Case Studies

1. Yemen Spate Irrigation
2. India Seed Banks
3. India Community Forest Management
4. Bangladesh Vocational Training
5. Kenya Early Warning
6. Tanzania Soil Conservation
7. Costa Rica Flood Preparedness
8. Lao Flood Resistant Housing
9. Thailand Flood Preparedness
10. Phillipines Disaster Planning
11. Irrigated Vegetable Farming in Central Puebla
12. Coastal Management in Trinidad and Tobago
13. Adaptation Across Scales in the United Kingdom
14. Land Use in Lowland Vietnam
15. Rural Vulnerability in Central Mexico
16. Drought Risk Management in India
17. Flood Planning in Honduras
18. Climate Change and Agriculture in Zignasso
19. Water Resource Planning in Polokwane
20. Climate Variability in Mangondi Village
21. Food Security in Africa
22. Climate Stressors in Kwazulu-Natal
23. Hurricane Preparedness in the Cayman Islands
24. Vulnerability to Climate Change in Nunavut
25. Water Resources Management in Argentina
26. Agriculture Intensification in Senegal
27. Climate Proofing in Zimbabwe
28. Agricultural Production in Northeast China
29. Vulnerability of Dryland Farmers in CWANA
30. Adaptive Capacity of Forestry in Sweden
31. CDM Implementation in Brazil
32. Resilience in Hillside Communities of Bolivia
33. Improved Tree Fallows in western Kenya
34. Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in Samoa
35. Diversifying Livelihoods in rural Bangladesh

Case Studies by Adaptation Strategy

Mobility: 8, 9, 13, 23, 30

Storage: 2, 9, 14, 18, 19, 24, 34

Diversification: 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35

Communal pooling: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 27, 33, 34

Market exchange: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28

Classification of Adaptation Levels

Local level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35

Micro: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35

Macro: 3, 13, 14, 16, 20, 23, 26

External support: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35