Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Adaptation efforts at the global level

work programme (NWP), established in 2005 to help Parties, and particularly least developed countries (LDCs), establish policies and practices through the development, dissemination and use of knowledge, and the Cancun Adaptation Framework (CAF) adopted in 2010, which includes the Adaptation Committee (AC). The AC is tasked with supporting Parties’ adaptation efforts through the following functions: providing technical support and guidance to the Parties; sharing relevant information, experiences and good practices; promoting cooperation between international, national

and regional organizations, centres and networks; providing information and recommendations to the Conference of the Parties (COP) on adaptation-related issues; and considering information from Parties on their monitoring and review of adaptation actions, and on support provided and received. Additional adaptation-related initiatives under the UNFCCC include the Adaptation Knowledge Portal (AKP), a product of the NWP, which has been established as an open access knowledge hub for climate change adaptation-related information, methods and tools.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the leading mechanism in global cooperation on climate change, with the Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997, and the Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, as its main agreements. The Paris Agreement supports countries’ adaptation efforts in line with their national objectives and nationally determined contributions (NDCs), which include the country’s specific capabilities, priorities and actions towards addressing climate change.More specific action on adaptation under the UNFCCC include the Nairobi

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