ALivE - Adaptation, Livelihoods and Ecosystems Planning Tool
ALivE is a computer-based tool designed to support its users in organising and analysing information to plan effective Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) options within a broader EbA planning process. ALivE stands for Adaptation, Livelihoods and Ecosystems.
ALivE is a rapid qualitative assessment technique that can be applied in any ecosystem, enabling the user to:
- Understand and analyse linkages among ecosystems, livelihoods and climate change.
- Identify and prioritise EbA options for community and ecosystem resilience.
- Design project activities that facilitate implementation of priority EbA options.
- Identify key elements and indicators for a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework.
ALivE is organised into three modules and five steps that build on each other:
- In Module A, you will systematically analyse links among ecosystems, livelihoods and climate change, to better understand vulnerability to climate change and the role of ecosystems in adaptation.
- In Module B, you will identify and prioritise EbA options for community and ecosystem resilience and design project activities that facilitate implementation of priority EbA options.
- In Module C, you will identify key elements and indicators for a monitoring and evaluation framework.
We recommend that users review and familiarize themselves with the user manual before launching the computer-based tool. The user manual provides you with detailed guidance on applying ALivE as part of an EbA planning process. In addition to step-by-step instructions for using the tool itself, the manual provides a framework and methodologies for collecting and organising the information required to use ALivE, as well as guidance on identifying entry points for integrating EbA into policies and planning processes.
Download the User Manuals:
- English (PDF 5.85 MB)
- French (PDF 5.87 MB)
- Spanish (PDF 4.26 MB)
- Nepali (PDF 3.71 MB)
- Chinese (PDF 5.75 MB)
- Russian (PDF 4.8 MB)
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If you have a story to share about using ALivE – how it was applied, the benefits and challenges, of how we could modify the tool to better meet your needs, please send an email to aterton@iisd.ca.
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