Increasing the resilience of poor communities to cope with the impact of climate change

Increasing the resilience of poor communities to cope with the impact of climate change
Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Partners

Start date
10/2004

End date
10/2007

Commitment (£)
£400,000

Practical Action, UK

RDPI (Rural Development Policy Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan)

Funder

Allachy Trust

Contacts

Rachel Berger, Rachel.berger@practicalaction.org.uk

Purpose

To increase the resilience of men, women and children from vulnerable communities in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to cope with, and adapt to, the impacts of climate-induced hazards.

	Lessons:
	Increasing the Resilience of Poor Communities to Cope with the Impact of Climate Change Second Annual Report to The Allachy Trust, from Practical Action July 2005 to June 2006 DOC NEW
	Increasing the Resilience of Poor Communities to Cope with the Impact of Climate Change First year report October 2004 to June 2005 DOC

Background and use of SL

This project works through three main project components:

Strengthening the capacity of communities and government and non-government supporting institutions to prepare and respond effectively to future climate-induced emergencies
Developing and promoting practical (technology-based) interventions to strengthen people’s livelihoods and natural resource assets
Promoting the engagement of vulnerable communities in decision making processes on climate-related adaptation strategies in order to influence policy change and increase self-sufficiency

Sustainable livelihoods approaches have been or will be used in Livelihood Assets Analysis, Vulnerability Context Analysis, and Livelihood Strategies Analysis.

	Other Climate Change Projects:
	Environmental Strategies for Increasing Human Resilience in Sudan: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation in North and East Africa (Sudan)
	Capacity strengthening in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for Adaptation to Climate Change (CLACC) (Nepal, Malawi, Zambia, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Uganda)
	Pied Andino - Livelihood Strategies (Bolivia)
	Climate Change, Vulnerable Communities and Adaptation (Global)
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