Plans & policy
Managing forests for climate resilience 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.
Taming Wildfires: Addressing climate change impact through enhanced capacity for wildfires management in 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 20: "Taming wildfires".
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.
Combining ecological and infrastructural restoration in Panchase Mountainous Region, Nepal
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.
Restoring ancient water management systems in the high Andes as an adaptation to climate change – Miraflores, Peru
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.
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...
Planting shade for coffee – The Sustainable Coffee Landscapes Project in Burundi
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 50: "Planting shade for coffee".