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Chatham House

Chatham House is an independent policy institute and a trusted forum for debate and dialogue.

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Addressing scale in nature-based solutions

Explore the different dimensions of scale that could be better incorporated in the future design of nature-based solutions (NbS), and learn about some of the challenges associated with implementing NbS at scale, in this short SEI discussion brief.

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Exploring a decolonial perspective and methodology in climate change adaptation research

Learn about the some of the novel and emerging ideas about decolonial thinking in relation to current practices of climate change adaptation research.

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Webinar: Turning IPCC Science to Action - Joint Session on Health and Locally Led Adaptation

Watch a webinar about adaptation action that can be taken for health and locally led adaptation based on the science in the IPCC WGII report.

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Autochthonous human adaptation to biodiversity change in the Anthropocene

This Special Issue introduces human adaptation to biodiversity change as a science-policy issue, and Autochthonous adaptation as a concept.

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Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is a political foundation in Germany. At home as well as abroad, our civic education programs aim at promoting freedom and liberty, peace, and justice.

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A rights-based perspective on adaptive capacity for aquatic agricultural systems in Timor-Leste

This paper considers how a rights-based approach broadens understanding of adaptive capacity while directing attention towards causes of exclusion and marginalisation.

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Making Mobility Work for Adaptation to Environmental Challenges: Results from MECLEP global research

This comparative report of six countries empirically tests how migration can benefit or undermine adaptation to environmental and climate change, based on MECLEP research.

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Climate and Syria

During 2015 the media started connecting climate change with the conflict in Syria and subsequent refugee movements across Europe. This report looks at their appraoch and whether they got it right.

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Institute for Political and Social Sciences - Universidad La Laguna

The University Institute of Political and Social Sciences at the University of La Laguna (ICCPPSS) is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to conducting research projects, contract R & D and g

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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.

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Citizens Climate lobby

Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change.

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GUIA MEDIOAMBIENTAL Y CLIMATICA PARA LAS ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES DE MAYO 2015 EN ESPAÑA

GUIA MEDIOAMBIENTAL Y CLIMATICA PARA LAS ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES DE MAYO 2015 EN ESPAÑA

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FCFA Pilot: Rwanda

FCFA Rwanda Pilot Study: Summary

The Rwanda FCFA case study was undertaken by the Global Climate Adaptation Partnerships (GCAP), working with the UK Met Office and Atkins. The case...

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ICTs Climate Change and Development Themes and Strategic Actions

This book looks at the intersection of three domains: information and communication technologies (ICTs), climate change, and socio-economic development sectors. 

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Conceptual framework for assessing indirect impacts of climate change

Conceptual framework for assessing indirect impacts of climate change

We here introduce a conceptual framework that can be used to identify these indirect impacts of climate change.

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A local vision of climate adaptation: Participatory urban planning in Mozambique

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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...

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Mainstreaming adaptation into Ghana's national development plans

SEI assisted Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority and its climate change focal point to develop a plan for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The project sought to strengthen Ghana’s Poverty Reduction Strategy by incorporating consideration of climate change impacts. SEI provided training on planning techniques, including a novel approach to multi-sector planning that was developed by SEI and Ghana EPA staff.

 

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Adaptation for sport on Scottish Estates

There has been a global decline in abundance of Atlantic salmon stocks in the last 30-40 years, and Scotland has suffered in the reduction of salmon returning to its rivers to spawn. This decline is probably due to a number of factors, including: river pollution, man-made obstacles to migration upstream, disease and predation by non-native species, accidental netting at sea, and the effects of climate change both in the marine and fluvial environments.

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Climate resilient businesses

Recognising the financial, safety and reputational consequences of extreme weather and climate change, FirstGroup UK Bus (Scotland) – together with ScotRail – participated in a pilot...

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Perceptions of Climate Change in India

Perceptions of Climate Change in India

Climate Asia is the largest ever study of people’s experience of climate change in seven countries - Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam.

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Western Cape Government

The Western Cape Government creates laws for and provides services to the people of the Western Cape, South Africa.

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Policy contexts for mainstreaming climate change in Bhutan and Nepal

This synthesis compares the policy contexts for mainstreaming climate change adaptation in Bhutan and Nepal.

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Cross-Scale Barriers to Adaptation in Local Government, Australia

A checklist matrix of 8-10 critical barriers to climate change adaptation for local government across Australia was developed with proposed strategies to overcome them.

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