Climate Change Adaptation. CRC led the design and writing of the USAID publication Adapting to Coastal Climate Change: A Guidebook for Development Planners to help decision-makers, policy- makers and practitioners understand the impacts of climate change on natural and built coastal and marine environments and to provide strategies and tools to mitigate or adapt to those impacts. CRC provides climate change adaptation training and helps countries “apply a climate change lens” to all key policies and plans.
Climate Change Adaptation. To the extent deemed cost effective, and where feasible, in the context of both the project scope and the risk level for the asset due to global climate change, agencies must include features in the projects funded by the program to better adapt the asset to withstand the negative effects of climate change and make the asset more resilient to impacts such as fires, floods, and sea level rise.
Climate Change Adaptation. Provision of support to develop and implement drought adaptation mechanisms and institutional models, at the state, district and local level, for a more effective delivery of assistance to drought-affected communities through, inter alia, improved coordination and leveraging of various programs currently delivered by Rajasthan. Part E: Project Implementation Support Provision of support to:
Climate Change Adaptation. Uppsala municipality Uppsala has worked successfully and systematically to adapt the community to the changed climate both now and in the future, but this work must be refined still further. Climate change adaptation work needs to be integrated with efforts to reduce human climate impact, and climate change adaptation forms part of the municipality’s Environment and Climate Change Programme. A number of committees hold designated and overall responsibility for the municipality’s climate change adaptation. Uppsala has integrated climate change adaptation into the municipality’s organisations and companies, according to the principle whereby initiatives must be implemented within the organisations affected that hold responsibility for the necessary measures. These efforts focus on selecting preventive measures that address the source of the problems as far as possible, selecting measures that mitigate or avoid increased climate impact, and selecting measures that provide benefits from a number of aspects, such as more green areas and a more attractive urban environment. The goal of Uppsala’s climate change adaptation work is for Uppsala to be a robust community that is adapted to the climate change occurring today and that cannot be prevented in the future. Uppsala municipality Uppsala has devised a green structure plan to ensure that important green corridors in the city are preserved. This green structure plan will be incorporated into the comprehensive plan, and renewed cloudburst mapping has also taken place. The municipality intends to: • go on working actively and systematically on the community’s climate change adaptation by following up measures relating to spatial planning, issuing of permits and cloudburst planning aimed at reducing the risk of flooding and mitigating the impact of cloudbursts. • investigate and evaluate the chances of developing interim goals for an Eco- friendly Uppsala. • extend its efforts to include a model for ecological compensation in urban development and develop the initiative for ensure good access to green spaces in the city.
Climate Change Adaptation. Kristianstad municipality has been selected as a pilot area in Europe as part of the EU’s climate change adaptation mission. The aim of the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change is to support regions and municipalities in their development of climate-friendly and resilient communities by 2030. Kristianstad has many years of experience of working with climate change adaptation, and is one of Sweden’s municipalities that usually ends up high in the rankings in this regard. The ever- present threat of flooding has raised awareness and means that the municipality is constantly working to adapt to future climate change. The city’s flood defences and coastal protection and management initiatives are examples of ongoing efforts. By joining the mission, the municipality is becoming part of the European network and gaining access to a common platform providing tools, good examples and support on various forms of funding opportunities. There are a number of links between the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change and the Viable Cities mission on climate- neutral cities. According to Kristianstad municipality’s plan for adaptation to a changing climate, the vision is to develop the municipality so that the adverse impact of climate change on people, nature and the economy is managed and opportunities are utilised. This means that the municipality will take rising sea levels and groundwater protection into account in all relevant decisions. Kristianstad municipality has been designated by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) as an area presenting a significant flood risk from both the sea and the River Helgeå, which flows through the city of Kristianstad. The city’s low-lying location, high flows in the River Helgeå, cloudbursts and the ongoing rising sea levels because of climate change pose a serious threat. The municipality has adopted a development plan for complete flood defences which will protect Kristianstad from flooding for more than a century. This plan takes extreme levels into account with regard to flows in the River Helgeå and rising sea levels. One aim of the plan is to pave the way for continued development of the city in accordance with the municipality’s comprehensive planning. The municipality’s coastal and marine plan sets out strategies and guidelines on how the coast and sea can be used and how rising sea levels along the coast and inland can be handled. Several studies have identified a number of areas along the municipality’s coas...
Climate Change Adaptation. The Project trained horticulture producers on four hectares as to the following measures to adapt to climate change. Efficient use of water for human consumption and irrigation (improve mini-irrigation technology). Soil and water conservation practices. Crop residue as soil amendments. Drought-resistant varieties. Greenhouse and macro tunnels. Harvest rainwater for irrigation during prolonged drought. Agroforestry systems. Information distribution (digital or print versions of newsletters and brochures). Table 13 Results Summary for RVCP Component 3 Component 3: Improved Agricultural Productivity – FY2014 Targets Description Life of Project FY2014 Target FY2014 Results FY2014 Progress Coffee: Number of producers that invest in plantation renewal 2,253 1,890 1374 73 Area (hectares) growing renewed coffee plantations 1,397 776 456.8 59 Number of new or remodeled wet mill processing facilities that meet efficient water use and waste water disposal standards 16 2 1 50 Horticulture: Number of horticulture producers that use irrigation systems 1,800 400 620 155 Crop area under controlled conditions (greenhouses, macro tunnels) 2 hectares 3 150
Climate Change Adaptation. Climate change is a significant change in either the average state of the climate or in its variability, measured over an extended period (usually at least 30 years). Climate change is having an impact on the boreal forest and is expected to continue to do so in the coming decades. The CKP Woodlands and NFMC Staff (herein referred to as Woodlands Staff) will use a structured and robust forest adaptation 12 framework approach to conduct a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) to better understand the potential impacts of climate change on the forests, and support actions under increasing uncertainty. The goal of CVA is to identify climate change related risks and potential adaptation measures that will be included in FMP to reduce forest vulnerability13, take advantage of any positive opportunities that may be associated with climate change, and increase likelihood that sustainable forest management objectives will be achieved. The CVA framework allows for evidence and science-based decision making to address the complex challenges related to climate change.
Climate Change Adaptation o The importance of adaptation o The business case for adaptation o The investor case for adaptation o UK policy context on adaptation Key Findings from CDP Data: Climate Change Adaptation: o Strategy o Risks o Opportunities o Key trends Case studies (see part 3 for more details)
Climate Change Adaptation. RVCP horticulture producers continue to plant in open fields so technicians continue to provide technical assistance on soil conservation practices (live and still barriers and contour planting), as well as on measures to adapt to climate change. Growers are implementing the measures on
Climate Change Adaptation. Climate change is a significant change in either the average state of the climate or in its variability, measured over an extended period (usually at least 30 years). Climate change is having an impact on the boreal forest and is expected to continue to do so in the coming decades. The CKP Woodlands and NFMC Staff (herein referred to as Woodlands Staff) will use a structured and robust forest adaptation 12 framework approach to conduct a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) to better understand the potential impacts of climate change on the forests, and support actions under increasing uncertainty. The goal of CVA is to identify climate change related risks and potential adaptation measures that will be included in FMP to reduce forest vulnerability13, take advantage of any positive opportunities that may be associated with climate change, and increase likelihood that sustainable forest management objectives will be achieved. The CVA framework allows for evidence and science-based decision making to address the complex challenges related to climate change. The process that the CVA will follow is based on the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers’ (CCFM) adaptation framework approach, designed for forest managers to use in assessing vulnerability of sustainable forest 11 Xxxx et al. 2009: Xxxx, X.X.; Xxxxxx, X.X.; Xxxxx, X.X.; Xxxxxxx, X.; Xxxx, X.X.; Xxxxxxx, X.X.; Xxxxx, C.; Xxxxxxx, X.X.; Xxxxxxx, X.X.; Xxxxxxxx, X.X.; Xxxxxxxxxx, J.; Xxxx, X.X. 2009. CBM-CFS3: A model of Carbon-dynamics in forestry and land- use change implementing IPCC standards. Ecol. Model., 220, 480-504. 12 Adaptation – Actions to manage the risks/reduce negative impacts of climate change, and to increase the magnitude and likelihood of positive impacts. It is the adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which in turn moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities.
