PICRCThe Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) is Palau's leading research institution with a mission to be a self-sustaining center of excellence,...
SRDThe Center for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) is a Vietnamese non-profit non-government organization. We are dedicated to working with disadvantaged...
IIASAFounded in 1972, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international research organization that conducts policy-oriented...
CIFCIF´s Environmental Biotechnology research team works on development of natural resources appropriation strategies, as tools for climate...
PragyaPragya is a non-governmental development organization established in 1995. Initiated in the global South, our current operations span India,...
AASTMT(AASTMT) as a regional institute for maritime transport started as a notion in the Arab League Transport Committee's meetings on 11th of...
IBIMETThe Institute of Biometeorology (IBIMET) of the National Research Council (CNR), Italy, is engaged in a wide spectrum of research activities...
STARTSTART is the global change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training, a non-governmental research organization. We assist developing countries...
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),...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
UNEP Headquarters NairobiThe United Nations Environment Program provides leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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),...
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), established in Bangkok since 1959, is a postgraduate institution actively working to promote technological...
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...
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,...
Stakeholder network mapping and adaptive capacityStakeholder network mapping can be a valuable pre-cursor to utilising frameworks for building adaptive capacity. Working co-operatively and collaboratively...
Social network characteristicsSocial network mapping (SNM) can be a useful part of the research process by identifying relevant stakeholders in the adaptation planning process,...
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...
Draft Principles and Guidelines for EbAEcosystem-based approaches to reduce social vulnerability are a promising option for sustainable and efficient adaptation to climate change....
NCAP Vietnam Water ResourcesFor the assessment of the potential climate change impacts on water resources, different modeling methods were used, including MIKE11 and MIKEBASIN....
Bangladesh NCAP: Gender IssuesWomen’s Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in Noakhali In Noakhali, society supports a rigid gender division of labor that perceives men...
Multi-stressor vulnerabilityVulnerability is broadly used to convey being susceptible to negative impacts (i.e. damage or harm) induced by some external stimuli –...
Mountain Women Key Drivers of ChangeDr. Shalini Dhyani has written this article for Climate Himalaya Initiative’s Youth Leaders Speak Column. Shalini’s research...
Whole Decision Network Analysis for Coastal EcosystemsThis project is funded by the UK Research Councils and UK Department for International Development (DFID) under the Ecosystems Services for poverty...
Stakeholder IdentificationStakeholder Identification Exercises Chapati/ Institutional Diagramming The aim of this exercise is to enable people to identify the institutions...
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...
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...
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...
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....
ESPACEClimate Change Impacts and Spatial Planning Decision Support Guidance (ESPACE) Although this guidance use the lens of spatial planning, it is...
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...
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...
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....
Methodology of Mali NCAP ProjectBoth of the case studies in this project used a combination of participatory engagement with the different communities and modelling approaches...
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...
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 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 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 Bangladesh NCAP ProjectCoping Measures: Inherent Resilience Coping practices are often spontaneous and an immediate response of vulnerable people to different shocks....
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...
CAVESCAVES (Complexity, Agents, Volatility, Evidence and Scale) The purpose of the CAVES project is to couple policy concerns for complex human-environmental...
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...
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...
