Climate change is now at the top of the agenda world wide. As the consequences of global warming are increasingly felt on all continents, many people struggle to make ends meet as natural resources become scarce, biodiversity decreases, land areas appropriate for agriculture and cultivation diminish and weather conditions worsen. However, farmers have for thousands of years had to adapt to changing conditions and have therefore developed various techniques for overcoming such harsh conditions. Local knowledge and expertise is essential in overcoming the future challenges of a changing climate.

The Development Fund has for 30 years focused our work on linking environmental issues and community development. This year we’re celebrating our 30th anniversary and launching a brand new report on climate adaptation and poverty reduction. A seminar will be held in September where climate change and climate adaptation will be discussed and partners of the Development Fund from all over the world will come to Oslo to attend this event. More information about the report, seminar and research project can be found below. The project is funded by Norad.

«More than rain – Identifying Sustainable Pathways for Climate Adaptation and Poverty Reduction», a new report on climate change and adaptation by GECHS and the Development Fund, will be launched on September 9th 2008. You will find more information on registration and programme above. You can order the report here or download from this link:

The report is available for download here.

Fact sheets on the case studies can be found here. 

In the report «More than rain», case studies from Ethiopia, Nepal and Nicaragua are used as examples and background material for the analysis. Summaries of these case studies can be found here. 

 

  Climate change risks, vulnerability
  and adaptation measures in
  communities in Tigray province, Ethiopia.

 

   
 

  Climatic change vulnerability
  for small scale farmers in Nicaragua.

 

 

 

            
 

  Climate change risk, vulnerability
  and adaptation strategies at
  community level in Nepal.

Download our summary of Key Lessons Learnt through
the More than Rain- project.