Climate change

Learn about traditional practices related to the indigenous knowledge of “healing time”, including the performance of rituals for the seasonal cycles and the shamanistic management of the seasonal supply of wildlife of the Noyuya, Uitoto, Andoque, Yucana, Matapi and Muinane ethnic groups that live in the Corregimiento of Araracuara, in the Colombian Amazon.

Learn about two places in Peru where communities are using traditional knowledge to adapt to climate change. The campesino communities in the Huasta District, who are developing management practices , such as terracing, irrigation canals, water reservoirs, and the management of puquiales with special emphasis on reforestation techniques using quenual trees (polylepis) for water harvesting.

Learn about the use of traditional knowledge in two places in Bolivia. The communities in the Chiquitano forest in Santa Cruz, where the sustainable management of communal chacras and the production of oil extracted from the Babassu palm represent an agricultural alternative in dry climates with seasonal changes. Also the community of Chita in Salar de Uyuni, Potosí, where the cultivation of quinoa represents an alternative in hostile climate conditions.

This report brings together a broad range of new and existing information on 2,358 plant and animal species of the Albertine Rift (AR) region of East and Central Africa. A collaborative project assessed the climate change vulnerability of all known Albertine Rift mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, as well as a range of plants, whilst simultaneously gathering detailed information on their use by humans.

This publication was developed to provide guidance on the benefits of and ways to integrate environmental concerns into disaster risk reduction strategies (DRR) at the local and national levels. As recognised and outlined within the Hyogo Framework for Action priority 4, healthy ecosystems and environmental management are considered key actions in DRR.

La Déclaration sur les forêts et le changement climatique, adoptée sur la base d’un consensus par le Dialogue sur les forêts, a donné lieu à quatre dialogues internationaux multipartenaires auxquels ont participé plus de 250 responsables de la forêt venus du monde entier, qui ont formulé des recommandations sur les mesures à prendre et établi des notes de synthèse thématiques.

Declaración sobre los bosques y el cambio climático, elaborada por The Forests Dialogue a partir de los consensos logrados en cuatro diálogos internacionales con múltiples partes interesadas en los que participaron más de 250 líderes de todo el mundo. Incluye acciones recomendadas y notas informativas sobre temas específicos.

Cette étude présente une évaluation des performances économiques de quelques activitésd’adaptation promues par l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature au Burkina Faso et au Ghana. L’objectif général de l’évaluation est de contribuer à l’apprentissage participatif sur les avantages économiques des initiatives d’adaptation au changement climatique.

This study presents an evaluation of the economic performance of some adaptation activities promoted by IUCN in Burkina Faso and Ghana. The overall objective of the evaluation is to contribute to participatory learning about economic benefits of climate change adaptation initiatives. Specifically, it aims at identifying and analyzing the content, scope and relevance of adaptation activities and evaluating the costs and benefits generated by such activities.