CBA14 Marketplace: Climate Resilient Scalable Models on Land and Agriculture
Clean Energy Nepal together with NFGF, NLRF, LI-BIRD, and CSRC with the support of CARE Nepal develop and implement 8 different scalable resilient models.
Drainage Water Reuse in the Nile Delta, Egypt
A GIZ pilot measure was implemented in the Nile Delta, focussing on mixing fresh irrigation water with drainage water under controlled conditions to improve the total volume of irrigation water.
Building resilience through ecosystem restoration in Somali Regional State, Ethiopia
The Atlas maps the landscape and illustrates challenges and opportunities for sustainable resource management. The analysis is a roadmap to reverse environmental degradation.
Samoa village adapts to climate change-induced water scarcity
Matafa'a village's only water source was located on the coast where majority of villagers reside. Climate change impacts has turned the area into hazard zone prone to flooding.
Traditional knowledge and high-altitude climate change adaptation in Peru
This poster is one of the posters featured at the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9) which took place in Nairobi, Kenya, from April 24-30 2015.
Global Landscapes Forum
Jujuy province, Argentina. Photo credit: C.E. Manchego
Global Landscapes Forum Multifunctional landscapes and land uses are at the heart of the intertwined challenges...
Farmer field schools in Mozambique
Harvesting beans at the conservation agriculture demonstration plot, Vilankulos, Mozambique. © Faith Amon / CARE
Eighty percent of Mozambique’s smallholders depend on...
Drainage and irrigation channel renovation with assessment of piped water
Thangal Perumpulem's renovated drainage and irrigation channel
Thangal Perumpulem, a village 1 km away from the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, had an...
Balruddery farm: Improving climate resilience
Balruddery Farm has implemented several measures aimed at reducing the impact of future climate change. These measures fall under two main categories: ensuring soil is protected...
Adaptive forest management at the Glentress Trial Area
LUCCi
The research project “Land use and climate change interactions in Central Vietnam” is set to last for five years (July 2010 to July 2015) and aims at providing a scientific...
Partnership for Governance Transition: Cultural Landscape of Bali
In 2012, UNESCO inscribed the Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy as a World Heritage Site. Read more about it here
Improving Pasture Management and Livestock Rearing
Livestock rearing is the major component of arid agriculture. It plays an integral role in Rajasthan, where the people and their land are closely bound up with livestock rearing and...
Integrating Adaptation in REDD+ Projects – Potential Impacts and Social Return on Investment (SROI) in Sogod, Southern Leyte
Village school in Sogod. Photo by Lito Abrogar
Integrating adaptation measures for people and ecosystems in REDD+ projects can render them more sustainable, ensure...
Integrating Adaptation in REDD+ Projects – Potential Impacts and Social Return on Investment (SROI) in Malinau Indonesia
Women in Malinau. Photo by Eko Prianto/CIFOR
Integrating adaptation measures for people and ecosystems in REDD+ projects can render them more sustainable, ensure the...
Adaptation efforts in a model forest in Argentina
The Jujuy Model Forest is one of three case study model forests of the EcoAdapt project, which aims to develop and implement ecosystem-based adaptation strategies in Argentinian, Bolivian...
Guadiana river basin case study
The River Guadiana in the area around Serpa, Portugal. Source: Wikipedia
The Guadiana river basin, located in the south-west of Spain (and spilling over into Portugal...
AdaptEA Uganda
Photo by Carol J. Pierce Colfer/CIFOR
Objectives: This project aims to analyze the potential and effectiveness of ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) strategies to...
AdaptEA Kenya
Wildlife in Kenya. Photo by Terry Sunderland/CIFOR
Objectives: This project aims to analyze the potential and effectiveness of ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA)...
Modified taungya system in Ghana: win–win for forestry and adaptation
Forest reserve in Offinso. Photo courtesy Ghana News Agency (GNA)
Understanding the extent to which existing practices can support adaptation in societies and...
Urban cooling
This case study describes research by the University of Manchester that shows the benefits of urban greening in reducing of the urban heat island effect.
Maize-based Subsistence Farming System
Farmers in Chikwawa grow a number of crops, alongside maize, to meet their subsistence needs, which are affected by flooding and droughts, expected to increase in magnitude and frequency...
Case Study: Tal Hadya
Wheat growing in Tal Hadya: Photo ICARDA
Tel Hadya is a water scarce area in the North of Syria. During the last 30 years droughts have frequently led to crop failure...
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