This list contains 65 entry(ies).
A wide ranging, comprehensive, and multi-disciplinary study, this is the first book that focuses on the challenges posed by climate change impacts on the all small island developing states, not just those in a specific region. As the global effects of climate change become increasingly evident an
This open access book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas.
Author(s):
- Kabisch, Nadja
- Korn, Horst
- Stadler, Jutta
- Bonn, Aletta
Este es el documento final del proceso de sistematización del proyecto “Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas de Montaña” (EbA Montaña). El interés del equipo era mostrar el impacto logrado y las lecciones aprendidas con la implementación de las diferentes actividades.
In a large, diverse region like the Pacific, clear and concise communication of both successes and lessons learned is vital for further effective development.
Organization(s):
- Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
Climate change poses serious threats to many coastal and marine systems, including those being managed as protected areas.
Climate change poses serious threats to many coastal and marine systems, including those being managed as protected areas.
Climate change poses serious threats to many coastal and marine systems, including those being managed as protected areas.
This book is a compilation of recent developments in the field of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaption (Eco-DRR/CCA) globally.
Author(s):
- Estrella, Marisol
- Nehren, Udo
- Renaud, Fabrice G.
- Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen
The world’s climate is changing rapidly and protected areas are an increasingly important component of national and international climate change adaptation strategies.
Author(s):
- Gross, John E.
- Watson, James E.M.
- Welling, Leigh A.
- Woodley, Stephen
Organization(s):
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Protected Areas Programme
The ocean is a major player in the regulation of the world’s climate system. The purpose of the report is to provide information to underpin the outcomes of COP21 and in particular to demonstrate the importance of the role of MPAs in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Author(s):
- Baxter, J. M.
- Laffoley, D.
- Simard, François
Organization(s):
- France, Agence des aires marines protégées
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
- IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme
- Scottish Natural Heritage, UK
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Water Programme
- Rockefeller Foundation, US
This study presents some lessons from a selection of IUCN interventions in dryland areas that have adapted to a greater or lesser extent to the conditions of drylands, notably focusing on water management to deal with scarcity and variability.
Author(s):
- Barchiesi, Stefano
- Dalton, James
- Davies, Jonathan
- Laban, Peter
- Ogali, Claire J.
- Welling, Rebecca
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN Global Water Programme
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Author(s):
- Baig, Saima
- Pangilinan, Maria Josella
- Rizvi, Ali Raza
- Tan, Rosalina Palanca-
Organization(s):
- Agence Française de Développement, FR
- Conservation International
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
The objective of this publication is to present lessons learned throughout the process of ‘making the case for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) ’ to government and other stakeholders, encouraging them to include EbA approaches in broader adaptation strategies, and to bring about the required shif
Author(s):
- Almeida Ferri, Maria Augusta
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
The production and publication of this book is intended to capture the successes and lessons learnt from the CBA-ECA project and to document the impacts of the Ecologically Critical Areas (ECA) management initiatives, key lessons and impacts, challenges faced and future direction for wise-use man
Organization(s):
- Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Department of Environment
- IUCN Bangladesh
Author(s):
- Ahmed, Farhana
- Sarker, Motaleb Hossain
The world we live in is changing, and so are our societies. Some transformations we can observe and experience every day. Others, such as the aging of our societies and global warming, might appear far removed from our everyday life. Yet these developments will have profound consequences for us.
Released at the opening of the Bonn Climate Change Conference on 1 June, Climate 2020 builds on two prior reports by UNA-UK.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Association-UK (UNA-UK)
This study entailed extensive literature review of linkages between adaptation and mitigation at the global policy level, through analysis of relevant policies and protocols in the context of climate change in general and forest landscape restoration (FLR) in particular.
Author(s):
- Baig, Saima
- Barrow, Edmund G. C.
- Kumar, Chetan
- Rizvi, Ali Raza
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Global Forest and Climate Change Programme
L'adaptation basée sur les ecosystèmes (AbE) intègre la biodiversité et les services écosystémiques dans un stratégie d'adaptation au changement climatique.
Author(s):
- Baig, Saima
- Rizvi, Ali Raza
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Ecosystem-based adaptation (Eba) uses biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of a larger adaptation strategy to climate change.
Author(s):
- Baig, Saima
- Rizvi, Ali Raza
- Verdone, Michael
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Author(s):
- Hesselink, Frits
- Nakanuku-Diggs, Louisa
Organization(s):
- Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), AT
- IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
This book documents the "Implementing a Resilience Framework to Support Climate Change Adaptation in the Mt. Elgon Region of the Lake Victoria Basin" project, which was funded by USAID and implemented by the IUCN Uganda Office.
Author(s):
- Hesselink, Frits
- Nakanuku-Diggs, Louisa
Organization(s):
- IUCN Uganda
- IUCN, Eastern and Southern Africa Programme
The recent increase in exposure to natural hazards among the communities of Bangladesh is linked to the new generation of threats posed by climate variability and change resulting from anthropogenic activity.
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Mangroves for the Future
- IUCN Bangladesh
Author(s):
- Egan, Paul A.
- Price, Martin F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- UNESCO, International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Author(s):
- Egan, Paul A.
- Price, Martin F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- UNESCO, International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
- UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
This publication presents 18 case studies to demonstrate how Protected Areas (PAs) can be better managed for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA).
Author(s):
- Buyck, Camille
- Murti, Radhika
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- Blue Solutions
- IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
- IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
Management of transboundary waters in increasingly becoming more challenging, and climate change is likely to exacerbate these pressures. Not least because climate change is a global issue, adaptation will require an international response.
Author(s):
- Roberts, Joshua
- Sanchez, Juan Carlos
Organization(s):
- IUCN
- IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
<p>La publicación recopila reflexiones y análisis de distintos autores, sobre la propuesta que hacen UICN y varias de sus organizaciones miembro sobre la necesidad y la importancia de reconocer el valor que tiene el conocimiento tradicional para la adaptación al cambio climático.
Author(s):
- Lara, Rommel
- Vides-Almonacid, Roberto
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Regional Office for South America
This report provides the findings of biodiversity resource inventory of Bhadaure Tamagi VDC of Kaski district of Western Nepal, with clear mapping of all important ecosystems, including forest, agriculture, wetland and bodies of water.
This book links the emerging concepts of complexity, complex adaptive system (CAS) and resilience to forest ecology and management. It explores how these concepts can be applied in various forest biomes of the world with their different ecological, economic and social settings, and history.
Author(s):
- Coates, K. Dave
- Messier, Christian
- Puettmann, Klaus J.
The paper outlines the modus operandi of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction partnership in working with and empowering stakeholders to build partnerships and political legitimacy for international agreements in the context of disaster risk reduction.
Organization(s):
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
- United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- UNESCO
- UNEP
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
This document was written to facilitate the preparation of the guidelines that FAO is preparing to assist forest managers to understand, assess and implement climate change mitigation and adaptation measures.
The objective of this study is to provide an analysis of the current level of integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the region, with an emphasis on the policy and institutional environment.
Organization(s):
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
- Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
- UNDP
El libro ofrece análisis esenciales que ayudarán a los responsables de la adopción de políticas, profesionales y otros actores relevantes a comprender los riesgos y desarrollar respuestas efectivas en un momento crítico, en el cual se están sentando las bases de la arquitectura de la gobernabilid
Organization(s):
- Transparency International, DE
Cet ouvrage fournit une analyse essentielle pour aider les responsables politiques, les professionnels et les autres parties prenantes à comprendre les risques et concevoir des solutions efficaces à un moment critique où larchitecture principale de la gouvernance climatique mondiale est en cours
Organization(s):
- Transparency International, DE
This book provides essential analysis to help policy-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders understand risks and develop effective responses at a critical moment when the main architecture for climate governance is being developed.
Organization(s):
- Transparency International, DE
Scientists used a network of interdisciplinary studies to investigate the ecological effects of marine managed areas (MMAs) dispersed widely across the tropics.
Author(s):
- Kaufman, L.
- Tschirky, John
Organization(s):
- Conservation International, Science and Knowledge Division
For a large number of developing countries, agriculture remains the single most important sector. Climate change has the potential to damage irreversibly the natural resource base on which agriculture depends, with grave consequences for food security.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
This report is a comprehensive overview of country-led efforts on climate change adaptation supported by the UNDP-GEF partnership with financing from the GEF-managed LDCF, SCCF and SPA funds.
Organization(s):
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- UNDP
Organization(s):
- World Bank
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Organization(s):
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- World Bank
This document draws on marine managed area (MMA) experiences worldwide by synthesizing results from over 25 natural science studies conducted over the past five years in 18 tropical countries in 48 MMAs.
Author(s):
- Kaufman, L.
- Tschirky, John
Organization(s):
- Conservation International, Science and Knowledge Division
The 2010 Asia-Pacific Disaster Report (APDR) is the first biennial report of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction for Asia and the Pacific (UNISDR AP) office.
Organization(s):
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
The report Climate Risks and Adaptation in Asian Coastal Megacities warns that Asias coastal megacities will flood more often, on a larger scale, and affect millions more people, if current climate change trends continue.
Organization(s):
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- World Bank
- Japan, International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
This paper is intended to provide some guidance to the policy-oriented researchers work on valuing climate change adaptation in developing countries.
Author(s):
- Chambwera, Muyeye
- Stage, Jesper
Organization(s):
- IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
Organization(s):
- Commission on Climate Change and Development, SE
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