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Environmental change and maize innovation in Kenya: exploring pathways in and out of maize
STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009Maize is a socially, politically and economically staple crop in Kenya. This paper summarises the findings of the STEPS Environmental Change and Maize Innovation in Kenya project, which utilised maize as a window through which to explore differential responses to climate change.DocumentClimate change impacts and adaptation in Nepal
International Water Management Institute, 2010This working paper aims to create a more comprehensive understanding of how the impacts of CC will be realized at different scales in Nepal (from household livelihoods to national food security), and the many institutions governing the ultimate adaptation process. SectionI, Background, provides background information on Nepal.DocumentWorld Resources Report Case Study. Maintenance of Hydropower Potential in Rwanda Through Ecosystem Restoration
World Resources Report, 2011Although it is not possible to state with confidence how climate change may alter precipitation patterns in Rwanda, it is clear that this process will affect the management and generation capacity of its hydroelectric sector in the future.DocumentEconomics of Adaptation to Climate Change.The Social Dimensions of Adaptation to Climate Change in Ghana
World Bank, 2010This report presents important knowledge on Ghana’s vulnerability to climate change and various adaptation options that could be integrated into sectoral and spatial planning. It provides the needed inputs for planning a sustainable future. The need to pay attention to community-level actions/responses through direct support and mainstreaming into national policy cannot be overemphasized.DocumentAgriculture and climate change: a scoping report
Meridian Institute, 2011This scoping report provides context and analysis for addressing agriculture in international climate negotiations with the aim of informing climate negotiators and other stakeholders of different options and unpacking issues of interest.DocumentProyecto “Gestión del Agua para la Adaptación” (Brochure)
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2011The objective of the ‘Water Management Adaptation’ Project is to build capacity for good governance and adaptation to climate change through applied research, awareness, public participation and demonstrative experiences, for effective water management based on an ecosystems integrated management approach. The project is developed by the IUCN Regional Office for Mesoamerica and the EnvironmentalDocumentEl proceso de Preparación para REDD+ en Mesoamérica: Actores, tendencias y temas críticos
Programa Salvadoreño de investigación sobre desarrollo y medio mmbiente, 2011This report shows that the process of preparation for REDD in Mesoamerica is characterized for being relatively widespread, although there are enormous challenges regarding information, participation and consultation.DocumentVulnerabilidad y adaptación al cambio climático de los pobladores rurales de la planicie costera central de El Salvador
2007The purpose of this research was to develop, in conjunction with local stakeholders, a strategy on adaptation to climate change, based on an integrated assessment of the factors that determine the current climate vulnerability and future climate change in the territory located in the coastal plain in central El Salvador, between the towns of Zacatecoluca, Jiquilisco and Tecoluca.DocumentBackground paper on the identification of needs of professionals and policy makers and their participation in the integration of ecosystem and rights based approaches in the policy and practice of climate change adaptation
Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network, 2011Part of the Ecosystems & Livelihood Adaptation Network (ELAN), this discussion paper reviewes the progress in both approaches to climate change adaptation - the ecosystem-based (EBA) and the rights-based approach (Community-based Adaptation or CBA) - in Ecuador. The paper presents an analysis of the level of implementation of both approaches and opportunities for integration within the institutiDocumentHow to promote adaptation to climate change on water management in rural areas?
2009ASOCAM conducted the XII ASOCAM Latin American Seminar 2009 in the district of Yucay in Cusco, Peru on ‘How to promote adaptation to climate change on water management in rural areas?’ The seminar brought together 40 participants from 8 countries submitted their institutional experiences generated so far in development projects and initiatives related to the use and management of waterPages