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Item Assessing resilience of the Nile Delta urban centers to sea level rise impacts(ICLEI, 2014) Abdrabo, Mohamed; Hassaan, M.This paper assesses the resilience of cities in the Nile Delta coastal area with regard to sea level rise, focusing on inundation. By integrating multiple physical and socioeconomic factors that determine urban resilience, this index highlights variations in resilience between urban centers. Levels of resilience are related to levels of physical vulnerability and varied socioeconomic conditions: cities are not single entities, they form a “system of cities.” A resilient system has key assets distributed so they are not all affected by an event at any one time (locational diversity), and have different ways to meet given needs (functional diversity).Item Using water wisely to feed growing cities(WRENmedia, 2013-05) Davison, Mike; Frost, Olivia; Pickstock, Michael; Thorp, SusannaItem 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 Facing the Tide - REVOLVE Magazine: Water Around the Mediterranean(Union for the Mediterraneon, 2012) Yahia, MohammedResearchers and local community leaders are examining how to protect Egypt’s Nile Delta coast from rising sea levels.Item Better economics : supporting climate change adaptation with stakeholder analysis; a case study of Morocco(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, GB, 2012-03) Mohamed, BoughlalaThe study addresses the economics of adapting to climate change in the irrigation water sector in Morocco, using a cost benefit analysis (CBA)-focused, multi-stakeholder approach to climate change adaptation. All stakeholders agreed that conversion to drip irrigation system is the only solution to the water deficit, which is partly caused by observed climate changes. The majority of farmers were not aware of the non-monetary benefits of drip irrigation revealed by the study. The Regional Office of Agricultural Development in Tadla (ORMVAT) confirmed that the results of the project will help to convince farmers who have not yet signed up to this project.Item Participatory Improvement of Water and Sanitation Services in Tripoli through a Comparative Analysis with Irbid : final technical report(American University of Beirut, Beirut, LB, 2011) El Fadel, MutasemThis report covers the American University of Beirut (AUB) participatory study to improve water and sanitation services in the Tebbaneh region, one of the poorest urban areas in Tripoli (Lebanon). Based on community surveys and comparative analyses, pilot interventions were defined and implemented, including replacing corroded water tanks in 19 buildings with new plastic water tanks on roof tops, and the replacement of water pipes in 4 buildings. A framework for sustainable urban development was established to guide current and future urban environmental planning specifically in the Tebbaneh areas, with potential scaling up and/or extension to other similar urban areas.Item From Seed to Table (FStT) (RUAF IV 2009 – 2011), region : Middle East and North Africa (MENA); final report(Environment and Sustainable Development Unit, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LB, 2011)Research outputs are listed in table format with detailed interpretation including indicators such as the following: regional RUAF partners (Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security) have gained recognition as resource centres; satisfaction of the users of centre services (information, training, advice); increased level of team performance within regional RUAF teams; regional RUAF partners working towards the goal of gender equity in partner cities; levels of complementary funding for the continuous operation of the regional resource centres; and farmer organizations that have been assisted in analyzing their organizations, strategic planning and organizational capacity development.