On adaptation, he pointed out that households have been implementing different technologies for adaptation for decades, and that many decisions on adaptation are taken at the community level through farm associations.

Needs for technologies for adaptation to climate change

Needs for technologies for adaptation and TNA studies

Endogenous technologies for adaptation to climate change

There was an urgent need for adaptation.

He mentioned plans for an online database of adaptation options to share local knowledge and endogenous adaptation techniques.

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Environmentally sound technologies for adaptation to climate change

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The economic case for focusing more on adaptation is clear.

Identification and evaluation of technologies for adaptation to climate change

Financing the transfer of technologies for adaptation to climate change

Identification and evaluation of technologies for adaptation to climate change

Financing the transfer of technologies for adaptation to climate change

The programme of work on adaptation is another important activity that should take advantage of work done on technologies for adaptation to climate change.

The EGTT could contribute directly to the programme of work on adaptation in the area of technologies for adaptation and in related subject areas.

The Adaptation Imperative

He pointed out that conducting a TNA for technologies for adaptation is more complex and challenging than for mitigation technologies and highlighted several key aspects in the identification of technology needs for adaptation.

He also presented some examples of technologies for adaptation identified in TNAs completed by Albania and Mauritius and in national adaptation programme of actions (NAPAs).

Each of these applies to some extent to technologies for adaptation.

Access to information on technologies for adaptation and a raising awareness

Mr. Abdullatif Salem Benrageb, the Chair of the SBSTA, highlighted the importance of adaptation and technologies for adaptation, in addition to the need for immediate action to mitigate climate change.

There are many examples of technologies that can be used to collect data, provide information and increase awareness for coastal adaptation to climate change, to plan and design adaptation strategies, to implement adaptation strategies and to monitor and evaluate their performance.

Although the theme of the programme of work on adaptation on adaptation planning, measures and actions is the main place to address technologies for adaptation, technology components could be considered and actions could be identified also in its other main themes.

Possible areas of work on technologies for adaptation should be further discussed Mitigation and adaptation further understanding of the cross cutting nature of mitigation and adaptation technologies and to what extent they can be considered as complementary activities is recommended.

The Age of Adaptation

(c) Adaptation and strengthening of the United Nations machinery for human rights.

Some Parties discussed and evaluated the costs of adaptation measures for various scenarios of sea level rise, and estimated the opportunity costs of undertaking no adaptation measures.

Ms. Izumi Kubota, Japan, urged discussion on improving TNAs, exchanging and disseminating information on existing technologies for adaptation, and mainstreaming adaptation in sustainable development policies at national levels.

Mr. Bonduki presented an overview of the UNDP Adaptation Policy Framework (APF), and said the framework treats technologies for adaptation as coherent packages of soft and hard responses.

She said that Uruguay developed a programme of measures for mitigation and adaptation that includes vulnerability analysis, and identified adaptation measures for agriculture, biodiversity, coastal resources, water resources, fishery resources, and human health.

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Would access to information on country experiences with technologies for adaptation be useful?

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Several participants from developing countries highlighted the need to focus on the means to transfer technology, provide concrete examples of transferring technologies for adaptation, and promote stakeholder participation in defining needs for technologies for adaptation in TNAs.

Adaptation Adaptation has, since COP 8, emerged as a more central element of the climate change intergovernmental process.

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The Adaptation Fund Purpose The Adaptation Fund was created to assist developing country parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change to meet the costs of adaptation.

They also provide funds for construction, adaptation, rehabilitation and equipping of social care institutions.

He suggested some health adaptation strategies and identified technologies for preventing and curing diseases.

Increased funding opportunities are needed for climate change adaptation as well as mitigation measures.

(d) Stimulating adaptation research and technology

Acceleration and adaptation of existing programmes

Most of the adaptation options were identified using the IPCC Guidelines and global circulation models, which do not adequately address methods for evaluation and or costing specific adaptation strategies and measures.

For implementation activities, she noted that four programmes are available the Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) trust fund the LDC Fund the SCCF and the Adaptation Fund under the Kyoto Protocol.