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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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Practical Action Activities
| Non-Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
South America
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Water resources
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Engaging into practical action at community level to assist very vulnerable people in adaptation.
Additional UNFCCC resources
Local Coping Strategies Database
Example projects
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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
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Piloting Climate Change Adaptation to Protect Human Health (UNDP) | Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Africa and the Arab States
Small Island Developing States
| Human health
Other
| Capacity building
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Establishes climate change and health early warning systems and develops capacity of institutions to manage climate change health risks. Pilots preventive measures in health risk areas to reduce vulnerability.
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Pilot Projects on Uses of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to put Strategic Plans into Action to Promote Sustainable Use and Management of Land for Adaptation to Climate Variability (FAO) | Intergovernmental
| Least Developed Countries
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Other
| Implements pilot projects with farmers to enhance food productivity and livelihood stability. Builds capacity of farmers to maintain measures through training in technologies to reduce their vulnerability. |
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
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Partners for Resilience | Non-Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Asia-Pacific
Caribbean and Central America
Least Developed Countries
| Other
| Capacity building
Communication and awareness raising
Knowledge management
| Nine country programme integrating disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and ecosystem management and restoration. Conducts co-operative risk management actions with governments and other agencies to reduce vulnerability to disasters and climate change and build livelihood resilience.
Leaflet:
A new partnership for resilience
Additional information
2012 Workshop Report
Project
Climate Proof Disaster Risk Reduction
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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
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Pacific Mangroves Initiative (IUCN) | Non-Governmental
| Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
| Oceans and coastal areas
Other
| Capacity building
Other
| Enhances national data and climate scenario information and develops mangrove and ecosystem management tools for the implementation of management actions. Conducts awareness raising and capacity development programmes with the goal of building resilience and sustainable livelihoods.
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PACC: Pacific Islands Adaptation to Climate Change Project (UNDP and SPREP) | Governmental
Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Oceans and coastal areas
Water resources
| Capacity building
Other
| Facilitates the implementation of climate considerations into policy and provide demonstrations of vulnerability to climate change reduction measures. Designs long-term frameworks for addressing future changes.
Documents:
Reports:
PACC Country Reports
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Activities
(OECD) | Intergovernmental
| All regions
Europe
North America
| Education and training
| Education
Communication and awareness raising
Training
| OECD both assesses costs and benefits of various climate adaptation options and contributes to the integration of climate change considerations into national development planning.
Example publications
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Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (ORA) - República Argentina Activities
| Governmental
| South America
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Education and training
| Education
| 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. |
Natural Disaster Preparedness for Coastal Cities of North Africa (WB) | Intergovernmental
| Africa and the Arab States
| Other
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
Oceans and coastal areas
| Other
Risk/vulnerability mapping
| Produces action plan of measures to lower potential loss from extreme events.
Projects
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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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National Implementing Entity of the Climate Change Adaptation Fund in Mexico (ENI Mexico) | Governmental
Intergovernmental
| Caribbean and Central America
| Water resources
| Financial support
| A mechanism to finance concrete climate change adaptation projects and programs in vulnerable areas.
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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
Submissions to the AWG-LCA
Insurance Instruments for Adapting to Climate Risks - A proposal for the Bali Action Plan
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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
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Modernization Program of the National Meteorological Service (MoMet) (SMN) | Intergovernmental
Governmental
| Caribbean and Central America
| Water resources
| Knowledge management
Financial support
Other
| The World Bank-funded programme has been based on an institutional diagnosis and proposed strategic plan for the national meteorological service carried out by the WMO aimed at modernization over a 6-year period.
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Modeling the Transformative Impacts and Costs of Sea Level Rise in the Caribbean (Caribsave) | Non-Governmental
| Least Developed Countries
| Other
| Other
| Calculates economic impacts of climate change to be used in vulnerability reduction planning and investment.
Report:
Quantification and Magnitude of Losses and Damages Resulting from the Impacts of Climate Change
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Mitigating the Impact of Climate Change on Rice Disease Resistance in East Africa (AfricaRice) | Academic
| Least Developed Countries
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Other
| Conducts research to establish rice gene varieties that are more resistant to disease for use by breeders. Models to predict the behaviour of pathogens in various climate scenarios designed to inform on future measures required to protect rice. |
Michigan State University - CLIP project | Academic
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
| Other
| Building on prior research this project assesses the nature and magnitude of climate and land use interactions in East Africa. Developed high resolution models based on case study data which can be upscaled to the regional level.
Researches
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Managing Uncertainty: Innovation systems for coping with climate variability and change (ICRISAT) | Academic
Non-Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Other
| Produces research on the direct and indirect impacts of climate change, develops a system for knowledge exchange to mainstream climate risk management research. |
Managing Risk, Reducing Vulnerability and Enhancing Productivity under a Changing Climate (IDRC) | Governmental
| Africa and the Arab States
Least Developed Countries
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Capacity building
Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
| Generates vulnerability to drought knowledge in Africa to inform decision-making tools aimed at reducing this vulnerability.
Country Report:
Sudan |
Management of Flash Floods: Capacity building and awareness raising in the Hindu Kush Himalayas (ICIMOD) | Governmental
Intergovernmental
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Other
| Capacity building
| Created an inventory of glaciers and glacial lakes and identified lakes at risk of bursting. Conducts workshops and training on flash flood risk management with the aim of reducing vulnerability and poverty through sustainable development. |
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
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London Mayor Activities
| Governmental
| Europe
| Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
| Pilot adaptation programmes/projects
Education
Training
| Identifying the main climate impacts likely to affect London, establishing the current risk baseline and analyzing the impact of climate change on the probability of key natural hazards, such as flooding and drought. Implementing risk-management actions to prevent, prepare, respond and recover. Adjusting London's water infrastructure to climate risk.
Strategies
London Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (Draft)
Stakeholder Groups
London Climate Change Partnership |
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