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
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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
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PDF, Technical
Report, 5.4 MB, 178 pps
ID: 025
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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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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
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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, 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 (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, 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
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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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PDF, Technical Report, 2.8 MB, 54 pps
ID: 055, B2 | Climate Vulnerabilities and Development in Burkina Faso and Niger: Background Paper
November 2012
CCRD Program(s): Other Technical Assistance
Description:
This report provides background information on the development context
of Burkina Faso and Niger: economic, social, and ecological background;
climate change impacts and variability; existing adaptation priorities,
ongoing adaptation programs, and remaining adaptation gaps; and
recommendations to increase climate resilience. The adaptation
recommendations described in the report focus on agriculture, food
security, natural resource management, water systems, urban populations,
health, infrastructure, and disaster risk reduction. An overarching
recommendation is for the national governments of Burkina Faso and Niger
to continue to strengthen and implement their long-term climate
policies, based on input from a broad range of constituencies, infusing
these policies into existing legal and regulatory frameworks across all
sectors.
Related Topics: Adaptation research, adaptive
practice/behavior, adaptive technology, capacity building, disaster
response, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature
changes, Africa, agriculture, health, infrastructure, natural resources
management, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 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, Technical Report, 20.1 MB, 80 pps
ID: 042
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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
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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, 804 KB, 2 pps
ID: 014
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Index Insurance: Building Agricultural Resilience to
Climate Variability and Change
February
2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate
Services
Description: This fact sheet describes index insurance, an
affordable alternative to conventional insurance that pays out benefits based
on conditions exceeding pre-determined thresholds (e.g., rainfall amounts)
instead of damage assessment to individuals’ property. USAID partners with the
private sector, universities, and local organizations to test and evaluate crop
and livestock insurance tailored for farmers and herders in developing
countries. The fact sheet summarizes index-insurance programs in the Dominican
Republic, Ethiopia, and Senegal and describes how index insurance can
complement proactive resource management efforts (such as water storage) that
increase production.
Related Topics: Adaptive
technology, adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, extreme weather
events, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, natural resources
management
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PDF, 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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