Local studies provide a global perspective of the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples and local communities

Submitted by Agha Inya on
EfD Authors:

AbstractIndigenous Peoples and local communities with nature-dependent livelihoods are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts, but their experience, knowledge and needs receive inadequate attention in climate research and policy. Here, we discuss three key findings of a collaborative research consortium arising from the Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts project.

Climate Change

Public opinion on carbon pricing and revenue uses in East Africa

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Foreword by EBA

The ongoing climate crisis calls for radically reduced emissions of greenhouse gases. Although low- and lower-middle-income countries may have small or minimal climate footprints compared to richer countries, reductions are key also in those countries, not least since future consumption is likely to increase with increasing economic growth and population.

Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Policy Design

Assessing LISFLOOD-FP with the next-generation digital elevation model FABDEM using household survey and remote sensing data in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Submitted by Luat Do on

Flooding is an endemic global challenge with annual damages totalling billions of dollars. Impacts are felt most acutely in low- and middle-income countries, where rapid demographic change is driving increased exposure. These areas also tend to lack high-precision hazard mapping data with which to better understand or manage risk. To address this information gap a number of global flood models have been developed in recent years. However, there is substantial uncertainty over the performance of these data products.

Policy Design

Better access to social activities and education would improve women’s adaptation to salinity intrusion

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Research questions: How does gender matter in intra-household adaptation choices in response to salinity intrusion and which factors affect the choices?

Agriculture, Climate Change, Policy Design