PDF, Case Study, 5.3 MB, 72 pps
ID: 016
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An Assessment of Water Security, Development, and Climate Change in Iloilo, Philippines, and the Tigum-Aganan Watershed
February 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework
Description:
This report details a water security and climate risk
assessment that USAID performed in Iloilo, Philippines, and the surrounding
Tigum-Aganan Watershed. In Iloilo, climate impacts such as floods, intense
storms, droughts, and changes in temperatures and precipitation will interact
with existing water security stressors to adversely affect the population. The
report provides a case study demonstrating how to incorporate USAID’s
Climate-resilient Development Framework into water sector planning for
infrastructure projects, monitoring programs, and governance decisions. The
report also covers assessment methods; ways to translate an assessment into
adaptation options; and how to evaluate options according to criteria, such as
effectiveness, feasibility, and cost.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, adaptive technology, disaster response, innovative governance, protection, adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, temperature changes, Asia, agriculture, coastal, infrastructure, tourism, water
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PDF, Technical Report, 7.9 MB, 163 pps
ID: 036
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Climate Change and Water: An Annex to the
USAID Climate-Resilient Development Framework
January 2015
CCRD Program(s): Climate-Resilient Development Framework
Description:
As an annex to the
USAID climate-resilient development framework, this technical publication
provides water managers and development practitioners with a comprehensive yet
succinct summary of climate vulnerability and change and the challenges it
poses for freshwater resources and development. It further provides key
strategies for adapting to climate and non-climate stressors. Appendix A
provides documentation on several adaptation actions within an integrated water
resources management context. The publication also suggests resources for
further reading and provides information briefs on various international
adaptation projects, including: improving water distribution (Ethiopia),
capturing airport runway runoff (Marshall Islands), canal improvement to ensure
irrigation (Afghanistan), grey water (Jordan), reclaiming water (Namibia and
Singapore), wastewater recycling and desalination (Middle East and North
Africa), water supply and demand (India), limiting fertilizer use (Nicaragua and
Guatemala), wetlands restoration (Iraq), rethinking leather production
(Zimbabwe), protecting coastal zones and assessing freshwater resources
(Tanzania), elevating homes (Bangladesh), disaster preparation and warning
(Mozambique), preventing flooding (Honduras and India), microfinance and
insurance (Haiti), restoring wetlands (China), institutional support and
strengthening program (Jordan), training for local stakeholders (Kenya),
enhancing transparency and accountability (Zambia), educating stakeholders
(Mexico), trans-boundary diagnostic analysis (Angola, Namibia, Botswana),
integrating water governance (Panama), coordinating water management (Uganda),
and coordinating information sharing (Mekong River Basin).
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, adaptive technology, disaster
response, innovative governance, protection, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise,
temperature changes, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Africa, Asia, Latin
America/Caribbean, Middle East, agriculture, health,
infrastructure, natural resources management, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 440 KB, 2pps
ID: 060, B2 | Climate Change Resilient Development
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate Services, National Adaptation Planning and Implementation
Description:
This fact sheet provides an overview of USAID's CCRD project, as
envisioned at the beginning of the project. CCRD activities increase the
resilience of people, assets, and livelihoods to climate change impacts
by integrating adaptation strategies into the broader development
agenda and inducing donors, governments, and the private sector to
invest in cost-effective adaptive strategies. The CCRD program focuses
on three areas, providing: 1) support to USAID Bureaus and Missions
through the development and dissemination of guidance, training, and
capacity-building to strengthen the agency’s portfolio of adaptation
projects, as well as the mainstreaming of climate concerns into other
programs and projects; 2) coordination and support for activities
related to U.S. Government climate change programs, including the
Adaptation Partnership and Partnership Workshops programs; and 3)
technical leadership in emerging areas of climate vulnerability and
adaptation that need further innovation, including glaciers and
mountains, climate services, and climate-resilient long-term planning.
Related Topics:
Extreme weather events, glacial events, precipitation changes, sea
level rise, temperature changes, agriculture, coastal, health,
infrastructure, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 1.1 MB, 2pps
ID: 061, B2 | The Climate Impacts Decision Support Tool: Integrating Climate Information into Land-Use Decisions in Vietnam
May 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS)
Description: This fact sheet describes the use of the Climate
Impacts Decision Support Tool (CIMPACT-DST) in the coastal city of Hue,
Vietnam. Hue is subject to significant flooding each year. With a
changing climate, population growth, and economic development, the city
is concerned about the effect that flooding could have on the city's
tourism, public health, and infrastructure. Working with local partners,
USAID collected local climate, geospatial, and climate vulnerability
data for use with CIMPACT-DST to improve resilience in Hue’s urban
planning, infrastructure siting, and design. USAID also conducted
training for locals on how to use, manage, and update the tool. USAID
developed an expanded version of CIMPACT-DST for use in other Vietnamese
cities.
Related Topics: Adaptive technology, precipitation changes, sea level rise, Asia, coastal, infrastructure
| PDF, Guidance Document, 24.7 MB, 34pps
ID: 062, B2 | Climate Impacts Decision-Support Tool USER GUIDE, updated August 2013
August 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS)
Description: This guidance document describes how to use the Climate
Impacts Decision Support Tool (CIMPACT-DST). The document is organized
into four sections: 1) quick step guide – basic steps for using the
tool; 2) tool overview – introduction to the tool's conceptual and
structural framework; 3) getting started – checklist to prepare for best
use of the tool; and 4) the tool – step-by-step, detailed instructions
on how to use the tool. The document provides the knowledge and capacity
to discern situations in which CIMPACT-DST should be used, identify and
gather needed information, navigate and complete the tool's required
inputs, and understand and use the tool's outputs.
Related Topics: Adaptive technology, precipitation changes, sea level rise, infrastructure
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PDF, Technical Report, 2.8 MB, 54 pps
ID: 055, B2 | Climate Vulnerabilities and Development in Burkina Faso and Niger: Background Paper
November 2012
CCRD Program(s): Other Technical Assistance
Description:
This report provides background information on the development context
of Burkina Faso and Niger: economic, social, and ecological background;
climate change impacts and variability; existing adaptation priorities,
ongoing adaptation programs, and remaining adaptation gaps; and
recommendations to increase climate resilience. The adaptation
recommendations described in the report focus on agriculture, food
security, natural resource management, water systems, urban populations,
health, infrastructure, and disaster risk reduction. An overarching
recommendation is for the national governments of Burkina Faso and Niger
to continue to strengthen and implement their long-term climate
policies, based on input from a broad range of constituencies, infusing
these policies into existing legal and regulatory frameworks across all
sectors.
Related Topics: Adaptation research, adaptive
practice/behavior, adaptive technology, capacity building, disaster
response, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature
changes, Africa, agriculture, health, infrastructure, natural resources
management, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 804 KB, 2 pps
ID: 014
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Index Insurance: Building Agricultural Resilience to
Climate Variability and Change
February
2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description: This fact sheet describes index insurance, an affordable alternative to
conventional insurance that pays out benefits based on conditions exceeding
pre-determined thresholds (e.g., rainfall amounts) instead of damage assessment
to individuals’ property. USAID partners with the private sector, universities,
and local organizations to test and evaluate crop and livestock insurance
tailored for farmers and herders in developing countries. The fact sheet
summarizes index-insurance programs in the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, and
Senegal and describes how index insurance can complement proactive resource
management efforts (such as water storage) that increase production.
Related Topics: Adaptive technology, adaptive practice/behavior,
disaster response, extreme weather events, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean,
agriculture, natural resources management
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PDF, Technical Report, 7.7 MB,
72 pps
ID: 018
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Kazakhstan Stakeholder
Consultations--Workshop Report February-March 2013
April 2013
CCRD Program(s): Kazakhstan
Description: This technical report details the
findings of four stakeholder workshops that USAID helped conduct as part of a
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project called “Improving the
Climate Resiliency of Kazakhstan Wheat and Central Asian Food Security.”
Participants in one workshop were national-level policy makers and
stakeholders; participants in the other three workshops were farmers and local
authorities. Small group exercises included discussions of the top problems
facing the wheat sector, decision-making at the farm level, perceptions of
climate change and potential impacts on the wheat sector, assessing
vulnerability to climate change and variability, and options for addressing
vulnerability.
Related Topics: Adaptive technology, adaptive practice/behavior,
extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes, Asia,
agriculture
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