Objective

The Capacity-building Day in the 3rd Capacity-building Hub is a platform that brings together different stakeholders, and sheds light on innovative solutions, inclusive processes, effective actions, and potential pathways for higher ambitions, in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The overarching objective of the Capacity-building day is to provide an opportunity for diverse communities of practice across regions to learn from successes, share knowledge and best practices, network with one another and enhance the global state of knowledge on capacity-building for climate change. 

Topics and Participating Innovators

This year’s Capacity-building Day comprises the following six sessions: 

• The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)’s session on “Role of Universities in Building Long-term Climate Capacities” will focus on identifying the capacity-building needs and gaps in climate-vulnerable countries, and the role of universities in bridging them. 

• The Digital Storytellers will host the session on “Climate Storytellers: Building Capacity to tell your most powerful story for climate action” which has the objective to learn from storytellers across the world on how to find, edit and share powerful climate stories supported by strong policies through creating a common platform with activists, policymakers, scientists and storytellers. 

• NAP Global Network Secretariat and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) will organise the session “Testing the Theory: Building Capacity for Vertical Integration of Adaptation” with the aim to discuss vertical integration, the process of creating intentional and strategic linkages between national and sub-national adaptation planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation. 

• The session by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on “Knowledge to Action: Bridging the Science, Research, Policy and Practice Gap” is designed to discuss the use, limitations, and needs for climate information from decision-makers and policy-makers by introducing the concept of Academies of Climate Services to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and capacity building among scientists, practitioners, and policymakers in the Global South. 

• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)’s session, “The Climate Classroom at COP26: Thinking, Talking, Acting Climate” aims to build participants’ knowledge and skills in climate literacy so that the delegates, professionals, and other interested participants can follow and contribute to climate discussion by demonstrating the transformational role that can be played through climate change education and training. 

• Hennepin County Government in its session “Leading the Future: Empowering Vulnerable Youth through Green Jobs” will showcase the “green pathways” model that builds capacity across youth from historically underserved communities, as a part of promoting and disseminating successful tools and methodologies for capacity building. 

A wider and more in-depth knowledge sharing on best practices, country experiences, and lessons learned from the experiences are crucial to building effective, efficient, and sustainable ways to build capacity. The discussions on the Capacity-build Day will help scale up and replicate successful initiatives to build a lasting impact of capacity-building efforts. The thematic day is an opportunity to connect the capacities required by developing countries with what is offered and help colleagues network and find synergies in their work. Over the years, Capacity-building Day is expected to enhance the global state of knowledge on capacity-building and help negotiators and practitioners understand and implement the best mechanisms that build long-term capacity in developing countries to achieve the ambitions of the Paris Agreement. 

Partners

Target Audience

The Capacity-building Day is for COP 26 attendees who are working on capacity-building or are interested in capacity-building under the Convention.