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Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) - Adaptation Stories
Submitted by ayesha on Sat, 2011-04-02 09:38Year:
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This publication describes real-life testimonies of communities adapting to climate change and formulates strategies to reduce their social, economic and cultural vulnerability.
UNDP Community Water Initiative - Fostering Water Security and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Submitted by andrea on Sun, 2011-02-27 23:35Year:
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The UNDP Community Water Initiative has funded successful projects in some of the most vulnerable communities in Africa, South Asia, and Central America. Using a broad range of innovative approaches, these projects have helped increase the capacities of local people to participate in developing their own solutions to local water resource problems. By providing modest funds, CWI has helped generate large rewards for the communities in terms of water security, natural resources management, and social well being.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Adaptation Fund starts delivering
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In what is being hailed as a breakthrough for a "collective effort" by developed and developing countries, the Adaptation Fund set up by the UN to help poor countries cope with the unfolding impact of climate change has finally become operational.
Last week, the Fund's board approved two adaptation projects, one in Senegal - threatened by sea-level rise, less rainfall and high temperatures - and the other in Honduras, which faces increasing water shortages.
The two projects worth a total of about US$14 mi
The CC DARE Programme in Sub-Saharan Africa
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2010-08-20 05:05Summary:
The CC DARE programme provides demand-driven technical and financial assistance to sub-Saharan African countries that is targeted, flexible and rapid. The assistance is made available to improve the ability of sub-Saharan African countries to remove barriers and create opportunities for integrating climate change adaptation into national development planning and decision-making frameworks. The programme is designed to complement and strengthen ongoing and planned nationally based climate change adaptation and risk management.
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Policy Advisor Climate Change & Development Programme, UNDP United Nations Office in Nairobi: Johnson Nkem, johnson.nkem@undp.org
UNEP Focal Point: Bubu Jallow, Bubu.jallow@unep.org
UNDP Focal Point: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org
UNEP Risoe Centre Focal Point: Anne Olhoff, olho@risoe.dtu.dk
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UNDP’s Africa Adaptation Programme launches cross-practice collaboration
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Dakar, Senegal
A 5-day workshop that brought together UNDP Practice Team experts in gender, capacity development, poverty reduction, learning (LRC), and knowledge management, to formulate an integrated program of technical assistance in support of the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP),
Cities in Climate Change (CCCI) - A component of Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net)
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UN-HABITAT, UNDESASummary:
Hundreds of millions of people in urban areas across the world will be affected by climate change. The vulnerability of human settlements in this new urban era will increase through rising sea levels, inland floods, frequent and stronger tropical cyclones, periods of increased heat and the spread of diseases. Climate change may negatively impact on the infrastructure and worsen the access to basic urban services and the quality of life in cities. Most affected are the urban poor – the slum dwellers in developing countries.
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The Cities in Climate Change Initiative targets cities in developing and least developed countries. It emphasises good governance, responsibility, leadership and practical initiatives for the communities and their citizens. It builds on the well-tested Environmental Planning and Management process which is suited to address climate change issues within the city by a wide host of actors. A set of tools will be developed to support city-leaders and practitioners in addressing the impact of climate change (adaptation) and to help reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions (mitigation). This will be supported with technological and financial options as they emerge from the needs of cities.Expected Outputs:
* The setting up of global, regional, national and city to city networks of national and local government associations, non-governmental bodies, universities, the private sector, and UN organizations addressing climate change;
* Localization and implementation of national adaptation and mitigation strategies;
* The strengthening of capacities of local authorities to integrate climate change concerns in local and city wide planning and budgeting for cost-effective policy responses;
* The strengthening of the capacities of local government training institutes to provide climate change training for local governments.Contacts:
UN-HABITAT Global Division,
Urban Environmental Planning Branch (UEPB)
P.O. Box 30030, 00100
Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: +254 20 7625405,
Fax: +254 20 7623715
Email: ues@unhabitat.org
www.sudnet.orgProject Status:
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The CC DARE Programme in Sub-Saharan Africa: National Project Portfolio and Progress Update
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2010-06-07 18:31Year:
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This report seeks to provide an overview of the CC DARE proramme and update countries' project progress.
The CC DARE programme provides demand-driven technical and financial assistance to sub-Saharan African countries that is targeted, flexible and rapid. The assistance is made available to improve the ability of sub-Saharan African countries to remove barriers and create opportunities for integrating climate change adaptation into national development planning and decision-making frameworks.
Climate models, projections and uncertainties in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction for researchers and decision makers
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2010-06-07 18:26Year:
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In order to assess potential impacts of climate change and hence develop appropriate adaptation strategies, reliable estimates of likely changes in future climate are necessary.
Africa Adaptation Programme - Supporting Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-02-17 05:44Year:
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The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) has been designed to support the long-term efforts of targeted countries to further develop their capability to successfully identify, design and implement holistic adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes that are aligned with national development priorities. In this regard AAP is not a traditional adaptation programme per se – but a strategic initiative, aimed at creating an environment for more informed and capable adaptation decisions and practice in each country.
The brochures below (in English, French and Japanese) provide a brief outline of the Programme, as well as a snapshot of the key priorities identified by each country under AAP
Climate-proofing Energy Systems
Submitted by laurawilliamson on Mon, 2009-12-07 21:54Summary:
This publication explains why a metric to measure the vulnerability and resilience of energy system to climate change is needed. The publication proposes a methodology and provides two sets of indicators: one to measure the extent of vulnerability within a particular energy system and a second to identify possible adaptation options.
These indicators are applied to ten Sub-Saharan countries. The indicator results and possible adaptation measures are outlined.
