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
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.
Regional Initiative for Smallholder Agriculture Adaptation to Climate Change in the Indian Ocean Islands (IOC)	Academic Governmental Non-Governmental Private	Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Capacity building Communication and awareness raising Knowledge management Other	Supports information and technology exchange and training. Develops database of best practices, references and partners for practitioners. Raises awareness and improves operational skills to build capacity in small-scale farming operations to adapt to climate change.
Biodiversity International project - Seeds for Needs	Non-Governmental	Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Other	Pre-selects crops and seed varieties that are likely to perform well in changing conditions to minimise the impacts of climate change and achieve food security. Project Helping women farmers in ethiopia adapt to climate change
Support Fund for Local Adaptation Strategies (IDRC)	Governmental Non-Governmental	Least Developed Countries	Other	Capacity building	Provides funding to community-based organisations to support adaptation knowledge building at the local level. Publications
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
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 StartClim 2nd ERA-Net CRUE Funding Initiative for Research in Flood Risk Management Environmental technology
Government of Belgium Activities	Governmental	Europe	Oceans and coastal areas Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Water resources	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Education	Integrating adaptation into water management at sub-regional levels, including Walloon and Brussels. Example strategies Sigma Plan for flood protection and control Research practices Experiments
European Commission Activities (EC)	Intergovernmental Governmental	Europe Least Developed Countries Africa and the Arab States Small Island Developing States	Terrestrial ecosystems Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Water resources	Knowledge management Financial support Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Education	Integrating adaptation into existing community policies, funding instruments and research and expanding the knowledge base on adaptation, as well as integrating European society into future adaptation actions. Strategy Green Paper on Adaptation in Europe Open Consultation EU Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction in Developing Countries Example legislation Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection EU Forest Action Plan Example activities ADAM Consortium European Climate Change Program Funding Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA)
European Environment Agency Activities (EEA)	Intergovernmental Governmental	Europe	Terrestrial ecosystems Oceans and coastal areas Tourism Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Education Communication and awareness raising Training	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
Government of Germany Activities	Governmental	Europe	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Terrestrial ecosystems Oceans and coastal areas	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Education Knowledge management	Generating additional knowledge on climate change adaptation at regional and national levels, better coastal zone management, protecting biodiversity, disaster preparedness and improving spatial planning. Strategies National Strategy for Integrated Coastal Zone Management Networking Actors on Biodiversity National Assessment High-Resolution Impact Study Regional Impact studies Brandenburg Baden-Wuertemmberg
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
ESPACE project	Governmental	Europe	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Integrating adaptation into spatial planning with a focus on water management, faciliating the exchange of knowledge between the project partners through workshops. Online ressources ESPACE library
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 Cyprus Activities	Governmental	Europe	Education and training Water resources Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Oceans and coastal areas	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Combatting water shortage through better water management and desalination plants and new and improved irrigation techniques. Academic Assessments Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in the Eastern Mediterranean
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
Government of Finland Activities	Governmental	Europe	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Water resources	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Education	Implementing adaptation as part of the National Adaptation Strategy in the Water Sector (better water management and increased dam discharge capacity), agriculture, transport and forestry with a long-term view of integrating adaptation into all national planning. Research Programs Climate Change Adaptation Research Program ISTO
Government of France Activities	Governmental	Europe	Human health Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Water resources Education and training	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Education Training	Adaptation plans at national and regional level, sectoral action and improved response capacity to extreme events like heat waves. Improved research on climate change impacts and prediction. Research Programs National Observatory on Climate Change Impacts Action Programs Plan Canicule for heatwave response
Hadley Centre for Climate Change Activities	Governmental	Europe	Education and training	Communication and awareness raising Education	Providing weather projections and early warning on extreme weather events, providing weather data sets. Outputs and Databases Google Earth Climate Projections DataPoint Climate Monitoring and Datasets
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 VAHAVA project The new Vásárhelyi Plan
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
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 Preparing For A Climate Change In Northern Ireland MarClim project on Biodiversity and Climate Change in cooperation with UK
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 CLIMAGRI - Climate Change and Agriculture National Conference on Climate Change Meteo-Hyrodological Forecast and Observations for improved Water Resource Management in the Alps
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 Latvian Environmental Protection Fund Latvian Environmental Investment Fund Protection and Management of Coastal Habitats in Latvia Risk Management Conception in Agriculture
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 PRODIM Water and Drought Management INWATERMAN Water Management in Agriculture
Government of the Netherlands Activities	Governmental	Europe	Education and training Water resources Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Oceans and coastal areas	Education Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Financial support	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)
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