Climate change adaptation
This dossier is intended to provide a summary of current thinking on climate adaptation issues with access to relevant and up to date resources and publications for researchers, practitioners, and policy formers. The guide is divided into four sections:
- An introduction to climate change adaptation
- Organisations working on climate adaptation issues
- Documents and publications related to seven themes in climate adaptation
- Adaptation resources organised by region of focus
Introduction to climate adaptation
A basic introduction to the concept of adaptation and a guide to the key issues surrounding the topic. Although people have always adapted to variations in their climate, their ability to do so is determined by their level of development, their access to resources and their scientific and technical capacity. More... Organisations working on adaptation to climate change
An index of local and international organisations working on or supporting climate adaptation. Information about the activities of each organisation is provided, along with a link to their publications in the Eldis / LCA database (where available). More... Themes in climate adaptation
Access key research and publications on the major themes emerging in the field of climate adaptation. The guide provides short summaries and links to publications available online and is updated regularly as new publications become available. The featured article in each theme will be updated periodically to reflect new and interesting work in each area. More... Climate adaptation resources by region
Key research and publications organised according to the geographical focus of the document. More...






