Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (AKP)Aims to strengthen linkages between adaptation and the sustainable development agenda in the region whilst enhancing institutional and research capacity.
NCARThe National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a federally funded research and development center devoted to service, research and education...
ABFN The Agence du Bassin du Fleuve Niger is a government organization involved in the protection of River Niger, its tributaries and their Basins...
WWFWWF is a global conservation organisation. Its mission is to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and build a future...
ECO-VWe are a voluntary organisation working towards environmental conservation through scientific research, training, and creating awarenes among...
CEGISCEGIS' mission as a scientifically independent center of excellence is to support the management of natural resources for sustainable socio-economic...
INSTMINSTM is the National Institute of Marine Science and Technology (Tunisia). INSTM conducts research activity related to the sea and its resources:...
IBIMETThe Institute of Biometeorology (IBIMET) of the National Research Council (CNR), Italy, is engaged in a wide spectrum of research activities...
ECFThe European Climate Forum is a platform for joint studies and science-based stakeholder dialogues on climatic change. ECF brings together representatives...
UNEPUNEP is the United Nations system’s designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is...
STARTSTART is the global change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training, a non-governmental research organization. We assist developing countries...
Rotterdam and water: A love storyRotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands and a globally relevant port, is highly exposed to climate phenomena and to climate change...
FORCC: Using forests to enhance resilience to climate changeObjectives: This project aims to analyze the role of forests in enhancing the resilience of societies to climate change, and understand and...
Guidelines and Screening Tool to support the mainstreaming of climate change into African Development Bank operationsThe African Development Bank (AfDB), under a contract with the Global Climate Adaptation Partnership, is developing a Climate Safeguards...
Linking Biodiversity Action Plan and flood alleviationRestoration of Bishop Wood near Selby was a priority in the Selby Biodiversity Action Plan. By taking action to restore it to wet woodland, there...
Jasmine Rice in the Weeping Plain: Adapting Rice Farming to Climate Change in Northern ThailandAfter the province experienced its longest rainy-season dry spell in decades, communities and scientists confirmed climatic changes a trend rather...
Rice-based Salinity-prone Production in BangladeshAs global sea levels rise, salt water intrusion leads to rising salinity levels, threatening agricultural production. It is a race to develop...
Costing and Planning Agriculture's Adaptation to Climate Change: Small-holder Coffee Cash Cropping in RwandaThe ability of the Rwandan coffee sector to compete on global market by producing the highest quality of coffee is threatened by climate change...
The Institute of Biometeorology (IBIMET)The Institute of Biometeorology (IBIMET) of the National Research Council (CNR), Italy, is engaged in a wide spectrum of research activities...
Egypt: Adaptation to Sea Level Rise by transferring high risk areas of the Nile Delta coasts into the Mariculture.This project has been initially rejected by the Adaptation Fund Board Technical Secretariat (June 2010). UNDP has been asked to reformulate the...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change on the W. Nile DeltaThe West Nile delta is an important region for agriculture, tourism and industry. Sea-level rise is expected to exacerbate existing problems...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change in Tal HadyaTel Hadya is a water scarce area in the North of Syria. During the last 30 years droughts have frequently led to crop failure, and increased...
Increase Community Resilience to Drought in Makueni District, Kenya.Drought events associated with climate variability and climate change have become more pronounced in Kenya in recent years, particularly affecting...
Climate Change and South African Agriculture: Impacts and Adaptation OptionsBenhin, J.K.A., 2006: Climate change and South African agriculture: impacts and adaptation options. CEEPA Discussion Paper No. 21, Special Series...
HanoiThere appears to be differences changes in precipitation for the period 2046-2065 depending on the time of year. There is broad model agreement...
AccraFor much of the year climate models disagree about whether there will be an increase or a decrease in precipitation at Accra. There is good agreement...
Assisting communities in the Tarka Valley in central Niger to adapt to climate changeUNDP, through its Community-Based Adaptation Programme (CBA), is assisting communities in Niger to respond to climate change and combat land...
Pastoralism and climate changeThe purpose of the project is to design a methodological framework to assess the 'total economic value' of pastoralism in Africa under conditions...
Climate Change in Amaoti Township, DurbanThis ENDA Communities project is a peri-urban project to address the issues of climate change in poor and marginalised communities in Durban....
Community perceptions of climate change around MekeleRainfall in the area around Mekele traditionally comprises a small rainy season from March-May (Belg) and a stronger rainy season mid-June to...
Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) - NepalISET-Nepal was established in 2001 as a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization to study and analyse developmental issues of rapidly...
Ghana NCAP ProjectThe NCAP project in Ghana was implemented over the course of three years in two separate phases. The aim of the project was to strengthen national...
Finding Points of Engagement to Integrate Climate Change Adaptation into Water Management PlanningThe main lesson learned in the NCAP Guatemala project pertain to assessing the appropriate points of engagement for introducing climate change...
Research On Possible Micro-finance System For Landscape Protection In The Upper TanaThe WEAP modelling work focused on water management planning, and in so doing identified the need for better understanding the behavioural aspects...
SEI Supports Management Entities In Making Tough Management ChoicesSEI worked with the EID, a public agency responsible for water management, to develop an application of the Water Evaluation and Planning System...
California's Vulnerability To Climate Change Is Largely Related To Water SupplyCalifornia's vulnerability to climate change is largely related to water supply. This is most true in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California's...
Impact of sea-level rise in CambodiaSea-level rise will be an important issue for Cambodia both because of direct effects on Cambodia’s coastline, and possible indirect effects...
Video: Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) in the Everest regionGlacial lake outburst floods result as glacier melt raises the level of glacial lakes and causes them to breach the moraine wall which acts as...
Melting Glaciers- Climate ChangeGlacier melting has been the most visible impact of climate change. The Himalayas are the source of water for the seven major rivers of Asia....
Natural Disaster Mitigation Partnership (NDM-Partnership)The Natural Disaster Mitigation Partnership (NDM-Partnership) was initiated following the historical floods in seven provinces of Central Vietnam...
Central Committee for Storm and Flood Control (CCSFC)Disaster risk management activities are coordinated primarily by the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control (CCFSC, founded in 1955),...
Wetland International - Thailand ProgramWetlands International’s mission is “to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations”.Our strategyIn...
Asian Dvelopment Bank (ADB)ADB is helping its Developing Member Countries (DMCs) adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change by providing support at three levels,...
Strengthening Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in Asia (SCDRM+)Inter-related problems of poor linkages between institutional arrangements and non-comprehensive preparedness and response strategies remain...
Scientific and Technical Symposium on Sustainable Mangrove Ecosystem Management180 mangrove experts, NGOs, local communities and government representatives from 13 countries gathered in Ranong, Thailand to look back at 25...
Rotterdam and water: A love storyRotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands and a globally relevant port, is highly exposed to climate phenomena and to climate change...
NCAP Vietnam Water ResourcesFor the assessment of the potential climate change impacts on water resources, different modeling methods were used, including MIKE11 and MIKEBASIN....
Ghana Land ManagementThe lack of adequate land management practices has contributed towards a number of critical problems including a decline in soil quality, a...
Colombia Vulnerability Assessment 2Natural Susceptibility of San Andres de Tumaco Mangrove ecosystems in Tumaco face major pressures that make them susceptible, diminishing their...
Nepal: Adaptation OptionsThe major impact from floods and landslides on the victims' livelihoods are reduction in income source and in availability of agricultural...
Nepal Conditions and Trends Highlighting the location of specific hotspots in the country where climate-related hazards are experienced or likely to be felt is a...
Economics of adaptation RwandaWelcome ... This is the page for the Rwanda National Advisory Committee for the DFID funded study on the Economic Impacts of Climate Change...
Economics of adaptation Burundi Welcome ... This is the website for the Burundi National Advisory Committee for the DFID funded study on the Economic Impacts of Climate Change...
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Yemen NCAP ProjectLinking Water Scarcity with Climate Change Introduction This project explored the linkages between water scarcity and climate change. While there...
Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP) Description An example WEAP screenshot WEAP ("Water Evaluation And Planning" system) is a user-friendly software tool that takes an integrated...
Using Integrated Soil Fertility Techniques in Semi-Arid AreasMoisture stress affects over two thirds of all soils in semi arid areas while soil fertility degradation has been described as the second most...
Climate Overview: Timor Leste (East Timor) Map Note: This article was written in 2008 as part of project to support Sida to integrate climate change into their country assistance...
Tanzania NCAP Project Mushi region with Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background. Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim Introduction The Tanzanian NCAP report explains vulnerability...
Suriname NCAP ProjectThe Republic of Suriname, situated on the northeast coast of South America, occupies 163,265km² of which about 90% is covered with rainforest....
Step 3: Identifying HazardsSpatial Dynamics Developing a seasonal calendar in Mali Further details of the climatic hazards should be investigated to include: A narrative...
SekhukhuneCommunity based video - Adapting to multiple stressors in Limpopo - This video was made by drawing on fieldwork we did in Limpopo Province,...
San Andres de Tumaco System DescriptionSan Andres de Tumaco background The Colombian Pacific basin is nearly 80,000km2 and is located in the western region of the country. San Andres...
Policy Briefing - Climate Change in Bangladesh Produced in 2008, this briefing focuses on the impact of climate change on Bangladesh's rural poor. A great deal has been written on rising...
Mongolia NCAP ProjectClimate Change and Sustainable Livelihood of Rural People in Mongolia Many people in Mongolia depend on keeping livestock for their livelihoods....
Methodology of Yemen NCAP ProjectMethodology Sadah Basin, Sana'a Basin, and the urban/peri-urban area including and surrounding Aden City were selected as representative case...
Methodology of Mali NCAP ProjectBoth of the case studies in this project used a combination of participatory engagement with the different communities and modelling approaches...
Methodology of Guatemala NCAP ProjectAnalytical Framework The PNCC was aware that the following organizations were active in these policy dialogues. Guatemala's Agriculture Ministry...
Mali NCAP project: Mali Case Study 2The methodological approach can be summarized as follows: Bibliographical study Documenting the climate scenario envisaged for Mali and predicting...
Lessons learned from Suriname NCAP Project Conclusion and Discussion The activities carried out under the second phase of the NCAP programme have focused on developing a better understanding...
Lessons learned from Mozambique NCAP ProjectDiscussion and Conclusions The majority of the people within all the study areas are vulnerable to a range of climate risks. Chronic poverty...
Key findings from Yemen NCAP ProjectThe key results and findings for the Yemen NCAP project are presented for each case study site following a brief overview of characteristics...
Key Findings from Suriname NCAP Project Adaptation Measures The impact assessments and scenarios developed in the context of this project all confirm the findings and conclusions from...
Key findings from Senegal NCAP ProjectTourism Climatic threats to the Senegalese tourism sector are shown in Table 1. The risk to the Senegalese tourist industry is that the combined...
Key findings from Mongolia NCAP ProjectClimate change exposure and extreme events According to a linear trend estimation of temperature changes over the period from 1940 to 2007 annual...
Key findings from Guatemala NCAP ProjectAssessing Impacts Having developed the WEAP applications for the Rio Naranjo and Rio San Jose/Rio Shutaque catchments it was possible to assess...
Key findings from Ghana NCAP ProjectClimate Scenario Modeling Projected evolution of average annual rainfall Temperatures are expected to increase in Ghana, and by 2080...
Key findings from Colombia NCAP ProjectThis page describes the key findings of the Colombia NCAP project including: 1) system description of the project sites, 2) vulnerability assessments...
Key findings from Bhutan NCAP ProjectDecadal changes of lakes in the Lunana complex Figure 1: Decadal changes in glacial lakes in the Lunana area. An attempt has been made to map...
How to practice soil fertilityMoisture stress affects over two thirds of all soils in semi-arid areas while soil fertility degradation has been described as the second most...
Guidance questions on describing the contextActivity working on developing a context for your specific region. The purpose of this activity will be to develop a contextual understanding...
Guatemala NCAP ProjectIntroduction The impression of Guatemala as viewed from space is that it, along with its neighbors in Central America, is relatively green and...
Google Earth Project CaliforniaWelcome to the California part of the SEI Google Earth project on the use and representation of climate information. The second case study...
Ghana NCAP ProjectProject Objectives The NCAP funded project in Ghana was implemented over the course of three years in two separate phases. The aim of the program’s...
Georgia Map of Georgia: Source CIA factbook This climate analysis was produced as a contribution to an Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief...
Farming the Future Cover of Farming the Future Maureen Biermann and Chelsea Hanchett, graduate students in Geography at the Pennsylvania State University, created...
Fact Sheet for Kwahu North Two students, Regina Sagoe and Natsuki Ikeda, created a fact sheet about climate change for people in Ghana in a seminar, Living on the Margins...
Bolivia NCAP ProjectClimatic hazards in Bolivia have become an additional challenge to achieving poverty reduction objectives. The costs of the ‘El Niño...
