Topic outline

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  Water-related Climate Change Adaptation

  Climate is changing and impacts the water cycle. The effects of climate change on water resources will significantly affect the quality and availability of water, and thus impact key sectors such as agriculture, hydropower and energy production as well as tourism. Adaptation to climate change is urgent. Societies therefore need to develop strategies for adaptation to the changes in water resource availability in space and time. Sustainable water resources management provides the basis for adaptation.

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  Needs for Capacity Development

  Examples of Capacity Needs Assessment in Climate-Smart Agriculture Projects

  Tanzania

  The capacity needs assessment was conducted by the MICCA Programme in partnership with the FAO country office, CARE Tanzania and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)  under the MICCACARE pilot project in the Morogoro Region. The HICAP project is promoting conservation agriculture (CA) through the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in 15 farming communities in the Uluguru Mountains.

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  Kenya

  The capacity needs assessment was conducted by the MICCA Programme in partnership with the FAO country office, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) project under the MICCA-EADD-ICRAF pilot project in the Kaptumo Division in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The EADD project is promoting zero grazing and improved feeding practices in association with quality breeds as a way to increase milk productivity and income.

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  E-Learning

  • Climate Change and Food Security e-learning modules (FAO)

  Several  e-learning tools and/or programmes on climate change developed by FAO in collaboration with external institutions. Some of the topics are planning for community-based adaptation  to climate change, climate and flood forecast applications in agriculture, climate change and food security , among others.
  
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  • Children and Climate Change (UNICEF)

  Discussions of the phenomenon of global climate change and its effects on children, the policy responses for mitigating the impacts of and adapting to climate change, and various international bodies and frameworks that are addressing climate change. It covers children-specific vulnerabilities to climate change and looks at some of the recommendations made for responding to increased global disaster risks.

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  • Environment and Sustainable Development (UNU)

  This course will examine policy responses to environmental problems caused byeconomic development with special attention to innovation. The central topic of thecourse is innovation for the environment, which is explored through a number of lectures and discussion meeting

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  More e-learning course on water and climate change: Here

  
  
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  Key Documents

  Climate change adaptation is mainly about water	Climate change adaptation: The pivotal role of water	Changing the water policy climate: A summary for policy makers	How to integrate Climate Change Adaptation into National-level policy and Planning in the water sector	Guidance on Water Adaptation to Climate Change

  
  
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  Further References

  • UN CC:Learn Database on Learning materials
  • CC publications in the UN Documentation Centre on Water and Sanitation
  • Multistakeholder platforms on Water & Climate Change