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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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, 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
| PDF, Guidance Document, 24.7 MB, 34pps
ID: 062, B2 | Climate Impacts Decision-Support Tool USER GUIDE, updated August 2013
August 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS)
Description:
This guidance document describes how to use the Climate Impacts
Decision Support Tool (CIMPACT-DST). The document is organized into four
sections: 1) quick step guide – basic steps for using the tool; 2) tool
overview – introduction to the tool's conceptual and structural
framework; 3) getting started – checklist to prepare for best use of the
tool; and 4) the tool – step-by-step, detailed instructions on how to
use the tool. The document provides the knowledge and capacity to
discern situations in which CIMPACT-DST should be used, identify and
gather needed information, navigate and complete the tool's required
inputs, and understand and use the tool's outputs.
Related Topics: Adaptive technology, precipitation changes, sea level rise, infrastructure
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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, 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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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,
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, 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, 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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PDF, Workshop Report, 1.5 MB, 42pps
ID: 059, B2
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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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