http://www.climateprep.org adaptation stories, lessons, and explorations Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:46:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.climateprep.org/2012/01/28/a-regional-approach-to-building-climate-resilience/ http://www.climateprep.org/2012/01/28/a-regional-approach-to-building-climate-resilience/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:46:02 +0000 admin http://www.climateprep.org/?p=3005 Stacy Vynne, The Resource Innovation Group The question of how to design and implement effective adaptation measures is one that I think most adaptation practitioners are still struggling with, and will continue to struggle with, for many years to come. With hundreds of adaptation initiatives underway around the world, we are beginning to develop a [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2012/01/28/a-regional-approach-to-building-climate-resilience/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/11/15/how-to-be-an-effective-science-advocate/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/11/15/how-to-be-an-effective-science-advocate/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:27:16 +0000 admin http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2892 By Jonathan Randall, Millennium Challenge Corporation Imagine you are walking down the street on your way to your favorite sandwich shop.  You are dreaming about the amazing chicken sandwich you are about to order when all of a sudden an activist from Veggie Lovers Unite! hands you a flyer.On the front page it says “Switch [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2011/11/15/how-to-be-an-effective-science-advocate/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/10/19/climate-futures-forums-a-participatory-approach-to-adaptation-planning-in-the-united-states/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/10/19/climate-futures-forums-a-participatory-approach-to-adaptation-planning-in-the-united-states/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:31:24 +0000 Freelance http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2868 By: Stacy Vynne, the Resource Innovation Group (TRIG) For the past four years, the organization that I work for, The Resource Innovation Group (TRIG), has been running a series of Climate Futures Forums in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Forums are essentially based on the principles of Community Based Adaptation (CBA) [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2011/10/19/climate-futures-forums-a-participatory-approach-to-adaptation-planning-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/09/12/the-business-of-climate-change-opportunities-in-adaptation-and-resilience/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/09/12/the-business-of-climate-change-opportunities-in-adaptation-and-resilience/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:58:36 +0000 admin http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2849 By Devyani Parameshwar, Intellcap While mitigating the future rise in global temperature has received much attention worldwide, support to help those vulnerable adapt to the inevitable impacts of rising temperature has been limited. The estimated annual cost of adaptation is USD 100 bn, and bilateral and multilateral funding pledges form just a fraction of this [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2011/09/12/the-business-of-climate-change-opportunities-in-adaptation-and-resilience/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/09/09/some-of-my-favorite-climate-change-adaptation-resources/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/09/09/some-of-my-favorite-climate-change-adaptation-resources/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:36:28 +0000 admin http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2834 By Shaun Martin, WWF-US It can be challenging to find climate change adaptation resources that explain complex concepts to lay audiences in easy-to-understand language. Academic journal articles, project case studies, vulnerability assessments, and the like often speak to the experts rather than newcomers. Providing these types of documents to those new to the field is [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2011/09/09/some-of-my-favorite-climate-change-adaptation-resources/feed/ 2 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/08/04/innovations-in-climate-change-vulnerability-assessments-working-with-smallholder-coffee-producers/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/08/04/innovations-in-climate-change-vulnerability-assessments-working-with-smallholder-coffee-producers/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:20:16 +0000 admin http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2808 By Jessica Frank, Twin Twin works in partnership with over 50 farmer organisations world wide, facilitating market access and helping to build business and organisational capacity. We are currently developing our strategy to support smallholder producer organisations to effectively plan adaptation interventions with their members; an initial project with Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative Enterprises in Uganda [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2011/08/04/innovations-in-climate-change-vulnerability-assessments-working-with-smallholder-coffee-producers/feed/ 1 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/06/15/seeking-a-cure-for-portal-proliferation-syndrome/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/06/15/seeking-a-cure-for-portal-proliferation-syndrome/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:12:15 +0000 admin http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2775 By Geoff Barnard, Climate and Development Knowledge Network The symptoms are familiar.  You seem to hear about a new climate information portal or knowledge platform being launched every week.  You check it out and it seems impressive at first glance.  Nice graphics.  Promising headings. Ambitious objectives. Cool tools. But as you click further you start [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2011/06/15/seeking-a-cure-for-portal-proliferation-syndrome/feed/ 2 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/31/thoughts-on-managing-change-from-jared-diamond-2/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/31/thoughts-on-managing-change-from-jared-diamond-2/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 22:18:16 +0000 Eliot Levine http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2766 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/31/thoughts-on-managing-change-from-jared-diamond-2/feed/ 3 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/25/chicago-a-leader-in-the-us-on-climate-change-adaptation/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/25/chicago-a-leader-in-the-us-on-climate-change-adaptation/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 21:21:28 +0000 Shaun Martin http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2746 By Shaun Martin, WWF-US Among US cities, it appears that Chicago is among the most advanced on introducing climate adaptive measures into their planning, according to this New York Times article. If current emissions trends continue, by 2070 Chicago could have a climate that resembles that of today’s southern states of Alabama and Louisiana, with [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/25/chicago-a-leader-in-the-us-on-climate-change-adaptation/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/18/conducting-interdisciplinary-adaptation-research-lessons-learned-from-a-rock-lobster-vulnerability-assessment/ http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/18/conducting-interdisciplinary-adaptation-research-lessons-learned-from-a-rock-lobster-vulnerability-assessment/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 21:38:56 +0000 admin http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2712 By Dr. Gretta Pecl, University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, The Australian Marine Adaptation Network I was trained as a biologist in the traditional university-style: a focus on one-discipline. Most of my research over the 15 years since this formal training ended has focused on understanding the growth and movements of marine species. [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2011/05/18/conducting-interdisciplinary-adaptation-research-lessons-learned-from-a-rock-lobster-vulnerability-assessment/feed/ 0