Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions

Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions

project

Year dem found am	2014
Official name	Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions
Short name	ASSAR
Ein field of work	climate change adaptation, climate resilience, sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, low-carbon economy
Official language	English
Continent	Africa
Partnership with	Department for International Development, International Development Research Centre
Tym dem start	2014
End tym	2018
Dema official website	https://assar.uct.ac.za/
Contact page URL	https://assar.uct.ac.za/contact
Interested in	Climate change, climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation, hazard, disaster risk reduction

De Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR), be a five-year research project (March 2014–December 2018) wey be supported by Department for International Development, DFID den de Canadian IDRC (International Development Research Centre) wey aim to improve adaptive livelihoods for vulnerable groups by better understanding de enablers den barriers to widespread den transformative adaptation at multiple governance scales. Na ASSAR be part of de CARIAA (Collabora ve Adapta on Research Initiative in Africa and Asia) program.

De ASSAR project integrate multidisciplinary scientific research (at de regional den theme levels), capacity building, den stakeholder engagement to enhance knowledge of de obstacles den facilitators to successful climate adaptation. Research teams go collaborate insyd multiple South Asian den African nations to produce reliable information dat decision-makers den odas fi utilize to create effective adaptation strategies.

ASSAR dey work insyd a regulated format insyd six countries across West Africa, East Africa den Southern Africa as well as three states (Karnataka, Maharashtra den Tamil Nadu) insyd India, on case-study related research wey e dey seek to combine climatic, social, economic den environmental change.

Project Goals

De ASSAR project ein goal be say e go make how we dey manage wahala wey dey happen dey bee more, plus e go make we fit plan ahead for climate change wey dey come for semi-arid areas. From 2014 go 2018, ASSAR dey try solve problems for those wey dey do de work den government people thru work wey everybody dey inside, wey e go help make better policy plus solutions wey go last long.

ASSAR plus work with partners to figure out wetin dey block adaptation, understand different ways people dey vulnerable, den check de steps wey dey need make adaptation spread well, work well, den last long. Plus, ASSAR ein research dey aim for make we understand proper proper, de things wey dey block adaptation den dey keep people vulnerable.