Climate change and Environmental
Degradation Risk and Adaptation
assessment
Step 2
Collect scientific
information
Collect scientific information
Adaptation
Learning Net
Country profiles,
projected changes in
temperature, rainfall
and climate-related
disaster risks and
impacts.
Collect scientific information
World Bank Climate
Portal
Provides detail of
impacts on particular
projects and
suggested
adaptations. Links
climate models to
Google maps
Collect scientific information
PRECIS (Providing
REgional Climates for
Impacts Studies)
High-resolution climate
change information. For
national climate change
scenarios, impact,
vulnerability and adaptation
studies.
precis.metoffice.com/
Collect scientific information
SERVIR
Integrates satellite
observations, ground
data and forecast
models to monitor
and forecast
environmental
changes and
improve disaster
response.
Kenya, Nzoia River basin, Lake Victoria.
Multispectral imagery from NASA satellite,
August 23, 2008 for flood analysis
Step 1
identify environmental
hazards
 Identify climatic zones
 Identify information needed
 Compile question list
 Collect scientific information
 Community knowledge
weADAPT
Climate Explorer
Simplifies climate data
extraction and analysis.
Assists appropriate
application to adaptation.
Addressed uncertainty of
projections. For policy
makers and development
practitioners.
Collect scientific information
Further 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
Step 1
Collect scientific information
identify environmental
hazards
 Identify climatic zones
 Identify information needed
 Compile question list
 Collect scientific information
 Community knowledge
Example: page 20
Step 1
identify environmental
hazards
 Identify climatic zones
 Identify information needed
 Compile question list
 Collect scientific information
 Community knowledge
Collect scientific information
Complete Part 1a) of the CEDRA
report format
PART 1: Background information (Incorporate key findings from
Exercise 1.4 for each zone where you work)
• Variations in rainfall mean that crop yields in the mid1a
Scientific
altitude zone are already declining in the Somuni
information district and there is a projected decrease in crop yields
of 10% or more by 2020
• Increased rainfall in the country by 10% in December
to February and by 7.5% in March to November, by
2020
• The risk of landslides has increased