Urban adaptation to climate changeThis initiative seeks to present an urban perspective on the adaptation challenge. Looking at cities is important when thinking about climate...
National Adaptation PlanningRobust, flexible adaptation strategies that build institutional capacity and recognise the uncertainties of climate change for different sectors and geographical regions with differential social vulnerability are essential in designing national adaptation plans.
VulnerabilityVulnerability definitions, frameworks and guidelines and tools for assessing the social and biophysical vulnerability to climate change.
Forests and Climate ChangeExploring potential synergies and conflicts between climate change adaptation and REDD+
Climate Adaptation TrainingTraining modules on climate analysis, vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning.
Oxfam Climate Change Adaptation InitiativeOxfam’s one stop guide to climate change adaptation. This aims to support Oxfam’s programme staff to integrate Climate Change Adaptation into their work.
Improving Access to Climate Adaptation Information Using Google EarthFind out who is doing what, and where using the weADAPT-Google Earth Adaptation Layer
Using Climate InformationPlanning how to adapt requires piecing together available data, information and knowledge on what characterizes the local climate and how things might change into the future, factoring in various scenarios.
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.
IAMFN-RIABMThe IAMFN (or RIABM from its Spanish name) is a network supported internationally, which work is concentrated in the promotion of good management...
FCBCThe Foundation for the Chiquitano Forest Conservation (FCBC) is a private, nonprofit organisation formed in...
SEPADESEPADE is a private ecumenical institution, with 37 years of experience in areas related to management and development of social, educational,...
CATIECATIE brings science, graduate education and technical cooperation together to reduce poverty through integrated management of agriculture and...
ISET NepalISET-Nepal was established in 2001 as a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization to study and analyse developmental issues of rapidly...
LEADLEAD - Inspiring leadership for a sustainable world. LEAD is the world’s largest international non-profit organisation focused on leadership...
PICRCThe Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) is Palau's leading research institution with a mission to be a self-sustaining center of excellence,...
PCSThe Palau Conservation Society (PCS) is the leading conservation organization in Palau. We are dedicated to the protection of Palau’s unique...
The Climate CentreThe Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre is the reference centre on climate change of the Red Cross / Red Crescent family. The Climate Centre...
The Rockefeller FoundationWe develop services and strategies to protect those with the least means from an imperiled environment and changing global climate. John D. Rockefeller,...
TREE AIDTREE AID was established as a charity in 1987 by a group of foresters in response to the famine in Africa, brought to public attention by Band...
ReegleThe information gateway reegle is designed to be an independent information dissemination tool & search engine for up-to-date information...
ICIMODThe International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, is a regional intergovernmental knowledge development and learning centre...
CtCChallenge to Change is an international NGO, established in the UK in 2008, working primarily in Vietnam. Since its inception the organisation...
CCAFSThe CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a 10-year research initiative launched by the Consultative...
UTAFITINGO based in Nairobi, Kenya. Action Research to address development needs, especially in environmental issues, community development and natural...
Indian Ocean CommissionThe Indian Ocean Commission (COI), known as the Commission de l'Océan Indien in French, is an intergovernmental organization that joins...
Indigo Mission Statement Indigo development & change facilitates empowerment of disadvantaged groups, contributing towards a socially just society...
SRDThe Center for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) is a Vietnamese non-profit non-government organization. We are dedicated to working with disadvantaged...
Mekong ARCCThe Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (Mekong ARCC) is a five-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded...
PIK PIK addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global change, climate impacts and sustainable development. Researchers from...
AlterraAlterra is part of the Wageningen University and Research Centre concern (Wageningen UR). In research and education we closely co-operate with...
Wageningen UniversityOur research and education are strongly geared toward application in practice. This is achieved through the close cooperation across different...
JRCThe Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission’s Joint Research...
RECThe Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) is an international organisation with a mission to assist in addressing...
GCFThe Global Climate Forum initiates and performs innovative research on climate change and related global challenges. We are an association of...
CUSO InternationalCuso International is a civil society development organization that works through volunteers, sending them abroad to work on collaborative development...
ClimateConsciousThe ClimateConscious Programme works to engage communities and build capacity by identifying and emphasising community perspectives, needs and...
SSCThe Statistical Services Centre (SSC) provides consultancy and training in statistics and data management to a broad client base in the UK, Europe...
CESTACESTA works for sustainability in El Salvador by means of supporting social movements and promoting, developing and implementing environmental...
CRCOur Vision: Continuously improving opportunities and conditions for coastal people. We imagine coastal people living in a world where choices...
CIFCIF´s Environmental Biotechnology research team works on development of natural resources appropriation strategies, as tools for climate...
ADE-BENINADE-Bénin est une Organisation Non Gouvernementale créée le 20 novembre 2009, enregistrée à la Préfecture...
ABFN The Agence du Bassin du Fleuve Niger is a government organization involved in the protection of River Niger, its tributaries and their Basins...
PrakritiPrakriti is a group of young environment-development professionals that has been working in the Himalayan Mountains of India since it's organization...
GFMLConsulting office Services: Trainings, studies and advice Topics: - Management - Human Ressources - Finance - Risks management - Marketing...
PragyaPragya is a non-governmental development organization established in 1995. Initiated in the global South, our current operations span India,...
Newplan Limited NEWPLAN Limited is a leading consulting company providing expertise in the fields of planning, economics, engineering, architecture, social and...
WWFWWF is a global conservation organisation. Its mission is to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and build a future...
TMAProvides meteorological services, weather forecasts, climate services and warnings including daily forecast information for each...
INGCFormed in 1999, the INGC is responsible for conducting mitigation efforts (such as collection and analysis of data), undertaking preparedness...
KWDTKWDT is a registered local NGO based in Mukono district, Uganda. KWDT works with rural women groups with a mission of empowering rural women...
AAESRThe Anhui Academy of Environmental Science Research (AAESR) is mainly engaged in environmental protection, including environmental impact assessment,...
ECO-VWe are a voluntary organisation working towards environmental conservation through scientific research, training, and creating awarenes among...
AEPIMy institute is a special institution that is first engaged in the research, monitoring and information exchange of agro-environmental sciences....
CEDACThe Centre d’Etude et de Développement Agricole Cambodgien/Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture, or CEDAC,...
PARC The Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC) is a leading Palestinian non-profit, non-governmental organization involved in rural development...
AASTMT(AASTMT) as a regional institute for maritime transport started as a notion in the Arab League Transport Committee's meetings on 11th of...
RSSThe Royal Scientific Society (RSS) was established in 1970 in accordance with a Royal Decree. RSS is a non-for-profit institution enjoying financial...
Adaptation InternationalAdaptation International helps communities, businesses, and organizations prepare for the impacts of climate change.
SUAThe history of Sokoine University of Agriculture dates back to 1965 when it started as an Agricultural College offering diploma training in the...
Climate Himalaya Fostering Knowledge, Innovation and Climate Change adaptation in Himalayan region Recognizing the climatic changes and their impacts in Himalayan...
CEGISCEGIS' mission as a scientifically independent center of excellence is to support the management of natural resources for sustainable socio-economic...
ACCRAACCRA is an exciting and ambitious consortium working to improve global understanding of adaptive capacity. We have developed an innovative...
CIFORThe Center for International Forestry Research is a nonprofit, global facility dedicated to advancing human wellbeing, environmental conservation...
Alexander Ballard LtdABL help their clients develop their capacity to respond to climate change. One of their biggest assets is the Performance Acceleration through...
CCCCCThe Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) coordinates the Caribbean region’s response to climate change, working on solutions...
DEW point The DEW Point Resource Centre generates and disseminates knowledge on behalf of DFID staff and their development partners in environment,...
Met OfficeMet Office research and development covers a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines and applications. The Climate Impacts group work on investigating...
ARCECreated in Oran (Algeria) in 1993, the Association for Research on Climate and Environment (ARCE) materialized the will of a group of scientists...
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaThe Laboratori d'Enginyeria MarÌtima (LIM/UPC) is a Research Group within the Department Hydraulic, Maritime and Environmental Engineering...
INSTMINSTM is the National Institute of Marine Science and Technology (Tunisia). INSTM conducts research activity related to the sea and its resources:...
ICARDAThe International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) was established in 1977 and is one of the 15 centers strategically...
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Institute of Earth Sciences is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was founded in 1978, encompasses...
Università del Salento The Università del Salento was established in 1955. It presently includes 703 faculty members, a total of 519 employees in the technical...
IBIMETThe Institute of Biometeorology (IBIMET) of the National Research Council (CNR), Italy, is engaged in a wide spectrum of research activities...
ISACThe Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) is part of the National Research Council (CNR). Over 200 staff members, postdoctoral...
ECFThe European Climate Forum is a platform for joint studies and science-based stakeholder dialogues on climatic change. ECF brings together representatives...
CEDARECenter For Environment and Development for Arab Region and Europe, CEDARE, led by its Executive Director, Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid, Egypt's former...
CRU, UEAThe Climatic Research Unit (CRU) is a research centre in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. ...
NOAThe main areas, in which the Institute has been active, are: Collection and Processing of Meteorological and climate Data, Participation in Environmental...
ACTACT produces a series of sessions on top-of-mind climate change issues that bring leading experts from around the world together with industry,...
CoRICoastal Research Institute (CoRI), was established in 1972 as an urgent need for monitoring and protecting the Egyptian coasts. CoRI is one of...
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute SMHI's mission is to manage and develop information on weather, water and climate that provides knowledge and advanced decision-making data for...
TNCThe Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for...
GCAPGlobal Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP) is an international partnership of the world's leading climate and adaptation experts. It provides...
TearfundTearfund is a Christian international aid and development agency working globally to end poverty and injustice, and to restore dignity and hope...
WEDOAs a global women’s advocacy organization, WEDO envisions a just world that promotes and protects human rights, gender equality and the...
UKCIPThe UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) helps organisations to adapt to inevitable climate change. The impact of past greenhouse gas emissions...
ADPCThe Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is a non-profit organization supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development,...
UNDPUNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources...
CURECURE was established in an effort to provide technical support and improve networking amongst NGOS, the government of Malawi, donors and other...
EECZEnergy and Environmental Concerns for Zambia (E.E.C.Z) is a non-governmental organisation formed and registered under the societies Act in March...
Adaptation FundThe Adaptation Fund has been established by the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to finance...
ACTSThe African Center for Technology and Science is a Nairobi-based international intergovernmental science, technology and environmental policy...
CSAGCSAG is the climatology research group hosted in the ENGEO department at the University of Cape Town. CSAG is a dynamic group of multi-disciplinary...
UNITARThe United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is an autonomous body within the United Nations with a mandate to enhance the...
IIEDThe International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a global leader in sustainable development. As an independent international...
SIDAHow we workSida's Swedish development cooperation is part of a global cooperation in which Sweden is one of many international participants....
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...
IUCNWhat is IUCN?IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment...
Stockholm Environment InstituteSEI is an independent international research institute engaged in environment and development issues at local, national, regional and global...
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...
Multiple stakeholders' economic analysis in Climate change adaptation Case study of Lake Chilwa Catchment in MalawiLake Chilwa basin is a very important catchment that is providing livelihoods to more than 117,031 farm families. The basin is endowed with a...
Institutional Strengthening - Adapting to the Changing Climate in the HimalayasThe climate change adaptation project was piloted in 2009 in four sites in the buffer zone of Langtang National Park in the Sacred Himalayan...
Informing Community Based Participatory Action Research on Gender and Adaptation to Climate VariabilityClimate change affects men and women differently with regards to responses to the impacts of climate change. There has been very little research...
Comparing Adaptation and Development StudyThere is a confusion regarding the relation between adaptation and development not only among the general public but also sometimes among the...
Implementing Climate Adaptation Strategies in the World's Most Outstanding Natural PlacesThis experience is an innovative effort on the comprehension of the potential benefits of a risk management approach in the Climate Change Adaptation...
Community Climate Alliance to Protect Upland Watersheds of Babeldaob Island, PalauThe Republic of Palau comprises the western-most group of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia lying 800 miles equidistant from the Philippines...
Capitalizing on lessons learned from local CBA initiatives for upscaling and mainstreaming CBA in national strategies and policies - The experience of MoroccoMorocco is very vulnerable to Climate Change. Infact, its major socio economical sectors and main ecosystems are extremely sensitive to Climate...
Community Based Coping Mechanisms and Adaptations to Droughts in the Borana Pastoral Area of Southern EthiopiaThis paper is based on the field research conducted in the Borana area of Southern Ethiopia during April to June 2011 and addresses interactions...
Community-based dengue fever prevention in VietnamAmong vector-borne diseases that sensitive to climatic and weather conditions, dengue fever is being seen as one of increasing health problem...
Driving the Interface through Renewed Climate Change Adaptation Research: Youths and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in MalawiLaunched in 2006, the Malawi National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) prioritizes climate variability adaptation options in Malawi. However,...
The role of communities in urban planning for climate adaptation: Experiences from VietnamA range of research and literature on urban climate adaptation highlights the need to integrate climate change into urban planning and for community...
Economics of Climate Change Adaptation in Rupa Lake Watershed in Nepal: Stakeholder Focused ApproachLivelihoods of a watershed people are highly interlinked. If the climate change effect appears in the watershed, it affects the whole livelihood...
Case studies on adaptive capacities of local institutionsInstitutional capacities at local levels play a crucial role in shaping adaptation. In the past, local institutions have shaped how rural communities...
Indigenous knowledge and practices in agriculture production of ethnic minorities adapted to climate change in Bac Kan province, VietnamIndigenous knowledge and practices were investigated in the local communities that have been severely affected by the impacts of climate change...
Farmers Piloting the System of Rice Seed Intensification (SRI) Towards Climate Change Adaptation in BacKan ProvinceRice production is and will be affected by changes in the climate. Irregular rainfall, drier spells in the wet season (damaging young plants),...
Linking weADAPT with the Climate Information Portal (CIP) with AfricaADAPTThis project is designed around a structured and intensive set of face-to-face engagements between portal users, developers and content providers....
Sharing information between knowledge brokers for climate compatible developmentweADAPT is collaborating closely with The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), which supports decision-makers in designing and delivering...
AcclimateIn 2008, the five member countries of the IOC decided to launch a structured initiative of adaptation to climate change in order to better understand...
Quantifying Projected Impacts Under 2°C WarmingPolitical discussions on the European goal to limit global warming to 2°C demands that discussions are informed by the best available science...
Ecosystem-based strategies and innovations in water governance networks for adaptation to climate change in Latin American LandscapesThe EcoAdapt project draws on outcomes from two rounds of regional consultation with Latin American civil society organizations...
Climate Change Capacity and DevelopmentIn recent years, SEI Oxford and CSAG have been working on the development of two complementary web-based portals designed to support decision-making...
Effects of drought and changes in precipitation patterns on small-scale farming in SerbiaClimate change is projected to bring increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns to Serbia, varying from region to region within...
Assessment impacts and adaptation options to forest firesThe projected decrease in summer precipitation in southern Europe and the increase in the frequency of summer droughts will probably...
Tuscan people are hot!The "heat wave" phenomenon is increasing all over Europe, affecting all sectors and increasing population mortality in summer, especially of...
Mapping vulnerability of the elderly to climate change in Northern EuropeThe elderly population is growing rapidly across the Nordic region. Within this group many individuals are potentially vulnerable to the impacts...
Adapting to reduced water availability and drought in the Guadalquivir river basinIn the Guadalquivir basin, in the southern part of Spain, agriculture is a key economic sector. The region grows a wide range of crops, from...
Adapting to reduced water availability in the Guadiana river basinThe Guadiana river basin, located in the south-west of Spain (and spilling over into Portugal), is expected to be one of the basins most...
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...
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...
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 identify...
AdaptEA: Adaptation of people to climate change in East AfricaObjectives: This project aims to analyze the potential and effectiveness of ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) strategies to address climate...
AdaptEA: Adaptation of people to climate change in East AfricaObjectives: This project aims to analyze the potential and effectiveness of ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) strategies to address climate challenges...
Adaptation to Climate Change and Forests in West Africa (ACFAO)Objectives: To develop policies and practices to support the sustainable management of forests in the Savannahs of West Africa, and to increase...
Adaptation to Climate Change and Forests in West Africa (ACFAO)Objectives: To develop policies and practices to support the sustainable management of forests in the Savannahs of West Africa, and to increase...
Participatory multi-level vulnerability assessment in northern Mali: Understanding socio-ecological complexity Under the EU funded Tropical Forests and Climate Change Adaptation project (TroFCCA), CIFOR researchers explored the differential vulnerability...
Sorry, no more wine! Tuscan agriculture in a climate change regimeThis project will try to explore the best adaptation options and strategies for Tuscan viticulture given its particularities, constraints, weaknesses...
Adaptive management of pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)Flood pulse management cycle that will shift with climate change and fishing efforts.
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...
Pixley Berries: New varieties and production techniquesIn 2002 Pixley Berries first investigated changing weather conditions and impacts on crop management and harvest and post harvest infrastructure. Their...
Thames Water: Adaptation in a Water UtilityThames Water are keen to find positive and equitable ways of responding to the challenges presented by climate change in South East England....
Network Rail: Increasing resilience to floodingNetwork Rail have implemented a range of flood resilience measures on vulnerable lines in the South West. Network Rail's asset portfolio includes...
Mid-Counties Co-op: Planning AdaptationThe Midcounties Cooperative is one of the largest independent cooperatives in the UK. They have a number of diverse businesses: Food Stores (including...
Managing Coastal ErosionA family farm and B&B business in a low lying coastal area, with experience of flooding has been planning for future impacts by investigating...
Hampshire CosmeticsHampshire Cosmetics’ supply chain is key to its success. The company is instituting ‘supplier days’ to build open conversations...
A changing climate for ciderThe National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) carried out a study on the implications of unavoidable climate change for the UK cider industry....
Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region
Community-based adaptation to climate change in Mazabuka District of Zambia People in the Mazabuka District have experienced drought and flood episodes in recent years. They are solely dependent on mixed crop-livestock...
Enhancing the adaptive capacity of resource dependant communities in Gogonyo Sub County, Pallisa districtPeople in the Gogonyo Sub County are vulnerable to drought, floods and unreliable rainfall. Within the communities here, 67% live below the poverty...
Community Based Adaptation in Miekhaia village, western Sudan The dominant livelihoods are herding, rain-fed farming, forestry and gum collection. People are mainly vulnerable to drought cycles and...
Farmers Moving Towards Resilience: Suid Bokkeveld Case Study on Climate Change AdaptationThe project mainly seeks to deal with climatic risks associated with drought and water scarcity, and social vulnerabilities linked to a lack...
Community-Based Adaptation to drought and floods in southern Malawi The target group is the socio economically poor community in Traditional Authority Tengani, in the Nsanje district of southern Malawi,...
Linking water management and biodiversity in partnershipSomerset County Council has been working with local partners to address water management issues and climate change adaptation in Somerset. A...
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...
Improving connectivity of habitats to increase resilience for biodiversityKent County Council worked with spatial planners, policy makers and scientists across England, France and the Netherlands to promote the importance...
UKCIP Adaptation WizardThe objective of the web-based high level, generic UKCIP Adaptation Wizard is to help users gain a basic understanding of climate change, and...
CRiSTAL: Drought, Vulnerable Communities and Adaptation in Makoya, Chingali, and ManchaliCRiSTAL is a screening tool designed to help project designers and managers integrate risk reduction and climate change adaptation into community-level...
UKCIP BACLIAT: Assessing Climate ImpactsThe UKCIP tool BACLIAT assesses the potential impacts of climate change, using a checklist. Target user groups are corporate or multi-facility...
ADAM: Mainstreaming Adaptation into Regional Land Use Planning in the Guadiana River BasinThe objective of the Digital Compendium is to contribute to emerging knowledge on adaptation by acting as a portal for the dissemination of the...
SMCE/NAIADE: Evaluating the effects of the Alumysa Project in the Aysen Region in ChileIn 2001, the Canadian Mining Company Noranda submitted an Environmental Impact Study (EISt) of an aluminium smelter plant project in Chacabuco...
CRiSTAL: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in ZambiaThe vulnerability assessment was undertaken in four ongoing field projects in Zambia, using CRiSTAL, with the purpose to get an indication of...
ORCHID: Mainstreaming Adaptation in Development Investments in the Water Sector in ChinaORCHID is designed to be a light touch screening process for donors, development organisations and their partners to integrate risk reduction...
ESPACE: Monitoring and Evaluating Organizational Change to Address Climate Change ChallengesUnder the ESPACE project, partners developed the ESPACE Adaptive Capacity Benchmarking Handbook and Toolkit. The handbook helps prepare and guide...
ADAM: Macro-economic Analysis and Adaptation Catalogue for EuropeThe Digital Compendium of the ADAM project includes: a macro-economic analysis, a meta-analysis of climate change impacts; vulnerability and...
ORCHID: Screening Climate Risks to Development Cooperation in IndiaORCHID is a risk management approach to portfolio screening that stresses both the risks and opportunities of climate change. It identifies how...
PACT: Helping Companies Assess their Strategic Exposure to Climate RisksPACT is applied to help companies assess their strategic exposure to climate change, analyze their resilience or vulnerable, and identify possible...
Climate Change Adaptation in Practice; Rescuing the Past: Using Indigenous Knowledge to Adapt to Climate Change in BoliviaThe Kenneth Lee Foundation, supported by Oxfam, is working with communities in Trinidad to build modern camellones, based on this ancient system...
Community Based Adaptation and Advocacy in Costal PakistanIn 2008, Oxfam GB in Pakistan undertook community-based research to better understand the implications of climate change for communities living...
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...
Communities and Climate Change: Building Local Capacity for Adaptation in Goromonzi District, Munyawiri Ward, ZimbabweThe project addresses challenges associated with dwindling water resources for drinking and horticulture activities and animals, as well as unsustainable...
Enhancing Local Community's Adaptive Capacity to Respond to Flood Risk in the Kano Plains of Western KenyaThe changing climatic scenarios in the Lake Victoria basin, extreme climatic events including floods ravage the livelihoods of communities in...
Coffee farming on the slopes of Mount Elgon: Increasing resilience to climate change, Eastern UgandaGumutindo Coffee Cooperative is an organisation of smallholder coffee farmers who produce washed Arabica for the speciality coffee market and...
Enhancing the adaptive capacity of communities vulnerable to drought in the Tanga region of TanzaniaRisk in the village of Msomera, in the Handeni District of Tanzania, is associated with a long history of drought and associated environmental...
Restoration of degraded lands of Djimabala: The case of the palm groves of M'BETOUThe project is located in the Djimbala region, based on the principle of participation and accountability of rural communities along the Inland...
Costing and Planning Agriculture's Adaptation to Climate Change: Pastoralism in TanzaniaThe dryland areas of Tanzania are characterised by an extensive livestock system, where pastoral communities use cattle to meet many of their...
Maize-based Subsistence Farming in MalawiFarmers in Chikwawa grow a number of crops, alongside maize, to meet their subsistence needs, which are affected by flooding and droughts, expected...
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...
Maize-based Integrated Farming Systems in the Mid-hills of NepalFarmers in the mid-hills of Nepal rely on a mixture of crops, animals and forest products for their livelihoods for their subsistence. Climate...
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...
Climate Change and Forests in the Congo Basin: Synergies between Adaptation and Mitigation Although climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies differ in many ways, synergies exist between them, particularly in the forestry...
UNEP AdaptCost StudyThe AdaptCost Africa project, funded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Norway Partnership, is producing a range of estimates...
Climate Cost ProjectClimateCost is a European Commission DG RTD funded project under the 7th Framework Programme. The economics of climate change informs policy...
Mediation ProjectAssessment of climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation requires a combination of generic and context-specific knowledge. Currently,...
Turkmenistan: Addressing climate change risks to farming systems in Turkmenistan by improving water management practice at national and community levels.This project has been initially rejected by the Adaptation Fund Board Technical Secretariat (June 2010). UNDP has been to either resubmit the...
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...
Mauritius: Adapting Coastal Zone Management to Address the Impacts of Climate Change Project approved for funding by the Adaptation Fund Board, June 2010.
CIRCE: Climate data for Oran case studyOran is located in a semi-arid region bordered by the Saharan desert to the south and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. The climate displays...
Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD)The Center for International Cooperation for Research on Agriculture for Development (CIRAD) has a long and proved experience on agricultural...
Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la MerINSTM is the National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies (Tunisia). INSTM conducts research activities related to the sea and its...
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) is part of the National Research Council (CNR). Over 200 staff members, postdoctoral...
Climatic Research Unit (University of East Anglia)The Climatic Research Unit (CRU) is a research centre in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. At...
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...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change in the Judean Foothills The Judean foothills are located in the southern part of Israel between the Mediterranean and the Judean Mountains, and are rich in both natural...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change in TuscanyTuscany is a very rural region, with an economy that is heavily dependent on agriculture, a sector that is highly sensitive to climate change,...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change on Cullera BayCullera Bay is an important habitat for seagrass, scallops, clams and commercial off-shore fish, as well as an important recreational area. It...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change on the Ebro DeltaThe Ebro delta is a good example of the vulnerability of Mediterranean deltaic environments to climate change, and the interactions between climate...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change on the Gulf of OranThe Gulfs of Oran and Arzew, in Algeria, comprise rich marine ecosystems, a fertile coastal zone, nature reserves for a wide range of species,...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change on the Gulf of GabèsThe Gulf of Gabes is an extremely shallow basin off the Tunisian Coast. Due to its shallow depth the marine ecosystem is particularly sensitive...
CIRCE case study on the impact of climate change on BeirutGreater Beirut is the largest urban area in Lebanon, with around 2 million inhabitants in the built up area. It is a densely populated area renowned...
Climate Systems Analysis Group, UCTCSAG is a multi-disciplinary research group with a special focus on climate change. An explicit intent is to engage in research that is relevant...
Rwanda: Reducing the Vulnerability of Rwanda's Energy Sector to the Impacts of Climate ChangeThe Ntaruka and Mukungwa hydropower stations are Rwanda’s main source of electricity. Located in Northern Province and supplied by Lake Burera...
Community-Based Fire Management in Central MozambiqueThe incidence of bush fires in Mozambique has become an issue of growing concern at the district and national level in recent years. These fires...
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...
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) – a Canadian-based, policy research institute...
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) – a Canadian-based, policy research institute...
Action Impact Matrix (AIM)The Action Impact Matrix (AIM) is a multi-stakeholder consultative approach that facilitates the integration of the social, economic and environmental...
Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND)MUNASINGHE INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT (MIND) is a private non-profit, multi-disciplinary organisation, addressing sustainable development issues...
Climate change modelling and analyses for Mozambique This report uses historical data and climate projections to assess how climate change may affect the operations of Mozambique's Instituto Nacional...
Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC)The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) project is designed to promote climate change adaptation as a key pre-requisite to sustainable...
Pacific Islands-Global Climate Observing System (PI-GCOS)The Pacific Islands-Global Climate Observing System (PI-GCOS) programme started in Apia, Samoa, in 2000 as a result of the first regional Global...
South Pacific Regional Environment ProgrammeSPREP is a regional organisation established by the governments and administrations of the Pacific region to look after its environment. It has...
Solomon Islands: Enhancing resilience of communities in Solomon Islands to the adverse effects of climate change in agriculture and food security Project approved for funding by the Adaptation Fund Board, June 2010
Pakistan Reducing Risks and Vulnerabilities from Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in Northern Pakistan Project approved for funding by the Adaptation Fund Board, June 2010
Senegal: Adaptation to Coastal Erosion In Vulnerable Areas Project approved for funding by the Adaptation Fund Board, June 2010
Reduction of risks and vulnerability from floods and droughts in the Estero Real watershedProject approved for funding by the Adaptation Fund Board, June 2010
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...
Climate Change and Health Care Costs in Southern AfricaAdditional health care costs in year 2025 due to an increase in the incidence of malaria as a result of climate change in Southern Africa.
National Economic, Environment and Development Study (NEEDS) for Climate Change ProjectTo assess financing needs required to address mitigation and adaptation measures in selected key sectors and to identify appropriate financial...
Estimating and Comparing Costs and Benefits of Adaptation ProjectsA Final Report Submitted to Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC). Also separate reports.Benefits and costs of projects...
Estimating and Comparing Costs and Benefits of Adaptation ProjectsA Final Report Submitted to Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC). Also separate reports.Benefits and costs of projects...
Possibilities for Africa in Global Action on Climate Change.Estimates of costs of adaptation for Africa
Impact on Agriculture and Costs of AdaptationEstimates impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security and costs of adaptation options to increase agricultural productivity ...
Sea-Level Rise and Impacts in Africa, 2000 to 2100. Application of the DIVA model to Africa.Economic costs of sea level rise (Africa and each country) and costs of adaptation using DIVA model.
The Economics of Climate Change in TanzaniaImpacts and economic costs of climate change, economics of adaptation, costs and opportunities of low carbon growth. Costs of adaptation for...
The Economics of Climate Change in RwandaImpacts and economic costs of climate change, economics of adaptation, costs and opportunities of low carbon growth for Rwanda Costs of adaptation...
The Economics of Climate Change in KenyaImpacts and economic costs of climate change, economics of adaptation, costs and opportunities of low carbon growth for Kenya. Costs of adaptation...
Ethiopia. The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change StudyAnalysis of the costs of adapting to climate change (2010 - 2050), by region and sector for pilot country studies.
Mozambique. The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change StudyAnalysis of the costs of adapting to climate change (2010-2050), by region and sector for pilot country studies.
The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study: GhanaAnalysis of the global of adapting to climate change (2010 - 2050), by region and sector for pilot country studies.
Ho Chi MinhModels agree on a decrease in rainfall from Dec-Apr, indicating less off-season rainfall during the dry season. There is disagreement over the...
DelhiAverage maximum temperatures in Delhi for mid-century are expected to increase in the range of 0.6-2°C and 2.2-4.2°C depending on the time...
LivelihoodsThe sectoral and health impacts of climate change are expected to have negative effects on livelihoods in terms of employment, income and consumption...
EcosystemsOne of the main impacts will be the loss of the Sundarbans, the coastal mangroves on the Western coast, the habitat for several valuable species...
FloodingBangladesh is located on a floodplain of three major rivers and their tributaries. One-fifth of the country is flooded every year, with up to...
Sea Level and InfrastructureA 1 m rise in sea level would inundate 18% of Bangladesh’s total land, directly threatening 11% of the country’s population. Impacts would...
AgricultureBangladesh’s economy is primarily agricultural, accounting for 63% the labour force and 35% of GDP. The North- and South-western regions are...
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation, the Natural Environment and Poverty Reduction into National and Regional Policy FrameworksThe primary purpose of this research, commissioned by WWF UK and working with WWF staff in 3 countries, is to inform national-level policy debates...
Participatory school and community-based disaster preparednessThis project delivers participatory school and community based emergency preparedness, mitigation & response plans in the regions. Guyana is...
Response to impacts of glacial retreatsThe project will support five pilot activities in Peru in response to the impacts of the rapid glacial retreat of the tropical Andes. Glacial...
Adapting to droughts using new technologiesThe project targets rural communities, schools and health centres of Mauritania where impacts of climate change such as droughts are evident....
Mitigation and adaptation to the impacts of droughtBy introducting irrigation technology that is clean and efficient, promoting fuel-efficient technologies that reduce fuel-wood consumption and...
Mainstreaming Climate Change in Integrated Water Resources Management in Pangani River BasinThis project uses Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) frameworks in the Pangani River Basin of Northern Tanzania to address climate change...
Adapting pastoral and agricultural practices to the realities of climate changeThis project aims to foster sustainable water management, agricultural, and pastoral practices that will help local residents better deal with...
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...
Community based adaptation to climate change through coastal afforestationThe project will implement community-based climate risk reduction measures in targeted communities that are especially vulnerable to climate...
Promotion of drought resistant native fruitsThe project will organize local communities to implement a low cost adaptation and mitigation measures that will improve their well-being. It...
Mitigating the impacts of climate changeThe project aims minimize the impact of flooding and drought by strengthening drought and flood mitigation among rural poor in the district and...
Adaptation and mitigation measuresBy introducing irrigation technology that is clean and efficient, promoting fuel-efficient technologies that reduce fuel-wood consumption and...
AdMit pilot projectThis project aims to enable communities in the Central South, North East, and North West zones of Somalia to adapt to increasingly frequent droughts...
Building community resilience to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reductionWahida Bashar, Action Aid Bangladesh
Promotion of adaptation to climate change and climate variability in Bangladesh (with a focus on the central coastal district of Bangladesh)The project aims to create necessary conditions to promote adaptation to climate change and climate variability in national policies, plans and...
Increasing the resilience of poor communities to climate changeBy strengthening the capacity of vulnerable communities, the project aims to increase the resilience of poor people to cope with and adapt to...
Reducing Vulnerability to Climate change (RVCC) Project: Adapting to Climate Change in South-West Bangladesh3 year action learning project in communities in the southwestern region. Approach was to promote and test strategies and technologies to reduce...
Floating Gardens (Baira) for Sustainable LivelihoodsA lack of cultivatable space over the long flooding period is a vital concern in the haors of Bangladesh as it restricts the livelihoods of the...
Sustainable Resources Management in Brackish Water AreasCARITAS Bangladesh, Sathkhira Unnayan Shangstha
Enhancement of Adaptive Capacity of Drought Vulnerable Community The project aims to enhance the adaptive capacity of the drought vulnerable community in the North West Region of Bangladesh. The main objective...
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...
Pastoral livelihoods and climate changeThis research aims to analyse the capacity of different categories of pastoral people to adapt to climate change. Another aim will be to understand...
African Centre for Technology StudiesThe African Center for Technology and Science is a Nairobi-based international intergovernmental science, technology and environmental policy...
START Temperate East AsiaBased on the original Climate Research Laboratory of Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), START Regional Center for Temperate East Asia (START...
START-Oceania SecretariatSmall island states, such as those found in the region of Oceania, have a number of features that serve to increase their vulnerability to impacts...
Pan-African START SecretariatThe Pan-African START Secretariat (PASS) promotes collaboration within the African research community for sound scientific assessments of the...
United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchDeveloping capacities to implement global and regional multi-lateral environmental agreements has become a priority for the Institute. Specific...
UNEP Headquarters NairobiThe United Nations Environment Program provides leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and...
International Institute for Environment and DevelopmentWe know that climate change disproportionately affects the poorest people in the world, who not only have the least capacity to respond and adapt...
SEI Oxford OfficeThe SEI Oxford centre focuses on adaptive resource management, particularly related to climatic risks, with expertise in water, food security...
ENDA Tiers MondeEnvironment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) is an international non-profit organisation based in Dakar, Senegal. Founded...
Adaptive Capacity of Rural Poor to Water Scarcity in Kenya’s DrylandsIn dryland communities droughts are a significant cause of decreased crop production and herd size. Dryland communities, however, have gained...
Building capacity to adapt to climate variability, extreme climatic events and climate change in urban and peri-urban Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoThe ACCCA project in Ougadougou is looking at adaptation in urban and peri-urban areas. Climate change has the potential to destroy the socio-economic...
Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change This project is concerned with enhancing food security in the context of the modification of floodplain functionality as a result of hydrological...
Conversations in Ga-Selala, S. AfricaEven though water stress is one of the key manifestations of climate variability and change in Sekhukhune District, it is generally not perceived...
Building African Capacity for Conserving Biodiversity in a Changing ClimateAn advanced education and training program on biodiversity conservation and climate change was implemented at the University of Dar es Salaam,...
Adaptation options for impoverished Mshayazafe settlement, Durban, S. AfricaA sufficient quantity of good quality water is essential for the well-being of impoverished, and therefore, vulnerable communities. However,...
Analysis of Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability in the Sahelian ZoneThe Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) member states are located within the Sahalian zone in arid, semi-arid and sub-humid dry regions with primarily...
Community Led Climate Adaptation Programme for Sustainable Livelihoods in Coastal AreasThe Nigerian coast is one of the low lying lagoonal Western African coasts, which is likely to experience severe impacts from flooding as a result...
Participatory Climate Risk Assessment and Development of Local Adaptation Action PlansThis project aims to develop a community-driven adaptation plan of action, as well as to facilitate the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation...
Projections of climate change for Mongu, ZambiaLooking at the graph above there are periods in the year where there is agreement about changes in precipitation, and others where the models...
Enhancement of Adaptive Capacity of Drought Vulnerable Community in North West Region of BangladeshBCAS, CARITAS
Climate vulnerability and adaptation in the Upper Zambezi Valley – ‘Lyambai Vulnerability and Adaptation’ (LYVA) projectENDA is working with local partners, including the Barotse Royal Establishment and local NGO Barotseland.com, to identify and assess the effect...
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....
Food Security and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Afram Plains of GhanaThe broad purpose of this project is to design and implement successful and sustainable climate change adaptation strategies that address food...
Projections of climate change for Maradi, NigerUncertainty over the driving forces of current W. African climate, such as the W. African monsoon, the role that land use change and vegetation...
Climate change and food security in Maradi District, NigerThis ENDA Communities project is working with several communities in Maradi District to develop adaptation actions to support food security in...
Impact of sea-level rise on the city of BanjulBanjul is located on a low-lying spit composed entirely of erodable sediments, and is already experiencing problems due to coastal erosion. Studies...
Projections of climate change for Banjul, The GambiaUncertainty over the driving forces of current W. African climate, such as the W. African monsoon, the role that land use change and vegetation...
Sea-level rise and other climate related hazards in Banjul, The GambiaThe main objectives of the project is identifying climate related stresses in the pilot action zone, assessing the vulnerability of lives livelihoods...
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...
Mekelle Climate ProjectionsIt is clear from the models that there is quite a range in the projections and that there is agreement at some points of the year but not others....
Improving Small-holder response to drought in N. EthiopiaThis ACCCA project brings together poor communities in drought-hit regions of northern Ethiopia with technical and scientific communities in...
ActionAid CambodiaActionAid Cambodia is part of ActionAid International. Founded in 1973, ActionAid started a full-fledged country programme in Cambodia in July...
Mali NCAP projectLike other Sub-Saharan countries, Mali has been subject to an unprecedented drought since the seventies. To seek solutions to such problem, different...
Building Capacity in Vulnerable Mountain Regions Impacts of climate change on the ecosystems of semi-arid mountainous regions can have serious consequences on local livelihoods. Climate change...
Building Capacity in the Colombian coastal area NCAP Colombia evaluates the vulnerability of key economic sectors to climate change effects in the coastal area and identifies strategies 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...
Study of Climate Change Adaptation in Bangladesh The coastline of Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the sea level rise. The tropical cyclones, which strike the coastal areas periodically,...
Climate Change Adaptation in Bhutan A major proportion of Bhutan’s population is settled in fertile valleys along a number of river systems. When Glacial Lake Outburst Floods...
Sustainable Livelihoods in the Coastal Zone of SurinameThe NCAP project sought to respond to a need for adaptation measures at a more local level and focused on the elaboration of a more detailed...
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...
Climate Change and Sustainable Herding in MongoliaThe NCAP project in Mongolia, which started in 2005 and ended in 2008, has tried to further the understanding of baseline vulnerabilities in...
Climate Change Adaptation in Mozambique As a result of the combination of high exposure to climate events, high sensitivity and the low adaptation level, climate events have already...
The Tanzanian Adaptation ProgramAs part of the NCAP project, resilience and vulnerability in the Rufiji valley of Tanzania are assessed in relation to locally defined poverty...
Climate Change Impacts in Huong River Basin and Adaptation in its Coastal District Phu VangMr. Adriaan Tas: adriaantas.sei@gmail.com
Linking Water Scarcity with Climate ChangeThe main goal of the Yemen NCAP project was to mainstream priority adaptation activities that would build resilience against increasing water...
Potential Transformations In Risk And Avoiding Humanitarian CrisesMultiple stresses may result in humanitarian crises and forced migration. Research in the northern drylands of Kenya addresses the continuum...
Economics Of Climate Adaptation And Future Financing NeedsSEI has been working with the national governments of Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda, as well as regional research institutions, to begin tackling...
SEI Facilitates Actor Network Mapping To Identify Where Adaptive Capacity Might Be StrengthenedThere are a growing number of organisations working in the field of climate change adaptation in Kenya, from the local through to the national...
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...
Deforestation And Competing Water UsesDeforestation in the Aberdares forest and the expansion of cultivation onto marginal soils has resulted in significant reservoir siltation and...
Pastoralist Communities Highly Vulnerable To Variations And Changes In Climatic ConditionsThe expected climatic changes will further affect the distribution of accessible water resources and pasture, critical to supporting the livelihoods...
Changing Rainfall Patterns In North Eastern KenyaAnalysis of downscaled GCM data from a number of models for Lodwar station shows that there is reasonable agreement of an expected increase in...
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...
Growing Urban Water Demand Partially Met By A Water Recycling SchemeThe El Dorado Hills community has grown exponentially in the past ten years, driven by the desire for a higher quality of life in the attractive...
Water For Agriculture And ViticultureThis area supports a productive agricultural sector, important for the local economy, heavily reliant on water for irrigation. As well as produce...
Water For HydropowerWater for hydropower is collected in the forested, high elevation regions, sent through powerhouses located further downstream and delivered...
Projections Are Consistent In Showing An Increasing Temperature TrendWater supply is expected to decrease with the decline in annual snow pack associated with a warming trend in temperature. This presents water...
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...
SEI Works To Bridge Between Science And Policy On Reducing Climate RisksBy bringing together a variety of technical information and socio-institutional information, stakeholders faced with making climate adaptation...
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...
Impact of Climate Change on Cambodian ForestsAccording to Cambodia's NAPA, the area of wet forest would decrease while moist forest would increase and dry forest would remain the same due...
Cyclone risk in BangladeshThe Bay of Bengal and North Indian Ocean are sources of tropical cyclones in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is hit by about 1 percent of world's total...
Sea level rise in the Sundarbans, BangladeshThe trend of sea level rise in Hiron point is 4 mm/year, Char Changa is 6 mm/year and Cox's Bazar is 7.8 mm/year. The costal areas of Bangladesh...
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....
Technical Working Group on Forestry and Environment (TWG F&E)TWG F&E address issues of REDD and finance of climate change mitigation in the forest sector. It also provides a mechanism for government-donor...
Cambodian National Climate Change Committee (NCCC)The Ministry of Environment established the National Climate Change Committee (NCCC) in 2006. The NCCC comprises senior policy-makers from 19...
Drought Management Considerations for Climate Change Adaptation - Oxfam CambodiaWith a focus on the Mekong Region, this project aims to understand the factors contributing to climate vulnerability and to improve resilience...
World Bank Pilot Programme for Climate ResilienceCambodia was chosen as one of the countries under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) as part of the newly established Climate...
Cambodian Climate Change Office (CCCO)In June 2003, the Ministry of Environment established the Cambodia Climate Change Office (CCCO) which is responsible for all activities related...
National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM)The NCDM plays a central role in coordinating and supplying emergency aid to affected people. Key functions include: coordination with the ministries...
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is the national focal agency for climate change related activities in Vietnam with...
Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD)Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD) is currently designing its own Action Plan for Adaptation and Mitigation, where concerns of...
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...
Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) ThailandThe Collaborative Network for the Rehabilitation of Andaman Communities and Natural Resources' has mobilized field-based task forces to provide...
Raks Thai Foundation (Raks Thai)Mission is to strengthen the capacity of poor and disadvantaged communities and analyze root causes of problems, determine suitable solutions,...
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Asia and the PacificThe core mandate of the UN/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Asia and Pacific includes awareness-raising activities in disaster...
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia CentreSEI has worked in Asia on key sustainable development issues since it was founded. These initiatives came together in Bangkok with the creation...
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)IGES established by an initiative of the Japanese Government in 1998, is a research institute that conducts pragmatic and innovative strategic...
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), established in Bangkok since 1959, is a postgraduate institution actively working to promote technological...
World Fish Center (WFC)The WFC is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in partnership with a wide range of government and non-governmental...
Mekong River Commission (MRC)The MRC is an international, country-driven river basin organisation that provides the institutional framework to promote regional cooperation...
International Union Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - Asia Regional OfficeIUCN is working to include biodiversity concerns in adaptation and mitigation polices and practice. IUCN is also furthering natural resource...
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)ADPC is a non-profit organisation supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs...
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA)USAID supports activities to help developing countries lessen their vulnerability and adapt to climate variability and change. These activities...
ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB)Established in 2005, the ACB is an intergovernmental regional centre of excellence that facilitates cooperation and coordination among the members...
UNDP Regional Centre in BangkokThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is positioned to help developing countries better cope with climate change by supporting adaptation...
UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP ROAP)UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific provides leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing,...
Greater Mekong Subregion Environment Operation Centre Asian Development Bank (ADB GMS-EOC)ADB GMS-EOC was established in early 2006 to serve as the information and knowledge clearinghouse for environmental management in the Greater...
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,...
Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA)EEPSEA was established in May 1993 to support training and research in environmental and resource economics. Its goal is to strengthen local...
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the PacificThe Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s climate-related work covers both the short-term fluctuations (climate variability) and the longer-term...
Integrated Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)ICIMOD works in eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. ICIMOD undertakes regional transboundary programmes with...
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)LI-BIRD is a non-governmental organization established in 1995 in Nepal. Li-bird plays key roles in enhancing livelihoods of resource poor farmers...
WWF, NepalWWF Nepal has been involved in landscape level conservation projects in the Himalayas and Terai since the late 1960's. It focuses on freshwater,...
Strategic National Action Plan (SNAP) of NCDMSNAP aims to: (1) contribute to a common understanding, knowledge and awareness of disaster risk reduction; (2) provide a comprehensive framework...
NCDM First Five Year Institutional Development Strategy - CambodiaThe project aims to establish an effective inter-ministerial system for dealing with disaster preparedness, response and rehabilitation.
National Target Program for Climate Change Adaptation - VietnamThis is part of a DANIDA grant to support Vietnam’s National Target Programme on Climate Change. The programme is planned to be implemented...
Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in VietnamThe Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CACC) initiative, was a three-year joint project of CECI (Canadian Centre for International...
Building Resilience of Vulnerable Communities Living in Disaster Prone Communes of Ha Tinh Province, VietnamThe Project “Building resilience of vulnerable communities living in Disasters prone communes in Ha Tinh province” (or DIPECHO II Project...
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...
Jasmine Rice in the Weeping Plain - Adapting Rice Farming to Climate Change in Northeast ThailandIn 2007, farmers in Yasothorn Province, north-east Thailand, experienced the longest dry spell during a rainy season in decades. The dry spell,...
Bangkok Assessment Report on Climate ChangeThe Bangkok Assessment Report on Climate Change 2009 is one of the outputs of this capacity-building programme, and the first UNEP endeavour...
Regional Vulnerability to Changing Water Resources and Extreme Hydrological Events Since 2003 to 2006 SEA START RC conducted this project which initiated a network of natural and social scientists in Mekong countries on vulnerabilities...
Regional Cities Climate Alliance in AsiaThis regional forum (Green Cities Launch Event: A Primer on Climate Change Impacts and Disaster Risk Management in Urban Areas in East Asia)...
Promote Household level Adaptation Practices to Deal with Flood and Water Logging in the South Central Coastal Region of BangladeshThis project is implementing in the South Central Coastal Flood and Water Logging area in Bangladesh. In consultation with local people, a strategy...
Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal AfforestationThis project aims at addressing issues of coastal problems and reducing vulnerability of coastal communitie in 5 coastal districts through community...
Improving Adaptive Capacity to Climate Variability and Change for Sustainable Food and Livelihood Security in Drought Prone and Coastal Regions of Bangladesh (Phase 2)This project aims at assessing current vulnerability, risks and local livelihoods. The institutional and technical capacity building for adaptation...
Strengthening the Resilience of the Water Sector in Khulna to Climate ChangeADB assistance focues on city development and water supply in Khulna to address the issue of saline water intrusion in Khulna city. It is aimed...
Assistance to Local Community on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in BangladeshThe different regions of Bangladesh face different adverse effects of climate change. Drought, flood and river erosion, salinity, cyclone and...
Assistance to Local Community on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in BangladeshThe Naokhali district is vulnerable to saline water intrusion and cyclone. The people in the area depend on fisheries and agriculture and have...
Strengthening the Capacity of Communities to Manage Early Warning Systems (EWS)The floods recurring every year cause huge losses of lives and properties in low lying (terai) districts of Nepal. Practical action, Nepal, in...
Strengthening the Capacity of Communities to Manage Early Warning Systems (EWS)The floods recurring every year cause huge losses of lives and properties in low lying (terai) districts of Nepal. Practical action, Nepal, in...
Strengthening the Capacity of Communities to Manage Early Warning Systems (EWS)The floods recurring every year cause huge losses of lives and properties in low lying (terai) districts of Nepal. Practical action, Nepal, in...
Strengthening the Capacity of Communities to Manage Early Warning Systems (EWS)The floods recurring every year cause huge losses of lives and properties in low lying (terai) districts of Nepal. Practical action, Nepal, in...
Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Preparedness and Climate Risk Management in the Nepalese Agricultural SectorThis project is implemented in two hilly districts and two terai districts of Nepal. The expected outcomes of project include technical capacity...
Strenghthening Climate Network in NepalThis project is intended to strengthen the institutional capacity of NGOs and to build a climate network at national level for raising awareness...
Mainstreaming Livelihood Centred Approaches to Disaster ManagementThis project is aimed at improving people's livelihoods through reducing hazards, particularly water-induced hazards. The activities include...
Management of Flash Floods - Capacity Buidling and Awareness Raising in the Hindu Kush HimalayasFlash floods have caused huge loss of lives and properties of people in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region. This project aims to improve the capacity...
Monitoring the Glaciers of the HimalayasGlacier retreat has been a major indicator of climate change impacts in the Himalayas. This project aims to support biodiversity conservation...
Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in NepalThis project aims to increase resilience of communities vulnerable to climate change, by combining local indigenous knowledge and scientific...
Urban challenges of adaptationDespite the increasingly evident need to conduct adaptation work at the urban level, organisations often have to deal with several obstacles...
Developing quantitative indices for NepalIn the next steps quantitative indicators of vulnerability are developed by linking to the qualitative concerns revealed in the exposure matrix....
Tools and Methods for vulnerabilityIt is important to distinguish between tools aimed at climate impact assessments, for example crop models or water planning models, and methods...
Newater results with matrices and profiles These results were produced for the Newater project using the Rapid vulnerability appraisal protocol by the Newater partners at the IUCN, the...
Adaptation funding for citiesAdaptation funding is insufficient and needs a new angleIf consensus can be reached about anything these days, it is that funding for adaptation...
Vulnerability indicesThe recently released IPCC special report ‘Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation...
Sample of existing vulnerability indicesDue to the broad range of definitions of the term 'vulnerability' and the different angles and disciplines from which it is operationalised,...
Heat related mortality in the UKThe Climate Change Risk Assessment (Ballard et al., 2012) was commissioned by the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...
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...
Ecosystem based adaptation: a multi-stakeholder affair Ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) is defined as “the adaptation policies and measures that take into account the role of ecosystem services...
Adaptation – just a fancy new name?The term adaptation can refer to many different activities (including technical, institutional, legal and educational measures), implemented...
Forests and adaptationThe linkages between forests and adaptation are two-fold (Locatelli et al. 2010). First, as climate change will affect forests, adaptation measures...
Kilimanjaro FindingsClimate change projections for the Kilimanjaro region indicate a 25 to 60% increase in short rain precipitation and an increase of 20 to 45%...
Rufiji FindingsOver 90% of households indicated that they relied upon means other than agriculture to survive flood and drought. All households interviewed...
Draft Principles and Guidelines for EbAEcosystem-based approaches to reduce social vulnerability are a promising option for sustainable and efficient adaptation to climate change....
Forests and Climate Change ToolboxThe Forests and Climate Change Toolbox has been developed by CIFOR and the World Agroforestry Centre to build understanding and technical...
Forests and synergies between adaptation and mitigationWhat are mitigation and adaptation? Mitigation and adaptation are the two strategies for addressing climate change. Mitigation is an intervention...
Forests and climate change in Latin AmericaForest ecosystems play an important role in both adaptation and mitigation and there is a need to explore the linkages between these two options...
NCAP Vietnam: Impacts on Thua Thien Hue ProvinceApart from assessing the impacts of climate change on water resources, the project has also looked into the impacts of climate change on other...
NCAP Vietnam Water ResourcesFor the assessment of the potential climate change impacts on water resources, different modeling methods were used, including MIKE11 and MIKEBASIN....
NCAP Vietnam Study SitesThua Thien Hue Province, Huong River Basin and Phu Vang districts Figure 1: Location of Thua Thien Hue province in Vietnam and the surrounding...
CIP LandingWe gather you’ve been browsing around the Climate Information Portal (CIP) looking at climate data that’s available for the areas...
NCAP Guatemala EngagementBased on the experience of interacting with participants in policy setting processes in the target watershed areas from early on in the NCAP...
Introduction to climate modellingBasically, climate modelling involves converting theories of atmospheric physics, solar radiation, phase state physics, etc. into mathematical...
Vallegrande Climate HazardsClimate Monthly Precipitation Average in the Vallegrande Region (1971-2001) The meso-thermal sub-humid dry climate is predominant in the region...
NCAP Bangladesh: NoakhaliDescription of the Study Area Map of Noakhali District Noakhali is one of the coastal districts of the country. The district has an area of...
Guidance for assessing vulnerabilityIf you are looking for guidance on how to go about assessing vulnerability, specifically vulnerability to shocks and stresses associated with...
Climate Safeguards System (CSS)The African Development Bank, under a contract with the Global Climate Adaptation Partnership, is developing a Climate Safeguards System (CSS)...
mDSSmDSS, part of the NetSyMoD approach for the assessment of and decision support for natural resources management, is an original software application,...
Climate Change Adaptation in Tanzania's Coastal VillagesThe Pwani (coast in kiswahili) Project builds on more than a decade of previous experience and investments of the U.S. Agency for International ...
MCAMCA is a well-known method (or more accurately, family of methods) for evaluation of alternatives according to multiple decision criteria. An...
Aden CityAden City Aden City is the chief port of Yemen and is one of the largest natural harbors in the world with an area of about 70km² of sheltered...
Yemen Sana'a BasinSana’a Basin The Sana'a Basin is located in the Central Highlands of Yemen and includes the capital city of Sana'a. At an elevation ranging...
Yemen Sadah BasinSadah Basin An intermountain basin, the Sadah Basin is situated in Yemen’s western highlands about 250km north of Sana’a as shown...
Ghana Climate and PovertyThere is a strong relationship between climate and poverty levels. The key findings of the study showed that districts that fall within ecological...
Ghana EnergyGhana’s energy sector has already showed signs of susceptibility to climate change, particularly the effect of highly variable precipitation...
Ghana WaterWater Resource Management Despite the fact that Ghana has considerable surface and groundwater resources, water resources will be hit hard under...
Ghana Land ManagementThe lack of adequate land management practices has contributed towards a number of critical problems including a decline in soil quality, a...
Ghana AgricultureAgricultural land in Ghana is used mainly for production of cereal, cocoa, oil palm, root vegetables, tubers, livestock raising, and irrigated...
Ghana FisheriesA quarter of the Ghanaian population lives in coastal zones and roughly 10% depend on coastal fisheries for their livelihoods. On average,...
Ghana HealthClimate change, in the form of thermal stress, can directly affect cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity and mortality. Indirectly, climate...
Colombia Vulnerability Assessment 2Natural Susceptibility of San Andres de Tumaco Mangrove ecosystems in Tumaco face major pressures that make them susceptible, diminishing their...
Colombia Vulnerability Assessment 1The ecosystems in Cartagena face several pressures that make them highly vulnerable, diminishing their capacity to cope with the effects of...
Planning and costing agriculture's adaptation in TanzaniaThis study is one of 5 country studies (Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda and Tanzania) exploring planning and costing agriculture's adaptation...
Planning and costing agriculture's adaptation in RwandaThis study is one of 5 country studies (Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda and Tanzania) exploring planning and costing agriculture's adaptation...
Planning and costing agriculture's adaptation in NepalThis study is one of 5 country studies (Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda and Tanzania) exploring planning and costing agriculture's adaptation...
Planning and costing agriculture's adaptation in MalawiThis study is one of 5 country studies (Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda and Tanzania) exploring planning and costing agriculture's adaptation...
Planning and costing agriculture's adaptation in BangladeshThis study is one of 5 country studies (Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda and Tanzania) exploring planning and costing agriculture's adaptation...
Planning and costing agriculture’s adaptation to climate changeThe study sought to inform climate policy by analysing agricultural adaptation in developing countries. Country case studies in Bangladesh, Malawi,...
Adaptation planning process• What is the need and motivation / justification for adapting (while recognising uncertainty)? • What are the options for change /...
Advanced Training Programme on Climate ChangeThe advanced international training programme on Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation is open for community planners and decision makers...
Adaptation versus copingSometimes, the terms ‘adaptation’ and ‘coping’ are used interchangeably. This has led to a lot of confusion. Comparing...
VA adaptation planningThe process of vulnerability assessment provides you with an understanding of key areas which are particularly sensitive to climate change...
Multi-stressor vulnerabilityVulnerability is broadly used to convey being susceptible to negative impacts (i.e. damage or harm) induced by some external stimuli –...
Community-based adaptation in Solomon IslandsThis video has kindly been released with the approval of the BoeBoe community. It shows some of the process and learning through the participatory...
Vulnerability assessmentThis module explores first a series of frameworks used to assess vulnerability, showing how the definition and interpretation of vulnerability...
Mountain Women Key Drivers of ChangeDr. Shalini Dhyani has written this article for Climate Himalaya Initiative’s Youth Leaders Speak Column. Shalini’s research...
MethodsClimate adaptation is about making decisions. It is not our role to tell people what the outcome of climate change will be in 20 years as...
Adaptation decision explorerAdaptation decision-making is challenging; it requires not only an understanding of present and future climate hazards but also of the socio-economic...
Using downscaled climate dataTo develop suitable adaptation strategies it is important to build up an understanding of what the climate is in the area you are living in and/or...
Nepal: Adaptation OptionsThe major impact from floods and landslides on the victims' livelihoods are reduction in income source and in availability of agricultural...
Nepal Understanding TrendsImpacts of rising temperature While the magnitude of change is uncertain, it is clear that the climate of Nepal will warm significantly in the...
Nepal Identifying HazardsSpatial dynamics Translating indicators of vulnerability for exposure units/stresses as described above for populations at risk into vulnerability...
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...
Nepal Vulnerability AssessmentThe process begins with vulnerability exposure analysis. This links to a participatory exercise on defining scenarios of the reference vulnerability...
Nepal Disasters BackgroundAccording to the 1994-2003 EM-DAT data, weather related disasters (flood, storm, landslides and avalanches) in the LDCs accounts for 23% of...
ACCCAThe ACCCA project brings stakeholders and scientific communities of the developing world together to enable and support effective adaptation...
Bangladesh: Policy RecommendationsThis work forms part of a Policy Briefing on Climate Change in Bangladesh produced by Practical Action in 2008. Other sections of the report...
Planning Adaptation in BangladeshThis work forms part of a Policy Briefing on Climate Change in Bangladesh produced by Practical Action in 2008. Other sections of the report...
Bangladesh: Climate ProjectionsThis work forms part of a Policy Briefing on Climate Change in Bangladesh produced by Practical Action in 2008. Other sections of the report...
Nepal: Policy RecommendationsThis work is part of a Policy Brief on Climate Change in Nepal produced by Practical Action in 2008 Policy makers from all sectors urgently need...
Nepal: AdaptationThis work is part of a Policy Brief on Climate Change in Nepal produced by Practical Action in 2008 Climate change is currently causing increased...
Nepal: Climate projectionsThis work is part of a Policy Brief on Climate Change in Nepal produced by Practical Action in 2008 and provides a summary of climate change...
Sri Lanka: Policy recommendationsPolicy makers from all sectors urgently need to focus attention on the implications of climate change. Support for adaptation to the impacts...
Sri Lanka: Adaptation Adaptation must focus on the needs of the people most affected by climate change impacts and aim to secure their livelihoods and reduce the...
Sri Lanka Climate Projections The temperature projection for Asia is for warming to accelerate. The rate of warming in the South Asia is projected to be significantly...
Social Learning in Organisations Goold (2006) describes barriers to learning in organisations as energy to be freed up rather than an obstacle to be overcome. In her...
Social Protection: HealthClimate-related diseases are responsible for a large proportion of the global burden of disease. Human health is therefore not surprising predicted...
Suriname Adaptation MeasuresIn the course of the project, a range of key technical and non-technical adaptation measures have been proposed and discussed, as outlined below: Measure...
AdaptCostThe IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007) identifies Africa as “one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change and climate variability”,...
Economics adaptation TanzaniaThe development partners group, with support from UK (DFID) Government, are funding this study on the ‘Economics of Climate Change...
NCAP Vietnam: Thua Thien HueThe following are specific recommendations for the most vulnerable sectors and areas - agriculture, water resources and coastal zones - of Thua...
Economics of adaptation KenyaWelcome ... This is the page for the Kenya National Advisory Committee for the DFID funded study on the Economic Impacts of Climate Change in...
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...
ADx Tool CompendiumThis page lists a selection of tools documented in earlier projects and meetings, which are highly related to the concepts of climate change...
ADx MethodsDecision making models can be categorised by many dimensions such as qualitative-quantitative, participatory, etc. One of the key category is...
ADx ObjectivesThe potential users of the ADx will be analysts or engineers working for decision makers such as donor agencies or policy makers. The decision...
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...
Economics adaptation East Africa “The cruel irony of climate change is that the countries least responsible for it will be worst affected. Greater variations of rainfall,...
C3D+This collaborative project brings together partners from developed and developing countries to build capacity on climate change. SEI has been...
IMPACT2CThe final agreement of the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancún recognized that global warming beyond 2°C...
EcoADAPTThe EcoAdapt project draws on outcomes from two rounds of regional consultation with Latin American civil society organizations...
ClimateCostClimateCost (the Full Costs of Climate Change) is a major research project on the economics of climate change, funded from the European Community's...
MediationUntil recently, climate change policy in Europe focused on reduction of greenhouse gases. After the turn of the century, decision...
CIRCE Foundation Paper ProtoypesAs examples of cases in which the information within wikiadapt can be used, prototypes have been developed for several countries which are at...
CIRCE Foundation Paper PrinciplesHere are 10 general principles of adaptation distilled from our current thinking, as outlined above, that form the basis for developing and...
CIRCE Foundation Paper ProcessAs is evident in the literature review above, adaptation is being approached in a number of different ways. Climate change adaptation is often...
CIRCE Foundation Paper LiteraturePeople are writing on adaptation from a number of different starting points. Here we try to provide a brief overview to introduce these different...
CIRCE Foundation Paper IntroductionThis paper was developed as CIRCE project deliverable D13.2.1 "Foundatation paper on adaptation options and screening". In summary, it is clear...
What is a Community-Based Adaptation Project?We are often asked to define and articulate what a community-based adaptation project should look like, and whilst this is often riddled with...
CitationsIf you use material from weADAPT, we ask you and your networks to acknowledge the source in the following style: Author(s), Page/Placemark Title....
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Case studies sectorsADAM: Mainstreaming Adaptation Into Regional Land Use Planning In the Guadiana River Basin
Case studies goalsORCHID: Mainstreaming Adaptation In Development Investments In the Water Sector In China
Lessons learned from NCAPLessons learned from the NCAP project Some of the main lessons learned from the NCAP project are: Climate change is not the sole challenge that...
Analytical scopeThis page explains the main findings of the review in terms of the analytical scope of the tools. The table illustrates how well the reviewed...
SectorsThis section analysis tools looking at them in a horizontal manner, using two criteria: 1. Cross-sectoral tools, look at more than one sector...
ADAM Digital CompendiumADAM Digital Compendium (Adaptation Catalogue) The Digital Compendium contributes to emerging knowledge on adaptation by acting as a portal...
ORCHIDOpportunities and Risks of Climate Change and Disasters (ORCHID) Developed by IDS, this tool is designed to be a light touch screening...
CRiSTALCommunity-based Risk Screening Tool – Adaptation and Livelihoods (CRiSTAL) Developed by IISD, IUCN, SEI and Intercooperation this is a...
ESPACEClimate Change Impacts and Spatial Planning Decision Support Guidance (ESPACE) Although this guidance use the lens of spatial planning, it is...
PACTPerformance Acceleration through Capacity-building Tool (PACT) Developed by Hampshire County Council (HCC) in the UK and Alexander Ballard Ltd,...
UKCIP Adpatation WizardAdaptation Wizard Developed by UKCIP the Adaptation Wizard is a web-based tool that is designed to help users gain a basic understanding of climate...
UKCIP BACLIATBusiness Areas Climate Impacts Assessment Tool (BACLIAT) The UKCIP tool BACLIAT is used for a risk assessment of threats and opportunities....
Adaptation tools reviewSeveral tools have been developed to support climate adaptation decision-making over the past decade. Tools target different points of the adaptation...
List of InitiativesTo add your content to existing networks, please contact the following Knowledge Partners for different types of content: Economics of adaptation ...
Module: Climate risk communicationBrief background This module aims at building capacity for the development and implementation of climate risk communication strategies in the...
Key Conclusions on Climate Change AdaptationDecades of development theory and practice prove that a holistic, people-centred approach is the best path to effective and sustained poverty...
Oxfam - Robust decision-making tool for CCA in rural livelihoods1 What is the climate context? What current climate hazards and emerging trends affect the area? What are the impacts of these? What are the...
Gender Roles and Vulnerability to Climate ChangeIn every society, women and men have different roles inside and outside the household, and different resources to deliver them. In the rural...
How is CCA Approached Globally? United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) The UNFCCC is the multi-lateral mechanism tasked with co-ordinating international...
Oxfam's View of Effective Climate Change AdaptationEffective Climate Change Adaptation; •Manages and reduces risks associated with changes in the climate. •Involves planning for the...
An Approach That Works at Multiple LevelsClimate change is rapidly moving communities beyond their capacity to cope, and so while working at a community level is necessary, on its own...
Gender and Climate ChangeWhile climate change affects everyone, it is not gender neutral. It magnifies existing inequalities, reinforcing the disparity between women...
Natural Resource Management and Climate ChangeClimate change makes the wise management of natural resources – water, soils, and trees – even more important as a way of supporting...
Sustainable livelihoods and climate changeLivelihoods approaches are based on the understanding that poverty, and the ability to move out of poverty, reflects the (lack of) capabilities...
Development, equity and urgencyIt’s a development issue: climate change threatens to stall – and then reverse – progress made to achieve the Millennium Development...
Why Climate Change Adaptation is important to Oxfam Climate change is already affecting many of the communities with which Oxfam works; undermining their livelihoods through gradual, insidious,...
Oxfam Key Terms for Climate Change AdaptationAdaptive capacity The potential of individuals, communities, and societies to be actively involved in the processes of change, in order to minimise...
Knowledge Base Responding to user feedback and needs, we have completed a total redesign of the weADAPT web presence. As part of this redesign we have decided...
Frequently Asked Questions1. What is weADAPT? 2. What can weADAPT do for me? I am a researcher/project officer/policy maker..... 3. How do I register on weADAPT? 4. Why...
Yemen NCAP ProjectLinking Water Scarcity with Climate Change Introduction This project explored the linkages between water scarcity and climate change. While there...
World Bank Climate Investment FundsThe World Bank announced the approval of 2 large Climate Investment funds in July 2008, the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Strategic Climate...
Who's doing what in adaptation?A new section! There seems to be a lot of demand to know more about the institutional landscape of adaptation; who are the major actors, what...
What weADAPT Offers The idea for this page is that these paragraphs are in effect mini-guides through weADAPT for these different groups of users. ....
Water Harvesting in Sudan In semi arid zones such as North Darfur where the rainfall is concentrated over short periods of time, balancing water demand with supply is...
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...
Vulnerability FrameworksThis page shows an exercise developed for a short course on adaptation for the Climate Adaptation Knowledge Network for Asia. It compiles a series...
Vulnerability definitionsThe ordinary use of the word ‘vulnerability’ refers to the capacity to be wounded, i.e., the degree to which a system is likely to...
Vietnam NCAP ProjectClimate Change Impacts in Huong River Basin and Adaptation in its Coastal District Phu Vang, Thua Thien Hue province Introduction Located...
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: Turkey Map of Turkey: Source CIA Factbook This climate analysis was produced in 2009 as a contribution to an Environment and Climate Change Policy...
Transformations in RiskProject Overview This SIDA funded project addresses the theme of Climate and Migration and is concerned with the interaction of multiple stressors...
Training on Trainers Workshop on Climate Change Analysis and Risk CommunicationsWorkshop Objectives The workshop was convened in 2008 at the Climate Systems Analysis Group in the University of Cape Town as part of the ACCCA...
Training of Trainers Workshop on Climate Change Science - Summary of Proceedings Session 1: Setting the Stage and Exploration This is a workshop report from Training of Trainers workshop on Climate Analysis held in April...
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...
The weADAPT Adaptation Layer for Google EarthAt COP14 the weADAPT group launched a prototype 'Adaptation Layer' as an example of the way that relevant climate related information could be...
The Economic Costs of Climate Change in Africa This report looks into the likely implications of climate change in Africa plotted against different global temperature rise scenarios....
The Climate Change Explorer Tool A new & improved service to replace the Climate Change Explorer Over the last 3-4 years the Climate Change Explorer (CCE) has proved...
Technology for adaptation Receiving technology in adaptation projects Anna Taylor, Steve Thorne and Lwandle Mqadi This page is an introduction to an article...
Technology and Adaptation Briefing Paper: Technology for adapting to climate change Climate change is currently threatening the livelihoods of millions of people...
Tanzania NCAP Project Mushi region with Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background. Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim Introduction The Tanzanian NCAP report explains vulnerability...
Tana WEAP-ABM Micro-finance for landscape protection to manage energy-water systems See also Poster proposal on the agent-based water resources modelling...
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....
Sub-Module 3.2 - Learning by exampleThere are several different modes of learning which would be grouped under the umbrella theme of learning by example, and these are suited to...
Sub-Module 2.2 - Mapping vulnerability Overview Translating indicators of vulnerability for specific exposure units/stresses (e.g populations at risk of drought) into vulnerability...
Step 5: Understanding trendsA first step in assessing these potential impacts is to highlight or estimate the major current and expected trends (direction, magnitude, and...
Step 4: Analyzing the Impacts of Climate ChangeClimate related stresses can cause major adverse impacts on several sectors, including food production and agriculture, human health, and water...
Step 3: Identifying HazardsSpatial Dynamics Developing a seasonal calendar in Mali Further details of the climatic hazards should be investigated to include: A narrative...
Step 2: Assessing Conditions and TrendsGuiding question: What are the major climate variables of concern currently? How do there vary spatially? In a national study, highlighting the...
Step 1: Identify Climate Vulnerability ExposureGuiding question: Who is vulnerable? What are the present and future stresses and threats? Vulnerability is the foundation of the analysis of...
Summary methods to identifying climate vulnerability and exposureI: Focus on key hazards or opportunities through a livelihood-exposure sensitivity matrix A livelihood sensitivity matrix provides a starting...
Steps for Prototype developmentKey questions Identify the user of this process, who will be involved in conducting it, who will access the results, how will the vulnerable...
Social protectionClimate Change and Social Protection Briefing Note April 2008: Gina Ziervogel, Anna Taylor and Ruth Butterfield Overview The current focus on...
Short course training: Update on the Adaptation negotiations (Expert Guest) Expert guest Saleem Huq (IIED) joined the training and gave a short update on the state of climate adaptation negotiations that were taking...
Short course training: Mapping adaptation networks in AsiaWe conducted a knowledge mapping exercise using the NetMap methodology to introduce the importance of understanding the institutional landscape...
Short course training: Introduction to the Climate Change ExplorerNote: The Climate Change Explorer has now been superceded by the CSAG Climate Information Portal (CIP). The principles are the same and CIP builds...
Short course training: Interpretation of CCE outputsNote: The Climate Change Explorer has now been superceded by the CSAG Climate Information Portal (CIP). The principles are the same and CIP...
Short course training: Identification of key questions for the CCE based on V-E exerciseNote: The Climate Change Explorer (CCE) has now been superceded by the CSAG Climate Information Portal (CIP). The principles are the same and...
Short course training: Exploring decision-making knowledge and methods Here we move from exploring baseline vulnerability and impacts to exploring types of adaptation options, given the context and the exposure...
Short course training: Debate: Adaptation and developmentThis session explored the links and differences between adaptation and development. While there is people that think that adaptation is not fundamentally...
Short course training: Climate risk communication exerciseIntroduction to the exercise Dissemination of information on climate change and potential extreme events helps creating awareness, preparing...
Short course training: Climate Change, models and uncertaintyIn this session Ben Smith (SEI Oxford) and Suppakorn Chinvanno (SEA START) introduced some basic concepts around climate change, with the bulk...
Short course on adaptationThis course was conducted as part of the inception phase of the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia. This is a programme...
Senegal NCAP ProjectIn 2006, Senegal initiated activity on NCAP and made the decision, in keeping with the benchmark that the ‘project has coordinated effectively...
SenegalCurrent Climate Map of Senegal, source CIA factbook 2009 Most of Senegal has a typically tropical climate, but the northern regions lie in the...
SekhukhuneCommunity based video - Adapting to multiple stressors in Limpopo - This video was made by drawing on fieldwork we did in Limpopo Province,...
Seasonal forecast use in South Africa: Sustainable Development Update articleFirst published in Sustainable Development Update Issue 1, Volume 6, 2006 http://www.albaeco.com/sdu/26/htm/main.htm The world's climate is...
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...
Run-off Rainwater Harvesting Agriculture is an integral part of rural livelihoods of communities all over the world, yet there are many instances when farmers in water scarce...
Risk communication in the context of climate changeAuthors: Anna Taylor (SEI Oxford); Tahia Devisscher (SEI Oxford); Fernanda Zermoglio (SEI Oxford); Jon Padgham (START International)
Risk communication, social learning and storyboard exercise An introduction to climate change risk communication For a set of wiki articles reviewing the fundamental concepts of risk communication and...
Publications from Soluciones Practicas in Peru (Spanish) Practical Action's Peruvian office, Soluciones Practicas, work on development and the impact of climate change in NW region of South America,...
Private sector fundsFor the latest information on international funds for climate change adaptation please visit the excellent Climate Funds Update.
PrinciplesThe weADAPT platform is based on common principles for climate adaptation and collaborative capacity building. This shared understanding is evolving;...
Policy briefing on Climate Change in Sri Lanka This briefing focuses on the impact of climate change on Sri Lanka’s rural poor. A great deal has been written on rising sea levels and...
Policy briefing on Climate Change in Nepal This briefing, produced in 2008, focuses on the impact of climate change on Nepal's rural poor. A great deal has been written on the challenges...
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...
Penn State University The Pennsylvania State University Faculty members and students at the Pennsylvania State University [1] examine the complex drivers and typically...
Participatory tools to aid adaptationThe table below is a summary by Kathleen Dietrich of Penn State University of the some of the many different tools used by practitioners in their...
Pacific IslandsClimate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Islands In January 2004, Tropical Cyclone Heta slammed into the Pacific Island nation of Niue, causing...
Oxfam Entry PageWelcome to your Oxfam entry point into the online learning and sharing resources that weADAPT provides! You are one of the participants taking...
Normative AgencyNorms, both legal or customary/social norms, work as a coordinating mechanism for society, in that they contain prescriptions for behaviour in...
Niger Current Climate and Trends Map of Niger, source CIA factbook 2009 Niger has a Sahelian climate with rainfall that varies greatly both on an...
AMCEN 2008 Background The 12th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) was held in Johannesburg on 7-12 June 2008. UNEP...
NeWater ProjectFor more than four years, NeWater studied and fostered Adaptive Integrated Water Resources Management (AWM) as a concept guiding theory and practice....
Netherlands Climate Assistance Programme (NCAP)The question of whether climate change will happen has been replaced with even more sobering questions: how great will the change be, and how...
Nepal baseline vulnerability assessment and social indicesProject Information This pilot action is part of the larger ACCCA project to increase capacity to adapt to climate change, which is managed by...
Narratives of adaptation signaturesNational land use and development planning The actors: National government: previous exercises in national planning on climate change included...
Mozambique NCAP ProjectIntroduction Adaptation efforts in Mozambique, organized through the climate department in the Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental...
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 Vietnam NCAP ProjectThe project combined various stakeholder approaches with water modeling.The technical tools were selected and deployed by the IMHEN on the basis...
Methodology of Suriname NCAP ProjectIn order to develop and formulate specific adaptation measures for Paramaribo and Wanica, the study started with a detailed description and updating...
Methodology of Senegal NCAP ProjectTourism The tourism sector, which contributes 4.6% of Senegal's GDP is the second leading foreign exchange generator in the country. Over 20,000...
Methodology of Mongolia NCAP ProjectIn the context of the NCAP project, four interrelated studies were carried out to further develop the understanding of climate change vulnerabilities...
Methodology of Guatemala NCAP ProjectAnalytical Framework The PNCC was aware that the following organizations were active in these policy dialogues. Guatemala's Agriculture Ministry...
Methodology of Ghana NCAP ProjectPhase One At the operational level, the Ghana NCAP project was divided into two, eighteen-month phases. Mainstreaming climate change into the...
Methodology of Bolivia NCAP Project Methodology Social learning approach used in the project The NCAP-Bolivia followed the principles suggested in UNDP/GEF Adaptation Policy Framework...
Methodology of Bangladesh NCAP ProjectMethodology The activities of the Netherlands Climate Change Assistance Program (NCAP) have been designed in order to explain the three common...
Mapping vulnerabilityOverview Translating indicators of vulnerability for specific exposure units/stresses (e.g populations at risk of drought) into vulnerability...
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...
Mali NCAP project: Mali Case Study 1Methodology In addition to experts opinions, the methodological approaches that were used in this study are as follows: Data collection was conducted...
Mali NCAP ProjectIntroduction Like many sub-Saharan countries, Mali already experiences the effects of severe droughts and rainfall variability, leading to problems...
Mali Institutional IssuesNB: This page is part of an article was written in February 2009 to support the development of Sida's country assistance strategy for Mali. There...
Mali - an assessment of vulnerability and climate hazards The following analyses highlights an approach to assessing vulnerability and climate hazards which supported the ACCCA project: Climate Change...
MaliNB: This article was written in February 2009 to support the development of Sida's country assistance strategy for Mali. Mali is a large, land-locked...
Decision Screening Aim of the theme Climate adaptation is about making decisions. It is not our role to tell people what the outcome of climate change will be...
MacedoniaThis report was written to form part of an Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief for Macedonia written by Sida's Environmental Economics...
Lyambai Workshop objectives Objectives 1. Creating a stage on which representatives from vulnerable rural communities in case study village clusters can present their...
Lyambai Vulnerability and Adaptation Project WorkshopContext Oxen ploughing rice field in Limulunga (identified by the community as an adaptation option). Photo M. Monde Mongu is one seven districts...
Lyambai Vulnerability and Adaptation Project (LYVA) This is a description of the project, please see the page on the workshop report for the most recent details on the project, and the adaptation...
Lyambai project workshop strengths and weaknesses Identified strengths The workshop succeeded in bringing together a wide cross-section of community stakeholders in a single forum to discuss...
Lyambai project adaptation options LIMULUNGA/LEALUI Ploughing the rice field at Limulunga Adaptation options: FARMING Investigate and employ early maturing seed varieties Apply...
Living on the MarginsIn fall 2008, a group of five undergraduate students and three graduate students participated in a seminar led by two faculty members from AESEDA...
Lessons learned in the field: thinking about the content for risk communication To return to the previous article in this series go to: Effectiveness of risk communication Authors: Tahia Devisscher (SEI Oxford), Fernanda...
Lessons learned from Yemen NCAP ProjectLessons Learned from Yemen Project The choice of adaptation strategy depends on the dictates of the particular case study region, including both...
Lessons learned from Vietnam NCAP ProjectIn recent decades Thua Thien Hue Province has experienced an increase in climate change-related events: significant increases in temperature,...
Lessons learned from Tanzania NCAP ProjectConclusion When considering adaptation options it is important to differentiate between genuine adaptive measures and an expansion in coping...
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 Senegal NCAP ProjectThe example of work carried out in Senegal under the NCAP project to expand the country’s NAPA submissions beyond the initial primary sectors...
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...
Lessons learned from Mongolia NCAP ProjectBuilding an institutional environment for adaptation Having realized that adaptation measures will be hard to implement without a strong and...
Lessons learned from Mali NCAP ProjectRecommendations An analysis of water resource availability, its evolution, and the demand from all sectors, confirmed the existence of a supply...
Lessons learned from Guatemala NCAP ProjectThe goal of this project, finding appropriate points of engagement with actual policy setting and decision making processes for the introduction...
Lessons learned from Ghana NCAP ProjectLessons Learned and Strategic Recommendations Ample evidence is now available that climate variability and climate change are having profound...
Lessons learned from Colombia NCAP ProjectLong-term planning is essential To adapt effectively to SLR and other climate change effects planning needs to start at least 10 to 30 years...
Lessons learned from Bolivia NCAP ProjectBuilding Adaptive Capacity Implement a positive approach. A positive approach entails focusing mainly on the capacities rather than on the vulnerabilities...
Lessons learned from Bhutan NCAP Project Recommendations The main output from our project is the hazard and vulnerability maps for GLOFs along the Puna Tsang Chu from Khuruthang...
Lessons learned from Bangladesh NCAP ProjectLife and livelihoods Climate change may affect the coastal region through salinity, erosion, accretion, floods, waterlogging, cyclones and tidal...
Learned lessons on key considerations for communicating climate riskTo return to the previous article in this series go to: Considering the process of communicating Authors: Tahia Devisscher (SEI Oxford), Fernanda...
Latin America Regional StrategyThis short overview of climate change issues in Latin America was written by Ben Smith and Tahia Devisscher as input to an Environment and Climate...
Lake Titicaca Bolivia: Climate ContextThis region is in the dry inter-Andean valleys of Bolivia (Ribera et al., 2006) and covers the municipalities of Batallas, Ancoraimes and Carabuco....
Knowledge mapping of climate change adaptation actors in KenyaWorkshop Report: Knowledge mapping of climate change adaptation actors in Kenya Nairobi, Kenya - 9-10 February 2009 Executive Summary This workshop...
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 Vietnam NCAP ProjectPast trends and future climate projections The project started with a number of studies in order to better understand the historic trends in...
Key findings from Tanzania NCAP ProjectA great deal of information was gained through the Tanzania NCAP programme. Detailed results from the two different programmes are given below: Results...
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 Mozambique NCAP ProjectThe majority of people involved in this study are chronically vulnerable to a range of stresses including climate risk. 70% of households are...
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 Mali NCAP ProjectMajor findings from each of the two case studies can be found by following the links below. For the first case study analysis revealed that current...
Key Findings from Mali Case Study 2, 'The Identification and Selection of Appropriate Water Resource Management Technologies'Gradually the effects of the various adaptation options were simulated. Adaptation options to overcome the water deficit in Massabla were as...
Key Findings from Mali Case Study 1, 'The Study of Ultimate Users of Water Resources and Dialogue with Communities' Determining the Water Resources Potential For the purpose of the study and with the help of local populations, a rough estimation of the potential...
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 Bolivia NCAP ProjectThis page describes the key findings from the NCAP Bolivia project. Because of the wealth of findings, the specific results for the Lake Titicaca...
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...
KenyaCurrent Climate and Hazards Kenya has a dipole rainy season in which the long rains are generally from March to May as the ITCZ moves northwards,...
Introduction In order to assess how climate change might impact certain livelihood groups, it is necessary to establish the degree and range of exposures...
Institute for the Popularization and Application of Science, Burkina Faso Some information on the work of the Institute for the Popularization and Application of Science (IAVS) based in Burkina Faso. IAVS Courses IAVS...
IndonesiaThis article was written in 2008 as input to an Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief produced for Sida with the University of Gothenburg. ...
Improving the use of seasonal climate forecasts in Lesotho In Lesotho, seasonal climate forecasts are produced by Lesotho Meteorological Services and disseminated nationally. These forecasts, that provide...
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...
Glossary of terms Adaptation A system response to perturbations or stress that is sufficiently fundamental to alter the system itself, sometimes shifting the...
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...
Gender and Climate Change Woman carrying goods through the flood waters in Malawi (photo: Gina Ziervogel) Recent work done by SEI Oxford on climate adaptation and DRR...
Frontline Knowledge ExplorerNote: This was an experiment in collaborative knowledge generation which we carried out in 2009. Although it didn't take off in the way we had...
From Adaptation Knowledge Networks to Adaptation StoriesObjectives for improving dissemination of climate adaptation information 1. To identify user-perspectives on the interface and content...
Frequently asked questions Frequently Asked Questions: Economics of Adaptation Introduction Several groups have been working on the economics of climate impacts and...
Framework for developing a municipal adaptation planThis article originally appeared in Tiempo Issue 87 April 2008 A framework for the development of a Municipal Adaptation Plan (MAP) By Pierre...
Food Security and Climate ChangeAgricultural production, including access to food, in many African countries and regions, is projected to be severely compromised by climate...
Floating Gardens in Bangladesh Floating gardens enable crops to be grown during floods and in areas where land is limited or unstable and liable to change, such as the char...
FKx 1: The linkages between disaster risk reduction and climate adaptationThis page shows the results of an experiment in collaborative knowledge generation, the Frontline Knowledge Explorer. From your thinking...
First Technical Assistance Workshop for ACCCA Pilot Action Teams Get the Flash Player to see this player. This workshop was held at the University of Cape Town as part of the ACCCA project which is coordinated...
Financing AdaptationThis page gives an overview of some of the principles for effective adaptation funding, and gives a short overview of the Least Developed Countries...
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...
Facing Climate Change in Jomoro Facing Climate Change in Jomoro Arielle Hesse and Siobhan O'Connor, undergraduate students at the Pennsylvania State University, created an...
Experiment in co-producing knowledgeNote: This was an experiment in collaborative knowledge generation which we carried out in 2009. Although it didn't take off in the way we had...
Examples of vulnerability assessment Various examples of methods of vulnerability assessment are given in the documents below. Most are participatory in nature and arise from...
Environmental Migration in the MediaThis page provides links to articles spotted by the Transformations in Risk team that highlight the issue of environment and climate and migration....
Entry page for Sida's Helpdesk for Environmental Impact Assessment About this page This page is meant to act as an entry point into the wiki to draw together information that will be useful to staff at Sida's...
ENDA Community Adaptation Pilot Action ProgrammeENDA has been developing a network of pilot action projects across different ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa. These began in 2007 in the Upper...
Effective use of climate science to improve adaptation in AfricaPOLICY BRIEF : Effective use of climate science to improve adaptation in Africa Stockholm Environment Institute, May 2008 INTRODUCTION Adaptation...
Educational tools for adaptationBelow is a table from Kathleen Dietrich of Penn State University summarising some of the various learning materials that have been produced to...
Economics of adaptationPeople in Africa have a long tradition of adapting to climatic threats, to disasters and to changing resources. This experience--linking climate...
Dynamic vulnerabilityVulnerability is a complex and by definition it encompasses many attributes or multiple stresses (social, economic, environmental) which change...
Designing Metrics for AdaptationMetrics to measure progress in achieving targets for adaptation can be designed in different ways. They could be either expressed as financial...
Defining the Community's Role in Disaster MitigationCommunity members play a vital role in reducing the impact of a disaster. People at this level are often the most vulnerable to disaster and...
Decision Analysis (Decision-Screening) Climate adaptation is about making decisions. It is not our role to tell people what the outcome of climate change will be in 20 years as it...
Information for Country ScreeningThis page provides an overview of available data sources for use in vulnerability and adaptation assessments. Most of these links pertain to...
Content of the communication: riskTo return to the previous article in this series go to: ACCCA experiences: examples of creative approaches for communication Authors: Anna Taylor...
Constructing Sand Dams for Water Capture and StorageDrought is the most serious natural hazard facing Eastern Africa in terms of seaverity and frequency of occurrence. The most seriously affected...
Conceptualising adaptationBy Lawrence Flint - ENDA TM, Dakar, Senegal Sen (1999) defines development as the creation of choice and lack of development as having no choice...
Community Cereal BanksA cereal bank is a community-based institution involving a village or a group of villages that stocks and manages the operations of acquiring,...
Comic Relief Training of Trainers Nairobi May 2009 Workshop participants and resource people This is a space to share the presentations and resources for a Training of Trainers workshop for East...
Colombia NCAP Project Case study regions for the NCAP Colombia project: Cartagena de Indias and San Andres de Tumaco Introduction The first phase of the Netherlands...
Collected pictures from SEI Oxford field trips Place your cursor over the picture to see the caption.
Climate science, projections and interpretation Climate Projections The Climate Systems Analysis Group at the University of Cape Town are the lead weADAPT organisation working on climate modelling...
Climate model uncertainty Introduction These notes have been collated from presentations given by Bruce Hewitson, Mark Tadross and David Stainforth, some of which...
Climate change modelling and analysis for MozambiqueThis article summarises key points from a report by Mark Tadross, of the Climate Systems Analysis Group at the University of Cape Town, titled...
Climate Change and Migration There is a growing recognition that environmental degradation and climate change hold the potential to result in significant population displacement,...
Climate Change and HealthClimate-related diseases are responsible for a large proportion of the global burden of disease. Human health is therefore not surprising predicted...
Climate Change and Agrobiodiversity Research The aims and objectives of the Agrobiodiversity and Climate Change project are: To bring together information from rural communities, indigenous...
Climate change and Agriculture - Practical Action briefingAgriculture produces the food humans need to live an active and healthy life and provides livelihoods for about half the world’s population....
Climate changes in East AfricaIntroduction The average global surface temperature has warmed 0.8°C in the past century and 0.6°C in the past three decades (Hansen...
Climate adaptation in the mountains of LesothoAnecdotal evidence collected from community members in the Highlands of Lesotho indicate a keen awareness of longer term changes in the local...
Climate adaptation in southern Africa: Addressing the needs of vulnerable communitiesSouthern Africa is faced by a number of weather and climate-related hazards, particularly cyclones, floods and droughts. The impacts and losses...
Circe foundation paper Rationale This interactive user guide is being developed to produce CIRCE project deliverable D13.2.1 Foundatation paper on adaptation options...
CIRCEClimate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment (CIRCE) is an Integrated Project, funded under the European Commission's Sixth...
ChinaNote: This report was produced in Sep 2008 as part of a project to provide background information for Sida country assistance strategies,...
Children's learning tool Developed as part of seminar series at the Pennsylvania State University, two undergraduate students, Andra Barraclough and Nancy Pazmino, created...
Changes in Growing Season over Southern Africa The following is a summarised version of the paper by Tadross, M. et al. Changes in growing-season rainfall characteristics and downscaled...
Challenges and opportunities in communicating riskTo return to the previous article in this series go to: ACCCA experiences: examples of risk communication strategies Authors: Tahia Devisscher...
CCLONG: Climate Change Collective Learning and Observatory Network Ghana Climate Change Collective Learning and Observatory Network Ghana (CCLONG), 2006-2009 (Funding: USAID) This research focuses on enhancing adaptive...
CBA Photo LibraryThis is the first of a set of pages to collect together images from CBA work. All of the photos on this page at present are taken from a BCAS...
CAVESCAVES (Complexity, Agents, Volatility, Evidence and Scale) The purpose of the CAVES project is to couple policy concerns for complex human-environmental...
Case studies of adaptationThis page collects together the case studies and experiences of adaptation projects that are on wikiADAPT. Below you can browse by country, by...
Cartagena de Indias System Description System Description of Cartagena de Indias Cartagena de Indias Study Area The Tourist and Cultural District of Cartagena de Indias, also known...
Capacity Strengthening of Least Developed Countries for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC)CLACC was initiated by IIED in 2004 and supports LDCs to adapt to climate change. Because their degree of vulnerability is high, the programs...
Cambodian National Climate Change Forum FIRST CAMBODIA NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM (NCCF) 19-21 OCTOBER, PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA This is a report of the forum by Chanthy Sam, SEI -...
CambodiaIntroduction This article was created as part of work to support SIDA staff working on climate change in Cambodia. This work was carried out...
California Climate Data Guidance Below is guidance on how to use the California climate data layer for Google Earth. Clicking on any grid-center, dynamically generates time...
Burkina FasoNote: This report was produced in Feb 2009 as part of work to support Sida Environment and Climate strategies for different countries. Map Current...
Bolivia NCAP project: Vallegrande findingsGeography Map showing Vallegrande area The physiology of the study area comprises different altitudinal ecological...
Bolivia NCAP project: Lake Titicaca findings This page summarises the key findings for the Lake Titicaca region from the Bolivia NCAP Project. For background information and context on...
Bolivia NCAP ProjectClimatic hazards in Bolivia have become an additional challenge to achieving poverty reduction objectives. The costs of the ‘El Niño...
Bolivia: Impacts by Sector Introduction This page looks at the impacts of climate change on different sectors in Bolivia. It forms part of a larger report produced...
Bolivia Climate screeningMap Introduction We were requested by the Sida helpdesk at the University of Gothenburg to prepare a background paper (10-15 pages long) for...
Biodiverse Agriculture for a Changing ClimateClimate change will bring enormous and unpredictable changes to agriculture which will affect global food supplies and disproportionately impact...
Bhutan NCAP ProjectIntroduction “The Land of the Thunder Dragon”, “The Last Shangrila” and the “Land of the Peaceful Dragon”...
Belarus Climate Screening This brief screening was prepared as part of an Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief for SIDA which was produced by the University of...
Bangladesh NCAP ProjectIntroduction The coastline of Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the sea level rise in the Bay of Bengal on account of the low-lying deltaic...
Background and RationaleThis article explains some of the background behind the collaborative experiment in knowledge generation carried out in 2009. Responding...
Appendix A: Developing a livelihood-sensitivity matrixThis page shows how to develop a livelihood sensitivity matrix that can be used in several ways: - To synthesize existing knowledge on climate...
An introduction to adaptation Welcome! This page brings together some of the basic information that you should know about adaptation, the way the weADAPT group sees adaptation,...
Anticipatory Learning for Climate Change Adaptation and ResilienceAnticipatory Learning for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, 2009-2012 (Funding: National Science Foundation - Decision-Making, Risk,...
Annexes to Latin America Regional Climate Screening Annex 1: Intensification of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) One of the climatic events that may become more frequent and intense...
Africa Regional StrategyIntroduction This short overview of climate change issues in Africa was written by Ben Smith and Anna Taylor in 2009 as input to an Environment...
ADx Online video tutorial Get the Flash Player to see this video. This is a video about the ADx toolkit developed as a contribution to the CIRCE project....
Advancing Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation (ACCCA)This introduction copied directly from the ACCCA project site The ACCCA project is a project coordinated by UNITAR which many of the weADAPT...
Adding locational specificity to the Tanzania NAPA document As part of the support to the NAPA process we translated indicators of vulnerability for specific exposure units/stresses (e.g populations...
Adapting to multiple stresses in Sekhukhune, South Africa Feeling Stressed: Integrating Climate Adaptation with Other Priorities in South Africa, Gina Ziervogel and Anna Taylor This is an extract from...
Adaptation to climate change seen from a southern NGO perspectiveBy Lawrence Flint - ENDA TM, 2007 ENDA is one of the few truly international African NGOs whose constituency comprises African populations in...
Adaptation TargetsAdaptation to climate change is not only multidimensional, encompassing various impacts, sectors, actions and governance levels, but is also...
Adaptation signaturesSignatures: seeing adaptation in an integrated way One approach to understanding climate change adaptation is to focus on a typology of adaptation...
Adaptation and biodiversity synergiesAdaptation to Climate Change in Africa: Synergies with biodiversity and forests Johnson Nkem (1), Monica Idinoba (1), Maria Brockhaus (1), Fobisse...
ADAMADAM (Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: supporting European climate policy) was an integrated research project running from 2006 to 2009...
ACCCA Training of Trainers vocabulary listThis is the list of vocabulary which participants in the April 2008 ACCCA Training of Trainers workshop on Climate Analysis felt it would be...
ACCCA experiences: implications of risk communication strategies for adaptation decisionsTo return to the previous article in this series go to: Challenges and opportunities in communicating risk Authors: Tahia Devisscher (SEI Oxford),...
ACCCA experiences: examples of risk communication strategiesAuthors: Tahia Devisscher (SEI Oxford), Fernanda Zermoglio (SEI Oxford), Jon Padgham (START International), Anna Taylor (SEI Oxford) To return...
ACCCA experiences: examples of creative approaches for communicationAuthors: Tahia Devisscher (SEI Oxford), Fernanda Zermoglio (SEI Oxford), Jon Padgham (START International), Anna Taylor (SEI Oxford) To return...
