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Early lessons from implementation of climate change adaptation projects in South-Eastern Africa: workshop report
Lessons learned from community-based climate change adaptation projects in South-Eastern Africa
Authors:
; SouthSouthNorth; Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation; International Institute for Environment and Development
Publisher:
Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development , 2007
Across south-eastern Africa, organisations are developing and implementing projects specifically designed to support adaptation to climate change, many at the community level. This paper reports on a workshop that brought together representatives of a number of these organisations to share experiences and encourage the establishment of a more strongly linked community of practice in south-eastern Africa.
The objectives of the workship were to:
- provide an opportunity for individuals and organisations implementing climate change adaptation projects in south-eastern Africa to learn from each other's experiences in identifying, selecting, designing, seeking funding for and implementing adaptation projects that improve the quality of life of the project recipients
- increase the knowledge of government policy- and decision-makers of the linkages between climate change impacts and sustainable development, and the actions that can be taken to reduce vulnerability at the local and national levels
- initiate an informal regional adaptation network within south-eastern Africa.
The workshop report gives details of the event and summaries of presentations and discussion groups, including the conclusions drawn and plans for further action.
