Tools

Here we provide a research database on tools for adaptation and mitigation. This includes software and frameworks to assist users to address a variety of issues such as: identification of the level of climate risk in a project, analysis and interpretation of data.

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Agriculture is a large contributor of GHG (Green House Gases) globally. Farming and livestock are sources of methane and other powerful GHG like NO2 and others…
13-08-2014
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The CCAPS mapping tool enables researchers and policymakers to visualize data on climate change vulnerability, conflict, governance, and aid, and to analyze…
04-08-2014
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The Carbon and Biodiversity Calculator is an online, free mapping tool that allows users to define spatial areas of interest and compare a number of different…
01-08-2014
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The CSIR and a number of partners have produced an atlas of South Africa’s rivers, lakes, pans and wetlands, and have identified which are the most important…
27-07-2014
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Vital Signs is an open access regional-scale monitoring system which integrates high-resolution co-located observations of human well being, ecosystem services…
22-07-2014
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The South African risk and Vulnerability Atlas (SARVA) aims to improve the flow of information from the research community downstream to society on seven broad…
22-07-2014
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Climate change threatens to reverse progress towards sustainable development and threatens lives and livelihoods around the globe, either directly through its…
21-05-2014
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1,636
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The evaluation of renewable energy resources is a key step before planning the implementation of any Renewable Energy technology. The deeper and more…
22-04-2014
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12-03-2014
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This toolkit produced by the United Nations University provides access to articles, videos and various other resources to assist indigenous peoples, local…
26-02-2014
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In keeping with the Gender Equality (GE)strategy, the BNRCC (Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change) toolkit contains practical guidelines for…
06-03-2014
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CRiSTAL is a project-planning tool that helps users design activities that support climate adaptation (i.e., adaptation to climate variability and change) at…
05-02-2014
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This is a new tool developed for helping assess the scope of new water technologies in better and lasting water management in the Volta and Limpopo river…
30-09-2013
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The platform, aWhere Weather, offers free access to historical, daily-observed and 8 days of daily forecasted ‘localized’ weather data for locations in South…
08-08-2013
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The Adaptation toolkit is a guide book for researchers and adaptation practitioners working with local communities. It contains 7 participatory tools selected…
01-07-2013
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On February 19 2014, the World Resources Institute (WRI), Google, and more than 40 partners launched the Global Forest Watch (GFW). This is an online forest…
31-03-2014
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12-03-2014
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This toolkit produced by the United Nations University provides access to articles, videos and various other resources to assist indigenous peoples, local…
26-02-2014
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1,474
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In keeping with the Gender Equality (GE)strategy, the BNRCC (Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change) toolkit contains practical guidelines for…
06-03-2014
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2,291
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A new tool for assessing carbon stocks in forests has been brought out jointly by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), CIRAD (Centre de Coopération…
21-08-2013
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This training manual shares hands-on experiences from field programs and presents the essential practical and theoretical steps, methods and tools to estimate…
08-07-2013
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1,465
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CEDRA is a tool provided by Tearfund, and is a strategic-level environmental field tool for agencies working in developing countries. Using CEDRA, civil…
21-06-2013
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the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has approved a new tool that project participants can use to describe the sustainable development…
27-11-2012
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2,394
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This synthesis report covers practical experiences and research presented and discussed at the Symposium on Climate Change and Impact Assessment, arranged by…
13-06-2012
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The UK IEMA guide provides principles for EIA practitioners on climate change mitigation.
13-06-2012
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