If we know it works, why not do it?
'As ‘resilience’ becomes the new focus embedded in agencies’ methods for approaching challenging crises, emergency preparedness needs to be a central component.'
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National adaptation plan guidelines launched for Least Developed Countries
Mairi Dupar provides an update from the Doha cllimate change conference on the launch of the Least Developed Countries National Adaptation Plan guidelines. -
Mary Muntari collects water from a stream in Kachia, in Kaduna State Nigeria
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Source: IRINClimate risk screening for rural water supply in Ethiopia
The aim of this project is to develop a risk assessment methodology that can be used to assess the threat posed by climate change on rural water supplies, and suggest steps to minimise or mitigate such risks. -
18th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Qatar
The Conference of the Parties is the largest event of the year for those working on climate change. This year attention turns to Qatar, the host of the 18th of these major conferences.
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Adaptation Finance
Liane Schalatek Heinrich Böell Stiftung and Smita Nakhooda, Sam Barnard and Alice Caravani, Overseas Development InstituteThis Brief looks at the challenge for the international community to ensure adequate levels of funding for adaptation activities in vulnerable developing countries. -
Fresh water being poured into a jerrycan. Harshin district, in the eastern Somali region of Ethiopia
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Source: IRINScoping study on social vulnerability in three climate change hotspots for the CARIAA programme
The Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) aims to build the resilience of vulnerable populations and their livelihoods in these three hot spots by supporting collaborative research to inform adaptation policy and practice. -
Can adaptation be a hook for local engagement in REDD+?
'Could engagement with REDD+, despite its complexities and politicised nature, be useful for the adaptation crowd? Worth a closer look at least.' -
Climate extremes and child rights in South Asia: a neglected priority
Katie Harris and Kelly HawrylyshynThis Project Briefing explores the potentially life-long impact of climate change and related disasters on the wellbeing of children in South Asia. -
Coding and tracking adaptation finance: lessons and opportunities for monitoring finance across international and national scales
Lindsey Jones, Tom Mitchell, Paula Silva Villaneuva and Sarah StandleyOne of a trilogy of papers that explores the concept of ‘climate finance’ in national budgetary systems and proposes pragmatic ways forward that will strengthen the policy debate. This paper focuses on adaptation finance. -
Options for including disaster resilience in post-2015 development goals
This Background Note considers options for including disaster resilience in a post-2015 development framework.