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Adaptation Atlas
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The Adaptation Atlas is a dynamic mapping tool, developed by Resources for the Future, in collaboration with a diverse network of partners. The Atlas brings together diverse sets of data on the human impacts of climate change and adaptation activities across the themes of food, water, land, health and livelihood to help researchers, policymakers, planners and citizens to establish priorities for action on adaptation.
UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
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UNEP-WCMC aims to put authoritative knowledge on biodiversity and climate change at the heart of decision-making, enabling better links between the climate and biodiversity policy worlds. There is an urgent need for accessible information on the likely impacts of climate change on biodiversity.
Provention Consortium
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Exploring synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
Although climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction have different histories and are supported by different sets of institutions, knowledge centres, policy frameworks and funding mechanisms, there is a growing realisation that they share a common risk management agenda. Both fields have complementary strengths (and weaknesses), which highlight the need of exploring closer links and productive synergies.
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)
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Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) is a joint project of Island Press and EcoAdapt. CAKE is aimed at building a shared knowledge base for managing natural systems in the face of rapid climate change. CAKE brings together EcoAdapt’s recognized leadership in developing the concepts and practices of climate adaptation with Island Press’s 27 years as the leading publisher of solutions-based environmental information to offer the most valuable, up-to-date, and authoritative materials on the subject.
Pacific Islands - Climate Change Virtual Library
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This website is used by Pacific Island communities looking to implement climate change adaptation plans.
Natureandpoverty.net
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Natureandpoverty.net invites people active in the conservation and development community to share resources & collaborate online at its interactive platform. Please take a few minutes to visit their website: Natureandpoverty.net.
The platform's focus is on biodiversity and the livelihood impacts of climate change, and there is a search tool that allows you to access all of the available adaptation information.
Natureandpoverty.net provides a platform for practitioners working on ecosystem management and poverty alleviation.
United Nations: Integrated Civil Society Organizations System (iCSO)
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The integrated Civil Society Organizations (iCSO) System, developed by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), facilitates interactions between civil society organizations and DESA.
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergency
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The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) is an open global network of representatives from NGOs, UN agencies, donor agencies, governments, academic institutions, schools and affected populations working together to ensure all persons the right to quality and safe education in emergencies and post-crisis recovery. Resources include focus on disaster risk reduction relevant to climate change adaptation.
For more information about INEE, visit http://www.ineesite.org/.
Evaluation Conclave
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The conclave is an initiative of Community of Evaluators, a group of evaluators from South Asia, working together to strengthen the field of evaluation. The Community of Evaluators presently has 36 members from South Asian Countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Goal of the CoE is – “to promote and enhance the quality of the theory and practice of evaluation in South Asia and to contribute to the same, particularly from a South Asian perspective, globally.
A new vision is emerging of how evaluation can serve development.
Pact: Building Capacity Worldwide
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Over the last two years, Pact has implemented over 100 projects in more than 60 countries in Asia, Eurasia, Africa, Latin America and South America with field offices in 22 countries.
Mission
Pact's mission is to build empowered communities, effective governments and responsible private institutions that give people an opportunity for a better life.
Vision
Pact envisions an interconnected world in which relationships of trust and mutual benefit among the state, the marketplace and communities provide the inspiration and foundation for taking actions to end poverty, ensure justice and achieve greater equity.
GWP IWRM Toolbox
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The IWRM ToolBox comprises of an organized collection of case studies, reference documents, reader lists, external web sites and other supporting materials in water resources management, which have been submitted by various contributors and are peer reviewed. The Toolbox, which is administrated by the Global Water Partnership (GWP), is intended to be an information exchange platform where experiences are shared to help develop the body of knowledge which can enable all those engaged in water issues to work together to build water security and sustainable water for all.
LifeWeb
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Through ecosystem-based adaptation, protected areas provide a powerful tool to address climate change. Their role has been recognized by the international community addressing climate change, but is generally undervalued and under explored. Protected areas have long been one of the cornerstones of biodiversity conservation. Used to promote the protection of ecosystems, natural habitats and the maintenance of viable populations of species in natural surroundings, they remain not only vital to the conservation of the world's natural and cultural resources in the face of climate change but also have an important roles to play:
ASOCAM
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In 2008, ASOCAM promoted the formation of a Regional Center for shared learning on Water and Climate Change, in order to make an inventory of measures on water use and management that help reduce the vulnerability of Andean populations and given the change climate variability. Under the work of the Core, nine were systematized experiences and knowledge generated have served as a starting point for the organization of Latin American Seminar on Water ASOCAM and Climate Change, 2009.
Climate Funds Update
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Climate Funds Update is an independent website that provides information on the growing number of international funding initiatives designed to help developing countries address the challenges of climate change. The funds have been tracked over the crucial year in the lead-up to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Copenhagen.
Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM)
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Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) is an international non-profit organisation based in Dakar, Senegal.
International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (ISDR)
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Disaster risk reduction is critically important to adapting to the changing climate. Disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change share the same ultimate goal of reducing vulnerability to weather and climate hazards. Disaster risk reduction efforts are guided by the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. The Framework aims for “the substantial reduction of disaster losses, in lives and in the social, economic and environmental assets of communities and countries.”
ISDR - Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change
MicroEnsure
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MicroEnsure, has partnered with the UN through the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative to create a US$5 billion climate change insurance plan which will cover people in developing countries that are at risk from drought, flooding, or natural events that are often a result of climate change.
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
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The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility - leading the research community in a national interdisciplinary effort to generate the information needed by decision-makers in government and in vulnerable sectors and communities to manage the risks of climate change impacts.
OXFAM
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Oxfam monitors climate change and its impact on the lives of people around the world.
Pacific Islands Global Ocean Observing System - PI-GOOS
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Pacific Islands Global Ocean Observing System - PI-GOOS
The aim of the PI-GOOS programme is to assist sustainable development in Pacific Island nations by facilitating the establishment and implementation of coastal and open ocean observing programmes, and helping to improve uptake and use of the data, information and products being generated.
Southeast Asia Regional Committee for START
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The Southeast Asia START Regional Center is the regional research node of the Southeast Asia Regional Committee for START (SARCS). Southeast Asia is one of the eight existing regions of the Global Change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training (START) network, jointly initiated by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), International Human Dimension Programme (IHDP), and World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).
START is a global network that supports multidisciplinary research on the interactions between humans and the environment.
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development. Recognizing that climate change presents both risks and opportunities for global business, the objectives of the WBCSD Energy & Climate Focus Area are two-fold: Policy and Implementation.
Tearfund
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Tearfund works on climate change because it hits the world's poorest people hardest.
The International Fund for China’s Environment (IFCE)
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The International Fund for China’s Environment (IFCE) is an international environmental organization based in WashingtonDC, with branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan. Founded in 1996 by a group of scientists and professionals concerned with China’s environmental problems, IFCE aims to ensure a healthy global environment and continued economic development by helping China solve its environmental problems.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. WWF is developing and implementing resistance projects with stakeholder groups, including local communities.
