Session summary of the parallel session "Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Development Planning" from the 6th Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum. Track: Resilience in Human and Social Systems Date: 11:00-12:30, 19 October, 2018 Venue: Auditorium B This session highlighted the importance...

Session summary of the parallel session "Information Infrastructure on Adaptation Measures and Technologies" from the 6th Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum. Track: Cross cutting issues Date: 15:45-17:15, 17 October, 2018 Venue: Auditorium Annex This session highlighted the importance of scientifically sound and policy relevant...

The 6th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum took place from 17 to 19 October 2018, at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.   This is the sixth flagship biennial event of the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), which constitutes the primary regional...

Every year as the sun warms and the days lengthen, 28-year-old Baganatsooj moves his herds to their summer pastures outside the town of Tunkhel in Mongolia’s far northern Selenge province – a nomadic lifestyle his ancestors have practiced for thousands of years.   The snow...

This handbook provides practical guidance for planning and implementing community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in three vulnerable ecosystems: mountains, drylands and coastal areas. It is intended for project managers, practitioners and technical specialists. The guidance is structured around eight key steps in the project cycle, and...

Climate adaptation initiatives are more important than ever, and globally more and more funds are invested in climate resilience. But how do we measure success? Addressing adaptation and resilience is becoming increasingly important in the fight against climate change. Large amounts of resources, both public...

Climate change and the occurrence of more and more extreme weather events, means that adaptation and resilience will play an ever-increasing role. For one of the most important sectors in developing countries however, there is a problematic knowledge and capacity gap. This latest 'Perspectives' volume...

The cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries could rise to between US$280 and US$500 billion per year by 2050 (UNEP, 2016). Moreover, adaptation costs are likely to increase, even if the world succeeds in limiting the global temperature rise to well below...

The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Regional Training Workshop for Asia on “Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Water Resources” took place from the 13th to 16th of September 2017 in Seoul, Korea, back to back with the NAP Regional Expo. The training targeted governments in the...

This report provides a summary of the Asia-Pacific National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Training workshop, held at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from October 20th-21st 2016. This workshop was organized by the joint UNDP/UNEP National Adaptation Plan – Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) with...