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This report, from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) presents a detailed analytical study on the relationship between climate change and human rights.

This report highlights that climate change is already contributing to migration and displacement and that there will be tens of millions of migrants within the next few years.

Climate Funds Update is an independent website that provides information on the growing number of international funding initiatives designed to help developing countries address the challenges of climate change. The funds will be tracked over the next, crucial year in the lead-up to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Copenhagen

This IIED publication takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimes for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates. This report estimates that costs for adaptation in coastal zones could be about three times greater than predicted.

Thirty-eight articles by UN, academic, international and local actors explore the extent of the potential displacement crisis, community adaptation and coping strategies, and the search for solutions. Included are several SIDS-specific articles

This special issue of the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED) Participatory Learning and Action Series focusses on recent approaches to climate change adaptation which are community-based and participatory, building on the priorities, knowledge and capacities of local people.

The Climate Witness Toolkit give facilitators a clear sense of process when trying to illicit specific information to impacts of climate change and developing appropriate response measures to them.

CRiSTAL (Community-based Risk Screening Tool – Adaptation and Livelihoods) is a screening tool designed to help project designers and managers integrate risk reduction and climate change adaptation into community-level projects.

weADAPT provides support for adapting to climate change, both on its own and as part of broader development processes. weAdapt tools to aid in undertaking various key steps in the climate adaptation process. These tools are designed to help people assess the situation and develop, implement and evaluate measures and strategies for adaptation

The WB Climate Change Portal is intended to provide quick and readily accessible climate and climate-related data to policy makers and development practitioners. The portal consists of a Google map interface, in which a user can query any location on the globe and receive climate change projections.

The purpose of the Climate Mapper is to make the results of climate change models accessible to a broad user community,  with the purpose of enhancing vulnerability assessments as development planners consider adaptation strategies for projects.

Since COP 13, financing has proved to be a significant stumbling block in climate change negotiations under the UNFCCC. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues and principles underlying this impasse, as well as the most current proposals and options on adaptation financing available to Parties.

This manual is designed to enhance the capacity of development practictioners and decision makers in developing countries to instigate climate change adaptation, by translating relevant aspects of climate change research into every-day working contexts.