GEIC published new report on Global Risk. The research report entitled "The effectiveness of community-based adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change – From the viewpoint of social capital and indigenous knowledge" is focus on the effective countermeasures (adaptation) for climate change and other environmental problems at the community level in developing countries in Asia/Pacific Region from the viewpoint of social capital and indigenous knowledge. It examines the roles of stakeholders such as local communities and local governments in climate change adaptation in development assistance projects, and exploring the possibility of fusing indigenous knowledge with the latest technologies in considering the social capital.

To download the PDF report of "The effectiveness of community-based adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change – From the viewpoint of social capital and indigenous knowledge", please click below:

http://geic.hq.unu.edu/ENV/Files/2009/WP2009_001.pdf

In the GEIC study on the Innovative Communities, the financial sustainability of the community-based environmental conservation and management activities has been an important issue. Some community-based environmental management practices are unable to be initiated due to the limitation of the monetary and knowledge support. In order to assist the communities which would like to search for external funding and support, GEIC has prepared the Environmental Funding Database that consists of 61 different funding and supporting sources for the environmental related activities.

This environmental funding database for Asian-Pacific region consists of two categories, the funds for project implementation and the funds for research activities. Each datasheet include the name, field of focus, funding information, and contact of the funding agencies. We hope the database will provide the local communities with more opportunities to conserve their local and regional environment.

Environmental Funding Database for Asia Pacific Region
http://geic.hq.unu.edu/ENV/Files/Fund/Funding.htm