Progress made in implementing activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
FCCC/SBSTA/2010/INF.7:
This document is the advanced version of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) report to its thirty-third session to be held in Cancun, 30 November to 4 December 2010. It reports on the new action pledges by partners of the Nairobi work programme in response to the call for action focusing on adaptation planning and practices in relation to climate-related risks and extreme events. It describes United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) actions including the preparation of the 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction, regional mapping of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation institutions and launching a global campaign to promote disaster-resilient cities, among others.
The overall report describes progress made under the different areas of work and how organizations, institutions, experts, communities and the private sector have been engaged in the activities of the second phase of the Nairobi work programme during the reporting period up to December 2010. It also contains summary accounts of how the secretariat is disseminating information on outputs to stakeholders and highlights relevant activities undertaken by Nairobi work programme partners in line with the work programme’s objective. The report concludes with an overview of the conclusions and recommendations made by Parties and organizations based on their consideration of the outcomes of the activities completed under the Nairobi work programme.