Targeting climate change hot spots : introducing the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA)

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2014

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Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

Abstract

While climate change is a global threat, some parts of the world are especially vulnerable due to the expected impacts on these sensitive regions and the large numbers of people who inhabit them. Climate change in these “hot spots” threatens the livelihoods of vast populations, particularly the poor. CARIAA aims to help build the resilience of poor people to climate change by supporting a network of consortia to conduct high-calibre research and policy engagement in hot spots in Africa and Asia.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Objectif : les zones cruciales au regard des changements climatiques; présentation de l'Initiative de recherche concertée sur l'adaptation en Afrique et en Asie (IRCAAA)

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POVERTY ALLEVIATION, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, AFRICA--SEMIARID ZONE, ASIA--SEMIARID ZONE, SEMIARID ZONE, WATER SUPPLY, HIMALAYA, SEA LEVEL, DELTAS, PROGRAMME PLANNING, RESEARCH NETWORKS

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