Transformative adaptation of rivers in an urban context (ecological infrastructure toolkit)
Ecological infrastructure plays an important role in the overall health of rivers. This toolkit supports users to design, plan, implement and finance ecological infrastructure.
Transformative adaptation in cities
A review of academic and grey literature addressing transformative adaptation, with a focus on cities, including two case studies, Durban in South Africa and Harare in Zimbabwe.
Transformative Riverine Management in Durban
With support from the C40 Cities Finance Facility, the eThekwini Municipality is building a case for investment in transformative, city-wide urban river management.
The Buffelsdraai Community Reforestation Project
This project aims to address the environmental risks associated with landfill by increasing urban biodiversity and maintaining natural buffer zones to foster climate change adaptation.
The SEI Initiative on Climate Services
This initiative is developing and testing a new framework - Tandem - for the improved co-design, use and interpretation of climate services.
Economics of climate change adaptation at the local scale: the case of Durban, South Africa
Results for Durban's cost-benefit prioritisation under a particular socio-economic and climate future
AbstractThis paper describes the design and application of...
Adaptation funding for cities
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Adaptation funding is insufficient and needs a new angleIf consensus can be reached about anything these days, it is that funding for...
ACCCA Durban, S. Africa
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A sufficient quantity of good quality water is essential for the well-being of impoverished, and therefore, vulnerable communities. However,...
