Sustainable Management of the Water Resources of the La Plata Basin with Respect to the Effects of Climate Variability and Change (UNEP)

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

• Strategic Action Program for the Binational Basin of the Bermejo River
• Integrated Management Program for the Binational Basin of the Bermejo River
  

TACC: Territorial Approach to Climate Change (UN)

Engages with local government to improve access to climate science and resources and develop climate strategies and plans for their area. Designs a framework for cross-sectoral dialogue to address climate change.

• Awareness Raising Efforts
• Green, Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Development Strategies
  

The Economics of Climate Change in Central America–Phase II (UN-CEPAL)

Country-specific assessments of the economic and social costs resulting from projected physical damages if climate change adaptation measures are not adopted. Develops appropriate adaptation mechanisms and encourages a low-carbon economy.                                               

Project document
The economics of climate change

Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (MRC)

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

Utilization of Potato Genetic Diversity as Tool to Adaptation to Climate Change (IADB)

Adapts potato production systems to increase resiliency under climate change. Contributes to mitigation plans for high Andes communities.

Document (Spanish)
Regional plan of operations

Water and Adaptation Intervention in Central and West Asia (ADB)

Develops knowledge and models on potential climate change impacts in the Amu Darya and Syr Darya river basins. Conducts cross-scale risk assessments and risk management plans incorporating adaptation considerations.

Water and Sanitation Sector Responses to Climate Change Impact in Yunnan Province of China and Viet Nam (WB)

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.
 

Regional Policy Dialog (RPD) on Water and Climate Change Adaptation in the Americas (RDP)

Multi-stakeholder platform that enhances water-based climate change adaptation by formulating policy recommendations, drawing up of inventory of water and climate change adaptaton actions, organization of events.

Presentations

• Water and climate change in the Americas
• Inventory on water adaptation
• Local adaptation plans

Dialogs for Water and Climate Change (D4WCC) (CONAGUA)

Multilateral partnership aiming to raise awareness of the importance of water resources management for climate change adaptation and provide platform for knowledge sharing and generating common understanding.

Output

• Regional position paper on water-based adaptation to climate change
• Message of the Synthesis Team

Modernization Program of the National Meteorological Service (MoMet) (SMN)

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.

• World Bank Project Data

Government of Australia Activities

Increasing scientific knowledge of climate change impacts at regional and national level, enhancing adaptation through national policies, disaster risk reduction work and partnerships with the private sector. Concrete adaptation action in the agricultural sector, human settlements, coastal zones, biodiversity and health.

Climate Knowledge at the Regional Level (Pacific)

• Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change
• Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project
• Pacific Islands Climate Prediction Project
• Building Robust and Reliable Data Monitoring Infrastructure for Climate Change Monitoring Project
• Pacific Vulnerability and Adaptation Initiative

National and Sub-national Strategies

• Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability - Promoting an Efficient Adaptation Response in Australia
• National Climate Change Adaptation Framework
• Regional Assessments and Initiatives
• Climate Change in the Carins and Great Barrier Reef Region
• NSW Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Research Programme
• Victorian Climate Change Adaptation Programme
• A National Plan for Water Security
  

Public-Private Partnership
Climate Change Impacts and Risk Management: A Guide for Business and Government

Sectoral Action

• The Framework for Future Natural Resource Management Programmes
• National Biodiveristy and Climate Change Action Plan
• Great Barrier Reef Climate Change Response Programme
• National Agriculture and Climate Change Action Plan
  

Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre

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

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

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 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

Government of Germany Activities

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

ESPACE project

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

Government of Cyprus Activities

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

Government of Finland Activities

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

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

Global Change Impact Studies Centre Activities

Training researchers to participate in global climate science and providing impact assessments for Pakistan.

Hadley Centre for Climate Change Activities

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

Disseminating information on adaptation practice and adjusting river basin management to climate.

Example projects

• VAHAVA project
• The new Vásárhelyi Plan

Arctic Council Activities

Assessing the impacts of climate change in the Arctic region.

Output
ACIA Scientific Report

Government of Ireland Activities

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