PDF, Fact Sheet, 702 KB, 2 pps
ID: 007
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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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PDF, Workshop Report, 25.9 MB, 235pps
ID: 057, B2 | Andean-Asian Mountains Global Knowledge Exchange: On
Glaciers, Glacial Lakes, Water and Hazard Management: An Adaptation
Partnership Workshop
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP)
Description:
This report presents the findings from a series of Adaptation
Partnership workshops about glaciers, glacial lakes, and water and
hazard management in the Andes and in several Asian mountain regions.
The workshop series began with a field expedition to Nepal’s Imja
Glacial Lake; participants focused on knowledge exchange and
collaboration. A knowledge-sharing workshop was next, in which
participants discussed the physical and human dimensions of glacial
recession, glacial lakes, and water supply. The final workshop was a
writers workshop aimed at capturing the experiences, lessons learned,
and recommendations that emerged from the field expedition and
knowledge-sharing workshop. The primary goal of the field expedition and
follow-on workshops was to catalyze, facilitate, and accelerate
interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration among scientists,
practitioners, and policy makers from the Andes, the Hindu Kush-Himalaya
(HKH) region, and Central Asia. This report also contains many papers
from the workshops.
Related Topics: Adaptation research, disaster response, glacial events, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, water
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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, 17.7 MB, 154 pps
ID: 035
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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
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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, 649 KB, 2 pps
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
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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
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PDF, Technical Report, 2.6 MB, 40 pps
ID: 034
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Climate-Resilient Development: A Framework for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change
March 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework
Description: This report
describes the Climate-resilient Development Framework, a “development-first”
approach to climate change adaptation. The framework recommends practitioners use
climate analyses to complement those normally undertaken in the course of development
planning; this helps ensure that current and future climate variability does
not hinder progress on existing development goals. The intended audience for
this report includes development and adaptation practitioners; city planners;
resource managers; and other decision-makers in national, regional, and local
governments.
The report discusses the rationale behind
climate-resilient development and describes the five stages of the framework.
Other key content includes: an
adaptation-focused glossary, a compilation of resources for scoping actions, a
list of potential assessment criteria for adaptation options, examples of
relevant project work from Jamaica and the Philippines, and a guide to
sector-specific direct and indirect climate impacts.
Related Topics: Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 109 KB, 2 pps
ID: 009
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Climate Resilient Development: Building
Climate Resilience to Safeguard Development Gains
2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework,
High Mountains Adaptation Partnership
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
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PDF,
Fact Sheet, 1.1 MB, 2 pps
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
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PDF,
Fact Sheet, 1.1 MB, 2 pps
ID: 001
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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
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Website, URL
ID: 045
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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
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 2.5 MB, 2 pps
ID: 002 |
Climber-Scientist Grants Promote Climate
Resilience in the High Mountains
November 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient
Development Framework, High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), Local
Adaptation Planning and Implementation, Small grants
Description: The Climber-Scientist
Small Grants program provides field-based, hands-on research
opportunities to scientists and practitioners working in high mountain regions.
This fact sheet summarizes eleven grants that USAID awarded in July 2012. The
focus of the grants ranges from developing a framework for climate-resilient
development and adaptation to address climate change risks to producing a
feature-length film to document the complex relationships among local
communities in three regions of Nepal.
Related Topics: Adaptive
practice/behavior, disaster response, adaptation research, extreme weather events, glacial
events, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, natural resources management, tourism, water
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PDF, Workshop Report, 533 KB, 7pps
ID: 050, B2 | Glacial Flooding and Disaster Risk Management: Knowledge Exchange and Field Training Workshop
August 2013
CCRD Program(s): High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP)
Description:
This report presents the findings of the third international workshop
of the High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), "Glacial Flooding
and Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Exchange and Field Training." The
workshop took place in various locations in the Peruvian Cordillera
Blanca mountain range. Presenters offered key HiMAP research results and
provided training modules on new field methods in the high-mountain
sciences, including ground penetrating radar demonstrations at Pastoruri
glacier, conflict-resolution methods at Parón Glacial Lake, and new
systems for developing local adaptation management plans in the Quilcay
watershed above Huaraz. During the workshop, participants voted to
change the name to HiMAP; it was previously called the High Mountain
Glacier Watershed Program (HMGWP). A film of the workshop is available
as a series of short videos available on the HiMAP website.
Related Topics: Glacial events, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, water
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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
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PDF,
Fact Sheet, 369 KB, 2 pps
ID: 003 |
The High Mountains Adaptation Partnership: Helping High-Mountain Communities
Adapt to Climate Change
November
2013
CCRD Program(s): High Mountains Adaptation Partnership
(HiMAP), Small Grants
Description: This
fact sheet describes USAID’s High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP). This
partnership helps communities work together to strengthen adaptation planning
capacity, knowledge-sharing, and research capabilities related to
climate-resilient development and disaster risk management in the glaciated
regions of Perú, Nepal, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, and other mountainous
countries. HiMAP supports Local Adaptation Plans for Action (LAPAs) in Perú and
Nepal, an international Community of Practice (CoP), the Climber-Scientist
Small Grants program, and important scientific research on climate
change threats such as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and glacial
retreat.
Related Topics: Adaptation research,
glacial events, temperature changes, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Asia, Latin
America/Caribbean, water
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ID: 044
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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
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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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PDF,
Technical Report, 1.1 MB, 24 pps
ID: 030 |
Needs Assessment: Vietnam Climate Impacts Decision Support
Tool
February 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS)
Description: This report is one of a series of documents that guided the
customization of the Vietnam Climate Impacts Decision Support Tool
(CIMPACT-DST). The report describes the motivating factors underlying this
USAID-supported project to configure, test, and deploy a climate impacts
planning tool at the national level and to integrate climate change
considerations into the planning activities of cities and provinces in Vietnam.
The report summarizes Vietnam’s needs for a consistent methodology, usable
tools and resources, and incentives to mainstream climate considerations into
existing planning processes. Ultimately, this project produced a tool that
presents standardized process for identifying climate change impacts and
solutions.
Related Topics:
Innovative governance, adaptation research,
extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, temperature
changes, Asia, infrastructure, water
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PDF,
Technical Report, 1.6 MB, 25 pps
ID: 031 |
Project Description: Vietnam Climate Impacts Decision
Support Tool
February 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS)
Description: This report is one of a series of documents that guided the
customization of the Vietnam Climate Impacts Decision Support Tool
(CIMPACT-DST). The tool provides access to a comprehensive repository of
Vietnamese climate impacts and guidance resources, and can be used to help
urban planners in Vietnam systematically integrate climate change
considerations into their decision-making. The report provides a general
overview of CIMPACT-DST, outlining key concepts, goals, objectives, milestones,
and target audiences for the tool, including details about project task
timelines and responsibilities.
Related Topics: Innovative governance, adaptation research,
extreme weather events, sea level rise, Asia, infrastructure
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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
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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
| 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
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PDF,
Technical Report, 2.2 MB, 46 pps
ID: 032 |
Scope of Use: Vietnam Climate Impacts Decision Support Tool
June 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS)
Description: This report is one of a series of documents that guided the
customization of the Vietnam Climate Impacts Decision Support Tool
(CIMPACT-DST), a tool that USAID helped develop to support urban planning in
Vietnam. The report describes the scope of use for CIMPACT-DST. It explores
relevant planning types, locations and jurisdictions, sectors, and target audiences;
it also includes a phased plan for disseminating the tool during the project
timeframe. An appendix details the categories, stages, and components of the
urban planning process in Vietnam and illustrates the process with numerous
diagrams.
Related Topics: Innovative governance, adaptation research,
Asia, infrastructure
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PDF,
Technical Report, 8.4 MB, 110 pps
ID: 033 |
Use Scenarios and User Narratives: Vietnam
Climate Impacts Decision Support Tool
August 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework
Description: This technical report is one of a series of
documents that guided the customization of the Vietnam Climate Impacts Decision
Support Tool (CIMPACT-DST), a tool that USAID helped develop to support urban
planning in Vietnam. The document provides information about situations in
which planners, engineers, and managers could apply the tool and the steps they
could take to use the tool to identify and apply climate information and
adaptation strategies for urban planning. Tool users follow four steps: (1)
Enter project information, (2) Specify the project planning horizon, (3)
Determine the project's climate-related hazard exposure, (4) Consider the
tool’s output – anticipated climate impacts specific to the project, climate
impact projections, secondary sector-specific impacts, and sector-specific
guidelines and recommendations.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, precipitation
changes, sea level rise, temperature changes, Asia, infrastructure, transportation,
water
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