> home > programs & activities > vulnerability and adaptation > AIACC Assessments of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change (AIACC) Now Available: Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) (Project website) is a global initiative developed in collaboration with the UNEP/WMO Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to advance scientific understanding of climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation options in developing countries. By funding collaborative research, training and technical support, AIACC aims to enhance the scientific capacity of developing countries to assess climate change vulnerabilities and adaptations, and generate and communicate information useful for adaptation planning and action. AIACC is implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme and executed jointly by START and the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). In addition to funding from the Global Environmental Facility, collateral funding has been provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Agency for International Development, World Bank, and participating institutions in developing countries. AIACC aims to fill gaps in scientific knowledge and capacity by funding, training, and mentoring developing country scientists to undertake multi-sector, multi-country research of priority to developing countries. AIACC is providing financial support to 24 regional study teams to conduct three-year investigations of climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability in 46 developing countries. The studies were selected from more than 150 submitted proposals through a competitive peer review process. Participating in these studies are 235 developing country scientists and more than 60 graduate and undergraduate students. The research activities will address a range of questions about vulnerabilities to climate change and multiple other stresses, their implications for human development, and policy options for responding. The information, knowledge, tools and skills that will be produced by AIACC research will enhance the ability of developing countries to assess their vulnerabilities and adaptation options. This program of research-driven capacity building will be supplemented by a program that includes training, mentoring and networking. The AIACC regional studies are diverse in their objectives, scientific methods, and in the sectors and systems to be investigated. These include, among others, food security, water resources, livelihood security, and human health. Despite this diversity, the studies share a common "second generation" assessment approach that places understanding vulnerability at the center of the assessment, engages stakeholders in the assessment process, and gives priority to strengthening the information base for making decisions about adaptation to climate change. Anticipated Outcomes of AIACC:
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