Impact of ENSO and the Indian Ocean Dipole
Impact of ENSO and the Indian Ocean Dipole on the north-east monsoon rainfall of Tamil Nadu State in India.
A local vision of climate adaptation: Participatory urban planning in Mozambique
With an estimated population of 1.1 million, Maputo is the most densely populated city in Mozambique. The city is sharply divided into two areas: ’the cement city’, or the old...
Tanzania using climate information case study
Coastal erosion in a village on the Bagamoyo Coast, Tanzania. Photo: Anna Taylor
IntroductionThis case study provides a practical example of how to use climate...
The role of community-based coastal conservation and development initiatives
Climate change impacts fall disproportionately on the world’s poorest, most marginalised communities, particularly those highly dependent on direct use of natural resources, such...
Marine Conservation in Madagascar
With over 5,500 km of coastline spanning more than 14 degrees of latitude, Madagascar boasts a diversity of marine and coastal habitats that is unrivalled in the Indian Ocean....
Sea-level rise in the Republic of Maldives
Small, low-lying islands have been seen as highly vulnerable to sea-level rise, particularly as many islands and remote and/or low-lying. The impacts of climate change on...
Climate Analysis- Tanzania
The graphics show observed rainfall (monthly totals) and maximum temperature (monthly mean) for selected stations between 1979 and 2000. The blue envelope represents the...
Blue Ventures
Blue Ventures is an award-winning social enterprise that works with local communities to conserve threatened marine and coastal environments, both protecting biodiversity and alleviating poverty.
Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) / Acclimate / Regional Strategy
July 9, 2012
IOC’s high-level workshop leads to the validation of a regional strategy for adaptation to climate change for the western Indian Ocean islands.
Multi-sectoral...
Acclimate
In 2008, the five member countries of the IOC decided to launch a structured initiative of adaptation to climate change in order to better understand the climate changes on a regional...
Indian Ocean Commission
The Indian Ocean Commission (COI), known as the Commission de l'Océan Indien in French, is an intergovernmental organization that joins Comoros, Madagasca
Eco Friendly Volunteers
We are a voluntary organisation working towards environmental conservation through scientific research, training, and creating awarenes among communities in Sri Lanka.
Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) - East Africa
Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) was initiated in 1999 as a response to the El-Niño related mass bleaching and mortality of corals in the Indian Ocean in 1998.
Sri Lanka: Adaptation
Africa Regional Strategy
This short overview of climate change issues in Africa was written by Ben Smith and Anna Taylor in 2009 as input to an Environment and Climate Change policy brief to inform the...
Yemen NCAP Project
Yemen's Capital, Sana'a
Linking Water Scarcity with Climate ChangeIntroduction
This project explored the linkages between water scarcity and climate change....
Tanzania NCAP Project
Mushi region with Mt. Kilimanjaro in the background. Photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim
IntroductionThe Tanzanian NCAP report explains vulnerability by exploring the constraints and...
Policy briefing on Climate Change in Sri Lanka
Policy briefing on Climate Change in Sri Lanka
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...
Climate changes in East Africa
The average global surface temperature has warmed 0.8°C in the past century and 0.6°C in the past three decades (Hansen et al., 2006), in large part because of human activities (IPCC...
