Progress in implementing activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Report by the secretariat

The Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (NWP) continues to deliver on its mandates and improve in its function as the knowledge hub under the Convention that supports enhanced action on climate resilience. Since November 2017, under the NWP, engagement with non-Party stakeholders has been enhanced, current adaptation knowledge in key thematic areas including human settlements has been synthesized, ongoing support has been provided to the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group, and science–policy–practice collaboration has been fostered in order to close knowledge gaps at the national and subregional level, including through the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative. Furthermore, knowledge on adaptation continues to be collected and disseminated in usable formats via a variety of platforms in collaboration with partners. This report provides an overview of activities undertaken under the NWP between November 2017 and April 2018 and potential next steps.