After a devastating flood in Accra, Ghana in 2015, this project will help improve flood risk management and enhance Accra's readiness for future floods.
Over the past 30 years, the Caboclos peoples of the Amazon region have noticed changes in the tidal floods, known locally as lançantes, on the floodplains of the Amazon Estuary, Brazil.
The Eastern Mediterranean is highly vulnerable to saltwater intrusion into the freshwater aquifers along its coasts. The degradation of these aquifers would result in serious socioeconomic consequence to people living there.
More than 700 million people depend on aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) for their livelihood.
Recent changes in Burma offer the right climate to address the urgent need for evidence-based sustainable development research.
Canadian specialists are contributing to research examining the risks to and vulnerability of wetland areas along the Atlantic coast of South America.
People in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa suffer from poverty, food insecurity, a fragile economy, and social vulnerability. With climate change, they may also face increasing threats from vector-borne diseases.
Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is estimated that up to half of Cambodia's population benefits directly or indirectly from the lake's resources.
In Colombia, extreme weather is causing floods, landslides, and droughts with more frequency and intensity than ever before. These events are resulting in higher economic, social, environmental, and human costs.
This project will provide evidence to help direct treatment strategies in patients with memory deficits and reduce the symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Addressing mental and neurological disorders