Progress, good practices and lessons learned, challenges and opportunities in the application of traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems in adaptation: Policy brief by the adaptation committee's NAP Taskforce

Recognizing the importance of integrating diverse knowledge systems in adaptation responses, and in order to support Parties in this endeavor, members of the Adaptation Committee's Taskforce on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) decided to prepare this policy brief to provide information on good practices, lessons learned, challenges and opportunities in the application of traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems (TILKS) in adaptation, to inform practitioners and policymakers in their adaptation planning and implementation efforts, as well as constituted bodies under the UNFCCC and other key stakeholders to further incorporate these knowledge systems into their work.

 It can be concluded that, while there has been progress to meaningfully include TILKS in adaptation plans and actions, more needs to be done to leverage the full potential of applying these knowledge systems to adaptation, as well as to adequately and equitably engage Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the iterative adaptation cycle.