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NAP Description: Engagement opportunities and resources under the Nairobi work programme
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Page Content: Human settlements is a key area of the Nairobi Work Programme, as mandated by decision 17/CP.19; SBSTA 44; and SBSTA 48.


Urban population is expected to grow by 2.5 billion by 2050 and over 90 percent of this growth will take place in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean. The world's urban centres (especially in developing countries) are already vulnerable to the advanced impacts of climate change and other natural and human-made hazards particularly in coastal areas, delta regions and Small Island Developing States.


In response to this growing vulnerability, climate-resilient development in villages, towns and cities of all sizes is crucial to adapting to climate change. Adaptation actions in human settlements range from nature-based to infrastructure-based measures. However, adaptation is more than just physical ‘climate proofing’; it is a dynamic, iterative, cross-sectoral and open-ended planning and implementation process that requires political, institutional and financial support, as well as behavioural change.


Collaboration, engagement and partnership


Governments agreed to undertake concrete activities addressing human settlements under the NWP in order to inform adaptation planning and actions at the regional, national and subnational level. In response, a range of activities have been undertaken under the NWP to advance action through knowledge in the thematic area with some in progress.


Applying an iterative and progressive knowledge-to-action methodology, the secretariat collaborated with renowned organizations and institutes, including United Nations agencies, programmes and offices, as well as other relevant international organizations, academic institutions, and institutes to advance actions.


 

The NWP knowledge-to-action approach


The table below highlights relevant outputs on human settlements; and work in progress corresponding to different steps of the NWP knowledge-to-action methodology.


 
 

Step 1: Scoping

A summary report on existing initiatives in the area of human settlements and adaptation including a list of all global and regional initiatives presented in a report published in May 2017 Good practices and lessons learned in adaptation planning processes addressing ecosystems, human settlements, water resources and health, and in processes and structures for linking national and local adaptation planning: a synthesis of case studies published in November 2015
Synthesis report on methods and tools for, and good practices and lessons learned relating to, adaptation planning processes addressing ecosystems, human settlements, water resources and health, and good practices and lessons learned related to processes and structures for linking national and local adaptation planning 

 Step 2: Engage with expert groupsa

A pre-COP technical dialogue with human settlement experts in advance of COP23 in November 2017

Step 3:  Refine knowledge 

The 11th Focal Point Forum on human settlements and adaptation organized at COP23 in November 2017 

Step 4: Co-design actions

A side event "Closing knowledge gaps on Human Settlements and Adaptation: The way forward" during the Bonn climate change conference 1 May 2018
A joint networking event with UCCRN
A co-event with ICLEI during Resilient Cities Conference in 2017
 

Step 5: Report and disseminate findings

A synthesis report "Adaptation in human settlements: key findings and way forward" published February 2018
UNFCCC newsroom article 

 

Step 6: Facilitate partnerships to mobilize support

Focus for 2019
Figure 1: The NWP knowledge-to-action approach
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Created at 07/04/2016 17:03 by Laureline Krichewsky
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