consumption patterns, water quality)


 

Lack of data [1]


 

Ministries of Water


 
MENA Regional Climate Observatory Network (MRCON). Lead organization: The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)[ongoing]
Water Governance capacity-building, guidelines and implementation. Lead organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) [ongoing]

9)

 

Agriculture


 

Lack of awareness on negative climate change impacts on livelihoods


 

Lack of access, lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., need to repackage existing knowledge) [Mix]


 

Farmers organizations, local authorities


 

10)

 

Desertification

 

Insufficient information and knowledge about interconnections between desertification and socio-economic development


 

Lack of data, lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., need to repackage existing knowledge) [Mix]


 

Government, agricultural and rural advisory services providers


 
Innovation Hub-Scaling up and enabling environment. Lead organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) [ongoing]
 

11)

 

Agriculture


 

 
 

Limited information and knowledge sharing on interlinkages with other sectors


 

 
 

Lack of access, lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., need to repackage existing knowledge) [Mix]


 

Decision makers, policy makers and planners


 

12)

 

Coastal zones


 

Limited knowledge on the benefits of integration of coastal management and protection into national development plans and priorities


 

Lack of access, lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., need to repackage existing knowledge) [Mix]


 

 
 

 
 

River basin agencies, environmental institutions, and water resource planners


 

13)

 

Coastal zones


 

Need for improved information regarding population dynamics within sea level rise models


 

Lack of data [1]


 

Farmers organizations, local authorities


 

14)

 

Coastal zones


 

Lack of information on understanding of risks due to sea level rise among the different coastal zones


 

Lack of data [1]


 

Central authorities of demographic statistics


 

15)

 

Coastal zones


 

Need for improved information on technologies to protect coastal cities against sea level rise


 

Lack of data [1]


 

Ministry of Agriculture


 

16)

 

Water resources


 

Limited knowledge on technologies and best practices to adapt to the impacts of climate change on water resources


 

Lack of data [1]


 

Policy makers and planners


 
Drought and Forecasting Management Tool. Lead organization: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) [ongoing]
 

17)

 

Water resources


 

Lack of reliable data on water-quantity and quality, including accessibility to available reliable data and databases


 

Lack of data, lack of access [Mix]


 

Policy makers and planners


 

18)

 

Water resources

 

Limited access to available data on water- quantity and quality


 

Lack of access [2]


 

Policy makers and planners



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