Implementing and Monitoring Adaptation Activities
A number of countries, as identified in the map below, have taken the lead in integrating biodiversity considerations within climate change adaptation planning.
According to the lessons learned from these cases, important considerations for the implementation of adaptation plans include: establishing clear climatic and environmental baselines, ensuring adequate data availability, and selecting appropriate indicators of change.
Implementing an adaptation activity is, however, only part of the process: continued monitoring of implementation is also necessary in order to facilitate adaptive management and learning-by-doing.
Case Studies
The map below provides access to case studies of adaptation plans. Click on the map to choose a region, and click again on individual countries for case studies on adaptation plans.
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Global Case Studies
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Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources
Type:
Case Study
Date Added:
27 Aug 2008
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that can help reduce the potential impacts of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and other sensitive ecosystems. The report, entitled Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and... |
Reef Restoration: Concepts and Guidelines
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Scientific Paper
Date Added:
21 Jan 2008
| These guidelines contain simple advice on coral reef restoration
for coastal managers, decision makers, technical advisers and
others who may be involved in community-based reef
restoration efforts. ... |
Vulnerabilidad y Adaptación al Cambio Climático en las Regiones del lago Titicaca y los Valles Cruce
Type:
Case Study
Date Added:
20 Apr 2007
| Durante el año 2004 el Programa Nacional de Cambios Climáticos inicio un proyecto para evaluar posibles medidas de adaptación al cambio climático en comunidades locales vulnerables. El proyecto internacional comprende a 14 países de Latinoamérica, Africa y Asia dentro de los cuales se encuentra Boli... |
Anticipatory Planning for Sea-Level Rise in Along the Coast of Maine
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Case Study
Date Added:
20 Apr 2007
| The state of Maine in northeastern United States has begun planning for sea level rise caused by climate change because the state’s economy depends on the many miles of coast and islands. This report includes vulnerability assessments for sand beaches, wetlands, eroding bluffs, rocky shores, and en... |
Surviving Climate Change in Small Islands--A Guidebook
Type:
Web-based Tool
Date Added:
18 Apr 2007
| This guidebook explains the vulnerabilities to climate change that are unique to small islands, and walks users through the steps to develop preparedness and adaptations to these threats. The report results from work done in the Cayman Islands, but examples from Montserrat, Anguilla, Fiji and St. L... |
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Monitoring Tools
The database is a resource to identify tools to monitor adaptation activities so as to ensure efficacy and evaluate the actual impacts on biodiversity. Examples of successful adaptive management regimes are also presented.
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Community-based ecological monitoring
Type:
Scientific Paper
Date Added:
4 Apr 2008
| A methdology for Community-based Natural Resource Management. Ecological monitorng enables communities to track environmental changes and to adapt their land use practices. The methodology described in this manual was developed in the context of the work of SAFIRE
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Anticipatory Planning for Sea-Level Rise in Along the Coast of Maine
Type:
Case Study
Date Added:
20 Apr 2007
| The state of Maine in northeastern United States has begun planning for sea level rise caused by climate change because the state’s economy depends on the many miles of coast and islands. This report includes vulnerability assessments for sand beaches, wetlands, eroding bluffs, rocky shores, and en... |
An Adaptation Mosaic: A Sample of the Emerging World Bank Work in Climate Change Adaptation – Part 2
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Case Study
Date Added:
19 Apr 2007
| Part 2 of 2. This collection of papers delivered at a World Bank training session describes the Bank's activities in adaptations to climate change. Examples of programs from Brazil, India, Kenya, and the Pacific Islands are given.... |
Look before you leap: A risk management approach for incorporating climate change adaptation
Type:
National Plan or Policy
Date Added:
18 Apr 2007
| As adaptation plans become more mainstream, this report from the World Bank cautions that adequate planning is necessary so as not to affect development planning. The study looks at how developing countries can mainstream adaptation planning into regular development activities. The authors then pr... |
Targeted Monitoring of Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity
Type:
Scientific Paper
Date Added:
18 Apr 2007
| This guidebook explains the vulnerabilities to climate change that are unique to small islands, and walks users through the steps to develop preparedness and adaptations to these threats. The report results from work done in the Cayman Islands, but examples from Montserrat, Anguilla, Fiji and St. L... |
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