El Salvador regularly suffers from droughts (particularly in the east) seriously damaging crops including maize, bean, rice, sorghum, and watermelon.  In 2002, the Red Cross implemented the Drought Response and Mitigation Project with one overall objective: to increase the capacity of subsistence farmers in the east of the country to better respond to and recuperate from future unfavourable climatic conditions.

The Analog Forestry Initiative focuses on protection of watersheds, revegetation of the riversides, and adaptation activities such as crop diversification with emphasis on permanent crops. In the forest realm, the project designs Analog Forests using a diversity of species (especially those with broader geographical ranges) capable of supplying the environmental needs of the community in the event of climatic changes. It also establishes tree nurseries as spaces for researching the adaptation of species.

Following the floods of 2002, the Costa Rican Red Cross initiated a community training program in disaster preparedness and prevention, community first aid, and psychological support.  The idea of an early warning system was presented to communities with the understanding that the communities themselves would operate and follow through with the system.  Building materials were distributed to support structures such as retaining walls and for repairing drinking-water pipes damaged in the landslide.  Meanwhile, local authorities established an emergency committee to coordinate disaster respon

The páramo grasslands of the Northern Andes are fragile ecosystems vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Continued deterioration of these high-elevation wetlands will lead to significant environmental and socioeconomic impacts for downstream water users. This WWF project will develop a pilot vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategy for the Chilí and Anaime páramos in the central Colombian Andes, where rice and coffee are grown and the city of Ibagué is located. These communities depend upon the water provided by these wetlands.

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.

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

This women-led project will address drought in Pintadas, Brazil by improving agricultural productivity and income generation through the use of water pumping.  SouthSouthNorth and local partners are installing a number of different hydroponic solar powered installations to see their effectiveness as a mitigation and adaptation strategy and to improve rural economic development. Link to Source

The Aymaran indigenous people of Bolivia have adopted traditional practices to collect water in the mountains and pampas by constructing small dams called qhuthañas.  In Bolivia, droughts affect—at varying levels—at least 40% of its territory.  Qhuthañas help prevent and mitigate disasters caused by droughts by collecting and storing rainwater from various places such as mountains and pampas.  Water stored in qhuthañas represents a valuable resource for both people and domestic and wild animals, because it allows them to drink water during periods of drought.  In addition, qhuthaña

The project, undertaken by the Ministry of the Environment, aims to enhance understanding of the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of local communities in mountain semi-arid regions of Bolivia which are considered vulnerable to climate change due to the precarity of human livelihoods and ecosystem fragility. Mountain regions are providers of major environmental services and support the majority of rural population in Bolivia.

Due to the pressures from increased demand for bamboo resources (over-harvesting) and decreasing stock (as a result of climatic changes), bamboo resources in Eastern Bhutan are declining steadily.  Consequently, local people have taken measures to reduce pressures on this important resource, which is used for house construction, agriculture tools, mats, baskets, water/wine/milk/butter containers, and other household items.  Some species such as Dendrocalamus hamiltonii are planted in the fields to provide bamboo shoots for household consumption as vegetables.  In order to enhance the regene