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, Case Study, 5.2 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, 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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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, Fact Sheet, 104 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 (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
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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, Technical Report, 4.6 MB,
38 pps
ID: 022
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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
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 1.2 MB, 2 pps
ID: 006 | 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
| 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
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PDF, Technical Report, 950 KB,
54 pps
ID: 028
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The Value of Climate Services Across Economic and Public Sectors: A Review of Relevant Literature
October 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description: This report summarizes a review of literature related to the use and value of climate services – including information such as observational climate data, climate system monitoring, and climate projections. The report lists the practical applications and benefits metrics of climate services for various economic and public sectors, including agriculture, energy, water, fisheries, transportation, tourism, and disaster management. The report also covers the key issues associated with the research conducted to date and describes the factors affecting the value of climate services, the barriers, the next steps for continued research, and the need to raise awareness of the value of climate services.
Related Topics: Adaptation research, agriculture, coastal, infrastructure, natural resources management, tourism, transportation, water
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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
| 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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