Advancing resilience in cities, towns and villages through knowledge
This blog discusses a new UNFCCC report (February, 2018) that shares key findings on climate change adaptation in human settlements.
Climate Risk and Vulnerability: A Handbook for Southern Africa (2nd Edition)
An updated version of the popular handbook outlining projected climate change, sectoral impacts and responses (adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and accessing climate finance) in southern Africa
What farmers know about climate information services in Rwanda
This Info Note shares insights into the status and needs for climate information services for agriculture in Rwanda.
The CLEAR approach
The Consolidated Livelihood Exercise for Analyzing Resilience (CLEAR) is an analytical approach developed by WFP to better understand how food security is affected by climate risks.
Emerging Evidence on Climate Change and Health in Africa
This report presents evidence on the effects of climate change on the health sector in Africa, including threats to health and development investments, and opportunities to achieve health targets.
Dialogue for decision-making: the ‘City Learning Lab’ approach
The FRACTAL ‘City Learning Lab’ approach is designed to facilitate problem-solving at the intersection of climate change and urbanization trends across cities in Southern Africa.
Professionals' Perspectives on Climate Change Challenges
This report summarizes key examples of climate change challenges and solutions for selected professions synthesized from discussions conducted with professionals from various sectors.
Impacts of Climate Change on the indigenous Majhi community in Nepal
This study looks at the impacts of climate change on the indigenous Majhi people in Sindhupalchowk district in Nepal, and provides important details for the design of future projects.
Mainstreaming climate information into sector development plans
This report demonstrates the use of climate information in assessing adaptation needs and adaptation interventions. It also outlines changes in thinking as adaptation moves from theory to practice.
Adaptation and resilience in Vanuatu
This report documents findings from fieldwork aimed at contextualizing the resilience-building work of the Vanuatu NGO Climate Change Adaptation Program and linking it to the academic literature.
Adaptation Planning with Communities
This brief describes ALP’s community adaptation action planning (CAAP) process, which has proven to be a key approach for building motivation and capacity for action on CBA among communities
EcoAdapt: Socio-institutional context analysis
As global warming continues many Latin American countries face critical water scarcity issues. See this study on socio-institutional context of three countries in the region.
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.
PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change
This guidance provides clear technical guidance on climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation at the local, national and international levels, in both developed and developing countries.
ATK Assessing Climate Change Perceptions
This activity assesses communities’ perceptions of climate change and identifies the influential factors as well as its related current and future consequences.
ATK Current vulnerability Mapping
This analysis focuses on current vulnerability and serves as a basis to explore future scenarios of vulnerability.
ATK Trend Analysis and Historical Disturbance Matrix
This exercise explores the disturbance dynamics in the past and coping mechanisms as a basis to understand current vulnerability.
Scoping Assessment of Climate Change Adaptation Priorities in the Lao PDR
This study evaluates the knowledge of climate change impacts and adaptation needs in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and recommends measures to improve local knowledge, capacity and resilience.
Community-Based Adaptation in El Salvador
This work summarizes research done on capacities and vulnerabilities of two Salvadorian campesino communities prone to annual flooding.
