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PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
… Terry Cannon, Saleemul Huq and Angela Milligan Community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change brings together those working in the fields of disaster … to emerge, including how to integrate disaster risk reduction, livelihoods and climate change adaptation work, climate change knowledge … PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change …
Article, 01 December 2009
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Planning and costing agriculture’s adaptation to climate change - Synthesis Report
… Changing climate will have adverse effects on food production, food distribution, … for the poor and to prevent the future negative impacts of climate change will require attention to more than just agricultural production. … after the expiry of the Kyoto Protocol emphasises mitigation. Adaptation is an equally important objective in a world that cannot …
Publication, 01 November 2011
Two women walk along a ridge alongside an expanse of water.
Why women are footing the bill for climate: lessons from Bangladesh
… more than two billion people around the world have been impacted by climate-related disasters. Exposure to climate risks causes considerable damage to the assets and livelihood … and what is needed to alleviate the financial burden of climate adaptation. Climate-related disasters such as storms, cyclones, floods, …
Event, 19 May 2022
The Bandiagara plateau in Central Mali has been hit by repeated droughts. Climate change is making the weather unpredictable, resulting in poor harvests and increased malnutrition (Photo: Irina Mosel/ODI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Mali is extremely vulnerable and unable to combat climate change impacts
… Mounkoro (BM) is a Malian forest and water engineer and works as a climate-smart agriculture and natural resources manager for a … is hampering the development of Mali and threatening food security, livelihoods, and local economies. In the future, these developments will … in the form of environmental damage. On top of this, the cost of adaptation and mitigation measures is estimated to be 340 billion FCA or …
Article, 24 November 2015
This farmer in India's Maharashtra state gets weather alerts, advisories about pests and market information via his mobile phone (Photo: Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience
… Adaptation technology will be one of the three themes at the 13th international conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA13) taking place on 1-4 April 2019 in Ethiopia. Under … are only successful if they reach the communities whose lives and livelihoods are threatened by climate change. Technologies must be easy …
Article, 27 February 2019
Resilience Academies to connect climate change research, policy and practice
… The academies will focus on how to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods in a changing climate. Over two-dozen climate change researchers, practitioners and … latest state of the art scientific issues related to resilience and adaptation to climate change and will also conduct fieldwork. The … Climate change …
News, 10 September 2013
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Planning and costing agriculture’s adaptation to climate change - Policy Perspectives
… become wealthier to maintaining essential ecosystem services, diverse livelihoods, and economic development. Underinvestment over the past 20 … in a sector that is not adequately prepared for the challenges of climate change. Yet for most developing countries, agriculture has been … the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Global Climate Adaptation Partnership, with national teams in five developing …
Publication, 01 October 2011
This bridge crossing the Yorkin river in the Sixaola Basin is used daily by local communities, including children on their way to school in the early morning. (Photo: Paul Aragón,©IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Costa Rica
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and … de Madrid (IUCN) explains the importance of the EbA approach for livelihoods in Mesoamerica.  IIED and IUCN have used the EbA Evidence …
Project, 13 December 2018
View of Harpan village of Panchase – the upstream of Phewa Lake (Photo: Amit Poudyal/IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Nepal
… Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) involves people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and … and increase soil moisture during dry periods; and diversifying livelihoods by promoting ecotourism such as strengthening homestay …
Project, 26 June 2018
Rich nations failing to keep Copenhagen promise to help poor nations adapt to climate-change
… pledges and build the trust needed to advance the next session of UN climate-change negotiations, which begin on 29 November in Cancun, … and 2012, with the money balanced between funding for mitigation and adaptation projects," says Achala Chandani of IIED. "Our research shows … to climate-change impacts on agriculture, infrastructure, health and livelihoods. "Only US$3 billion has been formally allocated for …
News, 16 November 2010