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Displaying 15 of about 32 resultsEcosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. This report presents the results of using our Framework for Assessing EbA Effectiveness at the Potato Park and the Indigenous Peoples Biocu…
IFRC discussion paper on resilience, June 2012:
This document presents IFRC's definition of and perspectives on resilience. It presents resilience as the ability of individuals, communities, organisations or countries exposed to disasters, crises and underlying vulnerabilities to anticipate, reduce the impact of, cope with, and recover from the effect…
Water Policy Research Highlight 02:
Holiyas (also known locally as bhungroos) are relative simple, locally applied, groundwater recharge and subsurface storage systems and may hold the potential to mitigate exposure and smallholder farmers to floods and droughts.
This document presents an overview of the IWMI-Tata Program, which assessed Holiyas and bh…
This case study describes the factors that have enabled 200,000–300,000 hectares of degraded land in Burkina Faso to be brought into productive use through the application of improved traditional farming techniques to conserve soil and water, measures that have also helped to mitigate the impacts of climate change on nutrition, food security and rural i…
This paper emphasizes that measures to increase climate change resilience must view food, energy, water and waste management systems as interconnected and mutually dependent. It encourages those involved in supporting climate change adaptation to draw from the existing strategies and knowledge of farmers and pastoralists worldwide in the development of…
This study evaluates the risk of climate change from the perspective of food security domain considering exposure to flood hazard. Climate change presents a considerable threat to food security of low-lying atoll nations in the Pacific including Tuvalu. It is projected to heavily impact agricultural and fishery sectors in Tuvalu, threatening food c…
UNU-EHS Working Paper Series, No. 9:
This article presents several multi-scale case studies from islands around the world to offer a historically informed review of the cultural, environmental, political and economic systems and influences on island resilience. The discussion then shifts to the current state of vulnerable island populations, ecosystems…
This document relates the findings of a research project which investigated indigenous dependence on marine resources and people’s perspectives on climate change and adaptation. A secondary objective of the project was to explore indigenous perspectives and preferences for aquaculture as an option in adapting to future climate change uncertainty and mar…
This report provides the findings of the Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) project baseline study in India. The study explored key trends in livelihoods and migration, food security, crop diversity and seed systems, climate change, and social capital, which provide the context for innovation. It explored biocultural innovations developed in…
This article focuses on drought risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies adopted by rural households to sustain their livelihood activities.
The overall objective was to understand the local household’s responses to the changing climate especially drought. The study was carried out in Chirumhanzu district in Zimbabwe and used a mixed meth…
This document presents a range of experiences, publications and organisations involved in the strategies used to build capacities for climate change adaptation in the Latin American region, by: (i) improving natural resource conservation; (ii) providing access to new technologies; (iii) capturing traditional knowledge and practices; and (iv) maintaining…
This policy brief summarizes lessons learned through Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform (AKP) about critical gaps in knowledge about climate change, adaptation and vulnerability, as well as how best to fill them.
It asserts that national-level knowledge about projected climate change impacts, sectoral implications, drivers of vulnerability, an…
This document addresses the mechanisms and policies that can be used to support improvements in generating, disseminating, and using climate information to respond to the direct effect that extreme climatic events, such as droughts and floods, as well as changes in the mean climate, have on crops and livestock and, thus, on people’s livelihoods. It pres…
This briefing deals with the importance of traditional knowledge in adapting agriculture to climate change for indigenous peoples and local communities. It states that researchers and policymakers agree that adapting agriculture to is a priority for ensuring future food security. It further asserts that traditional knowledge, crops and farming practices…
This publication contains abstracts (mainly in English, some in French) from papers presented at the fourth International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change which was held on 21-27 February 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Conference was structured around plenary and technical sessions on a variety of important subject areas…