Nairobi work programme technical workshop on collaboration among regional centres and networks
The SBSTA requested the secretariat to organize, before SBSTA 32 (June 2010) and under the guidance of the Chair of the SBSTA, a technical workshop on how regional centres and networks undertaking work relevant to climate change could collaborate, with a view to:
* Providing information on the use of different methods and tools for various users and types of assessment;
* Enabling users to share information on different methods and tools, including details on their application, limitations and usefulness for different types of tasks and users;
* Facilitating a dialogue between users and developers of methods and tools to encourage the development and application of more demand- and stakeholder-driven methods and tools;
* Enabling users to exchange good practices and lessons learned in accessing and applying data;
* Promoting a dialogue between the providers and users of data in order for providers to better meet the needs of different users;
* Disseminating good practices and lessons learned in the development and application of methods and tools;
* Providing information on available climate models, scenarios and downscaled projections, including on their application, limitations and usefulness for different purposes and geographical areas;
* Facilitating feedback between users and providers of climate models, scenarios and downscaled projections, in order to enable or enhance the development and to improve the usability of regional climate models and scenarios.
The workshop will enable around 100 representatives from Parties, relevant organizations, regional centres and networks, communities, and experts, to share climate data and information available in the public domain, exchange views on climate data and information needs within the context of adaptation planning, and possible roles of regional centres and other knowledge intermediaries in improving the provision, dissemination and application of climate data and information.