Adaptation

Adaptation Practices

The adaptation practices interface is a gateway to information on adaptation practices worldwide. It provides a summary of adaptation practices by a large range of organizations, agencies and businesses, along with descriptions and relevant links and publications. The interface was mandated by the SBSTA, see SBSTA 25 report FCCC/SBSTA/2006/11 (paragraph 59).
It was updated for the thirtieth session of the SBSTA (June 2009).

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Adaptation Practice	Type of organization	Regional focus	Sector	Adaptation delivery activity	Description
Climate Institute Activities	Non-Governmental	North America		Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	The Climate Institute mobilizes policy-makers and experts to adapt to the impacts of climate change through public policy. Projects Florida Adaptation & Protection Program
Siyanda on-line database on gender and development materials					Interactive on-line database of publications on gender issues in development.
CARIBSAVE - Climate Change Risk Atlas: Phase 1	Academic Non-Governmental	Small Island Developing States	Business Other	Risk/vulnerability mapping	Assesses adaptive capacity of Caribbean nations through climate modeling and vulnerability evaluation. Develops response strategies to climate change impacts. Facilitates collaborative work across sectors connected with tourism and livelihoods. Interactive Project Map Briefing Note
Government of Germany - Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region	Governmental	Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States	Business Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Capacity building Other Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Supports regional and local partners to improve their climate information, advisory capacities, and training opportunities. Provides advice to policy makers regarding sustainable actions in key economic sectors. Regional Programme Information
Great Green Wall (GEF)	Intergovernmental Non-Governmental	Africa and the Arab States Least Developed Countries South America	Business Terrestrial ecosystems Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Capacity building Other	Pan-African initiative to combat desertification in the Sahel-Saharan region. Documents Sahel and West Africa Program in Support of the Green Wall Initiative Supporting the Great Green Wall Initiative and Lake Chad Basin
Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre Activities (ADPC)	Non-Governmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Communication and awareness raising Knowledge management Training	Reduces the impact of disasters on communities by training middle and senior management, clearing and managing information on disaster preparedness in Asia and disseminating this widely, and adaptation practice in cooperation with international and national development agencies. Example outputs Training Resource Group
African Development Bank Activities (AFDB)	Intergovernmental	Africa and the Arab States	Education and training	Financial support Training	Designing climate risk and adaptation interventions, funding and co-funding adaptation projects, and conducting in-house training and awareness raising. Joint coordination (with AUC, GCOS and ECA) of the Action Plan for Africa on Climate Information for Development Needs. Example Projects Malawi Climate Adaptation for Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture Strategies Climate Information for Development Needs: An Action Plan for Africa (ClimDev Africa) See also GCOS ClimDev Africa webpage
Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre	Governmental	Europe North America	Education and training Oceans and coastal areas Water resources	Education Training	Produces expertly-trained adaptation scientists and broadens the knowledge base on Antarctica and Southern Ocean variability. Example publication Bioregionalisation of the Southern Ocean: Report of Experts Workshop Projects Climate Futures
Asian Development Bank Project search (ADB)	Intergovernmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Financial support	Technical advice, knowledge and funding for environmentally sustainable growth, in particular in building resilience to natural hazards amongst the region's poor. Publications Environment Risk Management
Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research Activities (APN)	Academic Governmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Knowledge management Education	Funding network for research and capacity-building to improve links between science and policy in Asia-Pacific Region. Example projects Improving Policy Responses to Interactions between Global Environmental Change and Food Security across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) Integrated Model Development for Water and Food Security Assessments and Analysis of the Potential of Mitigation Options and Sustainable Development Opportunities in Temperate Northeast Asia
Assessment of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors (AIACC)	Intergovernmental	Africa and the Arab States Asia-Pacific Small Island Developing States Least Developed Countries South America	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Water resources	Education Communication and awareness raising Training Financial support	Advances scientific capacity in developing countries to assess and effectively communicate knowledge of vulnerabilities for adaptation planning and action. To this end, vulnerbability assessments of regional and sectoral scope are developed. Example publication A Stitch in Time: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from the AIACC Project Electronic Library Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in Developing Country Regions
Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies Activities (BCAS)	Academic	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Education Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Advancing knowledge on sustainable development and adaptation and implementing concrete action. Example projects Capacity Building of LDCs for Adaptation of Climate Change (CLACC) Building Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change for Selected Drought and Flood Prone Areas of Bangladesh Ongoing Projects
Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center Activities (CATIE)	Academic	South America	Education and training	Education	Promoting sustainable agriculture and management of natural resources through training, education, library services and publications. Outputs Virtual Library
Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment Activities (CSERGE)	Academic	All regions	Education and training Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Education	Interdisciplinary research in sustainable development and environment to inform UK and European decision-making and adaptation actions, with emerging focus on water issues. Publications An ecosystem services approach to assess managed realignment coastal policy in England CSERGE Research Projects
Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training Activities (START)	Non-Governmental	All regions	Education and training	Education Knowledge management	Creating and maintaining a network of scientists from developing countries providing regional impact and vulnerability assessments to policy-makers. Projects: Assessments of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change (AIACC) CLIMAG Regional Networks
Global Climate Observing System Secretariat Activities (GCOS)	Academic	All regions	Education and training	Education Knowledge management	Monitoring the climate system; detecting and attributing climate change; assessing impacts of, and supporting adaptation to, climate variability and change; Application to national economic development; Research to improve understanding, modelling and prediction of the climate system. Example project: Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev Africa) Action undertaken in support of the UNFCCC GCOS Implementation Plan
Pacific Regional Environment Programme Activities (SPREP)	Intergovernmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Education Training	Providing strengthened metereological services, contributing to a better understanding of impacts, developing adaptative measures and developing further policy on adaptation. Frameworks and Guidance Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006-2015 CV&A : A guide to Community Vulnerability and Adaptation assessment and action
Pew Center on Global Climate Change Activities	Non-Governmental	North America	Education and training	Knowledge management Education	Creating networks for mitigation and adaptation and providing policy-inputs in order to achieve solutions to climate whilst sustaining economic growth. Example outputs Regional Impacts of Climate Change: Four Case Studies in the United States Adaptation to Climate Change: International Policy Options
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Activities (PIK)	Academic	Europe	Education and training	Education Communication and awareness raising	Integrating assessments of climate impacts at regional and global level with the analysis of economic and social systems in order to identify vulnerability (including sectoral analysis). Example research domains Statistical Models for the Assessment of Extreme Hydro-Cyclical Events (HYDREX) Water Expert Toolbox
Zambezi Valley Development Initiative	Non-Governmental	Africa and the Arab States	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Water resources	Knowledge management Communication and awareness raising	Develeping an indigeneous knowledge bank and consulting on sustainable development in the region for self-help projects. Identifying and assessing human (social) and ecological vulnerability impacted by increasing climate dynamics, identifying and planning strategic action to adapt to the threats posed by this vulnerability. Sectoral focus on food security, energy scarcity and sustainable development. Projects Climate vulnerability and adaptation in the Upper Zambezi Valley – ‘Lyambai Vulnerability and Adaptation’ (LYVA) project
Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa	Academic	Africa and the Arab States	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Education and training	Education Communication and awareness raising	Assesses economic impacts of climate change in Africa and determines costs and benefits of various adaptation options, to lead to databases, capacity building and knowledge exchange. Example output Country studies
Climate Change Capacity Development Project (C3D)	Intergovernmental	Africa and the Arab States Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries South America Small Island Developing States	Education and training	Training Knowledge management	Training of trainers for vulnerability and adaptation, to disseminate expertise and build the capacity of governmental experts. Example output Trainer's Guide
Climate Change Information Resources - New York Metropolitan Region	Academic	North America	Education and training	Education Knowledge management Communication and awareness raising	The CCIR-NYC is a communication platform for urban policy- and decision-makers and NY residents in order to improve their capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Activities	Intergovernmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Education Knowledge management Training	Making adaptation one of Australia's national research priorities ("flagships"), establishing a network of scientists, coordinating research and feeding into policy-making.
Commonwealth Secretariat Activities	Intergovernmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Knowledge management	Helping vulnerable commonwealth states to identify ways of adapting socially and economically to the impacts of climate change. Strengthening participation in the UNFCCC, using Commonwealth networks to better coordinate adaptation, and strengthening better land-use management. Strategy Lake Victoria Commonwealth Climate Change Action Plan
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