The Climate Change Adaptation and Land Management team of Wageningen University and Research Center, Netherlands, is conducting field and laboratory experimental research on streams to understand how these ecosystems can best mitigate climate change and act as buffers against disasters. Research projects are exploring the most effective restoration measures such as re-introduction of critical macroinvertebrates to ensure ecosystem functioning, reconnecting streams by additing sand, and increasing microhabitats and flow diversity by adding dead wood. Click here for more details

This report gives an overview of actions that can be taken to adapt cities in Europe to climate change and highlights the progress made over the last couple of years. It draws attention to the pressure on ecosystems in urban contexts and promotes practices like blue-green infrastructure (sustainable drainage systems, rain gardens, green roofs) and ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) as strategies for resilient cities. Along with economic analysis, ecosystem services are proposed as a vital guiding factor for climate change adaptation in the decision-making processes related to urban adaptation. Read the full publication

This video demonstrates how non-conventional engineering solutions can strengthen rural infrastructure in Northern Vietnam, help resist the hazards associated with climate change and provide opportunities to enhance community livelihoods. The featured project, implemented by the Asian Development Bank focuses on bioengineering as a low-cost alternative to conventional slope stabilization and protection technique. The video points out some of the merits of bio-engineered solutions such as the use of locally-grown species of grasses and shrubs that are wildlife-friendly and providing economic products such as leaves for roofing or fodder. These solutions strengthen over time and can be maintained by local communities. Watch the video

Indian ecologist Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, whose pioneering work on the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) and its wise use in treating the city's wastewater led to the international recognition as a Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance), will be awarded the prestigious Luc Hoffmann Award next month at the World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read more

Research Associate / Staff Scientist: Climate Change Mitigation Policy
Organisation: Stockholm Environment Institute
Location: Seattle, USA
Closing Date: 30 September