The objectives of this Red Cross project project are to develop and strengthen the capacities in two districts of the Jakarta Province, East Jakarta and West Jakarta, to undertake integrated community-based risk reduction activities (including climate change adaptation) and to learn about  integrating risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and micro-finance in one holistic project.  Specific actions at the community level will include community organization and mobilization through Village Committees; the formation and training of volunteer groups, self-help groups, and Community-Based A

The impact of climate change and El Niño is increasingly causing coral reefs to bleach. WWF’s Friends of the Reef project is an effort to protect Asia Pacific’s coral reef ecosystems, which are the source of new coral recruits for reefs throughout the region and a source of livelihood for coastal people, especially in the fishery and tourism sectors. Friends of the Reef engages local stakeholders and decision makers in developing, testing, and implementing plans to increase coral reef resilience to major threats in the region, including climate change.

SouthSouthNorth and local partners are addressing climate threats to coastal communities by (a) developing methodologies to facilitate effective communication between local communities and experts in the fields of climate, marine sciences, and agriculture, and (b) generating information regarding climate change vulnerabilities in the coastal area of Pilang. This information will be used to develop adaptation strategies for the target population.

China’s effort to mainstream climate change into agricultural development has 3 components: (1) identification and prioritization of adaptation options, which includes the fine-tuning of a hydrology model and its intersection with an agricultural model to predict the impact of climate change, especially water shortage, on farming; (2) demonstration and implementation of adaptation measures through implementation and evaluation of multiple adaptation measures at test sites; (3) mainstreaming adaptation in the national Comprehensive Agricultural Development (CAD) program and institutional streng