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General Information
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Expected Timeframe
January 2007 - Open Ended
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Partners
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Thematic Focus
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Geographic Coverage
Geographic Scope: Global
Country(ies) where the partnership is being implemented: Albania, Bhutan, Ecuador, Eritrea, India, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Samoa, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
National Focal Points
This partnership has not made any contact with the national focal
points for sustainable development in the countries involved
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Goals and Objectives
Summary of the partnership's goals and objectives
Adaptation to climate change is a growing
priority for development agencies, governments and vulnerable
communities. However, capacity and awareness are often limited, and
experiences have yet to be widely shared. The ALM partnership initiative
will draw from experiences on the ground, featuring tools and practical
guidance to meet the needs of developing countries. Seeking to provide
stakeholders with a common platform for sharing and learning, the ALM
will also complement the wide range of adaptation knowledge networks and
initiatives already underway. For example, the ALM is collaborating
with the Nairobi Work Programme, particularly the 'Methods and Tools'
and 'Planning and Practices' areas of work, and the interactive weADAPT
platform.
The ALM will develop tools and resources to support:
1. Adaptation practices – what can be done to adapt to climate change on the ground?
2. Integration of climate change risks and adaptation into development policy, planning and operations – how can policies and plans support adaptation over time?
3. Capacity building – how can people be better assisted in becoming equipped for adapting to climate change?
The ALM will develop tools and resources to support:
1. Adaptation practices – what can be done to adapt to climate change on the ground?
2. Integration of climate change risks and adaptation into development policy, planning and operations – how can policies and plans support adaptation over time?
3. Capacity building – how can people be better assisted in becoming equipped for adapting to climate change?
Targets and Progress
Partnership targets
• Be responsive to the expressed knowledge needs of GEF-eligible countries;
• Draw upon a reservoir of global as well as regional resources through the activities of Technical Working Groups and Regional Partners; • Utilize partnerships with regional institutions that will evolve in each region for gathering lessons and best practices, sharing information and improving the relevance of project products and services; • Focus on providing support to the GEF adaptation pilot, while simultaneously supporting knowledge needs at national to local levels; • Receive policy guidance from an Advisory Group and technical advice from Technical Working Groups (see Section IV, part iii) to ensure that both GEF and other users’ needs direct the ALM process; • Produce a core set of deliverables aimed at meeting the knowledge needs of both the GEF and the broader adaptation community; • Share information directly with – and derive information from – prospective users, ranging from policy developers and national development planners, to local project managers, through the website, outreach and training; • Be an independent, open-source knowledge base, through which information and tools are shared freely by users; • Be global in scope - launched in a pilot region in the first year, expanding to the other regions as partnerships are identified in the second and third years. |
Progress against targets
developed web-based knowledge platform
20 identified case studies 10 identified lessons learned 20 Partnerships identified at global, regional and national level |
Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Relationship to International Agreements on Sustainable Development
How the partnership contributes to the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
Contribution Agenda 21:
Contribution to the Programme for the further Implementation of Agenda 21:
Johannesburg Plan of Action: AM contributes to
Cluster on Poverty Eradication (MDGS in the following way:
1) MDG 1- ALM adresses depleted livelihood assets that undermined food security
2) MDG 3- ALM by addressing climate change it deals with burdens on women’s health and limited time to participate in decision making
3)MDG-7: ALm addresses negatively impacted natural resources and productive ecosystems
Cluster of Management of Natural Resources:
• Support evolving efforts to integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning by providing a knowledge-sharing platform
• Accelerate the process of learning through experiences
• Build on experiences on the ground
• Provide practical guidance and tools to meet stakeholders’ needs
Relevant Sections of the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21
Contribution to the Programme for the further Implementation of Agenda 21:
Johannesburg Plan of Action: AM contributes to
Cluster on Poverty Eradication (MDGS in the following way:
1) MDG 1- ALM adresses depleted livelihood assets that undermined food security
2) MDG 3- ALM by addressing climate change it deals with burdens on women’s health and limited time to participate in decision making
3)MDG-7: ALm addresses negatively impacted natural resources and productive ecosystems
Cluster of Management of Natural Resources:
• Support evolving efforts to integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning by providing a knowledge-sharing platform
• Accelerate the process of learning through experiences
• Build on experiences on the ground
• Provide practical guidance and tools to meet stakeholders’ needs
Relevant Sections of the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21
Integration of economic, social and environmental objectives
Relevant Sections of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
Protection and managing the natural
resource base of economic and social development ; Sustainable
development of small island developing States ; Sustainable development
for Africa
Coordination and Implementation
Coordination Mechanism of the Partnership |
Implementation Mechanism of the Partnership |
Resources
Funding Currently Available
Amount in US$:
Source(s): Private sector - IGO
Global Environment Facility Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation the Institut de l’Énergie et de l’Environnement de la Francophonie. |
Non-financial resources available
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Funding Sought
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Non-financial resources sought
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Additional Information
Additional Relevant Information
There has been an increase in attention and resources directed toward adaptation, which has led to greater demand for case studies, lessons learned, good practices, thematic information, policy approaches, and community-scale knowledge on adaptation. Supported by GEF, in part to improve the GEF adaptation funds, the Adaptation Learning Mechanism (ALM) aims to address these growing needs by supporting evolving efforts to integrate adaptation to climate change in development planning. This is achieved by providing a knowledge-sharing platform that accelerates the process of learning through experience, aiming to capture the current state of adaptation knowledge and promote information sharing by drawing on existing lessons from experience. The ALM builds on the successes of other knowledge management projects and works to create a highly relevant set of tools for learning from adaptation experiences as they evolve. The ALM aims to share this knowledge with relevant audiences, including agencies, project and programme developers, governments, non-governmental organizations and other adaptation stakeholders. The information sharing will set into motion a platform for continued learning. Finally, outreach will ensure that lessons learned about integrating adaptation in development planning are disseminated at a variety of scales.To date, the ALM has been well-received and is working to further increase its utility and user-ship. The ALM’s approach to adaptation learning, focusing on structured cases, lessons and references/guidance, has been supported and encouraged by adaptation practitioners. The current stage, therefore, is centered on making improvements to the technical web structure and substance, while actively reaching out to further develop partnerships and encourage systematic inputs, and expanded use.
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