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Research in ActionClimate change CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTPublished dateFriday, December 21, 2018 - 15:30
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Adaptation Finance: Linking Research, Policy, and Business
This project will train up to 36 emerging climate change leaders in the field of adaptation finance, which funds efforts to adapt to climate change impacts.
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Statistical handbook on baseline survey : part 1; data tables; (Focus City Programme : Community based Assessment and Improvement of Living Environment in USSs and Environs; the case of Gothamipura, Colombo)
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The Economics of Adaptation and Climate-Resilient Development
Although many developing countries are working on appropriate mechanisms for financing adaptation to combat climate-related problems, there is a great need for research and insight to support these efforts.
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Forest and Water Management for Mitigating the effects of Climate Change in the Middle Hills, Nepal
The Middle Hills in the Nepal Himalayas are home to a large part of the country's population. This area has been identified as particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
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Integrated Climate Change Modelling and Policy Linkages for Adaptive Planning
Climate change is influencing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather, exposing both people and economies to lost lives, productivity, and property.
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Building Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Southeast Asia
The effects of climate change on Southeast Asia are well documented. Temperature increases have the potential to reduce water availability, affecting crop yields and food security.
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Building Research Capacity to Understand and Adapt to Climate Change in the Indus Basin
The Indus river basin is home to the largest contiguous surface irrigation system in the world.
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Women's Rights and Access to Water and Sanitation in Asian Cities
Lack of safe, affordable, accessible and dignified sanitation facilities is the daily reality of poor women in cities around the world.
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Alternative Water Systems Project (India)
The Alternative Water Systems Project seeks to develop a point-of-use safe water system incorporating natural plant-derived coagulants, simple sari cloth filtration and chlorine disinfection for the control of waterborne diseases in South Asian sl