The Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme (NCSSAP) in Yemen will compliment Yemen’s National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA). Whereas the NAPA focuses on physical adaptation measures, the NCCSAP will concentrate more on social-based adaptation to climate change. Both programs are located within the Climate Change Unit of the Environmental Protection Authority, which operates under the newly created Ministry for Water and Environment. The main focus is water management.

The Water Sector Support Project aims to strengthen sector institutions for integrated water resources management and improve access to water supply and sanitation services.

The aim of this study is to strengthen the capability of Suriname to deal with the aspects of sea level rise and other relevant aspects of climate change and to contribute to the formulation of national policy and planning, aiming to promote and strengthen sustainable livelihood within the coastal zone. The central theme is therefore the identification of adaptation measures and formulation of national policy and planning.

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.

Recovery from weather-related disasters is a great challenge for the Nepalese Government and any future increase in these disasters from enhanced climate variability and change will certainly add to this challenge. As is the case in most developing countries, disaster insurance has not been applied in Nepal as an adaptation mechanism to reduce disaster-related vulnerability. However, community-based micro-insurance schemes in the livestock and cash crop sectors have been successfully established in some villages.

The goal of this project, implemented by the Environment Care Association, is the overall sensitization of the population to care for the environment and to instill a sense of environmental stewardship. This project consists of three parts. The first part will involve the delivery of about 300 talks/presentations to primary schools, colleges, youth organizations, women organizations, and fisher organizations so as to sensitize them on various topics related to the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources, with emphasis on the problems of climate change.

A collaborative effort between the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, consultants, and local NGOs, this project involves: (1) creation of baselines to assess the traditional knowledge and the local perception of climate change, as well as the local changes in adaptation; (2) workshops with key players to validate the results of the baselines; (3) assessment of the adaptation activities implemented by different institutions and communications in direct relation to climate change; (4) training programs on climate change, especially drought, and adaptation; (5) identification and

The Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana and the School of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, partnered in this project, whose purpose is to develop locally-appropriate and time-sustainable capacity to undertake pre-disaster socioeconomic, technical prevention and adaptation options to reduce the potential adverse impacts of climate change on human health vulnerability in Ghana.

Ethiopia, with the help of the World Food Program, has an early warning system that monitors food shortages and communicates danger of famine. This system has been evolving since 1976. Currently, it is implemented by the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Committee. The activities performed by this Committee include assessing the adequacy of food to local populations, monitoring the effect of climatic variation on food availability, supplying seed or food where necessary, and communicating the risk of famine to a wide audience through media and other means.

The objective of this government project is to improve adaptability to sea level rise in two vulnerable points (Tumaco-Pacific coast and Cartagena-Caribbean coast) in the Colombian coastal areas.