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Climate change, disaster, displacement and migration: initial evidence from Africa
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2009-12-22 03:19Year:
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This paper presents evidence and outlines the linkages between climate change and migration/displacement. Noting that: "Although there is not a mono-causal relation between climate change, disasters, displacement and migration, the existence of a clear link between the phenomena is increasingly recognised. This paper presents some initial empirical findings in relation to this link, focusing on two African countries: Somalia and Burundi" (Kolmannskog, 2009).
Climate Change, Conflict and Fragility: Understanding the linkages, shaping effective responses
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-12-18 12:08Year:
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This paper outlines the climate-conflict interlinkages and the challenges involved in responding to their combined challenge. Establishing the overall goal of international policy on adaptation as helping people in developing countries adapt successfully to climate change even where there is state fragility or conflict risk, the paper makes and explains eight specific policy recommendations:
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Capacity Building for the Development of Adaptation Measures in Pacific Island Countries (CBDAMPIC)
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The Capacity Building for the Development of Adaptation Measures in Pacific island countries (CBDAMPIC) project focuses on improving the livelihood of Pacific Island people by increasing their adaptive capacity to climate-related risks. This is Canada's response to the call by Pacific island countries for assistance to develop and implement a capacity building programme that will reduce climate related risks at the national and community level.
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The purpose of the project is to develop and implement a capacity building programme that will increase the capability of four Pacific Island countries' to reduce climate-related risks at the national and community level. The two main project outcomes: First, the activities of the project will bring adaptation to climate change into the normal processes of national and sectoral planning and budgeting. This is also known as 'mainstreaming'. Secondly, the project will increase the capacity of communities to adapt to climate-related risks and reduce their vulnerabilities.
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Output 1: Policy and decision makers will be more aware of the threat of climate change to their people's livelihoods and economic sectors. They will also understand the options that could be put in place at national and community level to increase adaptive capacity. Output 2: Senior government policy makers will be commited to integrate and mainstream climate change adaptation into national and sectoral policies. To assist in this process, climate change risk management will be incorporated into national planning. Output 3: Communities will be increasingly aware of their vulnerability to climate change and the traditional and contemporary ways that are available for them to adapt to it. Output 4: The pilot projects implemented in the selected communties will reduce their vulnerability to climate change-related effects.
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Project Manager, Taito Nakalevu
Community-led response to climate change through communication, awareness creation and education
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\Ghanaian slum dwellers have been heavily affected by climate change through growing risks of flooding, erosion, malnutrition, the declining availability of water. This project will educate slum residents on issues around climate change impacts, its mitigation, adaptation and management. It will also promote effective environmental management practices within slum communities.
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Climatic change awareness creation and adaptation for improved livelihoods among rural communities
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The impacts of climate change in Uganda has affected agricultural productivity and resulted in persisting food insecurity for a large number of families.This project aims to improve the food security of smaller holder farmers in the Iganga and Jinja districts through creating awareness about the causes and effects of climate change within 4 farming communities and 16 schools, and motivating stakeholders to mitigate and adapt to changing climate conditions.
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Climate Change in Moldova Socio-Economic Impact and Policy Options for Adaptation
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2009-12-15 08:15
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In Moldova, people’s well-being could also be affected in such sectors as transport, health, and energy. In transport, for instance, heat waves could melt pavement disrupting roadways, and intense heat could deform railways and bridges. In health, higher temperatures could increase pollution and affect overall human health.
To remedy these predicted scenarios, the Report urges immediate action stating that the cost of inaction could be significant both in human and economic terms.
The vulnerability of Australian rural communities to climate variability and change: Part I—Conceptualising and measuring vulnerability
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2009-12-14 04:08Year:
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Journal: Environmental Science & Policy
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Vulnerability is a term frequently used to describe the potential threat to rural communities posed by climate variability and change. Despite growing use of the term, analytical measures of vulnerability that are useful for prioritising and evaluating policy responses are yet to evolve.
Microfinance and Climate Change Adaptation
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2009-12-14 03:53Year:
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Anne Hammill, Richard Matthew and Elissa McCarter suggest that microfinance deserves careful consideration by the climate change adaptation community. The authors "believe that the potential for a constructive linkage is there – in some cases much has already been realised – and should not be ignored." The focus of this article is to identify possible links between microfinance services and climate adaptation and to highlight the opportunities and the risks of these links for vulnerability reduction among the world’s poorest populations.
Community-Level Adaptation to Climate Change: Action in the Pacific
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-12-11 08:58Year:
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Community-Level Adaptation
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Action in the Pacific
Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on
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Pacific island people are currently experiencing the adverse effects of climate change on their way of life. Adaptation could significantly reduce these effects. To reduce the vulnerability of Pacific Islanders to climate change, the resilience of their cultural, ecological, and socio-economic systems needs to be enhanced.
Community Vulnerability and Adaptation: A Guide to Community Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment and Action
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-12-11 08:52Summary:
Compiled by Taito Nakalevu for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme as Part of a CIDA-Funded Adaptation Programme in the Pacific
This guide to Community Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment and Action (CV&A) was developed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). It aims to assist community vulnerability and adaptation assessment work to be carried out by the four pilot Pacific Island Countries that are implementing the Capacity Building for the Development of Adaptation Measures (CBDAMPIC) project.
