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Economics of climate change adaptation in least developed countries
… developed countries (LDCs) as those that will be most affected by climate change because of their current low adaptive capacity. The … sectors, such as agriculture, makes their economies – and the livelihoods of poor people – especially vulnerable to climate change impacts. Adaptation will be a key response to unavoidable climate change in LDCs, …
Project, 24 September 2008
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Urban Livelihoods
… leads to concrete policy suggestions for ways to strengthen urban livelihoods. A strong gendered component runs through the papers on … as WIEGO particularly works to mobilize female workers.~ ~Papers on climate change in cities address adaptation at two different levels: collaborative production of a … Urban Livelihoods …
Publication, 01 October 2016
Left: Women and schoolgirls discuss the benefits of harvesting rainwater (Credit: ISET). Right: A girl collects water from the rainwater storage tank (Credit: Fawad Khan)
Climate adaptation and good development: two sides of the same coin
… Climate science shows that the effects of climate change will escalate … diagram below shows, unless development incorporates specific climate-adaptation measures, it will not be enough to address the hazards as … and people will have to move or adopt less climate sensitive livelihoods. Policymakers and practitioners therefore need to better …
Insight, 18 March 2014
A city street filled with lots of traffic next to tall buildings.
Low-income countries using over 10% of budgets to service debts
… it’s hardly surprising that the costs of adapting to and mitigating climate change and nature loss are out of reach for many low-income countries. … crisis, help conserve and restore nature, and protect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people who are already suffering the effects … Climate change …
News, 03 April 2023
CCAFS, together with partners, is trying to develop new ways to communicate climate change adaptation. Photo: N. Palmer (CIAT)
New ways to communicate climate change and adaptation - is it time for something “loopy”?
… York to stimulate a new discussion in the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the development of … on developing new approaches to communicating climate change and adaptation. I was struck by this comment and it rang a bell with me not … Climate change … New ways to communicate climate change and adaptation - is it time for something “loopy”? …
Insight, 19 October 2012
Man and woman fill up jerry cans with water from a fountain
Water access in the drylands – what’s not working?
… Secure and reliable access to water is critical to the livelihoods of dryland communities. In Kenya’s drylands, county … are investing in new water points to support livelihoods and adapt to climate change.  Yet reports show some water points are not functioning only two … Climate change …
Insight, 11 November 2022
Fisheries account for 12 per cent of The Gambia's GDP. The country's Atlantic coastline and the mangroves along the River Gambia estuary are vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Javier D. Creative Commons via Flickr)
GCF funding boosts ecosystem-based adaptation in The Gambia
… The Gambia is one of the countries in the world most vulnerable to climate change.  The combined effects of sea level rise, erosion of … that threatens both the natural resource base and the lives and livelihoods of Gambian communities. Poverty and reliance on … events. Since 2013, the government has been taking an ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approach, promoting small-scale projects that maintain …
Insight, 22 June 2017
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Pastoralism and climate change: enabling adaptive capacity
… the vulnerability of pastoral communities through policy and practice change in the Horn and East Africa’. The aim of the project is to raise … and misunderstandings regarding particular aspects of pastoral livelihoods, and highlights appropriate policy recommendations that … in and beyond the ASALs. Concerns over population growth, climate change, conflict and declining productivity of the natural …
Publication, 01 April 2009
Stunted crops in the Kaffrine region of Senegal are the result of a lack of rainfall, jeopardising farmers’ harvests (Photo: Daniella Van Leggelo-Padilla/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Local climate adaptation: bridging the funding gap
… An unpredictable and changing climate is hitting the countries of West Africa hard – and it is often … this, wealthier countries are providing climate finance to support adaptation and mitigation measures for those most affected or at risk. … experience of the impacts of the climate on their own communities and livelihoods over many years, have developed ways of reacting and …
Insight, 09 July 2015
Kenyan ministry officials, agricultural researchers and farmers are testing a range of climate adaptation measures in lower Nyando district (Photo: V. Atakos/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Addressing the political and technical challenges of measuring adaptation
… recognised as an exciting step forward in the world’s fight against climate change. One element that sets it apart is its global goal for adaptation – the first time such a goal has been agreed.  The … around how the future impacts of climate change will affect people’s livelihoods and socio-ecological systems. Evaluation methods often …
Insight, 18 September 2018