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Preparing for Climate Impacts: Lessons from the Front Lines
In a synthesis report to The Kresge Foundation, the Georgetown Climate Center shares lessons learned from its adaptation work in recent years. The report includes short case studies highlighting successful efforts as well as barriers to change
Learning From the Journey: Reflections on the Rebuilding Communities Initiative
Provides lessons learned by the foundation staff, technical assistance providers, community residents, and other participants who worked to build local capacity, establish partnerships, alter service systems, and bring resources to five communities
Scaling Success: Lessons from Adaptation Pilots in the Rainfed Regions of India
"Scaling Success" examines how agricultural communities are adapting to the challenges posed by climate change through the lens of India's rainfed agriculture regions. Rainfed agriculture currently occupies 58 percent of India's cultivated land and accounts for up to 40 percent of its total food production. However, these regions face potential production losses of more than $200 billion USD in rice, wheat, and maize by 2050 due to the effects of climate change. Unless action is taken soon at a large scale, farmers will see sharp decreases in revenue and yields.Rainfed regions across the globe have been an important focus for the first generation of adaptation projects, but to date, few have achieved a scale that can be truly transformational. Drawing on lessons learnt from 21 case studies of rainfed agriculture interventions, the report provides guidance on how to design, fund and support adaptation projects that can achieve scale
Review of Neighborhood Revitalization Initiatives
This document presents introductory information gathered on a wide range of neighborhood revitalization initiatives
Lessons Learned from a Decade of Providing Interactive, On-Demand High Performance Computing to Scientists and Engineers
For decades, the use of HPC systems was limited to those in the physical
sciences who had mastered their domain in conjunction with a deep understanding
of HPC architectures and algorithms. During these same decades, consumer
computing device advances produced tablets and smartphones that allow millions
of children to interactively develop and share code projects across the globe.
As the HPC community faces the challenges associated with guiding researchers
from disciplines using high productivity interactive tools to effective use of
HPC systems, it seems appropriate to revisit the assumptions surrounding the
necessary skills required for access to large computational systems. For over a
decade, MIT Lincoln Laboratory has been supporting interactive, on-demand high
performance computing by seamlessly integrating familiar high productivity
tools to provide users with an increased number of design turns, rapid
prototyping capability, and faster time to insight. In this paper, we discuss
the lessons learned while supporting interactive, on-demand high performance
computing from the perspectives of the users and the team supporting the users
and the system. Building on these lessons, we present an overview of current
needs and the technical solutions we are building to lower the barrier to entry
for new users from the humanities, social, and biological sciences.Comment: 15 pages, 3 figures, First Workshop on Interactive High Performance
Computing (WIHPC) 2018 held in conjunction with ISC High Performance 2018 in
Frankfurt, German
Putting Community First: A Promising Approach to Federal Collaboration for Environmental Improvement: An Evaluation of the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Demonstration Program
This report is an independent evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Demonstration Program, a community-driven process that uses the best available data to help communities set priorities and take action on their greatest environmental risks. CARE fosters local partnerships that seek participation from business, government, organizations, residents and EPA staff. It also supports a public, transparent planning and implementation process based on collaborative decision-making and shared action.Key FindingsThe National Academy Panel overseeing this effort was impressed by the dedication of the EPA staff to this unique initiative and commended the EPA for its efforts to partner with communities in achieving important long-term and sustainable environmental improvements at the local level. Recommended actions for the CARE Program include: (1) develop and implement a multifaceted information sharing approach; (2) coordinate and refine internal program management activities; and (3) develop a strategic plan and a business plan for CARE
Global Policy Fellows Program: Lessons Learned
Describes IHEP's program to create a global network of higher education policy analysts and researchers to address issues of access for underserved populations. Presents thematic findings from six countries and recommendations for effective collaboration
International Women's Reproductive Health: Supporting Local Advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper describes the Global Development and Population Program's sub-strategy for strengthening the quality and effectiveness of advocacy by locally-based, indigenous groups targeting national or sub-national family planning and reproductive health decision-makers
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