http://www.climateprep.org adaptation stories, lessons, and explorations Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/08/22/educating-the-coast%e2%80%99s-youngest-about-climate-change-adaptation/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/08/22/educating-the-coast%e2%80%99s-youngest-about-climate-change-adaptation/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:23:38 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=2022 by Valerie Guthrie, WWF-LAC In this third and final installment of a three part series on WWF’s Latin American and Caribbean Program’s coastal adaptation projects in Costa Rica, Valerie Guthrie discusses the community’s efforts to educate and actively involve Junquillal’s youngest inhabitants in WWF’s  adaptation work. Communities matter. This is the foundation for our work helping [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/08/22/educating-the-coast%e2%80%99s-youngest-about-climate-change-adaptation/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/08/01/green-glaciers-the-melting-grasslands-of-the-tibetan-plateau/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/08/01/green-glaciers-the-melting-grasslands-of-the-tibetan-plateau/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:11:12 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1992 by John Matthews, WWF-US An enormous amount of attention has been paid to the loss of the ancient glaciers in the Himalayas and across the Tibetan plateau. Their retreat and the loss of glacial mass have been tied to rising air temperatures, longer warm seasons, and shifting precipitation patterns. But while dramatic and newsworthy, the loss of glaciers [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/08/01/green-glaciers-the-melting-grasslands-of-the-tibetan-plateau/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/07/08/video-the-rainman-of-northern-india/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/07/08/video-the-rainman-of-northern-india/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:47:35 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1952 Climate change has made rainfall patterns in the north Indian state of Rajasthan increasingly unpredictable and is threatening the livelihoods of local people dependent on rain-fed agriculture. Rajendra Singh, also known as ”The Rainman,” realized that indigenous water conservation was key to solving northern India’s most pressing water problems. Check-out this video from ChinaDaily.com to see a great example of how a single person can [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/07/08/video-the-rainman-of-northern-india/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/07/02/modeling-future-coastlines/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/07/02/modeling-future-coastlines/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:10:08 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1919 by Ana Fonseca, WWF-LAC and Carlos Drews, WWF-International In this second installment of a three part series on WWF’s Latin American and Caribbean Program’s coastal adaptation projects in Costa Rica, Ana Fonseca, the Latin America and Caribbean lead with WWF-LAC, together with Carlos Drews discusses the community’s efforts to adapt – both for the turtles and themselves. The fortunes [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/07/02/modeling-future-coastlines/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/30/friends-in-high-places/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/30/friends-in-high-places/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1700 by John Matthews, WWF-US I have just returned from the first of three quick trips to China. Even by my standards, the first journey was extremely peripatetic, full of constant motion. But sometimes having so many changes in quick succession shows surprising connections — hidden threads and themes. One of these threads began at the Chinese [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/30/friends-in-high-places/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/29/vp-of-philippines-%e2%80%9cadaptation-to-climate-change-must-be-the-national-priority%e2%80%9d/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/29/vp-of-philippines-%e2%80%9cadaptation-to-climate-change-must-be-the-national-priority%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:33:05 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1900 Jojo Binay, the newly elected Vice President of the Philippines, spoke at the close of the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) this past week. Apart from being his first major policy speech, his remarks at the energy-focused event are noteworthy in that they focused heavily on adaptation. “The unique circumstances of the Philippines [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/29/vp-of-philippines-%e2%80%9cadaptation-to-climate-change-must-be-the-national-priority%e2%80%9d/feed/ 1 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/25/marianne-fish-coastal-adaptation-with-a-species-focus/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/25/marianne-fish-coastal-adaptation-with-a-species-focus/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:00:13 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1884 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/25/marianne-fish-coastal-adaptation-with-a-species-focus/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/23/in-the-news-the-un-on-the-pivotal-role-of-water/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/23/in-the-news-the-un-on-the-pivotal-role-of-water/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:54:55 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1824 A recent UN policy brief discusses why water-related climate change adaptation is critical for achieving sustainable development around the world. As significant water shortages already exist, water is the medium through which climate impacts are going to be felt most immediately and most severely by many people. “Adaptation to climate change is urgent. Water plays a pivotal role [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/23/in-the-news-the-un-on-the-pivotal-role-of-water/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/21/in-the-news-cop16-adaptation-negotiations/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/21/in-the-news-cop16-adaptation-negotiations/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:25:36 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1786 An interesting new brief from WWF and Germanwatch gives us reasons to be optimistic as international climate negotiations continue. In discussing the status of adaptation negotiations under the UNFCCC  as the international community moves toward COP16 at Cancun, the authors argue that “the current negotiating text still bears the opportunity to create a strong, implementation-focused adaptation action [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/21/in-the-news-cop16-adaptation-negotiations/feed/ 0 http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/17/the-bright-red-line-of-faith/ http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/17/the-bright-red-line-of-faith/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:26:47 +0000 Eliot http://www.climateprep.org/?p=1690 by John Matthews, WWF-US    South Asian rivers experience the best and worst of treatment. The Ganges — also called Ganga or Ganga Ma (Mother Ganges) — is treated like a sacred body, even a person or god, by hundreds of millions of people. Her many tributaries and branches are part of a sacred continuum spanning between [...]]]> http://www.climateprep.org/2010/06/17/the-bright-red-line-of-faith/feed/ 0