Helping people and nature adapt to a changing climate

A major oversight of most climate change assessments to date is the inadequate consideration of indirect impacts on biodiversity. For example, how humans cope with changes in weather and climate, and how those coping strategies might be harmful to biodiversity. This session will present ongoing work from the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group, a partnership of seven international conservation non-governmental organizations working in Africa. We will present research and analysis conducted over the past 3 years in 21 sites across Africa. We will also discuss on-the-ground adaptation projects we are currently piloting in 4 countries in Africa.