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National Environment Act, Uganda: sustainable management of mountain areas
This solution is part of the law and policy collection of solutions from ‘Adapting to climate change in the mountains: Legal solutions from around the world’. Please refer to the original text for more detail, research purposes, full references, or to quote text. Further information can also be accessed via the Climate Policy Radar database and Uganda’s National Environment Act .
Law of Georgia on Development of High Mountainous Regions (No. 4036-RS)
This solution is part of the law and policy collection of solutions from ‘Adapting to climate change in the mountains: Legal solutions from around the world’. Please refer to the original text for more detail, research purposes, full references, or to quote text. Further information can also be accessed via the Climate Policy Radar database and the Parliament of Georgia .
Law 1930 on Páramos, Colombia: sustainable ecosystem management
This solution is part of the law and policy collection of solutions from ‘Adapting to climate change in the mountains: Legal solutions from around the world’. Please refer to the original text for more detail, research purposes, full references, or to quote text. Further information can also be accessed via the Climate Policy Radar database and the Legal Regime of Bogota DC website.
TENDHIS web application, “Historical precipitation and temperature trends” from SENAMHI, Peru
The TENDHIS web application, "Historical Precipitation and Temperature Trends" from SENAMHI, provides systematized information on historical temperature and precipitation trends...
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...
Eco-friendly bricks and disaster-resilient houses in Nepal
The HKH Adaptation Solutions Portal is one of a collaborative family of regional and topic-orientated portals working with the Adaptation at Altitude programme to collect and connect knowledge on successful climate change adaptation solutions.
These portals are connected through the Adaptation at Altitude Solutions Portal, a global portal working to share solutions that can be scaled-up and translated into new contexts across the world, and to promote exchange, networking and discussion via a dedicated community for adaptation in mountains.
Sustainable watershed management in glacial mountain ecosystems in Peru
The Glaciares+ project was led by NGO CARE Peru, in partnership with the University of Zurich and financed by the...
Assessing the Economic Impacts of Disasters along Key Transport Corridors: Tajikistan
This World Bank and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) project combined surveys, interviews, and extensive site visits...
Restoring lost water resources in the Shirak region of Armenia
This solution is one of 9 climate change adaptation solutions shared in Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from the South Caucasus, 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 South Caucasus.
This solution is described in the booklet on page 36: "Restoring lost resources".
Ecosystem-based erosion control in Azerbaijan
This solution was originally published on thePANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet platform. You can find additional information on this solution, including the 'building blocks' behind it and a story describing its impact, in thefull solution entry on PANORAMA.