Browsing Climate Change / Changements climatiques by Project Number "103629"

Browsing Climate Change / Changements climatiques by Project Number "103629"

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  • Adaptation is … informing and involving farmers in Benin 
    Gologo, Habibatou (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2007)
    In rural Benin, adapting to climate change will depend on improving farmers’ access to information and actively involving them in decision-making. A grassroots action research project aims to reduce farmers’ vulnerability ...
  • Adaptation is … managing climate risk in South Africa's Western Cape 
    Rooyen, Christa Van (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2007)
    The Western Cape is an eden of wine and fruit production – a critical source of jobs and revenue in a region struggling with competing demands for water from farmers, industry, and a growing urban population. Climate change ...
  • Adaptation is … predicting malaria's changing course in East Africa 
    Rapuro, Ochieng (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2007)
    East Africa is experiencing outbreaks of malaria in highland areas where there is little experience with the disease. Researchers led by the Kenya Medical Research Institute are combining climate observation with medical ...
  • CCAA research-to-policy links : mapping our partners’ engagements 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2010)
    This map shows the connections of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) projects interacting with policymaking bodies at the local, national or regional level. In some cases, organizations with a policy mandate have ...
  • Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) final report 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2012-06)
    As much as climate change variability and other physical processes, it is very often poverty – in terms of lack of resources or choices – that creates vulnerability. For example, reduced rainfall doesn’t have to be disastrous ...
  • Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Program : 2009-10 in brief 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2010)
    Though Africa contributes little to the causes of climate change, it has no choice but to prepare for its consequences. Launched in 2006, the CCAA research and capacity building program works on the premise that Africans ...
  • Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Program : 2010-11 in brief 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011)
    To achieve its overarching goal of building capacity for adaptation in Africa, the CCAA strategy weds participatory research, capacity strengthening, and knowledge sharing. We built this three-pronged approach recognizing ...
  • Investments 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011)
    85% of farmers surveyed in Kenya’s Mwingi county area said they would be willing to pay for localized climate information and farming advice. They learned its value by participating in research led by Tanzania’s Sokoine ...
  • Measuring our reach 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011)
    This poster delineates some indicators of the reach of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA). For instance, 39 of 44 institutions leading CCAA projects are African; in 33 African countries, CCAA research partners have ...
  • New pathways to resilience : outcomes of the climate change adaptation in Africa research and capacity building program 2006-2012 
    O’Neill, Mary (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), Ottawa, ON, 2012)
    This report draws on conclusions found in the final report and evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa. It also integrates available online resources in an interactive summary, along with results from the program. ...
  • Publications 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2010)
    As the earliest supported research projects move toward completion, a number of teams are actively publishing results and lessons. Consistent with the aim of seeing knowledge shared in forms that are accessible to a variety ...
  • Reflections : approaching climate change adaptation as a means to reduce poverty 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011)
    Within the developing world, where immediate needs are so pressing, it is difficult to implement adaptation to deal with future risks if it does not also support development. Since development generally focuses on reducing ...
  • Reflections : making an adaptation network work for Africa 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011)
    This year, the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program approved a second two-year phase for AfricaAdapt, the successful knowledge-sharing initiative. In its first phase, AfricaAdapt established itself as a ...
  • Reflections : providing monitoring and evaluation support for CCAA projects 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2010)
    Support for programs through training and mentoring, and in research outcome mapping, organized by Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) helps researchers and partners to plan their activities more effectively and to ...
  • Reflections : strengthening our approaches to building capacity 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2010)
    Building African expertise on climate change adaptation is central to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), CCAA’s joint research and capacity building mandate. A number of partners are now making effective contributions ...
  • Reflections : strengthening research's influence on adaptation policies in Africa 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2010)
    As a research and capacity building program aimed at strengthening Africa’s adaptation to climate change, CCAA gives priority to research that is relevant to policy. Through participatory action research, our projects ...
  • Reflections : using participatory action research to manage uncertainties in adaptation 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011)
    The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program has supported applied research to inform adaptation policies and practices that can reduce the climate vulnerabilities of African societies. A key challenge has ...
  • Stories from the field : adapting fishing policies to address climate change in West Africa 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2010)
    Coastal West Africa, from Mauritania to Guinea, benefits from a marine upwelling of nutrient-rich cold water which makes it one of the world’s most productive fishing zones. The fisheries sector is therefore extremely ...
  • Stories from the field : addressing leishmaniasis in Tunisia's changing climate 
    IDRC. CCAA Program (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011)
    It is widely recognized that climate change will have major impacts on human health, by increasing weather-related disasters and changing the distribution of water- and vector-borne diseases. But our attempts to adapt ...
  • Stories from the field : balancing competing water needs in Morocco's Saiss basin 
    Unknown author (Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2010)
    Each year, Moroccans use nearly 70% of their annual recoverable water supply which is about 20 cubic kilometres. While this may sound sustainable, at the local level it is not viable because community use of groundwater ...