PDF, Fact Sheet, 702 KB, 2 pps
ID: 007
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Adaptation Partnership: USAID Supports
Climate Change Adaptation through Knowledge Exchange, Collaboration and
Implementation
November 2013
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation
Partnership, Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS), Climate Services,
High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), Small Grants
Description: This fact sheet
presents information on USAID’s Adaptation Partnership, a global coalition
founded in 2010 to share information and lessons learned about climate change
adaptation. USAID supported 10 regional capacity-building Adaptation
Partnership workshops in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on climate change
vulnerability and adaptation issues related to food security, climate services,
urban climate resilience, coastal and marine protected areas, and high-mountain
glacial regions. Outcomes of the workshops included: (1) communities of
practice (CoP) to facilitate communication and collaboration on climate
services, glacial retreat, and climate resilient agriculture, (2) scientific
research and technical analyses to learn more about climate change issues,
including glacial lake formation and the economic value of climate services;
and (3) small-grant programs with $25,000 to $550,000 awards.
Related Topics: Glacial events, Afghanistan/Pakistan,
Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, coastal, water
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| 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, 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
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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, Workshop Summary, 516 KB, 12 pps
ID: 021
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Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding: Developing conflict-sensitivity guidelines for adaptation policy in Africa
October 2013
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate-resilient Development Framework, National Adaptation Planning and Implementation
Description: This workshop summary details the proceedings of an
October 2013 workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which convened international
experts for a community of practice to explore issues concerning climate adaptation,
conflict, and development. Workshop activities included a site visit to a rural
village, Sululta, Ethiopia, as well as a variety of presentations on: Africa’s climate vulnerability; relevant
projects, guidelines, and tools; assessing if and how national adaptation plans
address conflict; and factors influencing compound risks associated with
climate change and conflict, such as family planning, population age and
growth, and urbanization. The report finishes with a list of specific
conclusions and recommendations.
Related Topics: Innovative governance, adaptation research, Africa, agriculture,
infrastructure, 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
| 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
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PDF, Technical Report, 2.6 MB, 40 pps
ID: 034
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Climate-Resilient Development: A Framework for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change
March 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework
Description: This report
describes the Climate-resilient Development Framework, a “development-first”
approach to climate change adaptation. The framework recommends practitioners use
climate analyses to complement those normally undertaken in the course of development
planning; this helps ensure that current and future climate variability does
not hinder progress on existing development goals. The intended audience for
this report includes development and adaptation practitioners; city planners;
resource managers; and other decision-makers in national, regional, and local
governments.
The report discusses the rationale behind
climate-resilient development and describes the five stages of the framework.
Other key content includes: an
adaptation-focused glossary, a compilation of resources for scoping actions, a
list of potential assessment criteria for adaptation options, examples of
relevant project work from Jamaica and the Philippines, and a guide to
sector-specific direct and indirect climate impacts.
Related Topics: Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, 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, 1.1 MB, 2pps
ID: 015 |
Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services:
Increasing the Climate Resilience of Infrastructure in Developing Countries
August 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate
Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS), Climate-resilient Development
Framework, Fast Track Implementation, Small Grants
Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of USAID’s CRIS
program and its work in five rapidly growing pilot cities that are vulnerable
to climate risks: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Piura, Perú; Trujillo,
Perú; Nacala-Porto, Mozambique; and Hue, Vietnam. CRIS enables municipal
decision-makers to identify, prioritize, and implement adaptation strategies
for infrastructure projects to save lives and protect long-term investments.
CRIS activities include assessing vulnerability, screening adaptation options,
writing proposals for external funding, using decision-support tools for
infrastructure planning, and supporting training and peer-learning events.
USAID also provides small grants for
developing and testing innovative approaches to improve resilience in cities.
Related Topics: Adaptation
research, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, coastal, infrastructure, water
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Website, URL
ID: 045
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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
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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, Workshop Report, 533 KB, 7pps
ID: 050, B2 | Glacial Flooding and Disaster Risk Management: Knowledge Exchange and Field Training Workshop
August 2013
CCRD Program(s): High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP)
Description:
This report presents the findings of the third international workshop
of the High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), "Glacial Flooding
and Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Exchange and Field Training." The
workshop took place in various locations in the Peruvian Cordillera
Blanca mountain range. Presenters offered key HiMAP research results and
provided training modules on new field methods in the high-mountain
sciences, including ground penetrating radar demonstrations at Pastoruri
glacier, conflict-resolution methods at Parón Glacial Lake, and new
systems for developing local adaptation management plans in the Quilcay
watershed above Huaraz. During the workshop, participants voted to
change the name to HiMAP; it was previously called the High Mountain
Glacier Watershed Program (HMGWP). A film of the workshop is available
as a series of short videos available on the HiMAP website.
Related Topics: Glacial events, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, 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, 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
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Website
ID: 044 |
High Mountains Adaptation
Partnership Website
CCRD Program(s): High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP),
Small Grants
Description: The High Mountains
Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP) website provides information on the range of
research, events, and workshops related to high-mountain glacial watersheds,
including links to the Climber-Scientist Small Grants Program. The mission of HiMAP is to
provide information to raise global awareness of the importance of
high-mountain glacial watersheds. HiMAP strives to share knowledge with and
create new opportunities between previously disconnected scientists and
practitioners. HiMAP supports a new generation of climber-scientists who
understand climate change, adaptation issues, research methods, and action
projects in high-mountain watersheds. HiMAP works to engage local community
knowledge, as well as international climate science expertise, to achieve this
goal. HiMAP also works to strengthen scientific, social, and institutional capacity
for the management of dangerous glacial lakes in Perú and Nepal.
Related Topics: Glacial events, precipitation changes, Africa,
Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, water
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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
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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
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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, 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,
Technical Report, 950 KB, 54 pps
ID: 028 | 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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