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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
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
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
Adaptation for Smallholders to Climate Change (AdapCC)	Private Governmental	Africa and the Arab States Caribbean and Central America Least Developed Countries South America	Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Business	Capacity building Other	Facilitates the integration of adaptation strategies into small scale tea and coffee production. Provides practical training, knowledge sharing and partnership development with the goal of diversifying income, building resilience and promoting ecosystem sustainability. Reports Coffee growing in Nicaragua Mexico Mas Café Case Study Peru Case Study Kenya Case Study Uganda Case Study Tanzania Case Study Nicaraguan Case Study
Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre Activities (ADPC)	Non-Governmental	Asia-Pacific	Education and training Transport, infrastructure and human settlements Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Communication and awareness raising Knowledge management Training	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
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
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 Regional Impacts of Climate Change: Four Case Studies in the United States Adaptation to Climate Change: International Policy Options
Zambezi Valley Development Initiative	Non-Governmental	Africa and the Arab States	Education and training Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries Water resources	Knowledge management Communication and awareness raising	Develeping an indigeneous knowledge bank and consulting on sustainable development in the region for self-help projects. Identifying and assessing human (social) and ecological vulnerability impacted by increasing climate dynamics, identifying and planning strategic action to adapt to the threats posed by this vulnerability. Sectoral focus on food security, energy scarcity and sustainable development. Projects Climate vulnerability and adaptation in the Upper Zambezi Valley – ‘Lyambai Vulnerability and Adaptation’ (LYVA) project
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.
Climate Institute Activities	Non-Governmental	North America		Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	The Climate Institute mobilizes policy-makers and experts to adapt to the impacts of climate change through public policy. Projects Florida Adaptation & Protection Program
International Institute for Environment & Development Activities	Non-Governmental	Least Developed Countries	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Education and training	Communication and awareness raising Training Education	Enhancing capacity in developing countries and increasing climate - sustainable development linkages. Supporting greater CDM usage by developing countries. Example projects: Capacity strengthening in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC) Adapting Cities to Climate Change Workshops to Strengthen the Capacity of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to Negotiate and Implement the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol
International Water Management Institute Activities	Non-Governmental	All regions	Education and training Water resources Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Education Communication and awareness raising	Part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), IWMI is a non-profit organization aiming to improve the management of land and water resources for food, livelihoods and nature through the dissemination of knowledge for water, food and environment.
LEAD International Activities	Non-Governmental	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Knowledge management Training	Training programs and international leadership networks for sustainable development. Example Trainings UNDP UNEP Leadership and Skills Training for PEI Champions Example Projects Bali Darwin Initiative
Livelihoods connect	Non-Governmental	All regions	Education and training	Knowledge management Training	Promoting knowledge sharing, collaboration and advocacy for promoting sustainable livelihoods, including in adaptatation to climate change. Example project Community drought mitigation project
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development	Non-Governmental	Africa and the Arab States	Terrestrial ecosystems	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Builds on local initiatives to capitalize on renewable natural ressources to improve sustainable livelihoods. Example project Adaptation to Climate Change and Human Health under the CLACC Project
Wetlands International Activities	Non-Governmental	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Water resources	Education	Integrating wetlands conservation and restoration into adaptation. Sample leaflet Understanding linkages between mangrove forests and livelihoods
World Agroforestry Centre Activities	Non-Governmental	All regions	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries	Knowledge management Training Pilot adaptation programmes/projects Education Communication and awareness raising	Steering agroforestry from capacity-building and knowledge exchange through to implementation at national and community levels. Example projects Alternatives to Slash and Burn (ASB) Rewarding Upland Poor for Environmental Services (RUPES) West Africa Dry Lands Management African Highlands Initiative
ProVentium Consortium Activities	Non-Governmental	Africa and the Arab States Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries Small Island Developing States South America	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Education Training Knowledge management	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
The Nature Conservancy Activities	Non-Governmental	North America Asia-Pacific	Terrestrial ecosystems Oceans and coastal areas	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Adapting key ecosystems to the impacts of climate change and pushing for public policy supporting adaptation of nature. Example Projects Coral Reefs Alpine Meadows in China
The Netherlands Climate Assistance Programme	Non-Governmental	Africa and the Arab States Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries South America	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning	Communication and awareness raising Training Education	Assisting developing countries in drafting strategies to respond to the impacts of climate change, as well as bringing these into the UNFCCC process. Example output West Africa Writeshop on Climate Change and Water Management in West Africa
weADAPT Collaborating group on climate adaptation	Non-Governmental	All regions	Education and training	Knowledge management	Engaging adaptation professionals into developing a common knowledge base for adaptation.
World Conservation Union Activities (IUCN)	Non-Governmental	Africa and the Arab States	Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning Water resources Terrestrial ecosystems	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Building the capacity of natural ecosystems to adapt to climate change (coral reefs, river basins). Example publication Ecosystems, Livelihoods and Disasters - An Integrated Approach to Disaster Risk Management Climate Change and Development Project
World Resources Institute - Vulnerability & Adaptation database	Non-Governmental	All regions	Education and training	Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	135 examples of adaptation projects sorted according to various geographical and procedural criteria. Synthesis publication Weathering the Storm: Options for Framing Adaptation and Development
World Wildlife Fund International Activities (WWF)	Non-Governmental	All regions	Education and training Water resources	Knowledge management Training Pilot adaptation programmes/projects	Developing and implementing resistance projects with stakeholder groups, including local communities, national, regional and local government agencies, WWF national organisations and other local conservation and research groups (universities, climate institutes, ecologists, conservation biologists, hydrologists and others). Example publications Defending nature against climate change BUYING TIME - User manual for resistance and resilience building Case Studies and Publications Water for life: Lessons for climate change adaptation from better management of rivers for people and nature, Overview Water for life: Lessons for climate change adaptation from better management of rivers for people and nature, Part 1 Water for life: Lessons for climate change adaptation from better management of rivers for people and nature, Part 2
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 Rainwater harvesting in Zimbabwe Coping with climate change in Nepal
Rockefeller Foundation Activities	Non-Governmental	Asia-Pacific North America	Transport, infrastructure and human settlements	Financial support Knowledge management Training Communication and awareness raising	Creating robust action models of climate change resilience for poor and vulnerable people; Funding, promoting, and disseminating those models; Increasing pressure on funders, practitioners, and policy-makers to support increased funding and action for climate change resilience for poor and vulnerable people. Projects Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network Strengthening Food Security: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
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