This project is an effort by the residents of Matafa’a village to conserve the local mangrove ecosystem in response to fears that the growing population of the village will encroach upon the mangrove. The village wishes to protect the mangrove because of its ecological value and its role in protecting the community from strong storm surges.

The overall goal of the Vaiusu Bay Restoriation Project is the replanting of the mangrove area along the whole of Vaiusu Bay, as part of a large restoration project, which is intended to cover the neighboring villages of Vaigaga.

In 1998 counterparts of Oxfam Novib set up a joint relief program in response to El Niño. The results include different water management systems in villages on mountain slopes, credit extension and technical support to livelihood projects, rice rations for victim-families living in remote areas. A new relief and rehabilitation project will continue these activities, but will focus not only on natural disasters, but also include the effects of manmade disasters. Relief activities include provision of food and medicines.

The project development objective is to enhance regional coordination, development and sustainability of water resources management in the Niger River Basin. The expected outcomes include: (i) improved institutional coordination for regional management and development of water resources in the Niger River Basin; (ii) improved performance of rehabilitated hydroelectric plants in targeted areas; (iii) improved irrigated agriculture in targeted areas; and (iv) improved watershed management in targeted areas. There are 3 components to the project.

One of the most dangerous glacial lakes in Nepal is the Tsho Rolpa Lake. At an altitude of about 5000m, the size of this lake increased from 0.23 sq.km. in 1957 to 1.65 sq.km. by 1997.  Tsho Rolpa was estimated to store approximately 90-100 million cu.m.

Climate change is the main factor responsible for the accelerated glacier retreat in the Himalayas. As this continues, major changes in freshwater flows will have dramatic effects on biodiversity, people, and their livelihoods. Glacial melting leads to an increase in water discharge, which is expected to increase the frequency of catastrophic flooding events such as GLOF. These events can have devastating consequences to infrastructure like bridges, dams and power generation stations, and communities living at downstream.

Mangroves are the most degraded forest habitats in the world and climate change threatens to make this situation worse. Rising sea level and increasing storm intensity/frequency make coastal systems extremely vulnerable. WWF is working to develop a generalizable approach to building the resilience of mangrove forests, and by extension associated coastal ecosystems and coral reefs. This project also aims to build the capacity of natural resource managers and communities to assess vulnerability to climate change and to develop management strategies to decrease vulnerability.

PASOLAC (Programa para la Agricultura Sostenible en las Laderas de América Central) offers technical, methodological, and financial support to more than 50 member organizations that work with local farmers and communities on the hillsides to implement sustainable agriculture practices, particularly Sustainable Soil and Water Management (SSWM) techniques. The program is characterized by a participatory and demand-driven approach, which aims to build capacities and cooperation among member organizations and encourage long-term adoption of SSWM practices by farmers.

To address the detrimental effects climate change has on regional economies, this project is developing regional adaptation strategies to counter these effects. This includes a case study for how to adapt marine protected area (MPA) network planning elements to encompass facets of bleaching resistance and coral resiliency. The project will initially include consultations with experts to assess how resilience information can be applied to the region.

The purpose of this SouthSouthNorth project is to demonstrate the viability and effectiveness of using renewable energy technologies (solar photovoltaic and wind pumping systems) for rural development objectives in contributing to the improvement of water supply coverage for rural communities. Activities will begin with an assessment of the strength of droughts and the relationship of droughts to water supply (conducted by interviewing community members) and a consideration of the potential of groundwater in these areas to alleviate shortages.