| 632 | | 26/12/2022 13:29 | | 26/12/2001 | | 23/01/2023 13:24 | Technical document/report | Grass-Cast uses almost 40 years of historical data on weather and vegetation growth— combined with seasonal precipitation forecasts—to predict if rangelands in individual grid cells (whose size is 10 km x 10km, or ~ 6 miles x 6 miles) are likely to produce above-normal, near-normal, or below-normal amounts of vegetation. Grass-Cast also provides a view of rangeland productivity in the broader region, to assist in larger-scale decision making—such as where grazing resources might be more plentiful if a rancher’s own region is at risk of drought. Grass-Cast provides ranchers and land managers with an indication of productivity in the upcoming growing season relative to tuner online their area’s more nearly 40-year history. Ranchers and land managers should use this information in combination with their local knowledge of soils, plant communities, topography, and management to help with decision-making. Direct link to the tool: https://grasscast.unl.edu/ | | |  Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | Grassland Production Forecast | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 656 | | 04/01/2023 22:00 | | 04/01/2023 | | 23/01/2023 13:07 | Technical document/report | Mountains are at the frontline of climate change, exacerbating existing vulnerabilities and socio-economic inequities for both mountain communities and those downstream. However, mountain communities have the capacity to adapt to these changes and mitigate the impacts of climate change. By utilizing the opportunities created by ecosystem services, mountain communities can build climate-resilience, resource security and consistent livelihoods. This publication presents and highlights the experiences using Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to build climate resilience in three mountain ranges: the Andes in South America, the Himalayas in Asia, and Mt. Elgon in East Africa. Its main objective is to provide practical information on these experiences to inform NbS practitioners, decision-makers, project designers and managers, researchers and local communities. | | | crmmocservices | Tool | | | Capacity building, Communication and outreach/awareness, Education and training, Impact assessment | Biodiversity, Ecosystem-based adaptation, Food security, Gender, Indigenous and traditional knowledge | Drought, Erratic rainfall, Floods, Increasing temperatures, Land and forest degradation, Loss of biodiversity | | | | Africa, Asia, South America | Local, National, Subregional, Transboundary | | | | Nepal, Bhutan, Peru, Colombia, Uganda, Kenya | | | | International Union for Conservation of Nature | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists, Communities, Policy makers, Practitioners | https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/50695 | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 684 | | 10/01/2023 13:31 | | 10/01/2023 | | 23/01/2023 13:08 | Educational/training material, Technical document/report | Forest-based adaptation is an ensemble of climate actions that employ forests and trees in support of climate change adaptation and resilience, including sustainable forest management, forest conservation and restoration, reforestation and afforestation. Forest-based adaptation can help address the gaps between current adaptation actions and the adaptation needed for reducing climate-related risks and impacts, while contributing to most of the Sustainable Development Goals and promoting strong synergies with mitigation.
This FAO technical paper unpacks the concept of forest-based adaptation and describes policy spheres that could bolster the role of forests and trees in providing adaptation and resilience benefits. It introduces a set of ten principles for using forests and trees to promote transformational adaptation, which were developed with leading experts from the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and other partners. It describes the policy implications of each principle and draws on examples from diverse forest ecosystems and management practices to illustrate their application in practice. | | | crmmocservices | Knowledge Resource | | | | Biodiversity, Ecosystems | | | | | | Global | | | | Italy | | | | Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Forest-based adaptation: transformational adaptation through forests and trees | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 689 | | 12/01/2023 09:21 | | 12/01/2023 | | 23/01/2023 13:08 | Technical document/report | This technical brief is a joint collaboration with the Nairobi work programme expert group on biodiversity and climate change adaptation and has been published as a supplement to the NAP technical guidelines. It targets country-level Convention on Biological Diversity and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change focal points and technical staff of ministries who are engaged in the planning and implementation of NAPs and NBSAPs. | | | crmmocservices | Knowledge Resource | | | Adaptation planning and practices, Capacity building | Biodiversity | Loss of biodiversity | | | | | Global | Anika Terton (International Institute for Sustainable Development [IISD])
Jeffrey Qi (IISD)
Gino Zúñiga (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit [GIZ] Peru) | | | | | | | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists, Policy makers, Practitioners | Promoting Synergies Between Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity - Through the National Adaptation Plan and National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Processes | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 722 | | 14/02/2023 12:05 | | 14/02/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | In the UK a variety of evidence projects have been undertaken to improve our understanding of the role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as Nature-based Solutions in the face of a changing climate. This has involved:
(i) Understanding the role of marine biodiversity in supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation ;
(ii) Quantifying the protection of blue carbon habitats within the existing MPA network ;
(iii) Understanding how MPA protected features may be impacted by climate change; and
(iv) Establishing the relative importance of areas of the English seabed for blue carbon .
Understanding the role of marine biodiversity in supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation can help support management decisions. For example, habitats with a role in coastal protection could be managed in a way that ensures they retain those qualities and the condition which allows it to deliver this ecosystem service at optimal levels. Knowledge of where blue carbon habitats are protected within the existing MPA network could help inform place-based management decisions to ensure carbon stays locked up within these habitats and damage and degradation of these habitats no longer contribute to carbon emissions. Understanding how MPA protected features may be impacted by climate change, such as sea-level rise or ocean warming, could help identify where elevated levels of management are needed to ensure there is resilience to these stressors within ecosystems. Finally, establishing the relative importance of areas of the English seabed for blue carbon will help better understand where these carbon stores are located and inform management of MPAs and appropriate implementation of wider management approaches across the wider marine system.
Our work focused on improving the understanding of the role of marine biodiversity in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The first step was to undertake a literature assessment to investigate the provision of two climate-related ecosystem services (carbon sequestration and coastal protection), by MPA protected features and developed statistics on the provision of these services by the MPA network within English inshore and offshore and Northern Irish offshore waters. The next step was to understand the extent to which blue carbon habitats are already protected within the existing UK MPA network.
An essential element in the planning of Climate Smart MPAs is to understand the extent to which MPA protected features may be impacted by the effects of climate change. The JNCC project considered how MPA features may respond to four pressures associated with climate change: ocean acidification, ocean warming, marine heatwaves and sea-level rise. | The study found that of the MPA features investigated, nine habitat types played a role in carbon sequestration. These habitat types included coastal vegetated habitats, such as saltmarsh and seagrass beds, and sedimentary habitats, such as subtidal mud and deep-sea mud. The project found that 43% of MPAs protect habitats that play a key role in coastal protection, and 29% protect habitats that trap and store carbon long-term.
JNCC developed methodologies to examine existing data for protected features of MPAs across the UK and presented statistics on the area extent of blue carbon habitats protected and not protected within MPAs. The study found that four blue carbon habitats have most of their known extents protected within MPAs (coastal saltmarsh and saline reedbeds, seagrass, kelp beds and littoral mud), but the majority of the known extent of three other important habitats (sublittoral mud, deep-sea mud, and maerl beds) are not protected within existing MPAs.
Evidence developed through this project was used to create climate profiles for two case study MPAs: The Canyons and Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zones. The climate profiles provide summary information about the MPA, information on its provision of climate change related ecosystem services, and information on the potential response of these features to climate change as a result of sensitivity assessments.
Future work priorities include developing the evidence base on the impacts of human activities on blue carbon stores and improving our understanding of the role of deep-sea marine ecosystems in supporting climate change mitigation. Marine monitoring survey programmes are evolving to include the collection of direct evidence on blue carbon stocks and fluxes on the UK seabed, which will be used to improve the accuracy of computer modelling. Moreover, early detection systems around the impact of climate change on marine biodiversity are being trialled. | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices, Climate scenarios, Impact assessment, Science and research, Vulnerability assessment | Biodiversity, Coastal areas/zones, Ecosystem-based adaptation, Ecosystems | Extreme heat, Increasing temperatures, Ocean acidification, Sea level rise | United Kingdom (UK) | | Due to their extensive area, seabed sediments represent a large and globally important carbon store and long-term sink. However, the amount of carbon stored in seabed sediments, and therefore the contribution to climate change mitigation, varies depending on habitat type and many other factors. On-going work by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) is assessing the relative important of the seabed in English waters for carbon storage using a range of computational modelling techniques. The initial outputs of this study have been used to inform the process of identifying areas for stricter protection in English waters as part of the Highly Protected Marine Areas Project, which is including carbon storage as one of the selection criteria.
https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/highly-protected-marine-areas/ | Europe | National | Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | | | | Although UK MPAs have been designated primarily for the protection of biodiversity and not climate change mitigation and adaptation, understanding the extent to which blue carbon habitats are already protected within the existing UK MPA network has helped understand existing protection and potential gaps.
The climate profiles tested an approach for presenting the developing evidence base on climate pressures, feature sensitivity and climate change mitigation and adaptation services at a MPA site level. This work highlighted the complexity of assimilating and presenting climate pressure and sensitivity information at a site level in a way that is accessible to a wide range of stakeholders.
Although the evidence developed through these projects is mainly focused on UK MPAs, information on ecosystem services related to climate change mitigation and adaptation is transferable to other countries, as is information on habitat sensitivity and sediment carbon stores, where similar habitats occur. Methodologies developed for the assessments are also transferable to other countries. | | | Joint Nature Conservation Committee | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists, Policy makers, Practitioners | Climate-smart Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): a case study from UK waters | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 723 | | 15/02/2023 04:28 | | 15/02/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | | | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 724 | | 21/02/2023 17:39 | | 21/02/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | | | | | Serkant Samurkas | Knowledge Resource | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Project Drawdown- Drawdown Lift | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Climate-Poverty connections report | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 725 | | 27/02/2023 09:01 | | 27/02/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | | | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | | | | | | | | | | | APO | | | Stefan | | We the people | | sdierks@unfccc.int | | Reuterstr | Dierks | 01572316206 | | Mr. | 53112 | | | | | Testing this | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 726 | | 28/02/2023 08:40 | | 28/02/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | Between February and June 2018, UN Environment and Nigeria’s Minna-based Federal University of Technology/Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies carried out a study on how the communities around the refinery respond to natural and man-made hazards and emergencies. The assessment was conducted within the framework of the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergency at Local Level (APELL) initiative, designed by UN Environment. | Following the study, various government agencies, learning institutions and community leaders from the Mararaban Rido community agreed to form countrywide community emergency awareness committees. The stakeholders involved are the National Emergency Management Agency; the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; the National Environmental Standards Regulatory and Enforcement Agency; the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency; and community leaders from youth, women, and religious groups, retired soldiers, and police officers. | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | ILCR, FUTMINNA | | Capacity building, Education and training, Impact assessment, Science and research, Vulnerability assessment | Community-based adaptation, Disaster risk reduction, Ecosystems, Human settlements, Indigenous and traditional knowledge, Urban resilience | Floods, Land and forest degradation, Loss of biodiversity | Nigeria | | | Africa | National | | | Research/Lecturing | | Following the study, various government agencies, learning institutions and community leaders from the Mararaban Rido community agreed to form countrywide community emergency awareness committees. The stakeholders involved are the National Emergency Management Agency; the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; the National Environmental Standards Regulatory and Enforcement Agency; the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency; and community leaders from youth, women, and religious groups, retired soldiers, and police officers.
The mandate of these committees is to coordinate risk identification and assessment, hazard mapping, prioritization and community resilience. They will initially focus on fires, epidemics, and floods. | Gbenga | | Institute for Land and Community Resilience, Federal University | | gbenga.morenikeji@futminna.edu.ng | gbenga.morenikeji@futminna.edu.ng | Flat 2, N0 50 Garba Aliyu Street, FUT Professorial Quarters,Bosso Estate Minna, Nigeria | Morenikeji | +2347036411810 | | Mr. | 920001 | | | | Academics and scientists, Communities, Policy makers, Practitioners, Private sector | Tackling environmental disasters in Nigeria | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 727 | | 28/02/2023 15:00 | | 28/02/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | | | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 728 | | 03/03/2023 23:11 | | 03/03/2023 | | 04/03/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | | | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 729 | | 07/03/2023 19:13 | | 07/03/2023 | | 08/03/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | | | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 730 | | 15/03/2023 05:50 | | 15/03/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | | | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 731 | | 15/03/2023 06:30 | | 15/03/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | | | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 732 | | 28/03/2023 08:42 | | 28/03/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | | | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 733 | | 04/04/2023 23:50 | | 04/04/2023 | | 05/04/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | The Nile Delta is amongst the world’s most vulnerable areas to climate change and is also a main source of agricultural production for Egypt. The region comprises 11 governorates including Beheira – one of Egypt’s largest Delta governorates, and Alexandria– Egypt’s largest coastal governorate and second-largest city. Beheira and Alexandria are facing risks including sea level rise, desertification and urban encroachment on agricultural lands which are impacting national agricultural production.
Hence, this research aimed to explore the socioeconomic impacts of desertification/land degradation in Alexandria and Beheira and propose an action policy plan to support decision-making and policy-making. The research was attempting to address two of the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) gaps (10 and 11) identified for the North Africa sub-region; (10): Insufficient information and knowledge about interconnections between desertification and socio-economic development, (11): Limited information and knowledge sharing on interlinkages with other sectors.
The following methodology was followed to accomplish the aim of the research:
1. Adopting the MEDALUS-GEE approach to calculate the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI), a proxy for desertification/ land degradation.
2. The Ricardian Approach using the Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) to examine the economic impacts of climate change on agricultural revenue (Aggregated from the five main crops) on the governorate level.
3. Assessing the interlinkages between the desertification/ land degradation and socioeconomic development on the individual level through employing Principal Components Analysis on the ESI sub-indices, then running Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) to regress the wealth index of individuals on land degradation, along with other explanatory variables. | A memo (in Arabic) was submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation highlighting the key project outcomes. The memo included an analysis of the ESI maps, a recommendation of crops to soil suitability, socio-economic policy action to improve communication between farmers and government entities as well as mapping ESI to socioeconomic characteristics of individuals on the district level.
The ESI maps indicated that most of the districts of Alexandria are unsuitable for farming owing to their proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, and the nature of the industrial activity located there. Actions could include modifying the region’s strategy, by converting it into fish farming (aquaculture) rather than agriculture. The results indicated that the highest degree of land degradation and desertification (>1.530: CAA3 (HSL)) is concentrated in the Beheira Governorate, specifically the Qattara Depression area and Wadi Al-Maghra (representing 46 percent) of the total area of the hinterland of the Beheira Governorate. Several suggested treatments are also proposed to reduce the impact of soil degradation and productivity in the long term.
A Vulnerability Assessment by mapping the socioeconomic status of individuals on the district level in both governorates to the environmental sensitivity index found that the areas most affected by land degradation have the lowest socioeconomic status. For instance, Dalangat is the highest sensitive district to land degradation in Beheira, which is also characterized by relatively lower agricultural revenue, the lowest wealth index, as well as the lowest average years of schooling. In Alexandria, the Mena El-Basal district is the highest area that is sensitive to land degradation and is also characterized by the lowest wealth index, the lowest average years of schooling, a higher-than-average household size of approximately 6, and high population density, leading to high urban sprawl in that area.
Therefore, the proposed policy action recommended designing customized interventions for the most affected areas and highly stressed on avoiding the “One Size fits all” approach.
A detailed elaboration of the project will be available as a journal paper to be updated here. | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices, Capacity building, Climate observations, Science and research, Socio-economic data and information, Stakeholder involvement, Vulnerability assessment | Agriculture, Coastal areas/zones, Community-based adaptation, Food security | Desertification, Increasing temperatures, Land and forest degradation, Salinization, Sea level rise | Egypt | | This case study is the outcome of a graduate student Research Project at The British University in Egypt (BUE). The graduate student team is the first group of students at BUE to partner with the UNFCCC Secretariat through the Nairobi Work Programme to address two of the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI).
Students:
Maha Balbaa
Maha155981@bue.edu.eg
Remah Ibrahim
Remah166026@bue.edu.eg
Sameh Mansour
Sameh188846@bue.edu.eg
Advisors:
Professor. Hoda Hassaballa,
Hoda.Hassaballa@bue.edu.eg
Associate Professor. Maha Elhini
Maha.Elhini@bue.edu.eg | Africa | Local | 1) Soil, Water, and Environment Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation.
-Dr. Mohamed El Sayed Abou Kota, Researcher in physicochemical Soil sciences.
aboukota.m@gmail.com
-Dr. Shimaa Kamal Ganzour, Assistant Professor of Soil Sciences and Spatial Techniques.
sh.ganzour82@gmail.com
2) Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics (CAPMAS). | | | | Key beneficial practices and lessons include:
1. Collective action and capacity building are the most effective ways to combat climate change.
2. Integration with partners on the national and international levels, academics and scientists from inter-disciplinary fields: economics, agriculture, climate change and GIS have collaborated and produced a comprehensive picture that would not have been possible from one field of study.
3. Capacity building including mentoring, workshops and training helped to learn advanced research methods, as well as designing policies that can touch local communities and civil society closely.
4. Updating data and informing government entities that data dissemination is an essential element for development. | | | The British University in Egypt | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists, Communities, Policy makers, Practitioners | An Analysis of the Desertification/Land Degradation-Socioeconomic Nexus in Egypt's Delta Region | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 734 | | 08/04/2023 23:08 | | 08/04/2023 | | 09/04/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | | | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 735 | | 01/05/2023 07:17 | | 01/05/2023 | | 02/05/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | The proposed communication and outreach case study will explore the relationship between local media and climate change with a focus on the information needs of rural communities. The case study in the form of small sensitization workshops and community outreach campaigns will help the local community to understand the impact of climate change on local ecologies. The communication and outreach case study will help the state and private development agencies and the opinion leaders of the local communities to expand their understanding and awareness of macro and micro ecological interventions in terms of economic stability, climate resilience and maintaining the local biodiversity. The communication and outreach activities can plan a significant role by acting as a source of awareness, advocacy and policy change.
The communication and outreach case study will ensure an active and engaged citizenry at local level. The discourse will be on exploring the expanded role of communication outreach in increasing the ability of local people of nearby communities to connect with one another, and to engage directly on advocacy and policy issues.
The case study will be centered on local rural communities and awareness and sensitization messages will be used to encourage citizen action through outreach campaigns on local climate issues. | This communication and outreach case study will help the climate activists, policy makers, community workers, development practitioners to extend their boundaries of knowledge and expertise to local village communities for public dissemination and welfare. Through this communication and outreach activity, the stakeholders may be able to connect people, connect communities and connect rural society by involving people to strengthen local development agencies, councils and bodies and thus will help to keep the local democracy alive.
Since community outreach has the potential to reach to the nearby communities quickly and in a cost-effective manner, there is a possibility to facilitate people to take informed decisions on water and climate change issues and local governance. The case study will help us to build trust and understanding to bring change in the mindset of the local communities.
Due to their proximity, communication outreach activities can play a crucial role in creating awareness, advocacy and policy change about climate variations and environment at micro level. | | crmmocservices | Case study | CUHP | | Adaptation planning and practices, Capacity building, Climate observations, Communication and outreach/awareness, Stakeholder involvement | Community-based adaptation, Ecosystems | Land and forest degradation, Loss of biodiversity, Shift of seasons, Wildfire | India | | The Participants:
• Village heads and panchayat members of nearby village panchayats.
• Journalists of local newspapers who cover day-to-day climate change stories of these village communities.
• Teachers of government primary/secondary schools of the selected village communities.
• Health workers working at Primary health centres of these villages.
• The operators of Lok-mitra khedras (the information kiosks available at local level).
• The operators of local public distribution system (the government ration depots). | Asia | Local, National, Regional | The Desired Key Capabilities of New Partners:
Outreach and Communication; Monitoring; Capacity development; Political Networks; Stakeholders engagement; Data and information sharing.
The case study will engage policy makers, climate activists, local leaders, development workers, government agencies and academic & research institutions. | | Professor in New Media and Director Research | | • The case study will help the climate experts and policy makers to understand how community outreach situates itself in the large realm of public and civic communications at local level.
• It will deepen the understating of the local community about the relationship between communication and civic engagement in local governance.
• The case study will help the community people to explore their information needs about climate change and will help them to develop a clear perception about climate change by using their considerable public trust to build local acceptance of climate change through small narratives. | Pradeep | | Central University of Himachal Pradesh | | nairdevcom@hpcu.ac.in | pradeepnair@cuhimachal.ac.in | Dhauladhar Campus Dharamshala | Nair | +911897237285 | | Mr. | 176215 | | | | Academics and scientists, Communities, Policy makers, Practitioners | Creating Resilience among Rural Communities: Communication Outreach and Climate Change | https://www.cuhimachal.ac.in | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 736 | | 03/05/2023 18:05 | | 03/05/2023 | | 04/05/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | | | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 737 | | 06/05/2023 03:15 | | 06/05/2023 | | 06/05/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | | | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 738 | | 09/05/2023 06:13 | | 09/05/2023 | | 09/05/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | | | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 739 | | 09/05/2023 06:19 | | 09/05/2023 | | 09/05/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | | | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 740 | | 25/05/2023 18:07 | | 25/05/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Educational/training material, Technical document/report | RegionsAdapt is the climate flagship initiative of Regions4 that brings together leading regions on climate change adaptation, to foster collaboration, as well as learning and raising capacities. With more than 70 signatory members impacting over 300 million citizens, RegionsAdapt is mobilizing the ambition of regional governments on adaptation worldwide
This report covers two years of CDP States and Regions data (2021-2022) and includes qualitative additions from additional interviews conducted in partnership with the Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3) with 32 regional governments from all over the world.
Structured around the 4 commitments that regions take when joining the Regions Race to Resilience and RegionsAdapt, the report focuses on capturing the actions and progress that our member regions are making to address the most urgent climate risk hazards.
Reading the report is an opportunity to learn about other adaptation plans, strategies, and actions, and look at trends and evolutions, that can inform your own analysis of progress. | | | Serkant Samurkas | Knowledge Resource | | | Adaptation planning and practices, Capacity building, Communication and outreach/awareness, Education and training, Financial support, Institutional arrangements, Monitoring and evaluation/M&E, Science and research, Socio-economic data and information, Stakeholder involvement, Vulnerability assessment | Adaptation finance, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Coastal areas/zones, Community-based adaptation, Disaster risk reduction, Ecosystem-based adaptation, Health, Human settlements, Indigenous and traditional knowledge, Infrastructure, Services, Water resources | Drought, Erratic rainfall, Extreme heat, Floods, Increasing temperatures, Loss of biodiversity, Ocean acidification, Sea level rise, Storm surges, Tropical cyclones/typhoons, Wildfire | | | For more information regarding the publication, please contact regionsadapt@regions4.org | Africa, Europe, North America, Pacific/Oceania, South America | Regional, Subregional | Regions4, CDP, BC3, Race to Resilience | | | Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Italy, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, USA | | | | Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development | | | | | | | | | | | | NOTE TO THE NWP SECRETARIAT :
Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (NRG4Sd) has changed named in 2020 to Regions4, and we would like to update information on our page, and if possible, publish RegionsAdapt pas report (the last one on the portal is 2017, but we had annual reports since)
Due to change in our communication officer, we have lost contact : could you please contact me mcran@regions4.org to see how we can provide updated content?
We would like to update : https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/NWPStaging/Pages/item.aspx?ListItemId=28495&ListUrl=/sites/NWPStaging/Lists/MainDB
Thank you for your support | Academics and scientists, Communities, Policy makers, Practitioners | RegionsAdapt 2021-2022 Rerpot | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 741 | | 01/06/2023 06:58 | | 01/06/2023 | | 01/06/2023 07:00 | Technical document/report | | | | crmmocservices | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
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| 743 | | 27/06/2023 05:51 | | 27/06/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:55 | Technical document/report | | | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices | Agriculture | Desertification | | | | Africa | Global | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Academics and scientists | | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
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| 745 | | 14/07/2023 15:59 | | 14/07/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:56 | Technical document/report | Agriculture remains the backbone of many economies in Africa. With most of the population dependent on rainfed agriculture, the impacts of climate change are ravaging many agricultural systems on the continent - manifesting through among other phenomena, droughts and floods. In Botswana, the agriculture sector is the second-largest employer of the labour force (after the diamond industry), yet the country is prone to droughts given its location in the Kalahari Desert. It was against this background that Botswana was spotlighted to address contextualise a knowledge gap (lack of knowledge on the sensitivity of agroecological zones across the sub-region to historic and future climate change) identified through the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) for the Southern Africa sub-region.
The project was undertaken by six graduate students from the Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) Partner, the Challenge-Driven, Accessible, Research-based, and Mobile European University (CHARM-EU), and guided by NWP partner – the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) based in Southern Africa.
Through a transdisciplinary and challenge-based learning approach, the students strove to elaborate on how knowledge of the vulnerability in agroecological zones in Botswana can be enhanced and leveraged to increase the adaptive capacity of communities in the Limpopo River Basin. | Overall, the results indicated that rain-fed agriculture is highly exposed to climate change, with physical factors such as water flow and crop yield sensitive to changes in key climatic variables including temperature and rainfall. In light of this climate variability, the sensitivity of ecological systems translates into high exposure for smallholder farmers who rely on rain-fed agriculture. Financial capital, technology, and education were identified as key contributors to improving adaptive capacity and reducing vulnerability amongst farmers in general, especially amongst female farmers.
Recommendations
The research culminated in a technical report and an executive summary featuring key recommendations on strengthening localised climate awareness, investment in climate research and information services, promotion of open data and information sharing, and mandatory and enhanced inclusion of women and girls in decision-making through appropriate strategies as we have identified in our key recommendations:
1. Localised climate awareness. Relevant ministries and stakeholders should promote campaigns and workshops for farmers communicated in Setswana, English, and Kalanga (with more languages to be added) to inform the farming community about transitioning to more climate-resilient practices. Inclusivity should be ensured by involving all relevant stakeholders such as men, women, the elderly, and youth in the consultation and implementation processes.
2. Investment in climate research and information services. This includes expanding existing infrastructure (i.e., regional weather stations) and personnel training on monitoring monthly rainfall, temperature, climate resilient crops and consecutive wet and dry days at regional and national scales and subsequent translation to actionable knowledge accessible by farmers. Example: https://www.seacrifog.eu/seacrifog-tool
3. Open-source data portal for farmers. To be facilitated by the government ensuring that local weather stations gather reliable data to provide farmers with up-to-date information (in English and local languages) to inform adaptation practices better.
4. Establishment of Botswana National Strategy for Women and Girls with action points for each sector, for example, establishing a gender quota in environmental decision-making at all levels beginning with greater (improved) women’s representation in farming groups and local committees.
5. Microfinancing e-platform, such as the WoFarming described in the final project report, would provide farmers with support systems, relevant knowledge, and access to funding mechanisms to aid in transforming existing farming practices. The microfinance platform would be initially set up by a small team and would incorporate development partners, county government and civil society.
Prototyping
To improve farmers’ adaptive capacity, we developed a prototype for a microfinancing e-platform dubbed WoFarming with the intention to operationalise it should relevant resources be identified. We aim to build a digital infrastructure connecting smallholder farmers with resources and financing for sustainable agriculture. For smallholder farmers, the platform will offer microfinancing opportunities that allow them to make the investments they need to support transforming agroecological practices. Special focus and priority will be given to women farmers due to the lack of representation within the farming community.
We also provide private sector companies and microfinance institutions (MFIs) the opportunity to invest in farmers and receive progress reports for their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts. By bringing together different stakeholders within the agricultural value chain, we aim to create a mutually beneficial ecosystem that helps to promote the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices and increase adaptive capacity to climate change. Through our digital infrastructure, we can connect smallholder farmers with the resources and support they need to succeed. It also provides companies with a way to contribute to the sustainability of our food systems and has a positive impact as it relates to various SDGs. | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | CHARM-EU | | Capacity building, Climate observations, Climate scenarios, Communication and outreach/awareness, Education and training, Financial support, Impact assessment, Knowledge management, Monitoring and evaluation/M&E, Science and research, Socio-economic data and information, Stakeholder involvement, Vulnerability assessment | Adaptation finance, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Community-based adaptation, Ecosystem-based adaptation, Ecosystems, Food security, Gender, Indigenous and traditional knowledge, Infrastructure, Water resources | Drought, Erratic rainfall, Extreme heat, Floods, Increasing temperatures, Land and forest degradation, Loss of biodiversity, Shift of seasons | Botswana | | This case study is the outcome of the first group of graduates from CHARM-EU to partner with the UNFCCC Secretariat through the Nairobi Work Programme. CHARM-EU is a European University alliance, co-funded by the Erasmus + Programme, between the University of Barcelona (coordinator), Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University, the University of Montpellier, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Åbo Akademi University, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences and the University of Bergen. CHARM-EU aims to work together to design and create a new university model to become a world example of good practice to increase the quality, international competitiveness and attractiveness of the European Higher Education landscape. The leading university partner of this project was Trinity College Dublin.
Students:
Maryan Blas Lobo (maryanblaslobo@gmail.com)
Jordan Eustace (jordan.rh.eustace@gmail.com)
Robert Fitzgerald (robbie.g.fitzgerald@gmail.com)
Migle Labeikyte (migle.labeikyte@gmail.com)
Aneta Nerguti (aneta@carrig.ie)
Femke van der Zaag (femkevdzaag@gmail.com)
Advisors:
Unnikrishnan Brijitha Madhavan (brijithu@tcd.ie)
Matthew Saunders (saundem@tcd.ie) | Africa | Local, National, Regional, Subregional, Transboundary | Lilian Daphine Lunyolo and Hyesu Yoon of the UN Climate Change
Dr. Manuel Magombeyi from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) of South Africa
Mr. Phemelo Makoba from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) of Botswana | | Research Project Manager | | Good practices specific to the research approach:
1. The continuous collaboration with a high-valued in-country partner, the IWMI, has been extremely valuable for redistributing the right resources and understanding the local context. Local stakeholder inclusion was indispensable for the research, analysis and outcome.
2. This project applied a transdisciplinary approach to assess vulnerability to climate change and identify measures from ecological and social dimensions. This methodology allowed synergistic collaboration and enabled transdisciplinary insights to be tailored to the needs of the specific stakeholders in question including smallholder farmers. This has been a unique approach to closing a LAKI knowledge gap.
3. The adopted research methodology allowed for consideration of vulnerable groups, that are increasingly marginalised, such as women who face further challenges as a result of climate change. The inclusion of considerations for women within agriculture in Botswana provided insights into the gendered differences experienced when it comes to accessing resources and information.
Good practices specific to research outcomes:
1. One thing the research team discovered early on, is that a knowledge gap can never truly be closed, but rather continuous work must be directed into enhancing it to understand how a subregion can enhance their adaptive capacity. Closing the knowledge gap is not a singular event, but rather an evolutionary process of researching, learning, collecting and implementing feedback, and reiterating. This work may be the first of its kind and has achieved its aim of enhancing knowledge on climate sensitivity in agroecological zones and in doing so has laid the groundwork for further research and engaged stakeholders to bring attention to major issues.
2. The concepts of sustainability and climate change are constructed and perceived differently across disciplines and extra-academic actors, and dimensions of society. Continuous engagement with diverse stakeholders, therefore, is key for future research projects and their implementation. | Unnikrishnan | | Challenge-Driven, Accessible, Research-based, and Mobile European University | | brijithu@tcd.ie | | College Green, Dublin 2, Ierland | Madhavan | +353 1 896 1000 | | Mr. | D02 PN40 Ireland | | | To all individual reports and final report: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o3d-ZRXoMu7dlOhB0iEJUCj-5ZimR0kf?usp=sharing | Academics and scientists, Communities, Policy makers, Practitioners | Understanding Agricultural Systems Vulnerability to Climate Change – the Case of Botswana in the Limpopo River Basin | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
| 746 | | 17/07/2023 17:19 | | 17/07/2023 | | 30/11/2023 09:56 | Technical document/report | Agriculture remains the backbone of many economies in Africa. With most of the population dependent on rainfed agriculture, the impacts of climate change are ravaging many agricultural systems on the continent - manifesting through among other phenomena, droughts and floods. In Botswana, the agriculture sector is the second-largest employer of the labour force (after the diamond industry), yet the country is prone to droughts given its location in the Kalahari Desert. It was against this background that Botswana was spotlighted to address contextualise a knowledge gap (lack of knowledge on the sensitivity of agroecological zones across the sub-region to historic and future climate change) identified through the Lima Adaptation Knowledge Initiative (LAKI) for the Southern Africa sub-region.
The project was undertaken by six graduate students from the Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) Partner, the Challenge-Driven, Accessible, Research-based, and Mobile European University (CHARM-EU), and guided by NWP partner – the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) based in Southern Africa.
Through a transdisciplinary and challenge-based learning approach, the students strove to elaborate on how knowledge of the vulnerability in agroecological zones in Botswana can be enhanced and leveraged to increase the adaptive capacity of communities in the Limpopo River Basin. | Overall, the results indicated that rain-fed agriculture is highly exposed to climate change, with physical factors such as water flow and crop yield sensitive to changes in key climatic variables including temperature and rainfall. In light of this climate variability, the sensitivity of ecological systems translates into high exposure for smallholder farmers who rely on rain-fed agriculture. Financial capital, technology, and education were identified as key contributors to improving adaptive capacity and reducing vulnerability amongst farmers in general, especially amongst female farmers.
Recommendations
The research culminated in a technical report and an executive summary featuring key recommendations on strengthening localised climate awareness, investment in climate research and information services, promotion of open data and information sharing, and mandatory and enhanced inclusion of women and girls in decision-making through appropriate strategies as we have identified in our key recommendations:
1. Localised climate awareness. Relevant ministries and stakeholders should promote campaigns and workshops for farmers communicated in Setswana, English, and Kalanga (with more languages to be added) to inform the farming community about transitioning to more climate-resilient practices. Inclusivity should be ensured through the involvement of all relevant stakeholders such as men, women, the elderly, and youth in the consultation and implementation processes.
2. Investment in climate research and information services. This includes expanding existing infrastructure (i.e., regional weather stations) and personnel training on monitoring monthly rainfall, temperature, climate resilient crops and consecutive wet and dry days at regional and national scales and subsequent translation to actionable knowledge accessible by farmers. Example: https://www.seacrifog.eu/seacrifog-tool
3. Open-source data portal for farmers. To be facilitated by the government ensuring that local weather stations gather reliable data to provide farmers with up-to-date information (in English and local languages) to inform adaptation practices better.
4. Establishment of Botswana National Strategy for Women and Girls with action points for each sector, for example, establishing a gender quota in environmental decision-making at all levels beginning with greater (improved) women’s representation in farming groups and local committees.
5. Microfinancing e-platform, such as the WoFarming described in the final project report, would provide farmers with support systems, relevant knowledge, and access to funding mechanisms to aid in transforming existing farming practices. The microfinance platform would be initially set up by a small team and would incorporate development partners, county government and civil society.
Prototyping
To improve farmers’ adaptive capacity, we developed a prototype for a microfinancing e-platform dubbed WoFarming with the intention to operationalise it should relevant resources be identified. We aim to build a digital infrastructure connecting smallholder farmers with resources and financing for sustainable agriculture. For smallholder farmers, the platform will offer microfinancing opportunities that allow them to make the investments they need to support transforming agroecological practices. Special focus and priority will be given to women farmers due to the lack of representation within the farming community.
We also provide private sector companies and microfinance institutions (MFIs) the opportunity to invest in farmers and receive progress reports for their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts. By bringing together different stakeholders within the agricultural value chain, we aim to create a mutually beneficial ecosystem that helps to promote the adoption of sustainable agriculture practices and increase adaptive capacity to climate change. Through our digital infrastructure, we can connect smallholder farmers with the resources and support they need to succeed. It also provides companies with a way to contribute to the sustainability of our food systems and has a positive impact as it relates to various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). | | Serkant Samurkas | Case study | | | Adaptation planning and practices, Capacity building, Climate observations, Climate scenarios, Communication and outreach/awareness, Education and training, Financial support, Impact assessment, Knowledge management, Monitoring and evaluation/M&E, Science and research, Socio-economic data and information, Stakeholder involvement, Vulnerability assessment | Adaptation finance, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Community-based adaptation, Ecosystem-based adaptation, Ecosystems, Food security, Human settlements, Indigenous and traditional knowledge, Infrastructure, Water resources | Desertification, Drought, Erratic rainfall, Extreme heat, Floods, Increasing temperatures, Loss of biodiversity | Botswana | | This case study is the outcome the first group of graduates from CHARM-EU to partner with the UNFCCC Secretariat through the Nairobi Work Programme. CHARM-EU is an European University alliance, co-funded by the Erasmus + Programme, between the University of Barcelona (coordinator), Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University, the University of Montpellier, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Åbo Akademi University, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences and the University of Bergen. CHARM-EU aims to work together to design and create a new university model to become a world example of good practice to increase the quality, international competitiveness and attractiveness of the European Higher Education landscape. The leading university partner of this project was Trinity College Dublin.
Students:
Maryan Blas Lobo (maryanblaslobo@gmail.com)
Jordan Eustace (jordan.rh.eustace@gmail.com)
Robert Fitzgerald (robbie.g.fitzgerald@gmail.com)
Migle Labeikyte (migle.labeikyte@gmail.com)
Aneta Nerguti (aneta@carrig.ie)
Femke van der Zaag (femkevdzaag@gmail.com)
Academic advisors Trinity College Dublin:
Unnikrishnan Brijitha Madhavan (brijithu@tcd.ie)
Matthew Saunders (saundem@tcd.ie) | Africa | Local, National, Regional, Transboundary | Lilian Daphine Lunyolo and Hyesu Yoon of the UN Climate Change
Dr. Manuel Magombeyi from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Southern Africa
Mr. Phemelo Makoba from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) of Botswana | | Research Project Manager at Trinity College Dublin | | Good practices specific to the research approach:
1. The continuous collaboration with a high-valued in-country partner, the IWMI, has been extremely valuable for redistributing the right resources and understanding the local context. Local stakeholder inclusion was indispensable for the research, analysis and outcome.
2. This project applied a transdisciplinary approach to assess vulnerability to climate change and identify measures from ecological and social dimensions. This methodology allowed synergistic collaboration and enabled transdisciplinary insights to be tailored to the needs of the specific stakeholders, including smallholder farmers. This has been a unique approach to closing a LAKI knowledge gap.
3. The adopted research methodology allowed for consideration of vulnerable groups, that are increasingly marginalised, such as women who face further challenges as a result of climate change. The inclusion of women within agriculture in Botswana provided insights into the gendered differences experienced when it comes to accessing resources and information.
Good practices specific to the research outcomes:
1. One thing the research team discovered early on, is that a knowledge gap can never truly be closed, but rather continuous work must be directed into enhancing it to understand how a subregion can enhance their adaptive capacity. Closing the knowledge gap is not a singular event, but rather an evolutionary process of researching, learning, collecting and implementing feedback, and reiterating. This work may be the first of its kind and has achieved its aim of enhancing knowledge on climate sensitivity in agroecological zones and in doing so has laid the groundwork for further research and engaged stakeholders to bring attention to major issues.
2. The concepts of sustainability and climate change are constructed and perceived differently across disciplines and extra-academic actors, and dimensions of society. Continuous engagement with diverse stakeholders, therefore, is key for future research projects and their implementation. | Unnikrishnan | | CHARM-EU: Challenge-Driven, Accessible, Research-based, and Mobile European University | | brijithu@tcd.ie | | College Green, Dublin 2 | Brijitha Madhavan | +353 1 896 1000 | | Mr. | D02 PN40 Ireland | | | To all individual reports and final report: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o3d-ZRXoMu7dlOhB0iEJUCj-5ZimR0kf?usp=sharing | Academics and scientists, Communities, Policy makers, Practitioners | Understanding Agricultural Systems Vulnerability to Climate Change – the Case of Botswana in the Limpopo River Basin | | | 1.0 | Processed | |
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