A wind turbine installed in a village in Zimbabwe may help decrease vulnerability, thus improving villagers’ ability to cope with the effects of climate change. A study of the project concluded that “[i]n this case study, small-scale windpower eases water resource stress and contributes to climate change adaptation in two ways: (1) by providing energy for water pumping in otherwise energy-deprived areas, and (2) by easing fuelwood consumption in households whose livelihood opportunities have expanded with electrification.”

The focus of this project is on combining a participatory approach and water modeling. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the sectors, institutions, and Vietnamese people to adapt and respond to the climate change impacts. It aims to reduce their vulnerability to climate change and disasters by raising their understanding and preparedness to foresee impacts and minimize losses.

This UNDP project seeks to implement priority country-driven strategies to adapt to climate-induced coastline erosion within the framework of integrated coastal area management planning, through a combination of demonstration projects, integration of climate change into coastal management policies, capacity building initiatives including training, stakeholder consultations, climate and coastline erosion monitoring mechanisms, as well as  the promotion of regional cooperation.

The Implementation of Adaptation Measures in Coastal Zones (GEF) Project aims to support efforts by Dominica, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to implement specific (integrated) pilot adaptation measures addressing primarily the impacts of climate change on their natural resource base, especially on biodiversity and land degradation along coastal and near-coastal areas. The project also seeks to produce knowledge of global value on how to implement adaptation measures in small island states that can be applied in other countries in the region and the world.

The overarching goal of this project is to support Colombia’s efforts to define and implement specific pilot adaptation measures and policy options to meet the anticipated impacts from climate change.

This CARE Bangladesh project aims to increase the capacity of Bangladeshi communities in the southwest to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change by improving climate-change related information collection and dissemination from and to all the stakeholders in the region. The climate change information management system will be improved, climate change information wil be disseminated to stakeholders regularly, and collection, preservation, and dissemination between local organizations will be fostered. Link to Source

This is a disaster risk communication project by TearFund targeting local communities. Disaster risk reduction messages are integrated into the story lines of the very successful BBC educational radio program “New Home, New Life”. Objectives of the project are: (1) to raise community awareness of hazards and disaster risks; (2) to promote understanding of hazards and communities’ vulnerabilities; and (3) to help communities enhance their capacities to address vulnerabilities.