Institutional arrangements at regional level
28. Regional [adaptation] centres, including virtual centres, networks, organizations, initiatives and coordinating [bodies] [entities],1 should be strengthened to the extent possible and, where necessary, established in developing country regions [under the authority of the Subsidiary Body for Adaptation] to facilitate action on adaptation. Regional centres should be designated by the countries they serve and be guided by and complement national adaptation action and priorities. Parties could use them as a source of guidance, information and expertise. Regional centres should operate with a view to:2
(a) Facilitating sharing of knowledge and information between regions and centres at all levels;
(b) Organizing and delivering information between the Convention process and national focal points;
(c) Providing technical support, backstopping and capacity-building;
(d) Enhancing the implementation of adaptation action, particularly at the regional level through cross-border projects and programmes, where appropriate;
(e) Facilitating development, diffusion and transfer of technologies for adaptation.
