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Item Stories of change(AfricaAdapt, Dakar, SN, 2011-05) AfricaAdaptStories of Change come from participants of Meet and Greet events and the AfricaAdapt Symposium, and Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA)/ PAR (participatory action) researchers. Interviews and stories represent different districts and include male and female participants from local and regional organizations and groups. From one women’s group participant interview: "The performance on climate change awareness and environmental management has been very successful. We have excelled across the district. We are always invited to perform at functions organized at the district level where high-ranking officials are present. This has given our group and AfricaAdapt wide visibility."Item Tales of AfricaAdapt : harnessing knowledge for adaptation to climate change in Africa(AfricaAdapt, Dakar, SN, 2011) AfricaAdaptThis newsletter introduces the AfricaAdapt network and presents current achievements with plans moving beyond 2012. It showcases three stories about how the network has helped local communities to become more aware of, and prepare for the impacts of climate change on their livelihoods. These activities were funded through the network’s Knowledge Sharing Innovation Fund. The network aims at facilitating the flow of knowledge on adaptation to climate change for sustainable livelihoods among researchers, policy makers, civil-society organisations and vulnerable communities.Item Déclaration des maires africains sur le changement climatique(ICLEI Africa, Cape Town, ZA, 2012) ICLEI AfricaItem African mayors climate change declaration(ICLEI Africa, Cape Town, ZA, 2012) ICLEI AfricaThe Declaration builds upon the ‘African Local Government Declaration on Climate Change’ that emerged from the African pre-Copenhagen Local Government Climate Roadmap Summit, 29-31 July 2009 in Tshwane, South Africa, as convened by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability – Africa. The document is written as a formal statement and commitment, calling on the UFCCC to deliver an equitable and comprehensive MRV (Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable) global climate framework deal on the occasion of the UNFCCC COP17. ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.Item Accompagner des citoyens dans des actions d’adaptation aux changements climatiques(Institut de l’énergie et de l’environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF), 2009) Pruneau, Diane; Khattabi, Abdellatif; Kerry, JackieItem Assessing the regional impacts of climate change on economic sectors in the low-lying coastal zone of Mediterranean East Morocco(Coastal Education & Research Foundation (CERF), 2009) Tekken, V.; Costa, L.; Kropp, J.P.Complex interactions of human encroachment, climatic variability and sea-level rise lead to degradation of the coastal environment and hinder economic development, which in particular focuses on the tourism sector. Trends in regional climatic variability were assessed in terms of water availability and main water consuming activities. Analysis indicates there is no alternative for the development and implementation of comprehensive climate change policies and appropriate adaptation strategies. The agricultural sector, as the largest water consumer needs to modify current water management practices towards sustainability. Tourism development must consider the hydrological balance where demands exceed groundwater resources.