CCRD Products Related to Africa

  
Adaptation partnership
PDF, Fact Sheet, 702 KB, 2 pps
ID: 007

Adaptation Partnership: USAID Supports Climate Change Adaptation through Knowledge Exchange, Collaboration and Implementation
November 2013

CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS), Climate Services, High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), Small Grants

Description: This fact sheet presents information on USAID’s Adaptation Partnership, a global coalition founded in 2010 to share information and lessons learned about climate change adaptation. USAID supported 10 regional capacity-building Adaptation Partnership workshops in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on climate change vulnerability and adaptation issues related to food security, climate services, urban climate resilience, coastal and marine protected areas, and high-mountain glacial regions. Outcomes of the workshops included: (1) communities of practice (CoP) to facilitate communication and collaboration on climate services, glacial retreat, and climate resilient agriculture, (2) scientific research and technical analyses to learn more about climate change issues, including glacial lake formation and the economic value of climate services; and (3) small-grant programs with $25,000 to $550,000 awards.

Related Topics: Glacial events, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, coastal, water

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Assessing Climate Service Needs in Kaffrine, Senegal: Livelihoods, Identity, and Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change
September 2015

CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate Services

Description: For those whose livelihoods revolve around rain-fed agriculture, climate services have the potential to reduce precipitation- and temperature-related risks to agricultural production, boost agricultural yields by enabling appropriate crop and variety selections, and build resilience in rural populations by enhancing the food and income base of their livelihoods. To achieve these lofty potentials, climate services must deliver information that is salient, legitimate, and credible to those for whom these services are designed and to whom they are targeted.Further, we must understand if and how new information is of value to these users. Information that is not actionable, which does not speak to farmer needs, or which lacks credibility relative to other sources of weather and climate information does not add value to their decision-making, and may even result in confusion around decision-making that reduces the efficacy of existing livelihoods strategies. In short, it is becoming clear that weather and climate information is not inherently valuable to those in rural agrarian contexts, but must be tailored to the specific needs of the users if it is to have a productive impact on their lives and livelihoods.

Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes, Africa, agriculture


025
PDF, Technical Report, 5.4 MB, 178pps

ID: 025


Assessing Mali's “Direction Nationale de la Météorologie Agrometeorological” Advisory Program: Preliminary Report on the Climate Science and Farmer Use of Advisories
May 2014

CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate Services

Description: This report, the first of two, presents an assessment of Mali's “Direction Nationale de la Météorologie” agrometeorological advisory program, called Meteo Mali. Mali initially established Meteo Mali, which provides advisories for communities, households, and individuals, as an emergency measure to address food insecurity; Mali reported that its program led to yield increases of 20 to 60%, depending on the part of the country in which the information was used. This report assesses the advisories’ forecasts, science, and use at the community, household, and individual level in southern Mali; provides recommendations to enhance Meteo Mali's program; identifies future research needs; suggests that future climate services build in post-hoc monitoring and evaluation documentation, from the outset, to facilitate learning, evaluation, and evidence-based program adjustment; and defines criteria that can inform the programming, design, and implementation of climate services for farmers in the Global South.

Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes, Africa, agriculture


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Assessing Mali’s L’agence Nationale De La Météorologie’s (Mali Meteo) Agrometeorological Advisory Program: Final Report on the Farmer Use of Advisories and Implications for Climate Service Design
September 2015

CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate Services

Description: This report marks the completion of the first detailed assessment of the function and impact of an operational climate services for development program, Mali’s L’Agence Nationale de la Météorologie’s (Mali Meteo) Agrometeorological Advisory Program. Viewed within both the climate services and development communities as highly successful, the Agrometeorological Advisory Program had never been independently assessed. In 2011, USAID’s Office of Global Climate Change commissioned this assessment to understand how the program functioned, and the degree to which the program impacted the lives and livelihoods of the farmers it was designed to benefit. A preliminary report compiled findings on the history and administrative structure of the program, assessed the scientific basis of the advisories, gauged the level of use of the advisories and, where they were being used, the impact of the advisories on livelihoods decisions and outcomes. Among the most important findings of this report were extremely low overall rates of advisory use, with women often lightly engaged with the advisories, if at all.

Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes, Africa, agriculture


Workshop report
PDF, Workshop Summary, 516 KB, 12 pps
ID: 021

Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding: Developing conflict-sensitivity guidelines for adaptation policy in Africa
October 2013

CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate-resilient Development Framework, National Adaptation Planning and Implementation

Description:
This workshop summary details the proceedings of an October 2013 workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which convened international experts for a community of practice to explore issues concerning climate adaptation, conflict, and development. Workshop activities included a site visit to a rural village, Sululta, Ethiopia, as well as a variety of presentations on:  Africa’s climate vulnerability; relevant projects, guidelines, and tools; assessing if and how national adaptation plans address conflict; and factors influencing compound risks associated with climate change and conflict, such as family planning, population age and growth, and urbanization. The report finishes with a list of specific conclusions and recommendations.

Related Topics: Innovative governance, adaptation research, Africa, agriculture, infrastructure, water


035
PDF, Technical Report, 17.7 MB, 154 pps
ID: 035

Climate Change and Coastal Zones: An Annex to the USAID Climate-resilient Development Framework
December 2014

CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework

Description: This publication synthesizes relevant climate science to make the CCRD framework useful for coastal managers and development practitioners. It summarizes climate and non-climate stressors affecting the coastal zone and identifies key strategies that can help integrate climate concerns into planning, programs, and projects. The document discusses specific adaptation actions that can reduce coastal vulnerabilities, illustrates examples of coastal adaptation actions, and offers ways to effectively evaluate adaptation options. The publication also suggests resources for further reading and provides information briefs on various international adaptation projects, including: mangrove management (Ghana, Indonesia, and Dominican Republic); disaster preparation and recovery (Philippines, India, Caribbean); relocation (Honduras, Kiribati, and Alaska); sustainable fisheries management (Philippines and Madagascar); erosion control (Mozambique);  climate-smart development (Vietnam);  flood-proof infrastructure (Micronesia and Bangladesh); water adaptation (Tobago); addressing sea level rise (Costa Rica); and national adaptation planning (coastal West African countries).

Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, innovative governance, protection, adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, temperature changes, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, coastal, infrastructure, natural resources management, tourism, water


Climate change and water
PDF, Technical Report, 7.9 MB, 163 pps

ID: 036


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


060
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


011
PDF, Fact Sheet, 649 KB, 2pps

ID: 011

The Climate Change Resilient Development Project: Integrating Climate into the Development Decision-making Process
May 2014

CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate-resilient Development Framework, Climate Services, High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), Small Grants

Description: USAID stresses the importance of integrating climate into the development decision-making process. This fact sheet summarizes the purpose and key activities of the USAID CCRD project. It also presents a diagram explaining the five stages of the CCRD framework (i.e., Scope, Assess, Design, Implement, and Evaluate).

Related Topics: Extreme weather events, glacial events, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture


CCRD Calling card
PDF, Fact Sheet, 109 KB, 2 pps
ID: 009

Climate Resilient Development: Building Climate Resilience to Safeguard Development Gains
2013

CCRD Program(s)
: Climate-resilient Development Framework, High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP)

Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of USAID's work to help developing countries build their resilience to climate change today and in the future, which will help protect current development gains and future development outcomes. The fact sheet discusses how USAID supports (1) access to science and analysis for decision-making by focusing on climate services, which produce, interpret, share, and use knowledge about climate and weather to support decision-making, policy, and planning; (2) effective governance systems, assisting partner countries to take leadership roles on adaptation as they plan for development; and (3) climate resilience, creating new tools to help developing countries implement adaptation measures quickly and effectively.

Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, extreme weather events, glacial events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, temperature changes, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, coastal, tourism, water


015
PDF, Fact Sheet, 1.1 MB, 2pps
ID: 015
Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services: Increasing the Climate Resilience of Infrastructure in Developing Countries
August 2014

CCRD Program(s): Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS), Climate-resilient Development Framework, Fast Track Implementation, Small Grants

Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of USAID’s CRIS program and its work in five rapidly growing pilot cities that are vulnerable to climate risks: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Piura, Perú; Trujillo, Perú; Nacala-Porto, Mozambique; and Hue, Vietnam. CRIS enables municipal decision-makers to identify, prioritize, and implement adaptation strategies for infrastructure projects to save lives and protect long-term investments. CRIS activities include assessing vulnerability, screening adaptation options, writing proposals for external funding, using decision-support tools for infrastructure planning, and supporting training and peer-learning events. USAID also provides small grants for developing and testing innovative approaches to improve resilience in cities.

Related Topics: Adaptation research, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, coastal, infrastructure, water


001
PDF, Fact Sheet, 1.1 MB, 2pps

ID: 001

Climate Services: Better Information for Climate-resilient Decision Making
November 2013

CCRD Program(s): Climate Services, Small Grants

Description: This factsheet describes CCRD projects that foster development and promote effective use of climate services:  USAID participation in the Climate Services Partnership (CSP); support of SERVIR, a global satellite network for climate information; cooperation on drought forecasting in Jamaica; evaluations of climate services programs; and an evaluation of a model climate services program in Mali. Climate services deliver timely, tailored, decision-relevant information so that people in developing countries can manage current climate variability, build resilience to future climate change, and reduce impacts on agriculture, infrastructure, health, and other sectors.

Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, research, extreme weather events, temperature changes, precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture


045
Website, URL
ID: 045
Climate Services Partnership Website

CCRD Program(s): Climate Services

Description: The Climate Services Partnership (CSP) website offers a platform for knowledge-sharing and collaboration that advances resilience and climate-service capabilities worldwide. The CSP is an informal, interdisciplinary network of climate information users, providers, donors, and researchers who share an interest in climate services and are actively involved in the climate services community. The CSP website presents information on how to participate in the partnership and the activities of associated collaborations, working groups, and communities of practice. The site also provides access to a collection of relevant resources, including general information on climate services; materials from events and conferences concerning climate services; past newsletters; and an interactive map of global climate services projects.

Related Topics: Adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes, wildfires, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, infrastructure, water


055
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


020
PDF, Technical Report, 2.7 MB, 74pps

ID: 020
Gender and Climate Change in Agrarian Settings
October 2013

CCRD Program(s):  Support for Gender Development

Description: This report presents case studies from three rural, sub-Saharan villages in the countries of Ghana, Mali, and Malawi. The case studies examine the role of gender in climate change adaptation, offering extensive empirical evidence that climate adaptation research needs to move beyond binary gender analysis. To develop a complete understanding of the impacts of climate change, and to explain why and how adaptation measures succeed or fail, researchers need to apply methods that explore the intersection of gender, livelihoods, strategies, and vulnerability. The report’s appendix contains a literature review of feminist scholarship on agriculture and rural development in the Global South.

Related Topics: Precipitation changes, Africa, agriculture


Governance Annex
PDF, Technical report, 10.6 MB, 64 pps
ID: 037

Governing for Resilience: An Annex to the USAID Climate-resilient Development Framework 
2015

CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework

Description: Development initiatives that identify and foster policies, laws, and institutional mechanisms that promote and facilitate adaptive governance can significantly strengthen climate resilience. This report demonstrates how to incorporate governance into climate-resilient development to avoid undermining goals through insufficient enforcement of regulations, inadequate communication with key stakeholders, or poor coordination across government agencies. This publication draws on real-world examples from countries such as Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique, Bhutan, Trinidad, Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Jordan, Jamaica, Namibia, Pakistan, Panama, and the Philippines. Content includes a list of suggested resources for further reading and information on how to consider property rights and resource tenure systems within the context of climate-resilient development. Appendices provide a set of practical tools for development practitioners, including sets of sample questions that map to the stages of USAID’s climate-resilient development framework, resources for governance assessments, and approaches to improving governance.

Related Topics: Afghanistan/Pakistan, Africa, Asia, disaster response, innovative governance, Latin America/Caribbean, Middle East, water


044
Website
ID: 044, B2
High Mountains Adaptation Partnership Website

CCRD Program(s): High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), Small Grants

Description: The High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP) website provides information on the range of research, events, and workshops related to high-mountain glacial watersheds, including links to the Climber-Scientist Small Grants Program. The mission of HiMAP is to provide information to raise global awareness of the importance of high-mountain glacial watersheds. HiMAP strives to share knowledge with and create new opportunities between previously disconnected scientists and practitioners. HiMAP supports a new generation of climber-scientists who understand climate change, adaptation issues, research methods, and action projects in high-mountain watersheds. HiMAP works to engage local community knowledge, as well as international climate science expertise, to achieve this goal. HiMAP also works to strengthen scientific, social, and institutional capacity for the management of dangerous glacial lakes in Perú and Nepal.

Related Topics: Glacial events, precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, water


014
PDF, Fact Sheet, 804 KB, 2pps


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


022
PDF, Technical Report, 4.6 MB, 38pps
ID: 022
National Adaptation Planning: A Report on Three Workshops
August 2014

CCRD Program(s): National Adaptation Planning and Implementation, Climate-resilient Development Framework

Description: This report presents the findings from USAID workshops held in support of National Adaptation Plan (NAP) development for Jamaica, Tanzania, and Ghana in 2012 and 2013. The workshops employed a development-first process based on USAID's climate-resilient development framework. Participants identified and prioritized their development goals, the ways that climate change and other risks can affect these goals, the actions and institutional roles necessary to respond to these risks and achieve their country's development vision, and the economic sectors critical to the country's or region's development. Breakout sessions covered: (1) mapping relationships across economic sectors, (2) identifying climate and non-climate stressors for each sector, and (3) identifying ways to address the risks and constraints with each sector.

Related Topics: Adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, temperature changes, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, coastal, infrastructure, water


006
PDF, Fact Sheet, 1.2 MB, 2pps

ID: 006




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National Adaptation Planning: Developing Countries can Become More Resilient to Climate Change by Integrating Adaptation and Development
November 2013

CCRD Program(s): National Adaptation Planning and Implementation, Climate-resilient Development Framework

Description: This fact sheet presents the USAID National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, which uses a “development-first” approach to address climate threats in the context of broader development goals. The NAP process begins with a workshop that helps stakeholders develop an approach, build ownership and momentum, and agree on priorities for next steps and action.

The fact sheet introduces the experiences of Jamaica and Tanzania, which have already organized NAP workshops and are following USAID's approach. USAID is also supporting 11 countries in West Africa by helping the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) facilitate regional coordination on coastal adaptation planning and work with the countries on their NAP processes.

Related Topics:  Innovative governance, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, coastal, energy, infrastructure, water


Piloting Intersectional Gender Assessments in Malawi: Challenges and Lessons Learned
September 2015

CCRD Program(s): Gender, Climate-resilient Development Framework

Description: A broad literature on vulnerability and adaptation has made the case for gender analyses as a fundamental component of both designing programs and projects aimed at addressing the effects of climate change and assessing their impacts. These lessons are apparent in the guidance documents of various donors, including USAID.1 While the guidance of these and other documents compel both donors and implementing partners to consider the effect of gender considerations on program and project outcomes, there is less guidance on how such considerations are to be identified.

Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, empirical evidence, gender





052
PDF, Workshop Report, 903 KB, 47pps
ID: 052, B2
Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia: Proposal Writing and Planning, Cross-Regional Approaches
June 2013

CCRD Program(s)
: Climate Services

Description
: CCRD convened four proposal writing workshops in June and July 2013 in Kenya, Senegal, and Nepal to help participants apply for competitive grants to implement project ideas developed during a December 2012 workshop, "Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia." This workshop report presents the findings from the workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya. The report articulates participants’ vision for reducing climate vulnerabilities and improving the resilience of smallholder farmers. Participants envisioned providing climate and weather services by scaling up a set of integrated and sustainable approaches; this would enable 1.5 million farmers to increase their livelihood security. The report also describes participants’ vision for inter-regional capacity-building initiatives:  to enhance the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by improving their understanding and application of climate information, services, and advisories. The report also describes workshop participants’ grant application for a project that would establish regional networks to link African and South Asian farmers to enhance their knowledge sharing concerning climate services and products.

Related Topics
: Adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, agriculture


053
PDF, Workshop Report, 1 MB, 39pps
ID: 053, B2
Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia: Proposal Writing and Planning Workshop, South Asia
July 2013

CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description: CCRD convened four proposal writing workshops in June and July 2013 in Kenya, Senegal, and Nepal to help participants apply for competitive grants to implement project ideas developed during a December 2012 workshop, "Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia." This workshop report presents the findings from the workshops held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The report discusses participants’ vision for generating and disseminating farmer-friendly climate services for smallholders in South Asia: to increase the livelihood security of 1.5 million farmers through their use of effective climate information and services. Participants also articulated a vision for inter-regional capacity-building initiatives for improved climate services for farmers: to encourage growth in national and regional food security and enhance the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by supporting knowledge-based climate risk management. The report also describes the participants’  grant application for a project that would strengthen the generation and dissemination of climate-based agro-advisories for smallholder farmers in South Asia. 

Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, agriculture


051
PDF, Workshop Report, 601 KB, 35pps
ID: 051, B2
Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia: Proposal Writing and Planning Workshops, West Africa
July 2013

CCRD Program(s)
: Climate Services

Description
: CCRD convened four proposal writing workshops in June and July 2013 in Kenya, Senegal, and Nepal to help participants apply for competitive grants to implement project ideas developed during a December 2012 workshop, "Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia." This workshop report presents the findings from the workshops held in Dakar, Senegal. Participants at the proposal writing and planning workshop articulated a vision for their efforts:  to ensure that by 2020, more than 50% of smallholder farmers in West Africa will have access to and make better use of climate information and products to enhance on-farm decision making. Participants filled out a grant application for a project that  would be a first step towards this vision.

Related Topics
: Adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, agriculture


054
PDF, Workshop Report, 8.9 MB, 53pps
ID: 054, B2
Understanding and Communicating Climate Change: West Indian Ocean
November 2013

CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership

Description: This workshop report presents the findings from a workshop held in Grahamstown, South Africa, in November 2013. This workshop was the first of three focused on identifying climate change capacity-building needs for coastal and marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. As the report discusses, the purpose of the first workshop was to: 1) provide a basic overview of the root causes of climate change; the types of physical, chemical, and biological changes that have occurred or will occur; and the anticipated effects on habitats, species, natural systems, and human communities; 2) familiarize participants with tools for communicating climate change issues to key stakeholders, such as policymakers and communities; and 3) assist participants in developing a stakeholder engagement plan for preparing for climate change.

Related Topics: Sea level rise, temperature changes, Africa, coastal


058
PDF, Technical Report, 4.1 MB, 48pps
ID: 058, B2
West Africa Coastal Climate Change: National Adaptation Planning Workshop, June 18–20, 2013, in Accra, Ghana
June 2013

CCRD Program(s)
: National Adaptation Planning and Implementation

Description
: This report presents the findings from a workshop that took place in Accra, Ghana, in June 2013; the workshop focused on climate change impacts, specifically to the coastal and marine environments. The purposes of the workshop were to demonstrate and refine methods for national adaptation planning;  facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation into development plans, processes, and strategies in individual West African States; and agree on a road map for a regional plan of action that supports the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in each country. Participants heard presentations on the NAP process and coastal development objectives and issues in West Africa. Experts led the following breakout exercises: 1) building a map of relationships among coastal economic sectors and the inputs and enabling conditions they depend upon; 2) mapping climate and non-climate threats and constraints to the key inputs and conditions; 3) determining the impacts of the climate threats and constraints; and 4) identifying measures, policies, and institutions to address climate impacts. Participants focused on national, and regional, and transboundary issues. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants consolidated the workshop findings and developed lessons learned for sharing with national, regional, and international forums.

Related Topics: Precipitation changes, temperature changes, Africa, Coastal, infrastructure, tourism


059
PDF, Workshop Report, 1.5 MB, 42pps
ID: 059, B2
Western Indian Ocean Training on Vulnerability Assessment, Scenario Planning, and Adaptation – Summary Report May–June 2014
July 2014 

CCRD Program(s)
: Adaptation Partnership

Description: This report presents the results of training sessions to help individuals from Western Indian Ocean (WIO) countries and non-governmental organizations increase the awareness and understanding of climate change and the use of vulnerability assessments, particularly for coastal communities and marine protected areas. The first set of training focused on climate change impacts, climate information, and communicating climate change to better understand how to assess vulnerability to climate change, develop adaptation strategies, and engage stakeholders and communities. The second set of trainings focused on: 1) the effects of non-climate and climate stressors on target resources; 2) community resilience and community data-gathering tools; 3) assessing vulnerability and scenario planning; and 4) adaptation and implementation considerations. Major goals of the trainings were knowledge-sharing; providing regional marine resource practitioners the knowledge, skills, and techniques to administer the training sessions, themselves, in three to five years; and building a network of practitioners to share knowledge with each other.

Related Topics: Sea level rise, Africa, coastal


  
  
  
  
  
  

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