Over a decade ago, most countries joined an international treaty - the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - to begin to consider what can be done to reduce global warming and to cope with whatever temperature increases are inevitable. Adaptation to climate change is vital in order to reduce the impacts of climate change that are happening now and increase resilience to future impacts. The UNFCCC webpages on adaptation highlight the negotiations and action being carried out on adaptation by governments and stakeholders as guided by the Convention.
More recently, a number of nations approved an addition to the treaty: the Kyoto Protocol, which has more powerful (and legally binding) measures. The UNFCCC secretariat supports all institutions involved in the climate change process, particularly the COP, the subsidiary bodies and their Bureau. For more information: UNFCCC UNFCCC Adaptation Fact sheet
The UNFCCC's Nairobi Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (NWP) plays a key role in carrying out the adaptation-related goals of the UNFCCC. NWP influences adaptation actions at multiple levels through engagement of stakeholders--including governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, CBOs, research institutions and private-sector entities--and promotion of knowledge-exchange and information-sharing on current climate change adaptation practices and lessons learned. NWP collaborates with ALM in the facilitation of knowledge-sharing and the identification of knowledge needs and gaps regarding climate change impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation approaches. Through this work, NWP and ALM support countries', regions' and local communities' informed decision-making on adaptation policies and programmes. For more information: Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
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Email: secretariat@unfccc.int
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