Driving interacting factors of global change are mainly climate change, population growth and migration, economic development, global trade, and infectious diseases which have a rapidly increasing impact on the livelihoods of all societies. Issues of human security, vulnerability and adaptation become crucial and of utmost importance. Societies in developing countries are especially exposed to these changes since their coping mechanisms are relatively weak.

Adansonia-Consulting is active in supporting local communities and authorities in developing countries in the elaboration of mitigation and adaptation strategies towards global change following a disaster risk reduction approach (see contribution in colaboration with ARECO¹⁰ to the workshop "Global Change Research Network in African Mountains", 23-25 July 2007, Makerere University, Uganda). Adansonia-Consulting is committed to the reduction of the emission of greenhouse gazes as the origin of climate change. Dr. Urs Bloesch is the Chief of the Environment/Disaster Risk Reduction Expert Group of SHA.

Adansonia-Consulting is offering his expertise in the following fields:

• Evaluation of the impact of global change on the ecosystems and land use systems;
• Evaluation of climate change on crop production;
• Elaboration of adaptive management plans (including an early warning system) for rural communities following the principles of Disaster Risk Reduction.

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¹⁰ Rwandese Association of Ecologists