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Item Climate adaptation and resilience in coastal zones : a review of coastal research; synthesis document(Overseas Development Institute, London, GB, 2014) Jobbins, Guy; Doczi, Julian; Wilkinson, EmilyThe 13 projects reviewed in this document worked at a variety of scales; some focus on single communities, and 7 work at the scale of cities or subnational regions such as the Nile Delta. Projects working at large scale are particularly noteworthy because of the landscape dimensions frequently involved in coastal adaptation issues such as flood and sea level rise protection. This report presents a summary of the evaluation report, focused on two thematic clusters: the first relates research findings on disaster risk reduction and socioecological resilience; the second focuses on findings from research on adaptation to slow-onset climate change.Item Analysing the cost of adapting to climate change(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 2012-05) Fisher, SuzanneHow do you estimate the cost of adaptation to climate change on vulnerable communities, where stakeholders are involved in identifying costs and benefits? Project benefits – and the importance of those benefits – are different depending on which stakeholders you ask. ‘Stakeholders’ is NGO jargon for all the groups impacted by the climate change adaptation projects being studied, such as the national or local government, the local community (including local farmers), and the private sector. A workshop looks at approaches to cost benefit analysis, where classic analysis doesn’t account for non-monetary benefits.Item Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector : guidance report(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, GB, 2013-01) Chambwera, Muyeye; Baulcomb, Corinne; Lunduka, Rodney; de Bresser, Laura; Chaudhury, AbrarThese guidelines are intended to show how economic tools can be used for a stakeholder-focused approach to planning and evaluating adaptation to climate change. Using cost-benefit analysis (CBA) as an overall framework, this guidance document presents the basic steps of an approach that enriches traditional economic analysis by focusing on stakeholders in the water sector. The case studies, all located in areas facing the impact of climate change in the water sector, used stakeholder approaches to undertake economic analyses of adapting to climate change. Outcomes will be determined by specific needs, which will vary from one setting to another.Item Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector : synthesis report(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, GB, 2013-01) Lunduka, Rodney; Bezabih, Mintewab; Chaudhury, AbrarFive case studies from representative low- and middle-income countries (Bolivia, Morocco, Malawi, Bangladesh, and Nepal) were selected to pilot the approach of stakeholder identification and prioritization of adaptation strategies. All studies generated evidence on cost benefits of adaptation. Non-monetary benefits are highly significant, particularly for local households and the environment. For instance, more than 50 per cent of water saved by switching to drip irrigation in Morocco will increase long-term groundwater levels; while incorporating soil and water conservation technologies into irrigation in Malawi benefits fisheries and birds, less siltation in the lake and better long-term yields reduce the need to hunt birds.Item Better economics : supporting adaptation with stakeholder analysis(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, GB, 2011) Ye Zou; Boughlala, MohamedChambwera, MuyeyeCost-benefit analyses can provide information on the financial feasibility and economic efficiency of a given policy. However, such methods fail to capture the non-monetary benefits of adaptation, which can be more important than the monetary ones. Ongoing work in Morocco shows how cost-benefit analysis combined with participatory stakeholder analysis can support effective decision making, by identifying cross-sector benefits, highlighting areas of mutual interest among different stakeholders, and more effectively assessing impacts on adaptive capacity. The most important benefits from adaptive irrigation in Morocco are non-monetary, for farmers and public sector stakeholders alike.Item Innovative application of ICTs in addressing water-related Impacts of climate change : emerging research questions(icteum consulting, ZA, 2011) James, TinaThe ICT-CCW (Climate Change and Water) research agenda stresses a needs-based approach to water security, and that it be people-centric rather than ICT or water-centric. The objective is to examine various aspects of how ICTs can be used to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacities of communities, including the social components that may be key success factors, for example levels of commitment, motivation etc. The report documents research questions, and research needs which arose from the workshop.Item Irrigation avec des eaux usées et la santé : évaluer et atténuer les risques dans les pays à faible revenu(CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2011) Drechsel, Pay; Scott, Christopher A.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Redwood, Mark; Bahri, AkiçaDans la plupart des pays en développement, les systèmes de traitement des eaux usées sont très peu étendus ou sont peu efficaces, ce qui engendre une pollution de l’eau à vaste échelle et l’utilisation d’eau de mauvaise qualité pour l’irrigation des cultures, notamment à proximité des centres urbains. Cela pose de grands risques pour la santé publique, en particulier lorsque la production est consommée crue. Wastewater Irrigation and Health aborde ce sérieux problème d’un point de vue pratique et réaliste, en traitant des enjeux de l’évaluation des risques pour la santé et de leur atténuation dans le contexte des pays en développement. Le livre est donc un complément utile d’autres ouvrages consacrés au thème des eaux usées qui mettent l’accent sur les options de traitement haut de gamme et sur l’utilisation des eaux usées. Ce livre fait avancer le débat en couvrant également la réalité, répandue, de l’utilisation des eaux usées non traitées, des eaux grises et des excrétas. Il présente des méthodes d’avant-garde d’évaluation quantitative des risques de même que des solutions peu coûteuses pour la réduction des risques pour la santé, depuis le traitement jusqu’aux mesures adoptées sur la ferme et hors de la ferme, qui vont dans le sens de l’approche à barrières multiples préconisée dans les lignes directrices relatives à l’utilisation sans risque des eaux usées en agriculture publiées par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé en 2006. Les 38 auteurs et coauteurs sont des experts internationaux clés dans le domaine de l’irrigation au moyen d’eaux usées, à savoir des agronomes, ingénieurs, spécialistes des sciences sociales et chercheurs en santé publique d’Afrique, d’Asie, d’Europe, d’Amérique du Nord et d’Australie. Les chapitres présentent des expériences vécues un peu partout dans les pays en développement, notamment des études de cas portant sur l’Afrique subsaharienne, l’Asie, le Mexique et le Moyen-Orient. Le livre traite également d’options en matière de récupération des ressources et de gouvernance des eaux usées en établissant ainsi un lien clair entre agriculture, santé et assainissement qui est souvent le chaînon manquant des débats actuels sur la question de faire des eaux usées un atout.