01/09/2023
Adaptation knowledge sharing continues at the Forum!
Taking place at the Songdo Convensia, Incheon City, Republic of Korea, the 8th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum continues to host discussions on the trends, gaps and future of adaptation action in the region.
For the second day of the main forum, two plenary sessions were held. Kick-starting the day is the APAN Plenary II – Deepening Understanding of the Interconnectedness of Resilience Enablers, which discussed the connections and overlaps of resilience enablers such as policy and governance, planning and programming, science and assessment, technology and practices and finance and investment. The session built the momentum to build an understanding of these enablers, their potential synergies and trade-offs to navigate pathways towards inclusive and equitable adaptation and resilience for all.
It was followed by the nine (9) parallel stream sessions. In the morning, FAO and WWF hosted the session, Innovating for a Sustainable Future: Youth and community-led actions for resilient food systems under the Food System – Technology and Practice Stream. The session, Innovation and Definition – Financing for the Resilience of Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services was hosted by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) under the Resilience of Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Finance and Investment Stream. IGES, DiDRRN, UN Women and UNEP – Empower Programme hosted the session under the Resilience of Communities – Policy and Governance Stream, Unwrapping Inclusive Climate Action: Intersectional perspectives on mainstreaming gender, disability, indigenous and local knowledge systems. The Global Center on Adaptation hosted the session, Urban Climate Resilience and Nature Based Solutions (NbS): Global Experiences and Actions and local knowledge systems under the Cities, Infrastructure and Settlements – Programme and Planning Stream.
In the afternoon session, FAO and the UN Food Systems under the Food Systems – Policy and Governance Stream, hosted the session, Food Systems Governance: New approaches tackling resilience from a system perspective. The session, Strengthening regional cooperation to address cascading climate risks in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, hosted by the Adaptation Without Borders Global Partnership (AWB) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development under the Resilience of Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services – Planning and Programming Stream. The Action Group on Carbon Footprint and Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, hosted the Inclusive Financial Systems: A Critical Enabler for autonomous and Transformational Adaptation in vulnerable countries under the Resilience of Communities – Finance and Investment Stream. Under the Stream Resilience of Cities, Infrastructure and Settlements – Science and Assessment, the Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change hosted the session, Supportive tools and its application for climate change adaptation planning. The Asian Development Bank hosted the session, Unpacking the decision-making context in which tools and approaches are adopted to inform transformative adaptation investments under the Resilience of Cities, Infrastructure and Settlements – Science and Assessment.
The day ended with the Plenary III. Maximising the Benefits of Climate and Biodiversity Nexus, which discussed and promoted the efforts to address the climate and biodiversity nexus, showcasing novel knowledge, practices and experiences towards integrated policies and strategic investments, coordinated programs and inclusive partnerships and harmonised actions and scalable innovations.
