Evaluating Adaptation

Climate Change Media Partnership

Internews, Panos and IIED have joined forces to support developing world journalism and perspectives from the heart of the international climate negotiations.

Supporting Adaptation to Climate Change: What role for Official Development Assistance?

Jessica M. Ayers and Saleemul Huq

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has instigated several funding mechanisms in an attempt to meet adaptation needs in developing countries, however these funds have been heavily criticised by both the development and academic communities for being both fiscally and technically inadequate.

Sustainable Development Opinion Biodiversity, climate change and poverty: exploring the links

Hannah Reid and Krysyna Swiderska

Biodiversity, povery and the impacts of climate change are inextricable linked.  This paper explores the connectivity and shows how conserving biodiversity can help natural systems and vulnerable people cope with a shifting climate. Translated into Spanish and French.

Tiempo

Read the Special Issue on Community-based Adaptation, featuring 'Adaptation in the Arctic', 'Increased Resilience in Nepal', 'Community Action in Nepal' and 'Adaptation in South Asia'.

Up in Smoke

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Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation

Our projects seek to work alongside stakeholders and decision makers to find out what works, building up a picture of successful adaptation initiatives, so we can scale up community based adaptation where appropriate, share good practice and raise awareness about adaptation needs in Least Developed Countries.

Projects include:

 

Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Least Developed Countries

The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are a group of 49 of the world's poorest countries.

Wood products, climate change and sustainable livelihoods

Sustainable use of wood products could help mitigate climate change, but better understanding of the costs and benefits are still needed.

Development and Climate: Bridging the gap Between National Development Policies and Dealing with Climate Change

The project focuses on two priority areas of sustainable development for developing countries

Climate change and development: a consultation on key researchable issues

The project team conducted a consultation exercise to identify priority research and policy issues for the most vulnerable countries and communities in different regions in the South.

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