Supports evolving efforts to integrate adaptation to climate change in develoment planning.

Features include guidance and good practices on adaptation and lessons learned, as contributed by practitioners from the field; 140 country profiles with country-specific adaptation information.

A french-English bilingual network facilitating the flow of climate change adaptation knowledge for sustainable livehoods between researchers, policy makers, civil society organizations and local communities in Africa. Over 80% members based in Africa.

Nine grants awarded in 2009 supporting community based radio journalists to link global to local climate change adaptation issues at COP 15.

A network to share educational products, experience and practice for higher education; seek possibilities of mutual collaboration on field-based action research; to broaden the scope of education and learning in the environment and disaster management field through collaboration with stakeholders.

The network supports ongoing pilot projects and development of guidelines and basic principles for higher education.

Eldis is a central platform and resource for all IDS Knowledge Services on Climate Change including full summaries of over 400 adaptation projects; related research; and policy documents.

Interactive platform for sharing knowledge and information, dedicated to its core members, including small organizations, civil society and community based organizations.

To develop and disseminate a series of printed briefings and online materials with practical information on how people are adapting to climate change in Africa.

First two issues released in 2009

An operational wetwork of groups working on various aspects of adaptation providing a platform to capture emerging experience and shape new, innovate and practical tools, and to build competence through learning-by-doing

Tools include:

• Climate Change Explorer
• wikiADAPT
• The weADAPT Adaptation Layer in Google Earth
• Adaptation Decision Explorer (ADx)
• Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP)

A knowledge and exchange platform informing adaptation practitioners by documenting adaptation experiences and providing space for exchange and peer-to-peer learning.

AdaptationCommunity.net provides resources and practical country cases on four priority topics: climate information and services, vulnerability assessment, monitoring and evaluation as well as mainstreaming of adaptation. A special feature is the webinar-based dicussion series, a format that systematically brings together adaptation practitioners and experience from around the globe for fruitful exchange on challenges and solutions.