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International Trade Mechanisms and Climate Change Adaptation: Exploring the Links to Labour Migration in Vietnam
Learn about the connections between international trade mechanisms and climate change adaptation through a case study on Vietnam's Mekong Delta, focusing on internal domestic labour migration.
Climate-Smart Land Use Insight Brief No. 1- Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture (IAA) Systems for Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Livelihoods
Integrated agriculture-aquaculture, a regionally historic system requiring limited resources, could provide a sustainable method for climate change adaptation, mitigation, and livelihoods.
Building Resilience in the Most Vulnerable Coastal Zones in Djibouti
This project piloted approaches for rehabilitating degraded watersheds and wadi shores to reduce seawater intrusion and floods in Djibouti.
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.
Improved water delivery in the delta region of Syrdarya River, Kazakhstan
Over the last 25 years the region of Syrdarya river has dried out, impoverishing local communities. Improvements to water infrastructure have helped transform the lifes of local people.
Pond renovation, bund and shutter construction – Improving water storage and supply in the village of Kadapakkam, India
Kadapakkam's renovated pond and bund construction The village of Kadapakkam with its 600 inhabitants is located around 4 km from...
Preventing flooding through a coastal bund – Protecting the livelihoods of the fishing community of Perumalpettai village, India
Perumalpettai's coastal bund for flood protection Located along the low-lying coastal area of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu,...
Preventing flooding through bund strengthening and shutter construction – Protecting agricultural land from flooding in the village of Kumarakudi, India
Kumarakudi's strengthened bund protecting arable land The coastal village of Kumarakudi in Tamil Nadu with its 2,000 inhabitants is located...
Flood protection through a backwater river bund – Securing arable land and livelihoods in the coastal village of Nadupalayam, India
Nadupalayam's backwater river bund protecting people and land The village of Nadupalayam is located 2 km from the shore of...
Flood protection through a wing-wall river bund – Securing agriculture-based livelihoods in the coastal village of Kaduvetti, India
Kaduvetti's wing-wall river bund Kaduvetti, a village located 2.5 km from the shore of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil...