UNFCCC and UNEP convened a brainstorming session with subregional partners to scale up the UNFCCC Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI).
Following on from COP 26, where pledges were made to strengthen adaptation, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) co-convened a Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) meeting on December 1st 2021. The LAKI addresses knowledge barriers that impede the implementation and scaling up of adaptation action. It is a recognized global initiative to close adaptation knowledge gaps for targeted users in countries and subregions.
The objectives of the meeting were to:
- Update subregional coordination entities and partners on the progress and strategic priorities for the LAKI, and relevant outcomes from COP 26 on the LAKI.
- Gather feedback on what the outcomes of the initiative have been so far and to generate ideas on how to scale up the LAKI building on the progress to-date.
At the COP, Parties welcomed the continued collaboration of partner organizations in the context of the LAKI. In the decision text, Parties emphasized how important it is to understand the needs of knowledge users in all countries. Consequently, they requested the UNFCCC secretariat and UNEP to continue to implement actions and mobilize resources to close priority knowledge gaps in all Parties, in particular developing countries, including the LDCs and SIDS.
