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

The Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (NWP) has over 350 partner organizations making knowledge resources available to Parties and stakeholders, including through the NWP adaptation knowledge portal. This report provides an overview of the activities carried out under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (NWP) between April and October 2017. It also provides information on the enhanced role of the NWP as a knowledge-for-action network for climate resilience. In addition, the report details progress made in the thematic areas covered in the reporting period (human settlements; ecosystems and water resources; economic diversification; and indicators of climate adaptation and resilience) and in strengthening linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, it highlights the ongoing regional work of the NWP with partners under the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative, and the efforts to enhance the engagement of partner organizations and other expert groups in supporting the work of the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. The report concludes with a brief overview of next steps, including the review of the NWP at the forty-eighth session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.