Enablers for action

Efforts to strengthen climate resilience depend on the availability of reliable data on weather, water and climate and the flow of information to policy makers, state, and non-state actors.

Early and sustained engagement can help ensure that the data and information they receive is decision relevant, increases their understanding of the issues and in turn their confidence in using it.

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• Strengthen the institutional capacity of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs).
• Improve observations and modelling capabilities as a basis for strengthened weather and climate services.
• Conduct climate risk assessments to inform decision-making processes for climate resilience.
• Prioritise investments in forecasting and early warning systems and ensure user friendly platforms.
• Facilitate participatory approaches and tailor the data and information to the capacities and constraints of users.

In order to strengthen climate resilience, awareness and the capacity to use the data and information and to apply the knowledge of the associated impacts to formulate and implement domestic climate action is key.

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• Strengthen individual and organisational capacity to understand and address climate risks.
• Support piloting of climate resilience approaches with a focus on long-term sustainability.

Technologies are also essential for action on climate resilience, but their characteristics should match the needs and available resources of users and their socio-economic and environmental contexts.

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• Understand technology needs and contexts.
• Invest in institutional arrangements and networks to facilitate development and dissemination of technologies.
• Strengthen supply- and demand-side policies to promote technology development and dissemination.