Training

Designing Impactful Proposals for Adaptation and Resilience

ANTALYA, TURKEY: This session at the COP31 Capacity-building Hub will share insights into designing adaptation projects, including how to effectively utilize various policy tools.

Time
- Europe/Istanbul
Address
Special Events Room 5, Capacity-building Hub, COP31 Blue Zone

This technical training session at the 8th Capacity-building Hub of the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31) will focusing on designing impactful proposals for climate adaptation and resilience. Building on the experience of UNU-IAS Diploma Programme for Specialization on the Paris Agreement, and the practicum course on adaptation and loss and damage, this session will introduce key principles, core building blocks and common challenges in developing high-quality adaptation proposals.  

The session will be composed of two rounds of lectures and group discussions. Participants will gain practical insights into designing adaptation projects, including how to effectively utilize various policy tools. As adaptation action rapidly becomes urgent amid intensifying climate impacts, this session will help participants translate adaptation frameworks into actual impacts. 

Participation

This event is open to attendees of COP31. It will be held in the Capacity-building Hub located in the Blue Zone.

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Language

This event will be held in English. 

Organizers

The session will be co-organized by UNU-IAS.