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
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
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
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
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.
Eldis - Adaptation dossier	Academic	Africa and the Arab States Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States South America Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Education Knowledge management	Summarizing current thinking on climate adaptation issues with access to relevant and up to date resources and publications sorted according to theme or region. Example publications Climate resilient cities. A primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster risk management in East Asian cities Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in the development process in Uganda
Energy and Resource Institute Activities (TERI)	Academic Non-Governmental	Africa and the Arab States Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Education Communication and awareness raising	Conducting assessments of vulnerability and sharing these with local communities through an "Information Sharing System". Example publications Adaptation to Climate Change in the context of Sustainable Development
European Commission Joint Research Centre Activities (JRC)	Academic	Europe	Education and training	Education	The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides scientific support for the development and monitoring of European policies in the area of regional and global climate change, in particular through the assessment of climate change impacts and policy responses. Example Projects PESETA Project on Climate Change Impacts in Europe
Frontier Research Centre for Global Change Activities	Academic	All regions	Education and training	Education	Developing projections and predictions about future climate change.
Global Change Impact Studies Centre Activities	Governmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training	Education Training	Training researchers to participate in global climate science and providing impact assessments for Pakistan.
Google.org: Predict and Prevent	Private	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Education Financial support Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Identifying future disaster hot spots and enabling a rapid response in sub-Sahara Africa and Southeast Asia. Further documents Initiative Brief Financing Grants and Investments Outputs Google Earth: Climate Change in our World
International Research Institute for Climate and Society Activities (IRI)	Academic	Africa and the Arab States Asia-Pacific Small Island Developing States Least Developed Countries	Education and training	Education Communication and awareness raising	Providing climate monitoring, climate forecasts, IRI seasonal climate forecasts, numerical climate prediction tools, forecast methodologies, research and software tools in order to enable effective adaptation decision-making within specific sectors. Projects Index Insurance for Ethiopian Farmers Near Term Climate Change (NTCC) Development of Coupled Model Products Verification of Seasonal Climate Predictions Climate Predictability Tool (CPT) Development Climate Predictability of Extreme Floods in the United States Publications Database of Publications Designing Weather Insurance Contracts for Farmers in Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania Index Insurance for Climate Risk Management and Poverty Reduction Poverty Traps and Climate Risk: Limitations and Opportunities of Index Based Risk Financing
Arctic Council Activities	Governmental	Europe North America	Education and training	Education	Assessing the impacts of climate change in the Arctic region. Output ACIA Scientific Report
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Activities (CBD)	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Terrestrial ecosystems	Education	Web-based Guidance on the Integration of Biodiversity within Adaptation Planning. Gathering information and tools from a number of relevant partners. Databases Climate Change Database Publications CBD Technical Series No. 10: Interlinkages between biological diversity and climate change CBB Technical Series No. 25: Guidance for Promoting Synergy Among Activities Addressing Biological Diversity, Desertification, Land Degradation and Climate Change
Institute of Development Studies Activities (IDS)	Academic	Africa and the Arab States Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States South America	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Education	Disseminating information on community-based adaptation practices to catalyze further action.
International Commission of Large Dams Activities	Intergovernmental	All regions	Education and training Water resources	Education	Research on increasing resilience of dams to extreme events (flooding).
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: Centre on Global Change and Health Activities	Academic	All regions	Education and training Human health	Education	WHO collaborating research centre to contribute to the national, regional and global valuation of health impacts of climate change and improve knowledge of public policy responses to extreme weather events. Example Projects Global Burden of Disease Project Integrated Assessment of Health Risks of Environmental Stresses in Europe
Mountain Research Initiative	Academic	All regions	Education and training Tourism	Education	Developing strategies for detecting impacts of climate change in mountainous regions, defining the consequences of climate change for these regions and lowlands dependent on mountainous resources, and define proposals towards sustainable land, water and ressource management. Example outputs Third Global Change Research Networking Meeting for European Mountains MRI Africa contribution to the Mountain Forum Bulletin
Munich Climate Insurance Initiative	Private Non-Governmental	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Education and training	Education Knowledge management	Develops insurance-related solutions to climate change impacts and pilot-projects to implement these solutions. Publications Climate Insurance Library Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP): Microinsurance in Focus Notes Submissions to the AWG-LCA Insurance Instruments for Adapting to Climate Risks - A proposal for the Bali Action Plan
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