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11 - 12 April 2013
Workshop on Suggested Research Priorities for Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change
On 11-12 April 2013, PROVIA co-sponsored a workshop with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in London, UK on suggested research priorities for vulnerability, impacts and adaptation (VIA) to climate change. The workshop was based on an analysis that identified VIA research gaps in consultation with the science and policy communities, led by PROVIA Scientific Steering Committee member, Dr Cynthia Rosenzweig. ( A summary of this work can be found here ). The objectives of this workshop were to share the Research Priorities identified from this gap analysis with key stakeholders, obtain feedback from these stakeholders on their own VIA research priorities and discuss next steps in collaboratively supporting VIA research. Participants in the workshop, which included PROVIA partners, donor organizations and others, agreed that the Research Priorities should be communicated widely. Although the Research Priorities are mainly intended to serve as guidance for donors and funding organizations, they should be communicated with different audiences and could influence further VIA research and assessments. Furthermore, participants encouraged more collaborative meetings and workshops with PROVIA stakeholders to discuss how specific priorities can be addressed. The final list of Research Priorities is expected to be published in the coming months.
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22 February 2013
PROVIA Approval First Universal Session of the UNEP Governing Council
The First Universal Session of the UNEP Governing Council took place 18-22 February 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya and resulted in the adoption of several decisions including one that, for the first time, gives support to PROVIA.
The decision states that The Governing Council
- 16. Requests the Executive Director, working in close collaboration with relevant UN bodies in particular UNFCCC to further develop PROVIA and provide a status report at the Thirteenth Special Session of the Governing Council in 2014,
- 17. Invites Member States, the international scientific community and centers of excellence to participate in PROVIA to mobilize and communicate the growing knowledge base on climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation,
- 18. Also invites the donor community, other sources, and governments in a position to do so to provide funding, and other means of support as appropriate for PROVIA, so that the initiative can move from the design and development phase to an operational phase and enhance its effectiveness and its work from the global to the national level.”
The decision provides PROVIA much needed support to become fully operational. Many Governments were pleased to see an initiative that complements IPCC and UNFCCC processes and expressed support for the further development of the programme. For all of the decisions adopted by, Click here.
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27 November 2012
PROVIA at COP18 in Doha
A PROVIA side event was held in Doha on 27 November 2012. The event featured an overview of recent PROVIA activities and sought to gain perspectives from participants on how PROVIA can better serve its stakeholders. The event included a panel discussion, featuring Saleemul Huq (PROVIA Scientific Steering Committee Chair), Jason Lowe (UK Met Office), Pa Ousman Jarju (Chair of the LDC Group, UNFCCC), Richard Klein (PROVIA Scientific Steering Committee) and George Manful (UNEP/Division of Technology, Industry and Economics). Preliminary results of the PROVIA global research priorities and guidance for vulnerability, impacts and adaptation assessments were presented [please link this word to the PROVIA publications page]. For complete details of the event, click here for the PROVIA side event report. To view photos of the side event, Click here PROVIA at COP18 in Doha.
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6 November 2012
PROVIA Scientific Steering Committee Chair meets with UNEP Executive Director
Dr Saleemul Huq, PROVIA Scientific Steering Committee chair, met with UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner on 6 November 2012 at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr Huq briefed Mr Steiner about PROVIA’s recent developments and relevance to UNEP and the scientific community. Mr Steiner acknowledged that PROVIA can be an opportunity to help stakeholders fill knowledge gaps, and it was agreed that with COP-18 on the horizon, there are more opportunities for PROVIA to provide guidance to stakeholders on adaptation options.
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Second International Climate Change Adaptation Conference is held in Tucson, USA in May 2012
Co-hosted and convened by PROVIA and the University of Arizona in the southwesternUnited State, the Second International Climate Change Adaptation Conference brought togetherresearch scientists, policy makers and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share knowledge about adaptation challenges and opportunities. Nearly 700 participants from over 60 countries shared insights, exploring practical adaptation policies and approaches, and sharing strategies for decision making from the international to the local scale.
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Prof. Martin Parry’s
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5 Oct. 2011 - Briefing with UNEP's Executive Director
On October 5th Martin Parry and Chris Gordon (Former Chair and member of PROVIA’s Scientific Steering Committee) met with Dr Achim Steiner, the Executive Director of UNEP (see photo below). They explained PROVIA’s initial activities and its future plans, and discussed with Dr Steiner how these could best fit with UNEP’s other activities.
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Letter from the Former Chair,
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15 Sept. 2011 - PROVIA is website is officially launched!
PROVIA’s collaborating partners UNEP, WMO and UNESCO, along with the Chair of the Interim Scientific Steering Committee, today launched what it intends to be the premier online communication portal for the latest news and information about this exciting new global initiative. The overall aim of PROVIA is to help provide international direction and improve the coherence of research on climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation (VIA). The website (www.provia-climatechange.org) will help address the critical need to harmonize, mobilize, and communicate the growing knowledge-base on VIA research that decision makers and the rest of society need in order to understand and adapt to risks from climate change.
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6-16 June 2011 - More Support for PROVIA at SBSTA 34 held in Bonn, Germany
PROVIA was at the 34th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice engaging with UNFCCC parties on how PROVIA communicates vulnerability, impacts and adaptation research gaps and provides scientific information to the research community.
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Prof. Cynthia Rosenzweig’s presentation on ‘PROVIA’ delivered at the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 34), Session on Dialogue Developments in Research Activities Relevant to the Needs of the Convention, Bonn, Germany, 8 June 2011.
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Prof. Richard J.T. Klein’s presentation on ‘PROVIA’ delivered at the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 34), Workshop on Research, Bonn, Germany, 2-3 June 2011. |
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Workshop on Suggested Research Priorities for Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change
On 11-12 April 2013, PROVIA co-sponsored a workshop with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in London, UK on suggested research priorities for vulnerability, impacts and adaptation (VIA) to climate change. For more about the workshop, Click here
PROVIA Approval at the First Session of the UNEP Governing Council
The First Universal Session of the UNEP Governing Council took place 18-22 February 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya and resulted in the adoption of several decisions including one that, for the first time, gives support to PROVIA. For more about the decision, click here
The PROVIA Guidance Document!
Activity 4 of PROVIA includes the revision of guidance in VIA assessment produced by the IPCC and UNEP in 1994 and 1996 respectively. A final version will be available in early 2013. Click here for the draft.
The third International Adaptation Conference will take place in 2014 in
Fortaleza, Brazil. More details coming soon!
Briefing with UNEP's ,
Executive Director
Message from the Former Chair,
Prof. Martin Parry
PROVIA BROCHURE
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