Oxfam supports communities and organisations around the world that are already developing the tools and techniques that can be used to adapt to global warming. This case study is one in a series that highlights some of this work to assist programme practitioners in sharing...

This research project aims to enhance research capacity of scientists in Southeast Asia on the subject of climate change with a focus on impact, vulnerability and adaptation, especially on rice production and water resource.  Activities under this research project include developing of  high resolution future climate scenarios for...

The goal of this initiative is to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities of Bangladesh from the threats of  climate change through ecosystem and livelihoods protection. More specifically the project will improve the adaptive capacity of four villages (400 households directly) of Atulia union of...

The project aims to mainstream climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in community level planning and programming.  The main impact of this initiative will be to improve the resilience of vulnerable community against natural disasters, climate change, climatic variability and extreme weather...

Under the Pacific Mangrove Initiative (PMI), the MESCAL project was developed to address key challenges to mangrove management and conservation. The overall goal of this project is to help Pacific Islanders effectively manage their mangrove and associated coastal ecosystems to build resilience to the potential...

Pacific island countries are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. The potential magnitude of the problem threatens the very existence of some Pacific island states, and the achievement of sustainable development and Millennium Development Goals. However, vulnerabilities and risks associated with climate change are...

The project aims to: Strengthen research capacity on mainstreaming climate change adaptation concerns into agricultural and water policies; and  create a network for adaptation policy research in Asia (ARPNAP: Adaptation Research andPolicy Network for Asia and the Pacific).  Analysis of policies in select countries revealed that important decisions in the...

Upland farmers and their families, who number about 20 million, comprise the poorest of the poor in the Philippines. Their livelihoods depend on cultivating marginal hilly land areas which are very vulnerable to climate related risks. This overall goal of this multi-organization project is to...

Agriculture is the main source of livelihoods for rural communities in the Bundelkhand region of India. The region however faces a number of natural constraints such as erratic rainfall, low soil fertility, soil erosion, limited irrigation facilities and degraded forests. These constraints adversely affect the...

The proposed project is based on priority interventions outlined in the Cambodian NAPA and focuses on climate change-resilient agricultural water management. The impacts of climate change on Cambodian agriculture, particularly on rice cultivation, are predicted to adversely affect food production and –security in rural areas....