What is Integrated Adaptation to Climate Change?
Adaptation to climate change is vital: its impacts are already happening, and will worsen in the future. Shortages of water and food, increased strength of tropical storms, coastal inundation and changing spread of disease vectors will all lead to greater risks to health and life for billions of people, particularly in developing countries.
There are many options and opportunities for countries to adapt, with adjustments and changes required at every level: community, national, regional and international. Appropriate adaptation strategies involve a synergy of the correct assessment of current vulnerabilities to climate change impacts; use of appropriate technologies; and information on traditional coping practices, diversified livelihoods and current government and local interventions.
The Adaptation Fund was established to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The Fund is to be financed with a share of proceeds from clean development mechanism (CDM) project activities and receive funds from other sources.
This website cotains useful information regarding to adaptation activities, such as good practices, manuals, tools, links and etc.