The AIACC Data, Methods and Synthesis Activity AIACC - DMS

1. The AIACC Data, Methods and Synthesis ActivityAIACC - DMS Cynthia Rosenzweig Ana Iglesias Alex de Sherbinin Steering Group: Punsalmaa Batima, Graciela Magrin, Mahmoud Medany, Tony Nyong, Balgis M. Osman, Sara Beresford, Neil Leary

2. What is the Data, Methods & Synthesis Website? • A tool to inform you about methods, tools and data used by colleagues working on similar problems • A resource providing: • Bibliography of journal articles, working papers, data & information web portals, etc. • A database of relevant data sets • Information on methodologies • Sources and background for tools • A means to synthesize and communicate info to other researchers and stakeholders • An aid in National Communications http://beta.sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/aiacc/

3. Sources of Information • Project Profile Survey sent out in November 2002 • IPCC, UNDP-APF, UNFCCC, and other resources for impacts, adaptation and vulnerability assessment • CIESIN’s catalogue of datasets

4. Goals During the Meeting • Demonstrate the DMS website • Ensure that your Project is represented correctly • Update the information about your Project • Incorporate your comments for improving the DMS website content

5. Countries, Case Studies, and Regions Case Studies Countries Regions Regional Climate Studies

6. Total Projects (24) • Climate (2) • Agriculture (16) • Forestry (2) • Ecosystems (4) • Water Resources (14) • Infrastructure (3) • Tourism (3) • SLR and Coasts (4) • Health (3) Sectors Project Sector AF04 Ecosystems, Agriculture, Water Resources AF07 Regional climate scenarios AF14 Agriculture AF20 Regional climate scenarios AF23 Agriculture AF38 Agriculture, Forestry, Water Resources AF42 Agriculture, Ecosystems, Water Resources AF47 Agriculture AF90 Agriculture, Water Resources AF91 Health AF92 Agriculture, Water Resources AS06 Agriculture, Ecosystems AS07 Water Resources AS12 Agriculture AS21 Forestry, Water Resources, Agriculture, Infrastructure AS25 Agriculture, Water Resources, Infrastructure, Tourism LA06 Water Resources, Agriculture, Tourism LA26 Sea Level Rise and Coasts LA27 Agriculture, Water Resources LA29 Agriculture, Water Resources LA32 Sea Level Rise and Coasts, Ecosystems, Water Resources, Health SIS06 Health, Tourism SIS09 Sea Level Rise and Coasts, Agriculture, Water Resources SIS90 Sea Level Rise and Coasts, Tourism, Ecosystems, Water Resources, Infrastructure

7. Total Projects (24) • Climate (3) • Disasters (3) • Food Security (13) • Pastoral Systems (3) • Biodiversity (3) • Regional Economy (4) • Land Use (4) • Human Settlements (3) • Sustainable • Livelihoods (2) • Dengue, Malaria, • Cholera (2) Systems Project System AF04 Food Security, Biodiversity AF07 Climate AF14 Food Security AF20 Climate AF23 Food Security AF38 Food Security, Land Use, Disasters AF42 Food Security AF47 Regional Economy AF90 Food Security, Land Use AF91 Malaria and Cholera AF92 Food Security, Pastoral Systems, Sustainable Livelihoods AS06 Food Security, Pastoral Systems, Human Settlements AS07 Disasters AS12 Food Security, Land Use AS21 Land Use, Biodiversity, Human Settlements AS25 Food Security, Land Use, Regional Economy LA06 Disasters LA26 Climate LA27 Food Security, Pastoral Systems LA29 Food Security, Sustainable Livelihoods LA32 Biodiversity, Regional Economy SIS06 Dengue Fever, Regional Economy SIS09 Food Security, Human Settlements, Regional Economy SIS90 Regional Economy

8. Total Projects (24) • Climate Information • Services (3) • Subsistence • Farmers (10) • Subsistence • Fishermen (2) • Rural/Urban • Poor (10) • Women (2) • Commercial • Farmers (4) • Resource • Managers (5) • Tourism Workers (2) Groups Project Groups AF04 Subsistence Farmers, Tourism Workers AF07 Climate Information Services AF14 Subsistence Farmers, Rural Poor, Women AF20 Climate Information Services AF23 Subsistence Farmers, Rural Poor AF38 Subsistence Farmers, Rural Poor AF42 Subsistence Farmers, Rural Poor AF47 Rural and Urban Poor AF90 Subsistence Farmers, Com. Farmers, Res. Managers AF91 Rural and Urban Poor AF92 Rural Poor, Subsistence Farmers, Subsistence Fishermen AS06 Subsistence Farmers, Rural Poor AS07 Resource Managers AS12 Commercial Farmers AS21 Subsistence Farmers, Com. Farmers, Res. Managers, Rural Poor AS25 Subsistence Farmers, Women, Res. Managers LA06 Resource Managers LA26 Climate Information Services LA27 Commercial Farmers LA29 Subsistence Farmers LA32 Subsistence Fishermen SIS06 Rural and Urban Poor SIS09 Rural and Urban Poor SIS90 Tourism Workers

9. Toolkit • Based on the demand reflected in the Survey • Vulnerability and Adaptation Methods (Boxes) • Models and Software Tools • Bibliography • Web Resources • Databases

10. Vulnerability and Adaptation Methods • Indicators and Proxy Variables LA26, LA29, LA32 • Sustainable Livelihoods • Cost-Benefit Analysis • Decision Support Systems LA26, LA27 • Multi-Criteria Analysis • Disaster Preparedness and Response LA06 Goal: Engage participants to help write boxes so there can be examples on how methods are used in the AIACC Project

12. Search the AIACC projects by country, region, sector, system or groups

13. A search on “ecosys-tems” returned four project summaries AF04 AF42 AS06 LA32

14. Click on “view” in the summary mode will provide a full description of that project (in this case AS06)

18. Next Steps • Test and Update DMS Website • Beta testing by AIACC participants • Feedback/updates from each project team • Improve website • Archive Project Methods and Data • Methods boxes • Sectors, systems, groups • Case studies • Synthesis Activities • Provide key results • Facilitate analyses within/across regions, sectors, systems, groups

20. Thematic Guides: Comments • LUCC: • “I am developing a new interactive desertification web base that will network 27 Arab countries. I found your website by surfing the ‘web’ and found it a wonderful site that I would like to refer to.” – Susan Brannon, UNDP • Social Science & RS: • “This is a very fine document! Congratulations. It will be very useful to the community.” – Emilio Moran • “You and your co-authors did a great job, and hope that it is widely read.” – Ron Rindfuss

21. Methods Entitlements Theory of Amartya Sen Sen’s "entitlements approach" to the analysis of famine, and hunger and poverty more generally, has become relatively widely known…... Sen has used the entitlements approach as a framework for thinking broadly about policy alternatives to prevent and reduce deprivation. This framework, including a strong stress on varied forms of "public action" besides direct state action. / ……… Sen, A.: "Ingredients of Famine Analysis: Availability and Entitlements", Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 95, 1981, pp. 433-64. Also published in Resources, Values and Development, the same writer, Basil Blackwell, Oxford 1984. / ……… Political Ecology Approach of Bohle-Downing-Watts Sustainable Livelihoods Coupled Human-Environment System Approach of Kasperson et al. Adaptation Policy Framework being developed by UNDP Identification of Thresholds or Coping Ranges Etc. . . .