GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Automated Ice Reservoirs (AIRs) for Climate-Resilient Water Security in High-Altitude Communities
Automated Ice Reservoirs (AIRs) represent a revolutionary advancement in high-altitude water management, combining traditional ice reservoir knowledge with cutting-edge automation...
Promotion of local adaptation initiatives to strengthen and improve the availability of water for irrigation in Peru
In the Andean countries, climate change threatens water security. To address this challenge, the Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on...
Implementation of a sustainable tourism proposal in the Tota Lake basin – Colombia
In the Tota Lake basin, climate change scenarios suggest that for the period 2026-2050, rainfall will increase by 15 to...
Agroforestry germination center for the recovery and germination of native seeds in the Tota Lake basin, Colombia
In Colombia, the pressure on ecosystems is large. The growth of the agricultural frontier has led to deforestation, which in...
Reconversion of conventional production systems to traditional – agroecological systems, with emphasis on in situ conservation of Andean tubers as a climate change adaptation strategy for small producers in Boyacá-Colombia
Implemented in the department of Boyacá, Colombia, since approximately 2000, this solution aims to preserve and promote the cultivation and...
Management and conservation of wetlands and paramos in Venezuela: Successful experiences of adaptation to climate change in the Mixteque – Mérida paramo
Implemented in the community of Mixteque, in the municipality of Rangel, the solutions described here were promoted by local communities...
Climate-Smart Livestock Production in Ecuador: climate change adaptation for small and medium-sized livestock producers, with special focus on the Imbabura and Loja provinces
The Climate-Smart Livestock Production project (GCI by its spanish acronym) in Ecuador was implemented from 2016 to 2020 at various...
Funding and implementation of climate change adaptation measures in high mountain indigenous communities through the Fund for the Tungurahua Paramos Management and the Fight Against Poverty, Ecuador
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm8FvCwuyV0 FPLPT Project description https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7v6ZaAtExs Equator Prize 2019 winner project The Fund for the Tungurahua Paramos Management and the Fight...
Adaptation experiences to climate change with peasant communities in the Sumapaz – Chingaza – Guerrero and Cerros Orientales paramo corridor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYFkOPqcVns Project description (ESP) This solution, which was implemented from 2014 to 2020 in Colombia, on the northern part of...
The Green Gicumbi project in Rwanda
This solution is one of 18 climate change adaptation solutions shared in Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa, which showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused or accelerated by climate change. These solutions were selected for their inclusive approaches, their potential to be transferred and upscaled, as well as their extended benefits for downstream communities across the East Africa Community.
This solution is described in the booklet on page 48: "Terracing terrains".