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ADAPTATION DEVELOPMENTWhats it all about?
UNFCCC Climate Kiosk Time for action in
developing countries 9th November 2006 UN
Climate Change Conference, Nairobi
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Adapting to climate change
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Summary

• Climate change affects every aspect of
  development
• All aspects of development efforts need to deal
  with the impacts of climate change

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• If the rain falls then things are fine, but
  when the season changes we have problems. This
  year it rained too much and this damaged our
  crops, but in other years there hasnt been
  enough rain, which means that crops dont grow.
  Nowadays the seasons have shifted by several
  weeks, or up to a month. We dont rely on the
  seasons anymore.

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Summary

• Climate change affects every aspect of
  development
• All aspects of development efforts need to deal
  with the impacts of climate change

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Definitions
CLIMATE CHANGE
CAUSE
EFFECTS
MITIGATION
ADAPTATION
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Building blocks

• Adaptation often builds on old ideas
• Adaptation can benefit from new information

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Challenge
CLIMATE PERSPECTIVE Modelling and technical input
ADAPTATION
DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE Existing coping
mechanisms based on vulnerability
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ADAPTATION DEVELOPMENTWhats it all about?
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