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This briefing note seeks to assess how gender analyses have been used as countries advanced their NAP processes.

Maximizing the Impacts of Targeted Gender Analyses for the National Adaptation Plan Process

This briefing note seeks to assess how gender analyses have been used as countries advanced their NAP processes, the changes they contributed to, and the key factors that enabled those changes. 

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The Contribution of Marine Protected Areas to Climate Change Adaptation

Learn about how Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can effectively contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, and understand why it is crucial that they are included in policy discussion, in light of COP27 and COP15. 

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Climate risk integration

Learn about why system transformation of the development sector is needed to ensure development progress continues against the backdrop of increasing climate change impacts in this short blog.

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Migration

A combined cognitive and spatial model to map and understand climate-induced migration

What is the relationship between climate change impacts and migration? The SEI team analyzes this connection developing a spatial multi-criteria model that establish people’s motivations to migrate, including climate change factors.

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Four key messages from CBA16

This article presents the key highlights and messages from the 16th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA16) that took place on the 3rd and 4th of October, 2022. 

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Knowledge Broker Support Program (KBSP)

The Knowledge Support Program (KBSP) is an online course that brings together tools, processes and case studies which can help knowledge brokers mainstream climate change and future uncertainty into their program. By integrating climate change and future uncertainty, knowledge brokers can increase the likelihood of the long-term success of their programs. 

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Climate Resilience Planning in Mountainous Regions in Nepal

This policy brief assesses the challenges and opportunities in undertaking local climate mitigation and adaptation actions in Nepal municipalities and makes recommendations for developing and mainstreaming resilience plans.

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Hong Kong’s July heatwaves highlight the city’s lack of holistic climate governance

The global heatwaves in July greatly affected Hong Kong. This is not a new issue the government has focused on it being a problem of heatstroke among workers, without directly addressing the root cause of climate change at a higher level.

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Infrastructure

Climate Services in Germany

This study is part of the CSI project and examines Climate Services in the German context. In particular, the Climate Service value chain is investigated and those stakeholders who play a decisive role as change agents in this area are highlighted. 

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Climate Risk Analysis and Assessment Report for Cai Lon - Cai Be Sluice Gate Project

T his report presents the results of the climate risk assessment conducted for the Cai Lon – Cai Be Sluice Gate project in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, between August 2018 and May 2019. The assessment was conducted using the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) engineering protocol for infrastructure vulnerability assessments (the “Protocol”). 

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University of Victoria

The University of Victoria is an internationally renowned teaching and research hub, tackling essential issues that matter to our world and our communities, improving lives and making a vital impac

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UNEP

Guidelines for Integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

These guidelines aim to help adaptation practitioners at national and local levels to factor ecosystem functions and services into a country's National Adaptation Plan processes and instruments.

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Safeguarding the living mountainous landscape of the Dolomites

The solution focuses on approaches that have been put in place for the enhanced and more active engagement of communities in the safeguarding of the Dolomites’ natural and cultural he

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Indigenous people, water, and climate change

This policy brief was prepared following the momentous UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP25) outcome in which Parties adopted a two-year workplan for the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples’ Platform (LCIPP). 

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ClimSnow, a novel climate service to inform ski resorts strategies in France

ClimSnow is a climate service developed to inform ski resorts' strategies in the context of climate change. It provides estimates of the snow reliability within ski resorts across several mountain regions in France.

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Community Initatives for Development in Pakistan

Community Initiatives for Development in Pakistan (CIDP) is a Non-Governmental, non-profitable organization working for the betterment of the society, with the social development objectives it alwa

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Focali

Focali (Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network) is a Swedish research network focusing on forest / bio-energy, climate change and poverty issues.

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Coping with Climate Risks by Empowering Women in Bangladesh's coastal areas

Climate change impacts are degrading Bangladesh’s large water bodies & wetlands that its poor communities rely on to support their livelihoods.

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Simon Fraser University

In the place where innovative education, cutting-edge research and community outreach intersect, you'll find Simon Fraser University. Our vision? To be Canada's leading engaged university.

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Adaptation Project Formulation for Sudan

A local farmer harvests Sorghum in Sudan. Photo: UN Photo/ Fred Noy

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SEI is assisting the Sudanese Higher Council for Environment and Natural...

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