Wetlands International Activities

Integrating wetlands conservation and restoration into adaptation.

Sample leaflet
Understanding linkages between mangrove forests and livelihoods

Government of the Netherlands Activities

Strengthening coastal defences, increasing discharge capacity, subjecting planning to "water tests" and involving all climate-related sectors into adaptation work. Payments for ecosystem services.

Academic Assessment

• Scientific Assessment and Policy Analysis for Climate Change
• National Spatial Development Strategy
• Water Innovation Program (WINN)
  

Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (ORA) - República Argentina Activities

The ORA (Argentinian Bureau of Agriculture Risk) assesses the risks (agro-climatic, economic and market-associated) associated with agricultural activities, guides stakeholders and promotes the development of an insurance market for the sector.

ProVentium Consortium Activities

Integrating disaster risk reduction into development planning and financing as part of the Hyogo Framework for Action.

Example outputs

• Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance Notes for Development Organisations
• Manuals on community-based disaster risk reduction in Central America
• Web Portal on Synergies between adaptation and disaster risk reduction
• YouTube Channel on community-based adaptation

Sahara and Sahel Observatory Activities
(OSS)

Setting up regional networks, strengthening environmental surveillance and enhancing sound policy-making to combat desertification, enhance sustainable management of resources and mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Example projects

• ROSELT/OSS
• National Environmental Surveillance Mechanisms
  

Science and Development Network
(SciDev Net)

Disseminating knowledge on adaptation practices through regional networks, science communication websites and high-quality online publications through a web portal that relies adaptation publications by other organizations as well as own reporting.

Example showcased publications by third entities

• Human Rights Climate Compass (ICHRP)
• Political Science? Strengthening science–policy dialogue in developing countries
• Climate change in Africa: Linking science and policy for adaptation (Tyndall and IIED)

Example publications

• Approach to climate change 'needs radical rethink'

Stockholm Environment Institute Activities
(SEI)

Contributing to the development of "sustainability science" assessing the connections between nature and society. "Risk Livelihoods & Vulnerability" program to understand the sources of vulnerability in the socio-economic domains and connect this to the impacts of climate change.

Outputs

• Vulnerability Net
• CRistal - Community-Based Risk Screening Tool
• NAPAssess - Decision-Support Tool for NAPA-process

Projects

• Sanitation and Agriculture Project
• Improving Water Productivity and Reducing Water-Related Conflict in the Andes
  

State-Level adaptation programs in the US, for example

• Maryland Adaptation and Response Working Group
• Alaska Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Group

Publications

• Vulnerability in the context of post 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami recovery: Lessons for building more resilient coastal communities
• Poverty Reduction at Risk: An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty Alleviation Activities
• Effective use of climate science to improve adaptation in Africa
• Climate change and adaptation in African agriculture

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Activities

Analysing the potential and limits of adapting society to the impacts of climate change, including risk analysis, and helping organisations adapt.

Example Output
Conference: Living with climate change: are there limits to adaptation?

Example Publication
Business and Climate Change: Measuring and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Climate Change Science Program Activities
(EPA)

Disseminating information about the impacts of climate change to national stakeholders and the general public and acting as a relay for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program

Example Publications
Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study

UNEP Finance Initiative Activities
(UNEP FI)

Providing research, capacity-building, action-oriented publications and international conferences for private partners whilst helping the financial sector to establish linkages between sustainability, performance and the environment and adopt best environmental practice at all levels.

Example Output

• eLearning Course, Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Finance Sector

Example Publications

• Insuring for Sustainability: Why and how the leaders are doing it
• Narrowing the gap: A survey of the barriers and drivers to commercial microfinance in Africa

United Nations Environment Programme - GRID-Arendal Activities

Supporting informed decision-making through environmental information management and assessment; capacity building services; outreach and communication tools, methodologies and products.

Example publication
In Dead Water - Merging of Climate Change With Pollution, Over-Harvest, and Infestations in the World's Fishing Grounds

United Nations University Activities
(UNU)

Research and development of tools for disaster risk assessment, dry lands and water basin management, and hydrosphere management.

Example tools

Multi-hazard Risk Assessment

University of Cape Town - Climate Systems Analysis Group Activities

Providing scientific knowledge of climate change for a non-scientific audience especially in Southern Africa and disseminating this information to national policy-makers.

Example publications
Coping with Multiple Stresses in Rural South Africa

Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean Activities
(CATHALAC)

Training and education on regional water management.

Example outputs
PortalGIS: Mesoamerica and the Caribbean

World Bank Activities

Project and analytical work, development of tools for climate data dissemination and mapping as well as screening for climate risk to projects, and pilot insurance programs for protection against weather climate. Outputs include: screening tool 'ADAPT', guidance booklets and knowledge products with a regional focus. Project funding.

Funding

• Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
• Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF)
  Strategic Climate Fund

Consultations

• Towards a Strategic Framework on Climate Change and Development for the World Bank Group

Example Publications

• Can China Continue Feeding Itself? The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture - Full Report
• Integrating Seasonal Forecasts and Insurance for Adaptation Among Subsistence Farmers: the Case of Malawi
• Capacity Development Resource Centre

UNESCO - World Heritage Centre Activities
(UNESCO)

Assessing the impacts of climate change on World Heritage sites and implementing pilot projects for adaptation at developing country world heritage sites.

Example Reports

• Predicting and Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage Sites
• Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage

Strategies
Strategy to Assist States Parties to Implement Management Responses

World Meteorological Organization Activities
(WMO)

Information on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources. Weather forecasts and warning.

Example outputs

• Tropical Cyclones and severe weather
• Meteoalarm

World Tourism Organization Activities
(UNWTO)

Carrying out extensive research, capacity building and technical assistance activities, advocating the sustainable development of tourism in international and national policy processes, with climate change dealt with as a priority issue.

Outputs
Tourism and Climate Exchange

Example Publications

• Climate Change and Tourism – Responding to Global Challenges
• Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector
  

International Food Policy Research Institute Activities
(IFPRI)

Analysing interlinkages between agriculture, climate-change and pro-poor growth, including through the analysis of farm-level adaptation strategies, the analysis of possible impacts of climate change in line with various post-2012 regimes, and innovative sources of financing for adaptation in the agriculture sector.

Programme Description
Climate Change - Minimizing the Risks and Maximizing the Benefits for the Poor

Academic Assessments

• How can African Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change? Insights from Ethiopia and South Africa
• Climate Change in the Context of Asia: Pro-Poor Adaptation, Risk Management, and Mitigation Strategies

Local Coping Strategies at the Farm Level in Ethipia and South Africa

• The Impact of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Water and Food Outcomes: A Framework for Analysis
• 20 Case Studies

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Working Group II
(IPCC WG-2)

IPCC Working Group II assesses the scientific, technical, environmental, economic and social aspects of the vulnerability (sensitivity and adaptability) to climate change.

Publications

• IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
• The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Programme Activities
(UNESCO)

Strategizing an integrated multidisciplinary programme capable of offering Member States capacity-building and technical advice to design and implement evidence-based policies and projects at the local, national, regional and global levels, drawing on two principal pillars: a) the sound and unbiased generation and use of data, information and research concerning climate change (the knowledge base); and b) the application of educational tools, specific sectoral measures and public awareness activities. This strategy aims to assist Member States to: build and maintain a requisite knowledge base; help adaptation to the impacts of climate change; and strengthen sustainable development.
Helping countries build their capacity to cope with disasters; it provides a forum for governments to work together, and it provides scientific and practical advice in disaster reduction.

Strategies
Draft Strategy for Action on Climate Change
Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Programme

BASIC project

Strengthening the institutional capacity of key developing countries to undertake analytical work to determine what kind of national and international climate change policies best fit within their circumstance and priorities, strengthening the bottom-up approach to international climate negotiations.

Final Report
Strengthening the capacity of developing countries to prepare for and participate in negotiations on future actions under the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol

Publications

• Building and Strengthening Institutional Capacity on Climate Change
• Lessons Learnt for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment from India’s First National Communication
• Handbook of Current and Next Generation Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Tools
• Vulnerability to Drought, Cyclones and Floods in India
• Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Management, and Linkages with Climate Change Adaptation
• Final Report of the International Workshop on Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change, From Practice to Policy

Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
(CCCCC)

Coordinating the Caribbean region's response to climate change, acting as a clearing house for regional climate change data, and providing climate change-related policy advice and guidelines to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States through the CARICOM Secretariat. Implementing community-level projects, offering training and consultancy services for climate change programmes.

Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre Activities
(ADPC)

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

European Environment Agency Activities
(EEA)

Assessing regional impacts of climate change, including various sectors such as water and tourism, cost-benefit analysis and continous monitoring.

Publications

• Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Europe
• Impacts of Europe's Changing Climate - 2008 Indicator-Based Report