Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia Hiromi Inagaki AIT-UNEP RRC.AP 10 May 2012

2 Knowledge Gaps and Role of AKP Knowledge Gaps A lot of information but not usable/applicable Lack of coherent national level entities to ensure that knowledge addresses gaps in policy development and implementation Role of Adaptation Knowledge Platform : Building a bridge between existing initiatives and stakeholders Improving the accessibility of analytical information Promoting Asia’s adaptation practices at the regional and global levels

Greater Mekong Sub- Region: Cambodia, China PR, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam Other Asian countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines & Sri Lanka Phase 1 Geographic Scope

1.Establish regional knowledge sharing system 2.Generate new knowledge 3.Apply existing and new knowledge 4 Specific Objectives

Physical operation of Communities of Practice 2 Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum: 2010 & Bi-monthly Learning Seminars 2010: DRR, Role of Ecosystems, Community Adaptation 2011: Roles of Private Sector & Media, River Basins, Gender Regional-level capacity-building activities (Target: policy-makers, practitioner & media) Online mechanism : Web Portal: 21 partners 17 E-newsletters: (3,589+ subscribers) 5 Regional Knowledge Sharing System

Generation of New Knowledge Develop regional knowledge-base through research partnership Assessed gaps & needs in 8 ASEAN countries (SEA-CC Net); Developed capacities of national researchers of 5 countries to link mitigation and adaptation in forestry sector (RECOFTC); Increased researchers’ understanding on experience-based knowledge in CCA (USER) Identify CCA measures through research projects: Identifying lessons that could be learned for adaptation planning ; Understanding differences and similarities between adaptation and socio-economic development; Understanding how ‘autonomous’ the community-level responses are, and how dependent they are on external policies and institutions

7 Application of New and Existing Knowledge Purpose: Facilitation of the process in developing policies, plans and actions to integrate CCA into development processes National partners in12 countries: scoping assessments /pilot activities Target beneficiaries: policy-makers, local government development planners & community-level development workers

8 Application of New and Existing Knowledge

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Secretariat AdaptationKnowledgePlatform Asian Institute of Technology/UNEP Regional Resource Center for Asia & the Pacific Asian Institute of Technology, Outreach Building P O Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand 11 Partners:  Asian Institute of Technology-UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (AIT-UNEP RRC.AP)  Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)  Swedish Environment Secretariat for Asia (SENSA)  United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Hiromi Inagaki Programme Officer, AIT-UNEP RRC.AP