11.941 | Spring 2011 | Graduate

Urban Climate Adaptation

Related Resources

Websites, some with case materials

Case studies: Weathering the Storm website (WRI)

Case studies from UNITAR

UNFCC- Adaptation Databases

UNFCC-Adaptation

Community based adaptation

WeAdapt

UNDP projects 
OECD: Cities and Climate Adaptation 
UK Climate Impacts Programme

Climate and Disaster Governance

Adaptation learning site 
 

Climate Migration

Sabine L. Perch-Nielsen and Michèle B. Bättig and Dieter Imboden. “Exploring the Link Between Climate Change and Migration.Climatic Change 91, no. 3-4 (2008).

Disasters

O’Brien, Karen, Linda Sygna, Robin Leichenko, W. Neil Adger, Jon Barnett, Tom Mitchell, Lisa Schipper, Thomas Tanner, Coleen Vogel and Colette Mortreux. “Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Human Security.” Oslo: GECHS Report. 2008.

Kirshen, Paul, Kelly Knee, and Matthias Ruth. “Climate Change and Coastal Flooding in Metro Boston: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies.Climatic Change 90 (2008): 453-473.

Biodiversity

CBD

Wilson, E., and J. Piper. “Spatial Planning for Biodiversity in Europe’s Changing Climate.European Environment 18 (2008): 135-151.

Water

WWF. 2008. “Water for Life.”

Health

Ebie, K. L. and I. Burton. “Identifying Practical Adaptation Options: An A0pproach to Address Climate Change-Related Health Risks.” Environmental Science and Policy.

Natural Resources

FAO. 2007. “Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Perspective, Framework and Priorities.” (PDF)

Financing

Flåm, Karoline Hægstad and Jon Birger Skjærseth. “Financing Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries: Current Picture and Future Possibilities.” Oslo: Norwegian Church Aid, 2008.

Huq, S., and J. Ayers. “Streamlining Adaptation to Climate Change into Development Projects at the National and Local Level.” In European Parliament, Financing Climate Change Policies in Developing Countries. 2008.

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