Latest Good Practice Cases
Listed below are the good practice project cases, which can be divided into those that aim to mitigate or adapt to climate change. The advanced filters allow for more detailed searches. Readers can ‘rate’ cases according to how useful they found them for their particular work, share cases via facebook, twitter or email, contact the authors and/or project developers and start a discussion group regarding a particular project, experience or idea.
This case study shows the experience on participative community adaptation projects to develop a range of coping mechanisms for reducing…
15-08-2012
3,982
Eco-Cities are places where people can live healthier and economically productive lives while reducing their impact on the environment….
21-09-2012
5,086
The LBDC is a scientific and development challenge that seeks to increase the productivity of rain fed agriculture, increase the resilience…
27-07-2012
4,367
The objective of the SECCAP project is to enhance the capacity of policy analysts and scientists in the fields of agriculture, climate and…
27-07-2012
2,841
The Women Accessing Realigned Markets (WARM) Project sought to strengthen the ability of women farmers to advocate for appropriate…
26-07-2012
2,640
The project is implemented by FAO, ICRAF and CARE International. It advocates conservation agriculture with trees as part of climate smart…
11-10-2012
4,482
Resilient Agro – Landscapes to Climate Change in Tanzania (ReACCT)aims at assessing the regional impacts of climate change on agriculture…
08-07-2012
2,771
Participatory Social Return on Investment (PSROI) seeks to provide a pragmatic, local-level planning and costing framework suitable for…
05-07-2012
2,723
The African Highlands Initiative (AHI), a program in World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) worked to improve livelihoods and reduce natural…
02-07-2012
4,130
This case shares Landcare experiences of communities in the highlands of East Africa and how it has contributed to their adaptation to…
29-06-2012
2,536
This case describes the activities developed during the Greening Darfur project in North Darfur. It shows how a project can be successfully…
21-06-2012
2,539
This case study looks at a project implemented in Turkana and Pokot districts in Northern Kenya from 2008 until 2010. It shows the…
20-06-2012
5,018
A medium size project that aimed at enhancing the capacity of governmental institutions and agencies in Gambia to implement Multi-Lateral…
20-06-2012
1,947
Climate researchers in Tanzania predict a 1.8 – 3.6º Celsius temperature increase, decreasing rainfall and increased evaporation in the…
19-06-2012
2,244
This project is addressing capacity barriers for predicting climate related disasters and will be piloting strategies for how early warning…
12-06-2012
2,111
This pilot programme, which covers 10 countries globally – including Morocco, Niger and Namibia in Africa, is designed to implement…
12-06-2012
1,977
The overall objective of the Govuro Coastal Zone Project (GCZP) was to promote the integration of climate change adaptation and disaster…
11-06-2012
2,086
Catalyze Accelerated Agricultural Intensification for Social and Environmental Stability (CATALIST) was a project funded by the…
29-09-2014
2,688
Mobilization and capacity building for small and medium scale enterprises involved in the production and commercialization of non-wood…
26-09-2014
3,335
The Talensi district in Northeastern Ghana is located within a semi-arid zone that has been experiencing erratic rainfall and receding…
19-09-2014
4,745
The Mariannhill Landfill opened in 1997, was awarded National Conservancy status in 2002, and registered as a Clean Development Mechanism…
10-09-2014
4,941
The City of Johannesburg is implementing a Bus rapid Transport system called Rea Vaya and currently has 120 km of a final 330 km up and…
23-08-2014
4,504
This case study summarizes the experience of installing and scaling-up biogas units in order to mitigate the degradation and deforestation…
18-08-2014
2,617
Kilimo Salama is a weather based index insurance designed for Kenya and Rwanda farmers to help them insure their farm inputs against…
07-06-2014
2,787
This long-term project (35 years) aims to maintain and increase native flora and fauna, improve the soil to reduce the risk of floods and…
17-05-2014
2,579
Energy security and energy access are two important issues in Ghana. This project aims at contributing to energy security by reducing…
17-04-2014
2,829
Spekboom is a succulent tree that is dominant in some types of semi-arid Subtropical Thicket vegetation found in the Eastern Cape, South…
04-04-2014
4,065
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