Climate change adaptation planning, research and practice.
weADAPT is a collaborative platform on climate change adaptation issues. It allows practitioners, researchers and policy-makers to access credible, high-quality information and connect with one another.
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Gender, environment and development MOOC
Gender is considered a key variable of power inequality. This online course helps you better understand gender in environment and sustainable development.
Introduction and training resources for Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP)
A starting point of introductory videos for anyone new or experienced to WEAP, an integrated water resources planning tool and user-friendly framework for policy analysis.
A Practical Guide to Climate-resilient Buildings and Communities
This guide demonstrates how buildings and community spaces can be built to increase resilience to climate change, especially in developing countries where structures are largely self-built.
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries
This MOOC course, developed by UCT, gives participants the opportunity and skills to consider how societies can be lifted out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
The Financial Impact of Climate Change
This course introduces participants to the financial risks and impacts of climate change. Explore a range of pathways that link to economic systems. Watch the videos for a taster!
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Framework for needs-informed research
This paper presents a framework for needs-informed research aimed at understanding the climate processes driving the African climate system's natural variability and response to global change.
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Pacific Climate Change Science
This platform is an archival/legacy website providing 15 Pacific island countries with tools and knowledge to enhance their capacity to deal with a changing climate.
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weADAPT Survey 2021 Results - A Brief Insight
Learn about the results of the weADAPT survey 2021 to understand how weADAPT is used and how will be improved in 2022 to meet different user needs.
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Youth perspectives for the UN Stockholm+50 conference (survey)
“On behalf of younger colleagues across SEI: Future generations will inherit the outcomes of today’s decisions. It is...”
E-learning course launch on 21 January! - "Building resilience to compound and cascading disaster risks"
“During this era that is defined by the climate crisis, we see a deepening risk of natural disasters in every corner of...”
What should be done to address Africa's changing water challenges?
“Dear water and adaptation fellows, What do you think needs to be done to respond swiftly and strategically to Africa's...”
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Explore the Adaptation Layer.
View climate adaptation projects plotted on a global map, browsable by theme or network. Find out who is doing what, and where, alongside climate station data.
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weADAPT® is partly funded by core support to the Stockholm Environment Institute from Sida. weADAPT® has been established since 2007.