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New ‘search and discovery’ tool for CCA and DRR
The PLACARD Connectivity Hub is a dynamic and interactive online tool for exploring the topic-specific knowledge networks on CCA and DRR, including articles, authors, topics and organisations.
Bringing rights into resilience: revealing complexities of climate risks and social conflict
This paper takes a rights-based approach to understand how cultural, political and social norms and practices influence resilience.
Engaging the Private Sector in Green Infrastructure
This report from USAID Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments project examines the benefits of Green Infrastructure in improving a city's overall resilience to climate variability and change.
Religion and Tradition in Adaptation
Religion and tradition can act as barriers to the effective behavioural change needed for adaptation. However these can also be used to leverage local practices for better uptake of adaptation.
An Annotated Bibliography of Ecosystem Approaches in Africa
This work summarizes 700 articles, papers, books and reports on topics ranging from general ecosystem theory, implementation and its application from 2015 to 2018.
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The Tandem framework
The Tandem framework provides a holistic approach for the co-design of climate services. The seven-step approach is designed to help scientists, intermediaries and decision-makers collaborate.
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When is migration a maladaptive response to climate change? Case studies from north-western Cambodia
This study presents analyses of climate, food security, migration, and impacts from 218 households in three locations in North-western Cambodia, the most climate vulnerable nation in SE Asia.
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Managing disaster risks and water under climate change in Central Asia and Caucasus
This publications presents the conclusions emerging from a joint learning journey involving three thematic networks – Climate Change and Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Water.
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