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Centre universitaire de recherche sur l action publique et le politique

The "University Centre of Administrative Research and Policy of Picardy" was created in 1971 within the Faculty of Law and Political and Social Sciences of Amiens.

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Towards a Culturally-engaged CBA Practice

This poster is one of the posters featured at the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9) which took place in Nairobi, Kenya, from April 24-30 2015.

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The split ladder of participation: A diagnostic, strategic, and evaluation tool to assess when participation is necessary

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The mainstream literature sees participation as critical to deepening democracy and solving complex environmental issues. An explosion of literature on public participation has...

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Delta Api Bali

Participatory mapping

Delta Api Bali is a collaborative participatory mapping project for climate change adaptation in Bali. Participatory mapping by villagers is a...

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Community adaptation action planning in Niger

This project example outlines the participatory process through which community-based adaptation
 action planning (CAAP) was carried out with 20 pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in the...

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Building coastal resilience to reduce climate change in South Sulawesi

Source: CARE International Indonesia

Summary of Adaptation Challenge

The village of Bulu Bulu is located at the East coast of South Sulawesi in Bone district...

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Customised climate adaptation training for Dumaguete, Philippines

This training programme, developed by SEI following a training needs assessment, provided an introduction to key concepts and methods to inform an adaptation planning process.

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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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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. 

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The role of community-based coastal conservation and development initiatives

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Climate change impacts fall disproportionately on the world’s poorest, most marginalised communities, particularly those highly dependent on direct use of natural resources, such...

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COBAM Cameroon- Baseline Vulnerability Report: References

References for the COBAM Cameroon- Baseline Vulnerability Report. 

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Krabi holistic approach to vulnerability and adaptation assessment

This paper points out gaps in using sectoral vulnerability and adaptation assessment for landscape adaptation planning, and proposes instead an extended framework for climate change vulnerability and adaptation with a holistic view of the landscape.

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Mainstreaming adaptation into local development planning: A case study in Chainat, Thailand

This pilot study aimed to understand climate risks and uncertainty within local communities and demonstrate the integration of adaptation into local development plans. It began with an assessment of climate risks, vulnerability and uncertainty in a community within the Sapanhin sub-district, Nong Mamong district, Chainat province, Thailand. From this, climate change adaptation options to support planning decisions were developed.

The study employed a mixture of approaches, including a vulnerability assessment, Participatory

Rural Appraisal, a review of local development plans and related documents, in-depth interviews,

household surveys and focus group discussions.

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Assessing climate change perceptions in EBO town. The Gambia

Adaptation Tool Kit- Navigation page

ENDA-TM, SEI and local partners in Gambia co-developed a toolkit for climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning. This has been tested and refined for its use by local practitioners. 

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Institute for Environment and Development

The Institute for Environment and Development (IED) is a non-profit organization committed for developing and promoting active citizenship among civil society members including community peop

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Center for Social Well Being

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Mainstreaming adaptation in the farming communities of the Philippines

Summary

Being an archipelagic developing country composed of 7000 islands, the Phillippines is highly vulnerable to climate related hazards. The most vulnerable sectors are the upland...

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Community Action for Nature Conservation

The Community Action for Nature Conservation-CANCO is a non-political and not-for-profit voluntary environmental non-governmental organization legally registered in Kenya subscribing to the univers

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United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security

The United Nations University (UNU) is the academic arm of the United Nations (UN). It bridges the academic world and the UN system.

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United States Agency for International Development

USAID supports activities to help developing countries lessen their vulnerability and adapt to climate variability and change.

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Interpretations of vulnerability

Why different interpretations of vulnerability matter

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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.

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BalticClimate Film "Finding a Way through Climate Change"

The BalticClimate Toolkit provides local and regional level policy makers, spatial planners, and the business community...

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A review of applications of SNA

SNA review

This article reviews the applications of Social Network Analysis in eight diverse studies; details of the methods, questions asked, findings and tools used are given.

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