PDF, Technical Report, 4.9 MB, 52pps
ID: 004, B2
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| 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, Fact Sheet, 440 KB, 2pps
ID: 060 | 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, Technical Report, 8.4 MB,
110 pps
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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, Technical Report, 992 KB,
54 pps
ID: 028
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The Value of Climate Services Across Economic and Public Sectors: A Review of Relevant Literature
October 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description: This report summarizes a review of literature related
to the use and value of climate services – including information such as observational
climate data, climate system monitoring, and climate projections. The report
lists the practical applications and benefits metrics of climate services for various
economic and public sectors, including agriculture, energy, water, fisheries,
transportation, tourism, and disaster management. The report also covers the
key issues associated with the research conducted to date and describes the factors
affecting the value of climate services, the barriers, the next steps for
continued research, and the need to raise awareness of the value of climate
services.
Related Topics: Adaptation research, agriculture, coastal, infrastructure, natural resources management,
tourism, transportation, water
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