Coping with a Changing Climate: Considerations for Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture

Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-03-31 23:09
Author(s):
Michael H. Glantz, René Gommes, Selvaraju Ramasamy
Year:
2009
City:
Rome
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Pages:
118
Summary:

This document elaborates on issues of less-than-perfect information on climate impacts and vulnerabilities, and need for better informed decisions on “resilient adaptation” by merging adaptation, mitigation and prevention strategies.

Tackling climate change on the ground - Corporate case studies on land use and climate change

Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2009-12-14 01:52
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Author(s):
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Year:
2009
City:
Geneva
Publisher:
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Pages:
32
Summary:

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The report is a compilation of business case studies on best solutions to address land use based emissions.

World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change

Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2009-12-10 10:57
Author(s):
The World Bank Group
Year:
2009
City:
Washington, DC
Publisher:
The World Bank
Pages:
439
Summary:

World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change, released in advance of the December meetings on climate change in Copenhagen, says that advanced countries, which produced most of the greenhouse gas emissions of the past, must act to shape our climate future.

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Knowledge Center on Climate Change (KC3): Adaptation and Best Practices in Agriculture and Natural Resources Sectors

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  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    SEARCA's University Consortium in Southeast Asia,
    Summary:

    To prepare for climate change-related disasters, many institutions are now addressing changing climate within their mandates at the global and local levels. While these efforts are useful, relevant knowledge solutions generated by these efforts are scattered and generally inaccessible. In addition, this fragmented body of knowledge needs to be organized, packaged, and shared in formats understandable to and replicable by various users.

    Project Components:

    1. Research and Development on Adaptation in the Agriculture and NR sectors at the community level
    2. Graduate Scholarship for MS and PhD levels
    3. Short-Term Trainings
    4. Knowledge Management

    Expected Outputs:

    1. researchers' data base
    2. R&D adaptation works data base
    3. Graduate Scholarship Grants
    4. Multi-stakeholder Consultation Proceedings for Southeast Asia
    5. Publications, video, and other multimedia learning tools/visual aids to support capacity development
    6. Pilot actions databases
    7. Best Practices and Success Stories on Climate change adaptation
    8. Climate Change action plans for individual southeast asian countries
    9. Policy briefs, journals, training modules,
    10. yellow page directory and manuals on adaptation technologies and practices; others

    Project Status:
    Currently in the formation stage, website constructed and undergoing content build up; seeking funding donors to help fund initiatives: information, education, communication (IEC) campaigns
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    researchers; forest, farmer, fisher leaders and communities, policy makers
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    Other
    Cofinancing Total:
    5,000,000
    Total Amounts:
    1,000,000 for 5 years