Climate change adaptation planning, research and practice.
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Applying the IPCC 2014 framework for hazard-specific vulnerability assessment
This paper compares the framework of the IPCC AR4 (2007) to that outlined in IPCC AR5 (2014) and describes how the AR5 framework provides a more contextualised and operationalisable approach.
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development
The brief explores how the different agendas and policy processes relate to each other and to a country’s national development planning processes.
Let’s A.C.T. Saint Lucia: Insights and Takeaways
This case study highlights the key points, takeaways and insights of the national multi-tiered climate change awareness campaign "Let’s A.C.T. Saint Lucia" undertaken in 2018.
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Global Platform is a biennial multi-stakeholder forum to review progress, share knowledge and discuss the latest trends in reducing disaster risk.
Prosus #2: Building capacity for climate change adaptation in semi-arid regions
The second issue of START’s ProSus magazine features research and stories from the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) program.
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Degraded soils cannot support lives
India has just declared that it will restore 21 million hectares of degraded land. However, this can only be done by community-level engagement and providing based inputs for replication.
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Climate and Disaster Resilience Community Forum in Sutojayan Village
The new community forum has allowed occupants to understand disaster-prone maps in their area, formulate and implement climate adaptation and mitigation actions at the local level.
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Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda
This project is supporting the Government of Uganda in the management of critical wetlands that are being affected by a changing climate.
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