Fashion word of the season: Adaptation to climate change impacts
There is an increasing number of research and projects going on. Here are some selected links:
The UN Climate Secretariat's Database on local coping strategies
UNITAR's capacity building project on adaptation addresses primarily developing countries:
EU project ADAM on Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
EU project Newater on New Approaches to Water Management under Uncertainty
The German government's research programme GLOWA Global Change in the Hydrological Cycle provides an overview on ongoing research projects for various rivers and regions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, e.g. GLOWA Elbe at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
The competence center on adaptation of the German Federal Enviromental Agency Kompass in German only)
The UK Climate Impacts Programme
and last not least:
Climate Alliance's AMICA project
on adaptation and mitigation at local and regional levels
