Community-Based Adaptation

Rooftop organic farming

Stories from the field Author: Sudipto Das Posted on May 08, 2017

It's a patch of green, a wondrous vegetable garden that has sprung up at a height of about 50 feet on the fast-expanding concrete maze of neighbouring New Town in Kolkata, the eastern state of India. A team of five farming experts who run a social service platform in Birbhum district in the eastern state of West Bengal has been working tirelessly to grow more than 35 kinds of organic vegetables on the concrete terrace. Experienced in urban farming in Mexico, Gomez looks after the rooftop vegetable garden. He believes terrace farms can change the micro-climate of neighbourhoods in Kolkata.

Arfiana Khairunnisa
May 19, 2017 . 1 min read

Kok Noi River: from being a dump to being productive land

Stories from the field Author: Porpla Khuan-arch Posted on April 04, 2017

In the past, the way of life of Thai people has been to live near the water, whether it was in rivers, canals, lakes, ponds or various other water sources. And rivers in Thailand were used in so many ways: water for consumption, as sources of food, for transportation, recreation, and in many more ways. As time passed, water resources and rivers changed both naturally and as a result of human activity. The main transportation routes have moved from rivers to roads.

Nyoman Prayoga
April 4, 2017 . 2 min read

Student Research - Documentary of Resilience Issue in Ungaran Raya, Semarang Regency

This video is produced as part of ACCCRN Youth Program with Department of Urban and Regional Planning - Diponegoro University for 'Inclusive UCCR in Regional Development Planning Strategy'. It is documentary of planning studio result that elaborate regional development strategies with the concept of inclusive and cllimate change resilience in Ungaran Raya District in Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Student Research - Documentary of Resilience Issue in Tuntang Raya, Semarang Regency

This video is produced as part of ACCCRN Youth Program with Department of Urban and Regional Planning - Diponegoro University for 'Inclusive UCCR in Regional Development Planning Strategy'. It is documentary of Planning Studio result that elaborate regional development strategies with the concept of inclusive and cllimate change resilience in Tuntang Raya District in Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

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Climate ResilienceCommunity-Based Adaptation

Climate Change Week 2016: Leadership and innovation for a climate resilient Indonesia

Takeaways Author: Arfiana Khairunnisa, Will Bugler Posted on December 05, 2016

This article shares some of the challenges that participants of Climate Change Week 2016 encountered during their work, and highlights the solutions that were identified to overcome them. Touching on the themes of ‘leadership’, ‘community innovation’ and ‘knowledge management’ it provides useful lessons for climate resilience practitioners in Indonesia and beyond.

Arfiana Khairunnisa
December 27, 2016 . 3 min read