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Adaptation to climate change and desertification: Perspectives from national policy and autonomous practice in Malawi
Leeds University, 2010This paper explores the ways in which the interlinked challenges of climate change and desertification are managed in Malawi.DocumentAdaptation in integrated assessment modelling: where do we stand?
Springerlink, 2010The history of Integrated Assessment Modelling and climate change are closely interlinked, and as new information and ideas come to light, it becomes necessary to incorporate them into the Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) currently used.OrganisationResourceAfrica UK
ResourceAfrica UK is a not-for-profit institution active in southern and eastern Africa. Activities focus on community-based adaptation to climate change through communication outreach.DocumentDoes REDD+ threaten to recentralise forest governance?
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2010Over the past 25 years, developing countries have transitioned toward decentralized forest management that allows local actors increased rights and responsibilities, and has helped protect forests in many regions.DocumentShaping forest safety nets with markets: Adaptation to climate change under changing roles of tropical forests in Congo Basin
Science Direct, 2010This paper explores the role of markets for Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in facilitating climate change adaptation of local communities in the Congo Basin.DocumentForests and climate change in Latin America: linking adaptation and mitigation
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2011This paper examines opportunities for linking climate change adaptation and mitigation in tropical forests, and understanding the influence exerted by adaptation activities on the mitigation potential and vice-versa. Through case-studies in Latin America, the authors explore various approaches and motivations for linking adaptation and mitigation.DocumentCapacity wheel: A method to assess the inherent characteristics of institutions to enable the adaptive capacity of society
The Earth System Governance Project, 2010Given the uncertainty surrounding the consequences of climate change, there is an emphasis on the role of institutions in strengthening adaptive capacities of communities according to the rate of environmental change. Institutions, traditionally conservative and reactive, will need to proactively respond to this challenge.DocumentCommunity-based adaptation: Enhancing community adaptive capacity in Druadrua Island, Fiji
Wiley Online Library, 2010This paper describes the process and outcomes of a pilot Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) project on Druadrua Island, Fiji. From the project’s achievements, the author asserts that CBA enhances the capacity of local communities to adapt to change.DocumentPolicy misfits, climate change and cross-scale vulnerability in coastal Africa: how development projects undermine resilience
Science Direct, 2010Coastal social ecological systems in eastern Africa are subject to a range of environmental, social and economic changes, and the impacts of climate change are likely to further exacerbate their vulnerabilities. This paper presents an analysis based on local perceptions of recent changes at four sites in coastal Tanzania and Mozambique.DocumentFraming climate vulnerability and adaptation at multiple levels: Addressing climate risks or institutional barriers in Lesotho?
Ingenta, 2010Adaptation to climate change occurs largely through action at the local level, which is influenced by international and national levels of political and social organisation. This article explores the impact of discourse (the way in which knowledge, methods and rationalities are ‘framed’) at the international level on adaptation policy at the national and local level.Pages