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Name: Lima-Adaptation-Knowledge-Initiative-(LAKI)-for-the-Pacific-sub-region.aspx
Title: Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) for the Pacific subregion
Comments: Priority-setting workshop for Pacific SIDS will take place from 23-26 February, 2020
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Contact: Francis Opolot
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NAP Description: Partnership with Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
NAP Summary: Priority-setting workshop for Pacific SIDS will take place from 23-26 February, 2020
Page Content: Objectives

The three main goals are:
Prioritize knowledge gaps for target knowledge users in the Pacific subregion. The Pacific subregion consists of 14 Small Island Developing States (SIDS), as well as Australia, New Zealand and 7 Pacific island territories, but in the context of this initiative the latter are not included. The Pacific subregion for the LAKI consists of Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Close priority knowledge gaps for the target knowledge users in the Pacific subregion by convening adaptation experts and institutions to take actions and scale up adaptation action in the Pacific subregion.
Gather evidence (that capture success/progress) and strengthen the alignment with the UNFCCC as well as other relevant processes/forums.
Co-convenors and subregional coordination entity
For the LAKI initiative in the Pacific subregion, the collaboration is with Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), GAN’s regional node in the Asia-Pacific, UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and SPREP (NWP partner)- a subregional coordination entity for the Pacific.
 
Scoping paper
A scoping paper is currently being prepared that identifies knowledge gaps for specific knowledge users for the Pacific subregion based on technical inputs from reference group of experts (The members of the group are “core” experts for the prioritisation exercise).
 
A) Priority Setting Workshop:
A priority-setting workshop was jointly organized by UNEP, SPREP and the UNFCCC secretariat to prioritize knowledge gaps for target knowledge users in the Pacific subregion using a LAKI methodology from 23-26 Feb 2021. Please click here to access the full workshop report.
 

During the virtual workshop, the Reference Group of Experts undertook the following, consistent with the methodology:

Discuss, clarify and categorize knowledge gaps;
Prioritize the knowledge gaps. 
See the outcomes on priority knowledge gaps for Pacific subregion here.



For more information on the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative, click here.


B) Priority  Adaptation Knowledge Gaps and Actions Undertaken to Close the Priority Knowledge Gaps:


The list of priority knowledge gaps identified for the PSIDS subregion are provided in a table below. To read more about an ongoing initiative to close the knowledge gaps in the SIDS subregion, please check here.




No. 

Thematic area

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

1)


Social protection and gender (marginalized/vulnerable groups)


Lack of knowledge to include women, girls, people with disabilities in designing and implementing adaptation plans and policies

 

Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3] 


Project designers and implementers, policy makers, decision makers, communities, NGOs, CSOs

 


2)

 

Infrastructure and human settlements


 

Lack of capacity to support climate proofing infrastructure.


 

Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]; 



Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]


 

Civil engineers, town and country planners, construction companies, building material suppliers, private sector, local communities




3)

 

Institutional strengthening


 

Lack of knowledge to access climate change adaptation funds


 

Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];




Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];


Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]


 

Climate change officers, finance officers, relevant sector officers, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations, local communities


 


4)

 

Health


 

Inadequate Early Warning System for health


 

Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]


 

Environmental health officers, epidemiologist, health inspectors, water officers, local communities, schools, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations


 


5)

 

Social protection and gender (marginalized/vulnerable groups)


 

Lack of data on gender


 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1] 


 

Project designers and implementers, policy makers, decision makers


 


6)

 

Human health


 

Lack of information to understand the impacts of climate change on food security and health (i.e. nexus of Climate change, food security and health)


 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1];


Lack of access to


existing knowledge [2];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4] 

 

Health professionals, Food nutritionists, food security officials, communities


 


7)

 

Infrastructure and human settlements


 

Lack of knowledge of climate change impacts on human settlements


 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]


 

Civil engineers, town and country planners, construction companies, building material suppliers, private sector, local communities


 


8)

 

Social protection and gender (marginalized/vulnerable groups)


 

Lack of access to Early Warning System by youth and remote communities


 

Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];


 

Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

 

Social workers, local government, town and country planning, natural disaster management officers, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations, youth groups, remote communities


 


9)

 

Water resources


 

Lack of tools and methods to assess climate change impacts on water resources for water conservation and management (link to fisheries, agriculture and health)


 

Lack of access to


existing knowledge [2];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4] 



 

Water experts, town and country planners


 


10)

 

Institutional strengthening


 

Lack of tools to integrate traditional knowledge for adaptation and disaster risk reduction


 

Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]


 

Climate change officers, environment officers, local communities, NGOs, CSOs


 


11)

 

Human health



 
 

Lack of information and tools to assess impact of climate change on mental/psychosocial health




 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1];


Lack of access to


existing knowledge [2];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4] 

 

Health professionals, psychologists, social health staff, counsellors, health inspectors, post disaster assessment officers

 


12)

 

Institutional strengthening


 

Lack of data to assess impacts of climate change and to develop cost-effective solutions


 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1];


Lack of access to


existing knowledge [2];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4] 

 

Climate change officers, bank officers, insurance officers, town and country planners, finance officers


 


13)

 

Water resources


 

Lack of knowledge and tools for monitoring water sources


 

Lack of access to


existing knowledge [2];


Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

 

Water experts, agriculture officers, health officers, town and country planners


 


14)

 

Information and communications technology


 

Lack of access to meteorological data in climate change decision making


 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

 

All relevant sectors


 


15)

 

Information and communications technology


 

Lack of access to climate risks information to inform policy and planning


 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; 




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

 

Policy developers, town and country planning, environment officers, fisheries officers, agriculture officers


 


16)

 

Coastal and marine ecosystems


 

Lack of knowledge to monitor coastal and marine ecosystems


 

Lack of access to


existing knowledge [2];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

 

Fisheries officers, environment officers, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations, local communities


 


17)

 

Water resources


 

Lack of methods and tools for analyzing water quality and quantity due to impacts of climate change


 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];






Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

 

Water experts, agriculture officers, health officers, country and town planners


 


18)

 

Institutional strengthening


 

Lack of knowledge to conduct Technology Needs Assessment


 

Lack of access to


existing knowledge [2];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

 

Climate change officers, energy officers, fisheries officers, agriculture officers, water experts


 

19)
Institutional strengthening

Lack of knowledge to assess climate change vulnerability and adaptation (V &A)




 

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]



Climate change officers, environment officers

20)
Human health
Lack of data on health system to monitor impacts of climate change against climate sensitive diseases

Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]


Environmental health officers, epidemiologists, health ispectors, water officers

21)
Social protection and gender (marginalized/vulnerable groups)
Lack of integrated Early Warning System to facilitate information flow before and after events

Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];





Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Social workers, local government, town and country planning, natural disaster management officers, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations

22)
Infrastructure and human settlements

Lack of monitoring tools to identify hazard areas in order to mitigate flooding


Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Civil engineers, town and country planners, construction companies, building material suppliers, private sector, local communities, water experts, agricultural officers, health inspectors

23)
Water resources
Lack of effective awareness raising activities for water and public health

Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];





Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations, local communities

24)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Lack of access to information on sustainable agricultural practices

Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];





Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Subsistence and commercial farmers, local communities

25)
Infrastructure and human settlements
Lack of data knowledge to mainstream climate change into infrastructure and settlement plans

Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]

Urban Planners, utilities, decision makers

26)
Institutional strengthening
Lack of tools and methods to mainstream climate change in various development planning and processes

Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]


All government ministries, Ministry of Finance, Climate Change, Environment, Health, Agriculture, Fisheries, Infrastructure, Water

27)
Institutional strengthening
Lack of knowledge on impacts of climate change on various sectors

Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

All sectors, private sector, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organizations

28)
Information and communications technology
Lack of tools for information and knowledge sharing between government and stakeholders

Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

All relevant government ministries, non- governmental organisations (NGOs), private sector, faith-based organisations and development partners

29)
Human health
Lack of substantial evidence on impact of climate change on non-communicable diseases

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Environmental health officers, epidemiologist, health inspectors, water officers, local communities, schools, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations

30)
Information and communication technology
Lack of a database of adaptation practices, classified by sector, with examples from across the region

Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3]

National government climate change officials, project developers, academia, regional organisations, communicators, project designers

31)
Institutional strengthening
Lack of tools and methods to conduct risk assessment of climate change at sector level

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]; 


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];


Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

All relevant sectors, decision makers, town and country planners

32)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Lack of tools and methods for understanding of future impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Agriculture Extension Officers, subsistence and commercial farmers, health inspectors, water officers, land use planning officers

33)
Human health
Lack of knowledge on customary and modern strategies, tools and methods for monitoring and managing disease vectors such as mosquitos

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Environmental health officers, epidemiologist, health inspectors, water officers, local communities, schools, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations

34)
Infrastructure and human settlements
Lack of knowledge on migration and displacement due to impacts of climate change

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Communities, policy makers, planners, immigration officers, social workers, utility service providers, DRM officers

35)
Social protection and gender (marginalized and vulnerable groups)
Lack of knowledge to design/implement social protection initiatives (link to gender)

Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]

Communities, farmers, fishers, project designers

36)
Institutional strengthening
Lack of knowledge of climate science and tools and methods to monitor impacts of climate change

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];


Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Meteorology officers

37) 
Information and communication technology
Lack of tools and skills for downscaling climate scenarios
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Climate change officers, agriculture officers, water experts, health officers, town and country planners, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations

38)
Information and communication technology
Lack of use of communication tools (applications and social media) as medium to communicate climate change information
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Farmers, service providers (NGOs, government agencies, international partners)

39)
Institutional strengthening
Lack of tools and methods for undertaking vulnerability mapping, adaptation planning and implementation of adaptation interventions
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]
Local communities, NGOs, CSOs

40)
Coastal and marine ecosystem
Lack of scientific data and/access to data on coral reef monitoring
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]
Fisheries officers, environment officers, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations, local communities

41)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Lack of access to knowledge of crop resilience skills
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Subsistence and commercial farmers, local communities

42)
Terrestial ecosystems
Lack of data on erosion hotspots

Lack of data (or limited data) [1]


Agriculture officers, landuse planners, utility service providers, communities, conservation officers, farmers

43)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Lack of data to assess the impacts of climate change on fisheries monitoring such as fish stocks (Fisheries off shore and near shore)
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Fisheries officers, commercial fishing companies, local communities

44)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Lack of knowledge and tools for land use and land use management practices
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Agriculture Extension Officers, subsistence and commercial farmers, Planning officers (refine term)

45)
Infrastructure and human settlements
Lack of data for understanding climate change impacts on public assets
Lack of data (or limited data) [1];


Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

 
Civil engineers, town and country planners, construction companies, building material suppliers, private sector, local communities

46)
Human health
Lack of information on impacts of climate change on health- related illness, morbidity, mortality, and productivity
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];  Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Health professionals

47)
Terrestial ecosystem
Lack of tools (e.g. GIS) for land use and land use management (link to Human Settlement)
Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Agricultural officers, forestry officers, town and country planning

48)
Infrastructure and human settlements
Lack of knowledge to utilize information on climate change impacts to design climate- resilient infrastructure
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]
Civil engineers, town and country planners, construction companies, building material suppliers, private sector, local communities

49)
Coastal and marine ecosystem
Lack of knowledge to integrate ecosystem- based adaptation into programme design and lack of knowledge of the limits to EBA in the face of future climate change.
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];  Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Fisheries officers, environment officers, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations, local communities

50)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Lack of knowledge on soil health, soil fertility and water management in agriculture
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Agriculture Extension Officers, subsistence and commercial farmers

51)
Coastal and marine ecosystem
Lack of knowledge on ocean acidification adaptation solutions
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]
Coastal communities

52)
Social protection and gender (marginalized and vulnerable groups)
Lack of knowledge of environmental and social safeguards
Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Project developers, project managers, project beneficiaries

53)
Human health
Lack of communication to raise awareness regarding impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on public health
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];


Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Local communities, schools, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organizations

54)
Coastal and marine ecosystem
Lack of data to monitor mangroves
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]
Environment officers, fisheries officers

55)
Human health
Lack of a systematic data collection and information systems for health and climate change data
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Environmental health officers, epidemiologist, health inspectors, water officers

56)
Human health
Lack of understanding climate change impacts on the health sector
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3];




Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]

Environmental health officers, epidemiologist, health inspectors, water officers, local communities, schools, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organizations

57)
Infrastructure and human settlements
Lack of knowledge of climate proofing of human settlements certification
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];  Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Civil engineers, town and country planners, construction companies, building material suppliers, private sector, local communities

58)
Institutional strengthening
Lack of access to national climate change research data and information
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]
Decision makers, climate change officers, environment officers, town and country planners, project/programme developers, academic researchers

59)
Coastal and marine ecosystem
Lack of knowledge and tools for mangrove monitoring
Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Environment officers, fisheries officers

60)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Insufficient research data on climate resilient crops
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2]
Agriculture Extension Officers, subsistence and commercial farmers

61)
Social protection and gender (marginalized and vulnerable groups)
Lack of tools to manage data and information for ‘vulnerable' people
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Social workers, local government, town and country planning, natural disaster management officers, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations

62)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Lack of information on Livestock Management
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]; Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3]

Livestock farmers, small scale farmers

63)
Information and communication technology
Lack of data to meet reporting obligations to UNFCCC
Lack of data (or limited data) [1]
Climate change officers, environment officers and all relevant ministries and offices involved in NC process

64)
Coastal and marine ecosystem
Lack of Wave Modelling data for determining impact of climate change on coral reefs
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];  Lack of tools and methods to process knowledge into actionable form [4]
Fisheries officers, environment officers, NGOs, CSOs, faith based organisations, local communities

65)
Agriculture, fisheries, livestock and forestry
Lack of knowledge and/or access to information on nutrients use and manure management for climate resilient agriculture system
Lack of access to existing knowledge [2];
Lack of actionable knowledge (e.g., in need of repackaging existing knowledge) [3]

 
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