Event description

Education and training play a key role in ensuring that climate adaptation action is inclusive, participatory, and effective. To build climate resilience, it is vital that multi-stakeholders are able to contribute to the adaptation processes in an effective manner, and gaps and needs in climate change literacy as well as training for implementing identified adaptation measures hinder the processes at national, as well as sub-national level. The same applies for the engagement in the global adaptation discourse, and contributing to the decision making processes which are pivotal for creating change at all levels. 

This virtual panel will focus on:

1. Identifying gaps and needs related to education and training which will contribute to enhancing adaptation action;
2. Facilitating and building a discourse on potential solutions and interventions needed;
3. Facilitating the sharing of good practices, experiences and lessons learned;
4. Promoting cooperative action on education and training on enhancing adaptation;
5. Identifying actions, including actions that could enhance integration of climate adaptation education and training at national and sub-national level;
6. Identifying opportunities to strengthen enabling environments and enhance the provision of support for enhancing education and training for adaptation in the context of specific policies, practices and actions.

About the TEP-A:

The technical examination process on adaptation (TEP-A) was established at COP 21 as part of the enhanced action prior to 2020 in the decision adopting the Paris Agreement.  And the technical expert meetings on adaptation (TEM-A) are the core of this process. The TEP-A seeks to identify concrete opportunities for strengthening resilience, reducing vulnerabilities, and increasing the understanding and implementation of adaptation actions. The process is organized by the SBSTA and SBI and conducted by the Adaptation Committee. Volunteer organizations are invited to lead the organization of relevant technical expert meetings.

Each year topics of particular relevance to Parties and non-Party stakeholders are addressed.

The topic for the TEP-A in 2020 is "Education and training, public participation and youth to enhance adaptation action."

The TEP-A events in 2020 will take place over several months, with events and related activities beginning in June and concluding in October with a wrap-up event. It will include creative ideas for policy briefs and case studies, video messages, virtual talks and workshops, art competitions and more.

For more details on the series of events please visit us here >>.