BackgroundAt their third meeting during the Bonn Climate Change Conference in June 2019, the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB) endorsed the concept note for the Capacity-building Knowledge to Action Days event series to be held at the 2019-2020 Regional Climate Weeks and at COP 25, (PCCB/2019/5.) and aimed at identifying context-driven responses to capacity gaps and needs at the local and national level |
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Scope
To enhance climate action and ambition, the continuous participation of local, national and regional stakeholders, including research institutions and universities, in climate change mitigation and adaptation is considered crucial This is regardless of the great variety of institutional arrangements in every country. A recurring issue in capacity-building discussions within the UNFCCC process is the lack of engagement of and insufficient coordination among these relevant actors. Better ways must be found to mobilize local and policy-relevant knowledge to address climate change issues and to make informed decisions.
Universities and research institutions in developing countries (including the least developed countries) have a central role to play in the preparation and implementation of NAPs and NDCs. To close the gap between knowledge and action, however, it is important for them to think across boundaries (geographic, disciplinary, interest-based, etc). While universities in developing countries are already building local capacities, the promotion of South-South and South-North knowledge-sharing among universities and inclusion of relevant stakeholders involved in the design and implementation of NAPs and NDCs could yield great benefits.
