Towards clean air in Chinese cities
Chinese and Swiss research institutes are partnering in an SDC-funded project on air pollutant source apportionment to improve air quality in 6 Chinese cities.
Promoting ambitious climate action for the Hindu Kush Himalaya
(Videos) This focus day on HKH, which was live streamed from the Cryosphere Pavilion at COP26, explored the scaling up of investment in mountain-specific climate priorities and low carbon development, the dissemination of high-impact solutions that can deliver climate action in the HKH region, and shared policy and youth perspectives on climate action. Watch the recordings of each session.
Real-time groundwater monitoring and modeling
This project addresses the challenges of over-pumping of aquifers due to agricultural irrigation in the North China Plain. Innovative approaches and tools for monitoring and modelling groundwater abstraction and for supporting sustainable management decisions were developed, tested and implemented.
Centre for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge
CBIK is a partnership between scientists, academics, resource managers and development practitioners to promote sustainable development in south western China’s rural ethnic minority areas.
Climate Change in the Eastern Himalayas: Community-based Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Support Biodiversity Conservation
This project seeks to design a community-based biodiversity conservation plan based on the traditional ecological knowledge in the Eastern Tibetan Himalayas of North-West Yunnan Province, China.
Nature-based “carrots and sticks” solution
This nature-based solution focuses primarily on forest conservation through effectively enforced monitoring and management to minimize deforestation in the Wolong Nature Reserve, China.
Climate action in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
This event provided a platform for stakeholders from the Hindu Kush Himalaya to discuss how regional collaboration can deliver ambitious climate action in the region.
Asia Pacific Children and Youth Voices on Climate Crisis and Disaster Risk Reduction
The article presents findings from consultations with children and youth in 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific. It highlights their knowledge, experience and contribution to disaster resilience and climate action.
The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment
This open access volume is the first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.
Migration and Sustainable Mountain Development
This publication seeks to provide insights into the complex migration processes and the resulting opportunities and challenges for mountain communities and regions.
Persistent Gender and Social Exclusion in Development
This article describes why policies supporting climate change adaptation in mountains must consider gender and how it interacts with other factors such as class/caste, ethnicity and geography.
Environmental Defense Fund
Guided by science and economics, we tackle urgent threats with practical solutions. We're one of the world's largest environmental organizations, with more than two million members and a staff of 7
Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
Northeast Normal University (NENU) is an institution of higher learning under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education in China. Three disciplines are personnel training and scientifi
Optimal drought index and timescale combination
This study proposes an innovative approach for a catchment-wide drought detection. Two drought indicators have been defined and calibrated with real events, and applied to a study case in China.
Valuing the Benefits, Costs and Impacts of EbA Measures
This sourcebook assists in building awareness, knowledge and capacity about why, how and in which contexts EbA valuation can be used to inform, guide and influence adaptation decision-making.
Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development
This book documents emerging and innovative evaluation knowledge and practice for climate change and its links to sustainable development.
Jinsha River Basin: Integrated Water Resources and Risk Management
This Sino-Swiss project aims to improve integrated water resources management, build capacity for climate change adaptation, and thereby enhance socio-economic development in the Jinsha River Basin.
chinadialogue
chinadialogue is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting a common understanding of China’s urgent environmental challenges.
Internatonal Ecosystem Mangement Partnership
Internatonal Ecosystem Mangement Partnership (UNEP-IEMP) is the first UNEP initiative in the South and for the South that focuses on mobilizing science to support the development of sustainable eco
Hope in a Changing Climate
This documentary demonstrates that it is possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems to sequester carbon and fundamentally improve the lives of people who have been trapped in poverty.
SDC Global Brief: Climate Change and Glaciers
This Global Brief summarises SDC's activities regarding glacier melt and disaster risk reduction in Pakistan, Peru and China, and shows why Switzerland is recognised for its expertise in this field.
Adapting to Climate Change in China
The Adapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC) project brings together Chinese policy makers, research and policy institutions, as well as international organisations and experts, to develop practi
Introducing Biocultural Heritage Territories
This photofilm presents three examples of biocultural heritage territories: The Quechua Potato Park (Peru), the Naxi Seed Park (China), and the Lepcha/Limbu Bean Park (India).
Fauna & Flora International Climate Adaptation Planning Project
Fauna & Flora International’s Climate Adaptation Planning Project is conducting climate adaptation planning processes at six biodiversity project sites within agricultural landscapes.
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