Foundations of Stewardship Consulting, Inc.
We are a small Canadian consulting firm that provides leadership and interdisciplinary expertise with the conviction that social, economic and ecological aspects of development are critical to succ
Low Carbon Resilience to Climate Change in Canada
This paper points to the co-benefits and synergies we can achieve if we take a 'low carbon resilience' approach and consider climate change adaptation and mitigation simultaneously.
Focali
Focali (Forest, Climate, and Livelihood research network) is a Swedish research network focusing on forest / bio-energy, climate change and poverty issues.
Adaptation in the Congo Basin
This report presents the progress of projects and initiatives that promote adaptation and REDD+ in the Congo Basin region and analyses opportunities for synergies or trade-offs between the two strategies.
New Climate Economy- Synthesis Report
The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate was set up to examine whether it is possible to achieve lasting economic growth while also tackling the risks of climate change. The...
Mitigating and adapting to climate change: Multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban infrastructure
In order to develop climate resilient urban areas and reduce emissions, several opportunities exist starting from conscious planning and design of green (and blue...
Bio-toilets: Transforming Indian Sanitation
This article describes how a social enterprise is helping to eradicate the malaise of open defecation by providing eco-friendly bio-toilets (or bioloos).
Current vulnerability in Rwanda
Between 2011 and 2012, a regional baseline assessment to analyse vulnerability was conducted in five landscapes of the Congo Basin as part of the ‘Climate Change and Forests in the Congo Basin: Synergies between Adaptation and Mitigation (COBAM)’ project. This briefing note summarises the results for the Virunga landscape around Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda along the borders of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Equatorial Guinea case study
Between 2011 and 2012, a regional baseline assessment to analyse vulnerability was conducted in five landscapes of the Congo Basin as part of the ‘Climate Change and Forests in the Congo Basin: Synergies between Adaptation and Mitigation (COBAM)’ project. This briefing note summarises the results for the Monte Alén–Monts de Cristal landscape.
Catalysing sustainable tourism: The case of Chiang Mai, Thailand
This case study investigates sustainable tourism in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Advancing green growth in the tourism sector: The case of Hue, Vietnam
Hue is a small but rapidly growing city in central Vietnam where tourism plays a key role in the city’s socioeconomic development, but also has negative impacts on its environment...
Introducing individual latrines and smokeless cook stoves
Cooking facilities before introduction of smokeless chullahs
The coastal community of Govupeta in Andhra Pradesh with its 345 inhabitants lacked proper sanitation –...
Solar powered water purification
Vengamukka Palem, a cluster of villages 5 km away from Ongole town in Andhra Pradesh, has increasingly been facing the salinisation of their groundwater aquifers and...
Climate-smart street lighting
Thirumalai Nagar's climate smart street lighting
350 families live in the village of Thirumalai Nagar, which is located only 500m from the sea in Tamil Nadu. It was...
Triple Green II
This project will develop integrated experimental and modelling framework approaches that allow the investigation of the local to global scale opportunities and challenges for sustainable food production.
The Congo Basin Forests: a solution for both adaptation and mitigation
This articles describes solutions for both adaptation and mitigation in the Congo Basin Forests.
Local Hopes and Worries about REDD+ Projects
This article details hopes and worries about REDD+ projects held by local communities.
Integrating Adaptation in REDD+ Projects – Potential Impacts and Social Return on Investment (SROI) in Sogod, Southern Leyte
This research project aims to explore the costs, benefits, and overall impact of integrating community-based adaptation strategies in REDD+ target areas.
Climate Change and Forests in the Congo Basin: Synergies between Adaptation and Mitigation (COBAM)
The COBAM project aims to provide stakeholders with the information, analysis and tools they need to adapt to climate change and reduccarbon emissions in the forests of the Congo Basin
Role of tropical wetlands for adaptation and mitigation
Tropical wetland ecosystems such as peatlands and mangroves play an important role in mitigating, and adapting to climate change.
Forests and synergies between adaptation and mitigation
Forests and synergies between adaptation and mitigation
Forests and climate change in Latin America
Forest ecosystems play an important role in both adaptation and mitigation and there is a need to explore the linkages between these two options in order to understand their trade-offs and synergies
