Building coastal resilience cartoon
Living with climate change poses one of the greatest challenges for coastal communities which are directly impacted by the consequences such as severe flooding and coastal erosion.
Climate change a critical issue for business according to major European companies
Climate change will affect European businesses in critical ways, making adaptation efforts instrumental for their prosperity. According to the CDP snapshot report “Climate Change Resilience in...
Review of perceived policy needs
Adaptation to climate change is a new challenge for existing institutions and decision-making processes. In order to assess what form this challenge takes for decision-makers, we...
The World Has Malaria
The Tanzanian Maasai community of Terrat, Simanjiro, have experienced the impacts of climate change. Droughts have become longer and more intense and...
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ORCHID: Mainstreaming Adaptation In Development Investments In the Water Sector In China
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ORCHID is designed to be a light touch...
Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Vietnam (CACC)
Location of communes who benefited from the CACC Project
Adaptation contextFollowing the 1999 flood, many international donors started assisting the Vietnam...
Building Community Resilience to Disasters in Upland Areas of Vietnam (BCRD)
The highland areas of Vietnam are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. This study describes a far-reaching prevention program in the Kon Tum province undertaken in 2007.
Improved Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change for Sustainable Livelihoods in Agriculture Sector
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Project backgroundBangladesh, due to its geo-physical position and socio-economic context, is highly prone to regular natural hazards and the impacts of...
Management of Flash Floods
The Himalayas are one of the youngest mountain ranges on earth and represent a high energy environment very much prone to natural disasters. High relief, steep slopes,...
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