rainwater harvesting
Women-centric approach to enhance resilience in Kavre district, Nepal
This solution was originally described in the publicationSafer lives and livelihoods in mountains. Published in 2017, this publication portrays 15 good practices and applied research for DRR from mountains around the world, to illustrate how the priorities of the Sendai Framework can best be put into practice.
Solution Story: Tanks, tunnels and determination – how rainwater harvesting and greenhouses lift smallholder resilience in the Colombian Andes
This Solution Story describes how rainwater harvesting and greenhouses have been used to enhanced the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Colombian Andes.
Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from the South Caucasus
The Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from the South Caucasus booklet showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused, or accelerated by, climate change that negatively affect mountain communities’ livelihoods and ecosystems. The publication covers Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa
The Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa booklet showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused or accelerated by climate change that negatively affect mountain communities’ livelihoods and ecosystems. The publication includes Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda.
Community-Managed Water Supply System and Rainwater Harvesting Facility
This case study describes how community members of Barangay San Julian have taken collective action to address water scarcity through the establishment of a community-managed water system and rainwater harvesting facility.
Village Development Plan Helps People in Sumberagung to Fight Landslides and Drought
This case study describes how mainstreaming climate resilience in village planning and budgeting has increased the resilience of the people in Sumberagung to landslides and drought.
Large Scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in The Gambia
UN Environment and the government of Gambia have launched the country’s largest adaptation project, which aims to develop a sustainable natural resource-based economy.
Tanzania: Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Two projects were implemented to address adaptation needs in Dar-es-Salaam and the following coastal districts: Pangani, Rufiji, Bagamoyo, and Zanzibar.
Building Climate Resilience in Comoros
This project is helping the government to build climate resilience in 15 locations across three Comorian islands.
Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Rural Communities in Cambodia
This project is building climate adaptation near five community protected forests across Cambodia.