Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Key plans and policies addressing climate change adaptation Global initiatives NAPA NC1 NC2 NAP

NDCs

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GRID-A RENDAL / L ÓPEZ , 2018

Other United Nations organizations, including FAO, UN Environment, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), theUnitedNations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the World Health Organization (WHO) also support international cooperation and adaptation efforts, and multilateral processes such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (Sendai Framework) and the Sustainable DevelopmentGoals (SDGs), are relevant inthis respect. The ongoing process to achieve the SDGs provides an important strategic foundation for adaptation-related

policy discussions, since it encompasses all elements of sustainable development and areas central for climate change adaptation, with SDG 13 on combating climate change the most relevant. All HKH countries have ratified the Paris Agreement and adopted the Sendai Framework and SDG’s in their national development agendas. In addition, all HKH countries have ratified the CBD and most are also involved in the United Nations Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programme, thus providing a strong foundation for national and regional policy development in the region.

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