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 |
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
|
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
|
PDF, Technical Report, 2.3 MB, 43pps
ID: 049, B2 | The Caribbean Agrometeorological Initiative (CAMI): An Evaluation of Climate Services
March 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description:
This report presents an evaluation of the Caribbean Agrometeorological
Initiative (CAMI). For the last three years, CAMI has brought together
the meteorological and agricultural agencies of 10 Caribbean nations to
deliver climate services to farmers. Services have included developing
new agro-meteorological information, creating an effective means to
share this information with farmers, and convincing farmers across the
10 countries to change farming activities to enable increased
agricultural productivity. Although the ultimate goal of CAMI is to
raise agricultural productivity, this evaluation focuses on intermediate
measures of success related predominantly to capacity building.
However, the evaluation is limited because three years is too short a
time for CAMI partner countries to have begun delivering climate
services to farmers. This report concludes with recommendations for
near-term actions to enhance the progress accomplished by CAMI to date.
Related Topics:
Adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation
changes, temperature changes, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture
|
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
|
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
|
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
| PDF, Technical Report, 11.8 MB, 50pps
ID: 056, B2 | Climate Change: Towards the Development of a Policy Framework for Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica – July 26 and 27, 2012
November 2012
CCRD Program(s): National Adaptation Planning and Implementation
Description:
This report presents the findings from a workshop in Kingston, Jamaica,
in July 2012. The purpose of the workshop was to develop inputs for a
policy framework that would enable Jamaica to achieve its Vision 2030
national development goals in the context of climate change by
capitalizing on local knowledge and fostering discussion among
participants with experience in a wide range of sectors. During the
discussions, participants helped identify ways in which climate change
and other threats could hinder Jamaica’s long-term goals, and
brainstormed measures and institutions that could be used to respond.
Participants engaged in several exercises: 1) building a "map" of
relationships among economic sectors and the inputs and conditions they
depend upon; 2) adding threats and constraints to the map; 3) suggesting
actions, policies, and resources to address those threats and
constraints; 4) identifying ongoing activities and gaps; and 5)
producing a list of actions and actors. The results of the workshop were
used as key inputs to Jamaica’s Climate Change Policy Framework and
Action Plan.
Related Topics: Extreme weather events, temperature changes, Latin America/Caribbean, infrastructure, tourism, water
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
Website, URL
ID: 045
|
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
|
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, 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
|
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
|
|
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
|
PDF, Technical
Report, 7.7 MB, 72 pps
ID: 018 |
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
|
|
PDF, Technical Report,
4.6 MB, 38 pps
ID: 022
|
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
|
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,
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
|
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
|
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
| 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
|
|
|
