Responding to Climate Change in the Congo Basin – Lukolela
Communities in the Congo Basin are heavily impacted by the twin threats of deforestation and climate change. The project COBAM, implemented by CIFOR, SEI, and other partners, aims to tackle…
weADAPT Case Studies
Integrating Adaptation in REDD+ Projects – Potential Impacts and Social Return on Investment (SROI) in Sogod, Southern Leyte
Village school in Sogod. Photo by Lito Abrogar Integrating adaptation measures for people and ecosystems in REDD+ projects can render them more sustainable, ensure the permanence of carbon and increase…
Integrating Adaptation in REDD+ Projects – Potential Impacts and Social Return on Investment (SROI) in Malinau Indonesia
Women in Malinau. Photo by Eko Prianto/CIFOR Integrating adaptation measures for people and ecosystems in REDD+ projects can render them more sustainable, ensure the permanence of carbon and increase their…
Vulnerability, forest-related sectors and climate change adaptation in Cameroon
Wildlife in the Cameroonian forests. Photo by Terry Sunderland/CIFOR. In Cameroon and elsewhere in the Congo Basin, the majority of rural households and a large proportion of urban households depend…
Linking Adaptation and Mitigation through Community Forestry: Case Studies from Asia
Ban Huay Win, Nan Province, Thailand This research aims to address the potential linkages between mitigation and adaptation in community forestry contexts. This case study highlights the work undertaken in Ban…
Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme
Risk to livelihoods through vulnerability to drought and floods is exacerbated by climate change. Lake Chilwa has dried up 8 times in past century affecting livelihoods such as fishing and…
Current Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in East Cameroon
Tri-National de la Sangha (TNS) Landscape. Photo by Tahia Devisscher (2011) A baseline vulnerability assessment has been conducted in the Tri-National de la Sangha (TNS) landscape in East Cameroon, under the…
Congo Basin Forests and Climate Change Adaptation (CoFCCA)
Plant seedlings, Cameroon. Photo by Terry Sunderland/CIFOR CoFCCA is a three-year research project carried out in Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project aimed…
Local people’s perceptions of climate change and associated impacts in Papua
Yoke village, among the mangrove forests, Papua. Photo by Mokhammad Edliadi/CIFOR. Local knowledge can help overcome the obstacles in adaptation planning related to the uncertainties of climate science. Understanding local…
Adaptation strategies for the Jujuy model forest in NW Argentina
The Jujuy Model Forest is one of three case study model forests of the EcoAdapt project, which aims to develop and implement ecosystem-based adaptation strategies in Argentinian, Bolivian and Chilean communities. Being…