Information Sources
Tearfund Country Profiles
Information Sources
Adaptation Learning Mechanism
• Joint UNDP, UNEP, World Bank and
Global Environment Facility project
• Country profiles under development
• Predicted changes in temperature,
precipitation, climate-related disaster
risks, projected climate-related
impacts
• Summary of National
Communication,
• Links to Adaptation Initiatives
• Contribute learning
National Communications
• Almost all governments have submitted
NCs to the UNFCCC
Includes:
• inventory of greenhouse gas emissions
• inventory of loss of greenhouse gas sinks
• national vulnerability to climate change
• steps taken towards implementing the
convention on climate change at a national
level
NAPAs
National Adaptation Programmes of Action
• Programmes of action
• Also part of UNFCCC
• LDCs receive assistance
• Build on experiences and strategies at communitylevel
• Identify priority adaptation activities to reduce
country vulnerability
• Contain info on:
climate, risks, water/ natural resources, development
challenges, adaptation priorities, barriers to
addressing CC, capacity building
• Contain Government and stakeholder contacts
National Focal Points
• Government climate
change focal point
person
• Contact details on
the UNFCCC website
• Useful first point of
contact to
government
departments for data
and information
• Develop ties for
advocacy work
Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change
• Established by World
Meteorological Organisation
• Summaries of scientific research &
advice on climate change according
to region
• Impacts on ecosystems and
societies
USAID
Provides short country
profiles from USAID’s
perspective of the impact
of global climate change
on the countries where it
works
UNEP/GRID-Arendal
• Environment and sustainable
development resources
• Maps and graphics by region
Thematic content
• Deforestation
• coastal intrusion
• correlations of freshwater
biodiversity and poverty
Earthwire
• regional climate news
• useful reports for Africa and
Central Europe
For maps and graphics:
http://maps.grida.no/
Famine Early Warning Systems Network
(FEWS NET) (USAID-funded)
• Early warning and vulnerability
information on emerging and
evolving food security issues
in Africa, Asia and South
America
• English, French and
Portuguese
Prevention Web
(International Strategy for Disaster Reduction)
Country information:
• past disasters
• Frequency
• number of people affected
• level of impact
DFID country profiles – climate
information section
DFID priority countries’
profiles containing a section
on physical climatic
information, socio-economic
impacts and policy
implications.
UNDP country profiles
Country profiles containing
physical climatic information
on around 60 countries.
Google Earth – Hadley Centre
Provided by Hadley Centre
(UK Met Office)
Uploaded climate change info
for all countries onto Google
Earth