USAID Climate Change Adaptation Guidance Manual
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17th Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change. Climate Change Projects in over 40 Countries and Regions. Four Focus Areas: Adapting to Climate Variability and Change…
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…Why Adapt to Climate Change?
Developing country economies rely on climate sensitive sectors
Ethiopia: Weather Affects Income
80% of population derives income from agriculture
Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change
. Vulnerability: f (exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity)
. Adaptation = building resilience
- Reducing Exposure
. Diversify economy
. Disaster planning
- Reducing Sensitivity
. Use better adapted crops
. Disaster mitigation/planning
- Increasing Adaptive Capacity
. Diversifying economy
. Building human capacity
. Improving information…
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