Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change.
The Government of Sri Lanka is increasingly emphasizing aquaculture development as a means to foster rural development, alleviate poverty, and increase food security.
The idea for the AfricaAdapt network was born of the wish to make proven knowledge on the issue of climate change adaptation available to African actors, and to promote knowledge sharing between researchers, decision-makers, communities, etc.
Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA), a program is supported by IDRC and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID), supports three kinds of activity: research, capacity building and networking.
Poor understanding of policy processes tends to reduce the value of research results and the ability of researchers to influence policy.