Restoration of Páramo native vegetation near Papallacta, Ecuador. © Andrés Cordova / CARE The parish of Papallacta is located at the foot of the Antisana glacier, and is surrounded by…
Protecting coastal livelihoods in Thailand
School children learning about mangrove planting techniques. © Raks Thai Foundation / CARE Protecting coastal livelihoods in Thailand In heavily populated coastal areas of Thailand, high levels of erosion due…
Building with Nature in Indonesia – reaching scale for coastal resilience
Building permeable structures. Photo by Nanang Sujana Adaptation context Northern Java’s deltaic shorelines suffer from land subsidence and severe erosion, in some places more than three kilometers of land has already…
Current vulnerability in the Virunga landscape, Rwanda
Volcanic Mountains Rwanda. Image ©Jack Swenson Project background Between 2011 and 2012, a regional baseline assessment to analyse vulnerability was conducted in five landscapes of the Congo Basin as part of the…
Current vulnerability in the Monte Alén–Monts de Cristal landscape, Equatorial Guinea
Forests in Equatorial Guinea. Image © WRI Project background Between 2011 and 2012, a regional baseline assessment to analyse vulnerability was conducted in five landscapes of the Congo Basin as part of…
Mauritius : Sea-Level Rise and Impacts in Africa, 2000 to 2100. Application of the DIVA model to Africa.
Coastline in Mauritius. Image: © mauritius-islander.com/ Impacts of sea-level rise in Mauritius The Republic of Mauritius is a group of 20 small islands with a total land area of 2,040km2…
Building coastal resilience to reduce climate change impact in Tambon Klong Yang, Amphur Koh Lanta, Krabi province, Thailand
Source: Raks Thai Foundation Summary of Adaptation Challenge Tambon Koh Klong Yang is located in the north of Koh Lanta district. Climate change intensifies weather conditions in the village. The…
Building coastal resilience to reduce climate change impact in Tambon Klong Prasong, Amphur Muang, Krabi province, Thailand
Summary of Adaptation Challenge Baan Klong Prasong in Krabi province is a small fisheries community, located on a medium size island, a low-lying land adjacent to the Andaman Sea in…
Facing Changes in African Forests
What is Participatory Video? Participatory Video (PV) is a set of techniques to involve a group or community in shaping and creating their own film. The idea behind this is…
Ecosystem-based adaptation and climate change vulnerability – Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands
A typical coastal village on Choiseul Island, in the Solomon Islands. Photo: Kat Gawlik Adaptation context Choiseul province (traditionally named Lauru) is the northern most province of the Solomon Islands.…