Resilience to climate change in the semi-arid region of Brazil
In the semi-arid region of North-eastern Brazil, an enterprise called Adapta Sertão has been developed to help smallholders adapt to climate change impacts. The project works to create sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers by helping to guarantee food security and stable incomes despite unpredictable rainfall.
Feature
18th January 2012
Agriculture and climate change in India
B.Venkateswarlu, Director of India's Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, writes about the measures needed to make Indian agriculture more climate-resilient.
This project supports national coastal planners and policy-makers in selecting appropriate adaptation and mitigation priorities for the coastal zone, by helping to identify co-benefits and trade-offs.
Resource
3rd January 2012
Are we integrating climate adaptation practices in disaster risk reduction?
A review of global experience by Mott Macdonald, sponsored by CDKN, looks at how climate change adaptation is being integrated into disaster risk reduction - and how such principles could strengthen post-flood reconstruction in Pakistan.