CCRD Products Related to Disaster Response

004
PDF, Technical Report, 4.9 MB, 52pps
ID: 004, B2
Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Infrastructure: Preparing for Change
December 2013

CCRD Program(s): Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS), Climate Resilient Development Framework

Description: This technical report includes a series of fact sheets describing climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in the context of USAID's Climate Resilient Development (CRD) Framework. The fact sheets cover nine infrastructure categories: transportation, potable water, sanitation systems, solid waste management, energy systems, information and communications technology, flood-control structures, cultural heritage assets, and buildings. Four major themes emerge from the fact sheets: 1) the importance of infrastructure to developing countries, 2) the unique aspects of infrastructure in the context of climate change, 3) the potential impacts of climate change on infrastructure assets and services, and 4) the basic principles for understanding and implementing an adaptive management approach.

Related Topics: Adaptation research, adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, innovative governance, protection, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, temperature changes, infrastructure, transportation, water


057
PDF, Workshop Report, 25.9 MB, 235pps
ID: 057, B2
Andean-Asian Mountains Global Knowledge Exchange: On Glaciers, Glacial Lakes, Water & 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


025
PDF, Technical Report, 5.4 MB, 178 pps
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


Iloilo
PDF, Case Study, 5.3 MB, 72 pps

ID: 016

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


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


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


012
PDF, Fact Sheet, 793 KB, 2 pps
ID: 012
Climate-Resilient Farming: Improving Agricultural Decision Making in Central America and the Caribbean
August 2014

CCRD Program(s): Climate services

Description: USAID supports agricultural resilience in Central America and the Caribbean by fostering collaborative relationships between climate services’ technical staff and the farmers who can use climate and weather information to select seeds, schedule planting and harvesting, manage pests, and make other decisions to reduce risks and enhance productivity. This factsheet describes climate-resilient farming programs in Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Jamaica. It also displays a diagram explaining the process for providing climate services to farmers.

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


001
PDF, Fact Sheet, 1.1 MB, 2 pps

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


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


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


042
PDF, Technical Report, 20.1 MB, 80 pps

ID: 042


The Glacial Lake Handbook: Reducing Risk from Dangerous Glacial Lakes in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru
February 2014

CCRD Program(s): High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP)

Description: Climate change, population growth, and increased development increase the potential risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) on nearby high mountain communities in Peru and elsewhere. This report presents a series of case studies and lessons learned by Peruvian engineers who have more than 70 years of experience with glacial lake management methods, mostly in the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca mountain range. The report also provides an overview of glaciers, glacial lakes, and management practices.

Related Topics: Disaster response, protection, glacial events, temperature changes, water


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


014
PDF, Fact Sheet, 804 KB, 2 pps
ID: 014

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


013
PDF, Fact Sheet, 521 KB, 2 pps
ID: 013
Jamaica's Success Story: Becoming More Resilient and Less Vulnerable to Climate Change
September 2013

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

Description: This factsheet highlights how USAID’s development-first approach is being used to help Jamaica build the country’s resilience to climate change and vulnerability. Jamaica has integrated climate change considerations into its development plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica, and is improving its weather and climate information services to farmers and other weather-dependent stakeholders. Lessons learned from Jamaica are being applied in Tanzania and 11 West African countries as they prepare their own adaptation plans. 

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





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