Climate Change Management Support in Peru
Discover how GestionCC has supported the national Government of Peru as well as its regional governments in the context of their climate change policy and NDC commitments.
Strong roots, strong women: empowering women for community and coastal ecosystem resilience in central Vietnam
‘Strong Roots, Strong Women’ uses Eco-DRR to empower women for community and coastal ecosystem resilience in central Vietnam.
Platform on Adaptation to Climate Change in Spain (AdapteCCa)
The AdapteCCa platform is a tool for exchanging and consulting information on adaptation to climate change in Spain.
Equitable Resilience in Local Institutions
ERLI looks at how resilience practice plays out ‘on-the-ground’ through in-depth and qualitative case studies of nine local institutions in Bangladesh.
Fishing in Finnmark
In Finnmark, in the North of Norway, areas around the Porsanger and Varanger fjords have experienced a series of substantial social-ecological changes that have challenged Sámi peoples' livelihoods.
Volta Basin Authority
The Volta Basin Authority (VBA) is an agreement between Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo to promote and reinforce co-operation among them in the management and development o
The Role of Mangroves in Fisheries Enhancement
Some 210 million people live in low elevation areas within 10 km of mangroves and many of these directly benefit from mangrove-associated fisheries. Yet, these people are often unaware of...
Impacts of sea-level rise in Africa
Mahe Island, Seychelles: Image: © zszywka.pl
Impacts of sea-level rise in SeychellesThe Seychelles consist of over 100 islands of granitic and coralline origin...
Preventing flooding through a coastal bund
Perumalpettai's coastal bund for flood protection
Located along the low-lying coastal area of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, only 500 m from the coast, the village...
Cyclone resistant causeway across the Buckingham Canal
Causeway to access the seaside in Ramudupalli Palem
Only the Buckingham Canal separates the village of Ramudupalli Palem in Andhra Pradesh from the coast of the Bay...
Constructing a storm-proof fishing equipment storage facility
Srirampuram and Ramudupalli Palem's shed to protect fishing equipment
Srirampuram is a small village in Andhra Pradesh located 1.5 km from the sea of the Bay of...
Climate-smart street lighting
Thirumalai Nagar's climate smart street lighting
350 families live in the village of Thirumalai Nagar, which is located only 500m from the sea in Tamil Nadu. It was...
Building coastal resilience in Thong Tom Yai, Thailand
Summary of Adaptation Challenge
Thong Tom Yai Community is located in Thong Tom Bay in Tambon Dan Sawi, in Chumphon province in the South of Thailand. The main sources of income in Thong...
Building coastal resilience in Tambon Klong Yang
Source: Raks Thai Foundation
Summary of Adaptation ChallengeTambon Koh Klong Yang is located in the north of Koh Lanta district. Climate change intensifies weather...
Facing Changes in African Forests
Participatory Video (PV) is a set of techniques to involve a group or community in shaping and creating their own film. The idea behind this is that making a...
CBA in coastal Madagascar
Building Actors and Leaders for Advancing Community Excellence in Development (BALANCED) Newsletter
(Volume 1 | Issue 3 | June 2011)
Along the southwest coast of Madagascar lies...
Bamburi beach agent-based model
Agent-Based Modelling of artisinal fisheries and the Bamburi Beach Management Unit on the South Kenya Coast. Information about the modelling work focusing on Bamburi beach in the WD-NACE project.
Gazi FLS
Case study of the fish landing site managed by the Gazi Beach Management Unit (BMU), part of a project to understand governance of artisinal fisheries and decision-making for coastal resources.
Adaptive management
Flood pulse management cycle that will shift with climate change and fishing efforts.
Adaptation challengeCreation of fishing agreements in managed lakes and...
Ghana Fisheries
A quarter of the Ghanaian population lives in coastal zones and roughly 10% depend on coastal fisheries for their livelihoods. On average, 65% of the animal protein intake of Ghanaians comes...
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...
