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...
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27.02.2018 | Policy Brief / Strategy Brief
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Indonesia
Key Points Climate adaptations can be made on both a small-scale, in local communities, and at the national level. Infrastructure robustness and resilience is imperative in climate change adaptation for both flood and drought prevention. Efforts must be made to ensure food and water security...
- Indonesia
08.02.2018 | Report / Paper
Examining the relationship between inequality and climate change in Papua New Guinea and Tonga
Understanding the relationship between inequality and climate change risk is increasingly recognized as being central to informing effective adaptation action. In this research, negative outcomes of inequality associated with factors contributing to climate change vulnerability are traced in case studies in two high-risk Pacific nations;...
- Papua New Guinea,
- Tonga,
22.12.2017 | Policy Brief / Strategy Brief
Assessing adaptive capacity and adaptation: insights from Samoan tourism operators
10.11.2017 | Policy Brief / Strategy Brief
Measures to Address Loss and Damage Including Insurance for Coastal Fisher Folk of Bangladesh
This policy brief provides an overview of the impact of climate change and natural hazards on fishing communities in Bangladesh. It estimates loss and damage and ways of addressing them through insurance risk transfer, and describes ways to proactively manage coastal risk. This policy brief...
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- Bangladesh
09.11.2017 | Report / Paper
Livelihood Security in Changing Climate: Insight from the Farmer’s Field Laboratory
Climate induced natural hazards are emerging as a cause of major concern, particularly in the coastal and haor areas of Bangladesh. There is growing evidence that these hazards are appearing more frequently and are expected to be detrimental for agriculture. Given the threat to livelihood...
- Bangladesh
30.10.2017 | Policy Brief / Strategy Brief
Ecosystem-based Adaptation – A new approach to advance natural solutions for climate change adaptation
Climate Change has already a major and even increasing impact on global developments and risks. Extreme events like flash floods, landslides, and severe droughts in diverse parts of the world will become more severe and more frequent. These impacts will have negative effects on several...
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- Thailand
08.10.2017 | Report / Paper
Assessing the Challenges in Successful Implementation and Adoption of Crop Insurance in Thailand
The purpose of this paper is to assess the gaps in the adoption of crop insurance in Thailand and suggest possible solutions relating to policy support and framework, implementation mechanisms, technology adoption, and awareness amongst farmers. The methodology includes a literature review, interaction with officials,...
- Thailand
02.10.2017 | Report / Paper
Working across scales: Learning from seven years of climate compatible development in Asia
The adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Change Agreement, all in 2015, highlights the strength of international commitment behind climate compatible development. Given the immense scale of...
- India,
- Indonesia,
- Nepal,
- Pakistan,
22.08.2017 | Report / Paper