The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for Small Island Developing States
The IPCC offers some specific messages about the impacts of climate change on small island states – and some of its general findings on climate change adaptation and mitigation are of particular relevance to Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
ACDi/VOCA
ACDI/VOCA is an economic development organization that fosters broad-based economic growth, raises living standards and creates vibrant communities.
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.
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.
Institute for Social and Environmental Transition - Nepal
ISET-Nepal was established in 2001 as a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization to study and analyse developmental issues of rapidly changing social and environmental context that demand n
Economics of Stakeholders based Climate Adaptation
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Livelihoods of a watershed people are highly interlinked. If the climate change effect appears in the watershed, it affects the whole...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a strategic partnership of CGIAR and Future Earth, led by the International Center for Tropical Agricult
Social network characteristics
Social network mapping is used to help identify stakeholders in climate adaptation planning.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, re
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Founded in 1972, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international research organization that conducts policy-oriented research into problems that are too large
Participation Methods
How do you input effective participatory methods? There is a general suite of methodologies and tools that can be combined and applied in a situation-specific manner with some being more participatory than others.
Involving Stakeholders
Stakeholder participation can be used to democratise science and empower citizens, to inform policy making and to advise decision-making processes.
Stakeholder Identification
Learn about useful exercises for identifying stakeholders that have a legitimate stake in the outcome of a decision or project.
International Committee of the Red Cross
The ICRC, established in 1863, works worldwide to provide humanitarian help for people affected by conflict and armed violence and to promote the laws that protect victims of war.
Sub-Module 1.3 - Stakeholder analysis and engagement
Identification of stakeholders, and developing a plan for their participation throughout the screening process will be based on sound stakeholder analysis.
Communities of Practice
weADAPT is about planting the seed and nurturing the growth of a new community of practice: a group of people collecting around a shared concern and interested in how we adapt to climate change,...
ACCCA experiences: examples of creative approaches for communication
One innovative approach to learning-by-doing was implemented at the training of trainers workshop conducted in Cape Town in 2008 as part of the ACCCA project. The ‘Grill the...
Coordination Union for the Rehabilitation of the Environment, Malawi
CURE was established in an effort to provide technical support and improve networking amongst NGOS, the government of Malawi, donors and other organizations or individuals working in the area of th
Community Based Adaptation in Coastal Pakistan
In 2008, Oxfam GB in Pakistan undertook community-based research to better understand the implications of climate change for communities living in the Badin coastal region of Pakistan....
Adapting pastoral and agricultural practices
This project aims to foster sustainable water management, agricultural, and pastoral practices that will help local residents better deal with current and future environmental challenges. The...
