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Compendium on methods and tools to evaluate impacts of, and vulnerability and adaptation to, climate
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Climate change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptation
assessment (CEDRA) by Tearfund
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Description
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CEDRA helps agencies working in developing countries to access and understand the science of
climate change and environmental degradation and compare this with local community experience of
environmental change. Climate change cannot be addressed in isolation from environmental
degradation as the two are very closely inter-linked. CEDRA takes a risk management approach to
prioritizing hazards to address.
CEDRA guides users through developing their own adaptation responses and includes integrating
Disaster Risk Reduction responses as relevant existing forms of adaptation. It also links with
other related issues such as food security and water stress. CEDRA encourages participation of the
local community in developing adaptation responses.
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Appropriate Use
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Using CEDRA, agencies can prioritize which environmental hazards may pose a risk to their existing
projects and project locations, enabling them to make decisions to adapt some projects, stop doing
some projects or start new ones.
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Scope
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Areas impacted by climate and other environmental change, whether these have “slow onset”
or “rapid onset” impacts.
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Key Output
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A completed CEDRA report making recommendations to amending an agencies project portfolio to
“climate proof” it and implement new adaptation projects. Also a district or national
adaptation plan. Also a district or national dissemination plan – to share findings with other
agencies.
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Key Input
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Agencies need to work with other agencies (e.g. NGOs, academia, local and national government, UN) in
implementing CEDRA, to determine local, district and national impacts and adaptation
strategies.
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Ease of Use
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Minimal. However, experience of working in development is essential, and experience working in
agriculture, water and sanitation, construction and/or community participatory approaches are
beneficial.
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Training Required
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Training is usually required. However, it is a structured logical process that can be followed by
people experienced in working on climate change or environmental degradation adaptation.
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Training Available
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Tearfund have developed a training course and are rolling this out including training of
trainers.
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Computer Requirements
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Access to the internet is desirable but not essential. Internet access would facilitate research of
climate change and environmental degradation impacts – past and projected.
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Documentation
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CEDRA is a document – a structured logical process. http://tilz.tearfund.org/Topics/Environmental+Sustainability/CEDRA.htm
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Applications
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Applies to projects of all sectors.
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Contacts for Framework, Documentation, Technical Assistance
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mike.wiggins@tearfund.org
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Cost
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Free to download and use. Hard copies can be requested from Tearfund, with a suggested (not
mandatory) donation of £10.
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