All articles for the topic: Science

Egestabase Logo

EGESTABASE

Learn about EGESTABASE, an emerging online platform that aims to comprehensively map scientific evidence on the recovery of nutrients from human excreta and municipal wastewater for reuse in agriculture. The online platform helps you discover different innovative approaches and studies that exist, and use this evidence to inform decision-making processes.

Read more
capi 2 - climate adaptation.

iModeler manual: a quick guide for fuzzy cognitive modelling

This paper introduce Fuzzy Cognitive Modelling (FCM) and provide step by step guidance and tips for using iModeler (both qualitative and quantitative approaches) and was used in the EcoAdapt project

Read more
55684c4c517cdsk-rmavbild-2015-05-29-kl - climate adaptation.

Managing a living cultural landscape: Bali’s subaks and the UNESCO World Heritage Site

In 2012, the cultural landscape of Indonesia’s Bali province was inscribed as a World Heritage Site – a place of “outstanding universal value”, to be protected and preserved for all humankind.

Read more
report fp

2014 Climate Knowledge Brokers Workshop

The Climate Knowledge Brokers (CKB) Group is an emerging alliance of around 50 of the leading global, regional and national knowledge brokers specialising in climate and development information

Read more
image of Chira-Piura

PARA-Agua - Chira-Piura

The project Partnering for Adaptation and Resilience (PARA-Agua) or "For Water" recognizes that climate change is negatively impacting water resources, agriculture and ecosystems in the LAC region

Read more
image of Chinchina

PARA-Agua - Chinchina

The Chinchina basin analysis is part of the Partnering for Adaptation and Resilience - Agua (PARA-Agua) or "For Water" project in Latin America.

Read more
woman farmer

Men and women farmers face contrasting realities

The Working Paper How resilient are farming households, communities, men and women to a changing climate in Africa? shows how men and women farmers are facing contrasting realities.

Read more
Village on coast, marine life drawn in sea

Designing Effective Locally Managed Areas in Tropical Marine Environments

A facilitator's guide to help sustain community benefits through management for fisheries, ecosystems and climate change.

Read more
cover of article

Deep uncertainty over long-term climate in infrastructure projects

This article discusses the innovations and techniques adopted in the Thames Estuary 2100 Project that enabled it to cope with deep uncertainty.

Read more
L1mey via Flickr

Adaptation planning approaches

Adapt or perish: A review of planning approaches for adaptation under deep uncertainty

Read more
Cover image for the report

Exploring the adaptive capacity of emergency management using agent based modelling

Reporting the use of a simulation system to explore emergency responses for protection of property in a suburb prone to flash flooding.

Read more
A fisher configures the Bamburi beach ABM

WD-NACE Scenarios Kenya

A workshop was held to inform Beach Management Unit leaders and coastal communities on project results

Read more
508521b541e97csw-logo 0 - climate adaptation.

Center for Social Well Being

Mission
Read more
50f45a94a099dthe-black-swan 0 - climate adaptation.

Emergency Preparedness and Logistics Consulting Ltd.

Assist all organizations and individuals in developing resiliency and sustainable development practices to maintain and rebuild vital ecosystems and lifesupport systems.

Read more
5062e8e43178ascreen-shot-2012-09-26-at-12 - climate adaptation.

Weathering Climate Change

Agriculture is weather dependent at the local level. Yet, currently, farmers do not have access to reliable locally relevant meteorological and agricultural information by which to plan and manage...

Read more
GeoBob logo

GeoBob's Photography and Consulting (GPC)

Robert E.

Read more
505996e1024a1fes 0 - climate adaptation.

Foundation for Ecological Security

The crux of FES’ efforts lie in locating forests and other natural resources within the prevailing economic, social and ecological dynamics in rural landscapes and in intertwining principles

Read more
503f5d9097f44li-bird 0 - climate adaptation.

Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development

Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) established in 1995 in Nepal.

Read more
50325e035a12c503255d11621bcliffs-isla-vista-pg320 - climate adaptation.

First results of our urban adaptation survey

Photo by Phyllis Grifman

It's been two months since we sent out the link to the weADAPT urban adaptation survey and we have obtained 16 responses so far... must be...

Read more
501a9f48d1a9dfront-page - climate adaptation.

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...

Read more
50506f39d308dthink-piece-diagram-methodology - climate adaptation.

Governance Research Methods

From 2010 to 2011, SEI and WWF worked together on a research project looking at how governmental and civil society organisations can collaborate and learn collectively to address issues.... 

Read more
environmental degradation in Greater Banjul

ADx Greater Banjul Area

Worked example of tool pilot study in Greater Banjul area in The Gambia. Greater Banjul faces several climate-related hazards including sea-level rise and high temperature stress which may exacerbate environmental problems

Read more
500d2a34335fb500189e87c81bgaia-logo-ve1 0 - climate adaptation.

Gaia GeoSystems

Support countries in their discovery and efficient use of geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to improve populations ‘quality of life while respecting the environment.

Read more
image

SNA review summary

This article, written by weADAPT authors, reviews several recent papers on quantitative social network analysis (SNA) in relation to adaptive governance, adaptive capacity and resilience.

Read more

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Science