Climate change adaptation and local resiliency in Sofala Province, Mozambique
University of Notre Dame researchers with one DRR committee
Project descriptionThis project (ongoing), supported by International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (...
Methods for Community Resilience
The paper links inter- and trans-disciplinary methodologies to map stakeholders’ knowledge and combine this with the best available data for disaster resilience planning.
The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for Small Island Developing States
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has produced the most comprehensive assessment of climate change ever. The Fifth Assessment Report, which the IPCC is releasing...
Climate information for adaptation, risk reduction and resilience in Africa
This document explains why and how climate information is a valuable resource for rural communities and those working with them in confronting climate variability and change.
CARE CBA case studies
This report outlines the practical lessons learned by CARE about Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to climate change, and explores how...
Planning for the future and adapting to climate change in Ethiopia - Lessons from ACCRA
Government officials and civil society members playing the ACCRA game in Gemechis Woreda, Ethiopia
Adaptation context85% of Ethiopians are dependent on rain for...
Planning for the future and adapting to climate change in Mozambique - Lessons from ACCRA
Government and civil society members playing the ACCRA game in Maputo, Mozambique
Adaptation contextMozambique is highly vulnerable to climate hazards, variability...
Local disaster risk reduction planning in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has registered steady economic growth in the recent past, but it is also one of the most disaster prone countries in Africa. Without careful management, disaster...
Planning for the future and adapting to climate change in Uganda
Community members supported by ACCRA's work in Kotido district, Uganda
Adaptation contextUganda is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its heavy dependence...
Living with climate change in India and the Philippines - A short film
In this video, city officials, citizens, scientists and ICLEI experts from India, the Philippines and Europe share their reflections on the consequences of climate change at local level. The video...
Coastal Community Adaptation Project (C-CAP)
Pacific Island countries, some of which stand just a few metres above sea level, form one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change. The nature-based...
Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction
The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) is the largest international network of organisations committed to working together to improve the lives of p
Communicating Clearly on Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Writeshops for Developing Country Scientists
Participants in the first writeshop, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in September 2010. ©Stockholm Environment Institute.
Project descriptionThere is growing concern...
Oxfam Southern Africa Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (Zambia)
Southern Zambia
Project description SEI was commissioned by Oxfam Great Britain’s Southern Africa Regional Centre to advise on climate adaptation and disaster risk...
Oxfam Southern Africa Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (Mozambique)
Flooding in Mozambique ©noticieromilamex
Project descriptionSEI's work is informing Oxfam's regional strategy for mainstreaming climate considerations into their...
Oxfam Southern Africa Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (Malawi)
People digging sand from a river in Malawi to earn an income
Project descriptionSEI's work is informing Oxfam's regional strategy for mainstreaming climate...
Working with nature towards integrated approaches to disaster risk reduction
All around the world, people are increasingly exposed to disaster risk from natural hazards such as droughts, storms and floods. As disasters increase in frequency and...
Criteria for Ecosystem-Smart Disaster Risk Reduction
The integration of ecosystems and natural resource management in disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been largely overlooked to date. This document introduces a set of criteria...
Disasters and Climate Change
Generating knowledge to integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR) with equitable, sustainable and resilient development, recognizing that development and DRR are interlinked.
Communities in Laos take charge to adapt to climate change
© Plan International. Communities in Laos take charge to adapt to climate change.
In the last decade in Pha Oudom, 700 houses have been lost to flooding, affecting...
Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis CVCA
The CVCA methodology provides a framework for analyzing vulnerability and capacity to adapt to climate change at the community level.
Acting on What we Know and Learn for Climate and Development Policy
On the 5th and 6th March 2013, the Climate Change Team at IDS organised a knowledge exchange which aimed to explore how learning is (or isn’t) taking place in climate and...
Understanding Adaptation Planning
This report is written by partners in the Philippines, Vietnam and Nepal with funding provided by the Swedish Government through the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida...
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