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Adaptation Practice
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Type of organization
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Regional focus
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Sector
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Adaptation delivery activity
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Description
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Government of Austria Activities
| Governmental
| Europe
| Water resources
Human health
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Terrestrial ecosystems
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
| Knowledge management
Education
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Building further knowledge and undertaking concrete adaptation action in the water and agriculture sectors.
Example projects
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ETC Foundation Activities
| Non-Governmental
| Europe
| Water resources
Education and training
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Knowledge management
Communication and awareness raising
| Promoting sustainable water management and better resilience to natural events through demonstration projects, workshops and assessments. |
Government of Hungary Activities
| Governmental
| Europe
| Water resources
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Disseminating information on adaptation practice and adjusting river basin management to climate.
Example projects
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Government of Ireland Activities
| Governmental
| Europe
| Water resources
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Inter-basin water transfer from Lough Ree on the Shannon to Dublin City.
Strategy
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Government of Italy Activities
| Governmental
| Europe
| Water resources
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Action on adaptation in combatting desertification, alpine protection, agriculture, coastal protection and human health. National and local action plans. Heat Health Watch Warning System (HHWWS). Heat-Health Action Plan
Academic Assessment
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Italy: An Economic Assessment
Action Plans
National Action Plan to Combat Desertification and Drought
Projects
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Government of Latvia Activities
| Governmental
| Europe
| Water resources
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
| Financial support
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Education
| Financing environmental protection investments, integrating adaptation into health, agriculture and national security conceptions, at all government levels including local. Hyrdological and metereological information and assessment.
Funding
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Government of Malta Activities
| Governmental
| Europe
| Water resources
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Adaptation in the water sector (coastal zones) and development of new water management technologies.
Example projects
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Government of New Zealand Activities
| Governmental
| Asia-Pacific
| Water resources
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Financial support
| Partnerships with key sectors for water and coastal issues, biodiversity, maintaining public infrastructure (such as transport, telecommunications and energy supply), and primary production (ie, agriculture, including fostering appropriate land-use development and planning). Supporting and encouraging industries and communities in vulnerable sectors and regions to engage in early planning. Integrating adaptation into Flood Risk Management and the Sustainable Water Programme.
Climate Change Strategy
New Zealand's Climate Change Solutions, including adaptation
Sectoral Assessments and Strategies
Regional Assessments by indicator
Example projects
Tools
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Government of the United States Activities
| Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
North America
| Water resources
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Education and training
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Financial support
Education
| Integrating climate information into disaster relief management, training developing countries in climate adaption in the farming sector, reducing pacific island vulnerability to climate change, increasing knowledge on climate impacts and adaptation at regional level (Alaska, California, the Carolinas and others). Providing NASA observations to development planning through SERVIR. Thematic and sectoral programs at national level.
Example Projects
Research Publications
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Climate Change Adaptation and Integration into Integrated Water Resource Management (UNEP) | Governmental
Intergovernmental
| Caribbean and Central America
| Water resources
| Capacity building
Other
| Conducts context-specific adaptation training sessions for stakeholders. Develops and demonstrate tools for designing climate scenarios. Strengthens networks between sectors to facilitate knowledge and resource sharing.
Final Report
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Groundwater in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Food Security and Livelihoods (WMI) | Academic
Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
| Other
| Design a groundwater strategy for sub-Saharan Africa considering availability, sustainability and constraints of developing the resource as well as use and adaptation considerations. Country Reports
Papers
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Integrated and Sustainable Management of Transboundary Water Resources in the Amazon River Basin Considering Climate Variability and Change (UNEP) | Intergovernmental
| Small Island Developing States
South America
| Water resources
| Capacity building
Other
| Enhances transboundary cooperative river basin water resource management through technical-institutional mechanisms. Develops and disseminate knowledge on risk and strategies to address them.
Reports (Spanish)
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URAdapt - Managing Water in the Rural–Urban Interface: the key to climate change resilient cities | Academic
Non-Governmental
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Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
| Knowledge management
Other
| Develops hydrological scenarios, including impacts on planning and under changing conditions to advise decision-making. Engages stakeholders to exchange knowledge on climate-resilient cities.
Publication:
Looking upstream and down: Addressing climate change impacts in Accra and Addis Ababa
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Promoting Cooperation to Adapt to Climate Change in the Chu-Talas Transboundary Basin (UNDP) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
| Water resources
Other
| Communication and awareness raising
Knowledge management
Capacity building
| Develops scenarios and models on potential climate change impacts on water resources. Cooperative vulnerability and environmental impact assessments conducted and measures jointly agreed upon. |
Regional Coordination on Natural Resources Management and Capacity Building (WB) | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
| Capacity building
Other
Risk/vulnerability mapping
Communication and awareness raising
Knowledge management
| Development of regional knowledge of natural resources status and management options with the objective of reducing degradation and adapting to climate change.
Egypt - Second Phase Report |
Re-thinking Water Storage for Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (IWMI) | Academic
Non-Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Other
| Creates guidance documentation on the integration of climate change into planning and management of water in agriculture with a view to reducing risk and building resilience. |
Running Dry: Empowering poor people to manage water in arid and semi-arid lands (GWI) | Non-Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
| Other
| Implements community-based, gender-balanced integrated water resource management (IWRM) projects to provide safe water and improve overall wellbeing.
East Africa Accomplishments
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South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
| Capacity building
Other
| Platform for international cooperation to develop knowledge, investment and institutions relating to water resources at the basin level.
Report
2011 SAWI Annual Report |
Strengthening the Role of Civil Society in Water Governance in African Cities: Durban, Maputo, Nairobi (IDRC) | Academic
Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
Other
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
| Capacity building
Other
| Produces research on vulnerability, perception and institutional processes in relation to climate change. This informs the development of practical strategies to enhance resilience with a view to upscaling nationally.
Newsletter
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Sustainable Management of the Water Resources of the La Plata Basin with Respect to the Effects of Climate Variability and Change (UNEP) | Intergovernmental
| South America
| Water resources
| Capacity building
Other
| Produces a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Plan to ensure river basin development is socially and economically sustainable and can adapt to climate change. Will improve the capacity of countries and institutions to maintain these long-term.
Publications
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Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (MRC) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
| Capacity building
Communication and awareness raising
Knowledge management
Other
Risk/vulnerability mapping
| Conducts vulnerability assessment, awareness raising and capacity-building campaigns at community level and conduct pilot projects. Assists governments to integrate findings into policy frameworks for adaptation. Facilitates the development of a transboundary, regional adaptation strategy.
Programme Document
Climate Change Adaptation Initiative 2011-2015 |
Government of Germany - Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia | Governmental
| Asia-Pacific
| Water resources
| Communication and awareness raising
Capacity building
Knowledge management
Other
| Provides knowledge and training to develop sustainable and equitable water resource management for Central Asian countries. Established forums for international dialogue and knowledge exchange and experience. Provides financing for selected project actions.
Component:
Regional Dialogue and Cooperation in Water Resources Management
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Water and Sanitation Sector Responses to Climate Change Impact in Yunnan Province of China and Viet Nam (WB) | Intergovernmental
Private
| Asia-Pacific
| Water resources
| Other
| Conducts technical assessments on climate change potential, risk, vulnerabilities and impacts of two cities. Provides mitigation and adaptation recommendations and outreaches programmes to raise awareness of the need to, and benefits of, adaptation and associated costs.
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Government of United States - Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Infrastructure Program | Governmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Water resources
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Locates finance resources for infrastructure improvement and reform water and sanitation utilities to build efficiency, viability, security and service provision. Develops community health initiatives in line with water and sanitation programmes.
Project
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National Program of Potential Water Reserves for the Environment in Mexico (CONAGUA) | Governmental
| Caribbean and Central America
| Water resources
Terrestrial ecosystems
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Knowledge management
Financial support
| Collaborative partnership for determination and prioritization of water reserves to ensure ecosystems conservation. Provides the basis for declaration of basins as water reserves.
Publications
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