A@A Knowledge Network: Meeting #2
Explore three inspiring presentations in this summary of the second Adaptation at Altitude Knowledge Network meeting! Learn about different projects helping to advance climate change adaptation in mountainous regions and see what's coming up.
Is public funding of adaptation going to the mountain regions most in need?
Discover the geographic distribution and drivers of financial aid for climate change adaptation in mountain environments in this Adaptation at Altitude synthesis brief. The brief provides recommendations on how to optimise future programmes and funding streams.
Three Steps to Including Conflict Considerations in the Design of Climate Change Adaptation Projects
How do adaptation projects influence climate–conflict dynamics? Explore a three-step approach to facilitating the consideration of conflict risks in the design of climate change adaptation projects in this policy brief.
Co-designing climate services to support adaptation to natural hazards: a case study from Stockholm, Sweden
This case study describes how the co-design of climate services helped support adaptation to heat waves in Stockholm, Sweden
The Adaptation at Altitude Solutions Portal
This article introduces the Adaptation at Altitude Solutions Portal for climate change adaptation (and related areas) in mountain regions, and describes how it has been and will continue to be developed.
Training Guide: Climate Change Adaptation Project Preparation
This training guide can be used to assist government and NGOs to prepare bankable climate change adaptation proposals to access various sources of financing.
Community Based Adaptation Network (CBA Network)
The Community Based Adaptation Conference on Climate Change (CBA) online community space. Visit here for the latest updates on CBA and access to CBA resources.
Guidebook: Mobilising private sector finance for climate change adaptation
The key objective of the guidebook is to facilitate preparation of adaptation project proposals and to provide guidance on alternate funding options, focusing on the private sector.
Maladaptation: An Introduction
This article introduces 'maladaptation' as a concept, explains its pertinence and explores examples of how the term has been applied.
Resilience Benefit Investments
To demonstrate the value of resilience benefits to various stakeholders S&P Global Ratings considers that it is important to quantify those benefits based on a robust modeling framework.
weADAPT services
weADAPT is a collaborative platform on climate adaptation issues. This page describes the services weADAPT currently offers.
Shortlisting Climate Change Adaptation Projects
This document shares an example from USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific’s experience working with India’s NABARD to design a checklist for selecting projects to be financed by the Adaptation Fund.
Guidelines for Designing Bankable Adaptation Projects
This paper presents a summary of the Project Appraisal Guidelines developed in collaboration with India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Guide to Climate Change Adaptation Project Preparation
This guide aims to assist government and non-government agencies at all scales in preparing bankable climate change adaptation proposals to access various sources of financing.
Building a Foundation for Evidence-based Climate Research Action in Thailand
This article describes how USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific, at the request of the Royal Thai Government, provided assistance in the preparation of a National Climate Change Research Strategy.
USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific
The USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific program shared information and best practices about climate fund requirements and helped governments build capacity to access climate change adaptation finance.
Project Preparation Approach Paper
This initial approach paper of the USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific project highlights the variety of projects and readiness in each target country in Asia.
EcoAdapt: Cross-site Analysis of EBA
This report summarises the results of a cross-site analysis of ecosystem-based adaptation projects in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
ASSAR Regional Diagnostic Studies
The first phase of ASSAR was to investigate what people in semi-arid regions currently know about climate change, and what they’re doing to adapt to these changes.
Mistra-SWECIA
Mistra-SWECIA was a Swedish, multidisciplinary programme that developed research-based knowledge and decision-making support for adaptation to climate change in the Swedish forestry sector.
Adaptation or Development? Case studies in Bangladesh and Vietnam
Bangladesh and Vietnam are two of the thirteen countries supported by the Regional Climate ChAdaptation Knowledge Platform. This publication highlights the insights gained from the implementation of activities in both countries, and compares the results in a synthesis study. These insights will catalyze further actions to deepen adaptive action in the region.
