Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is a non-profit organization supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs and projects th
Step 5: Understanding trends
A first step in assessing these potential impacts is to highlight or estimate the major current and expected trends (direction, magnitude, and extent) of climate-related hazards. The purpose of...
Pacific Islands
In January 2004, Tropical Cyclone Heta slammed into the Pacific Island nation of Niue, causing mass destruction and nearly costing the state its...
Key findings from Bhutan NCAP Project
Figure 1: Decadal changes in glacial lakes in the Lunana area.
An attempt has been made to map the changes of the glacial lakes in the...
Examples of Index-based microinsurance schemes
Herders in Mongolia. Picture: George Holden
Livestock herding plays a very important role in Mongolia, contributing to 87% of...
Step 4: Analyzing the Impacts of Climate Change
Climate related stresses can cause major adverse impacts on several sectors, including food production and agriculture, human health, and water availability, quality and accessibility, among...
Nepal baseline vulnerability assessment and social indices
Nepal baseline vulnerability assessment and social indices
Key findings from Bangladesh NCAP Project
Coping practices are often spontaneous and an immediate response of vulnerable people to different shocks. People use the means that are available to them in...
Climate Change and Migration
There is a growing recognition that environmental degradation and climate change hold the potential to result in significant population displacement, which the world is presently ill- equipped to...
Step 3: Identifying Hazards
Developing a seasonal calendar in Mali
Further details of the climatic hazards should be investigated to include:
A narrative that describes the effects of the...
Indonesia
This article was written in 2008 as input to an Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief produced for Sida with the University of Gothenburg.
Current Climate and hazards...
Bolivia NCAP project: Lake Titicaca findings
This page summarises the key findings for the Lake Titicaca region from the Bolivia NCAP Project. For background information and context on the Lake Titicaca region, please see this page...
Step 2: Assessing Conditions and Trends
Guiding question: What are the major climate variables of concern currently? How do there vary spatially?
In a national study, highlighting the location of specific hotspots in the country...
Lessons learned from Tanzania NCAP Project
When considering adaptation options it is important to differentiate between genuine adaptive measures and an expansion in coping mechanisms that are already prevalent. Following Adger...
Guidance questions on describing the context
The purpose of this activity will be to develop a contextual understanding and have a clear baseline package of your region's information.
Bhutan NCAP Project
Introduction
“The Land of the Thunder Dragon”, “The Last Shangrila” and the “Land of the Peaceful Dragon” all refer to the tiny kingdom of Bhutan nestled in the eastern part of the...
Step 1: Identify Climate Vulnerability Exposure
Guiding question: Who is vulnerable? What are the present and future stresses and threats?
Vulnerability is the foundation of the analysis of adaptive strategies and measures. The depth of...
Lessons learned from Mozambique NCAP Project
Discussion and Conclusions
The majority of the people within all the study areas are vulnerable to a range of climate risks. Chronic poverty erodes the resilience of communities to external...
Georgia
Map of Georgia: Source CIA factbook
This climate analysis was produced as a contribution to an Environment and Climate Change Policy Brief prepared for the Swedish Development Agency (...
Bangladesh NCAP Project
The coastline of Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the sea level rise in the Bay of Bengal on account of the low-lying deltaic environment. The tropical cyclones, which...
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