Vulnerability and Adaptation Resource Group (VARG) is an informal network of bi- and multilateral institutions. It’s mission is to facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation in the development process through the sharing, assessment, synthesis, and dissemination of existing knowledge and experience. The target audience are developing countries, the UNFCCC process, civil society, and development agencies. The VARG Secretariat is based at the World Bank.
Online documents relevant to VARG activities can be accessed at this website. The VARG workplan is also available, as is thematic information in the following areas:
- Climate Variability, Extremes and Change: a background on vulnerability and adaptation
- The Political Context of Climate Change
- Development, Poverty and Climate Change
- Adaptation Projects and Initiatives