This guideline document outlines an approach and methodology to undertake effective institutional assessments. Institutional assessments are critical and help mitigate risk – since a lack of institutional capacity is arguably the single biggest reason for the failure of infrastructural projects. This guide is primarily designed for practitioners…
Year: 2017
File size: 2.62 MB
This guide provides an overarching framework to develop concept notes – a critical step towards appealing to donor interests and needs and mobilising finance for livelihood projects. It outlines key considerations, the role of regional and national entities, and the type and depth of information typically required at the concept stage. The guide…
Year: 2018
File size: 580 KB
This guide provides a step-by-step process for carrying out environmental assessments at all stages of a project’s implementation. It also provides a checklist of important issues that need to be considered and factors in differences in the environmental laws and assessment procedures of Southern African countries where CRIDF is working. It is intended…
Year: 2017
File size: 928 KB
CRIDF was requested by the Zambezi River Basin Commission to undertake a basin-wide vulnerability hotspot assessment as the basis for identifying priority areas of intervention. This document summarises the discussions of National Stakeholder Committees which were subsequently formed to review and analyse the hotspots – and identify vulnerabilities,…
Year: 2019
File size: 1.76 MB
This document analyses projected climate changes within four domains of the Orange-Senqu River Basin using self-organising maps. Analysis suggests that temperatures will increase throughout the century in all domains. Within the two eastern domains annual rainfall distribution is expected to become more widespread, with increases in extended wetter…
Year: 2019
File size: 15.8 MB
The Gender Equality Social Inclusion (GESI) Toolkit is a practical resource designed to help water infrastructure projects integrate gender equality considerations into every stage of a project, with an emphasis on the planning phase. Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) are a central concern in water services, water resources management and…
Year: 2019
File size: 986 KB
This report outlines a methodology to help identify hotspots where livelihoods are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The methodology involves: conducting a literature review; identifying, collecting and collating spatial data layers; overlaying spatial layers in a variety of scenarios; dividing basins into homogeneous zones; identifying…
Year: 2018
File size: 2.1 MB
This executive summary outlines the key messages from the publication ‘Climate risk and vulnerability: A handbook for Southern Africa’. As well as information on the evidence for climate change, the document summarises projected climate change scenarios and the impacts of extreme weather events. The summary finishes with a discussion of climate adaptation…
Year: 2017
File size: 1.5 MB
This handbook presents a series of definitions, concepts and programmes for addressing climate change in Southern Africa following the inception of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. The document provides the reader with a simplified understanding of climate risks, as well as actions that can be implemented to address the impacts of climate change. This…
Year: 2017
File size: 11 MB
This is a two-page overview of the services CRIDF offers, including: CRIDF’s project cycle; project preparation services; funding capture/matching services; implementation and project assistance; and ‘on demand’ technical assistance.…
Year: 2017
File size: 772 KB