What roles could private actors play in agricultural adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa?
This study examines proposals for 197 projects to determine the diversity of agricultural adaptation options available and to what extent private actors are involved with them in sub-Saharan Africa
Transformative scenario planning in Namibia
ASSAR's Southern African team describes the outcomes of their first transformative scenario planning (TSP) workshop that was held in Omusati, Namibia in February 2017.
Stakeholders’ Perception on National Heatwave Plans in Belgium
This study assessed the perceptions of key stakeholders in Belgium on their responsibilities and the effectiveness of the local implementation of national heat wave plans in Brussels.
The business case for private sector investment in climate solutions
This paper outlines the business case for private sector action on climate change in Bangladesh and the opportunities this presents, including accessing new sources of finance.
FCFA - Uncertainty reduction in models for understanding development applications
The UMFULA project (meaning ‘river’ in Zulu) aims to support decision-making through providing new and more reliable information about climate processes and extremes in Central and Southern Africa.
When does private finance count as climate finance?
This discussion brief examines different types of international private finance and asks questions about their suitability for being counted towards the Copenhagen commitment.
Climaps
Climaps.eu is an online atlas providing data, visualizations and commentaries about the climate adaptation debate.
Business strategies on Adaptation to Climate Change
Figure from report: Framework - A Path to Elaborate Business Agendas for Adaption to Climate Change
IntroductionThe Business for Climate Platform (EPC) is one of...
Identifying Salient Drivers of Livelihood Decision-Making in the Forest Communities of Cameroon
This paper describes a participatory and collaborative process for formalising qualitative data, using research from southeast Cameroon, how these results can provide input to an...
FCFA Pilot: Rwanda
The Rwanda FCFA case study was undertaken by the Global Climate Adaptation Partnerships (GCAP), working with the UK Met Office and Atkins. The case study...
How can irrigated agriculture adapt to climate change
Climate change is already affecting many natural systems and human environments worldwide, like the semiarid Guadiana Basin in Spain. This paper illustrates a systematic...
CARIAA
The Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) aims to build the resilience of vulnerable populations and their livelihoods in three climate change hot spots.
Climate Change and Social Learning
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is challenging its own community of scientists and partners to understand the importance of...
Kulima Integrated Development Solutions (Pty)
We are a small consultancy of professionals committed to addressing the risks imposed by climate change and securing human development, particularly in Africa.
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....
Analysis of Spanish water institutions
This socio-institutional network mapping exercise was conducted in the context of the EC FP7 Mediation project.
The following text is part of Deliverable 1.4: Visualization of...
Social network mapping in the Guadiana river basin
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This socio-institutional network mapping exercise was conducted in the context of the EC FP7 Mediation project.
The following text is part of ...
Mediation (Main Project Page)
Until recently, climate change policy in Europe focused on reduction of greenhouse gases...
Knowledge mapping exercise
Module on network mapping
For this knowledge mapping exercise using the NetMap methodology, workshop participants should be split into groups according to the scale at which they work, the...
KnETs
The need to understand empirical data in a formal way is imperative when faced with multiple responses of humans to their environments. Techniques for classifying and formalising elicited...
Elimination by aspects
While pilot knowledge elicitation tools (KnETs) attempt to classify important knowledge attributes of the domain, there may exist several (conscious and unconscious) phases of decision-making...
