On the ground
Voices from the field: Asia
IUCN talks to Geoff Blate, Climate Change Coordinator for WWF Greater Mekong about Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Asia’s Mekong River basin. WWF is a Member of IUCN. …
28 Oct 2009 | News story
Eye witness: Zambia
Communities across Southern Africa are looking to new ways of coping with the impacts of climate change, mainly the droughts and floods which are disrupting their farming cycles and undermining their livelihoods. They are learning how to sustainably manage the natural resources that are critical to sustain them in uncertain conditions. …
02 Nov 2009 | News story
Voices from the field: South Africa
Trevor Sandwith, Director of Biodiversity and Protected Areas Policy at The Nature Conservancy, an IUCN Member, talks about Ecosystem-based Adaptation in South Africa. …
28 Oct 2009 | News story
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Power to Pangani's people
The impacts of climate change are taking hold in Tanzania’s Pangani River basin. The snow cap of Mount Kilimanjaro, which towers over the basin, is melting rapidly and is projected to disappear completely by 2025. Water flow in the basin has also declined dramatically but there are still many demands on the dwindling supplies, the main one being irrigation. … | French | Spanish
28 Oct 2009 | News story
High-level action
In the high-altitude watersheds of the Coatán and Suchiate rivers, which straddle the borders of Guatemala and Mexico, environmental degradation and climate change is increasing the risk of devastating flash floods caused by tropical storms and hurricanes. … | French | Spanish
28 Oct 2009 | News story
Corridors: routes for adaptation
In Ecuador, IUCN Member Corporación Grupo Randi-Randi is establishing conservation corridors which are helping both people and nature adapt to climate change. …
29 Oct 2009 | News story
