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22 December 2014

Policy Brief: Agricultural Innovation: Options for Appropriate Technologies in Responding to Climate Change

The unique role of agriculture in development—our primary food source, significant potential for GHG mitigation, and its sensitivity to climate change—entails that innovations in technology and practice be enabled and diffused loc...

THEMES : Natural Resources and Agriculture

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

Southeast Asia

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07 June 2013

Policy Brief: Improving sub-national capacity to adapt to climate change in agriculture

Climate change planning capacities and processes vary among the various Southeast Asian countries. But common is the difficulty faced in mobilising local action. In Cambodia, the need for policy that supports climate change adap...

THEMES : Natural Resources and Agriculture

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

Southeast Asia

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Climate Change Resilience in Coastal Cambodia: Adaptive Capacity & Human Development

This policy brief is based on the findings of a participatory research effort: 'Climate Change Adaptation - Factors of Choice, Effectiveness, and Supporting Systems', conducted in the provinces of Koh Kong and Sihanoukville, Cambo...

THEMES : Communication and Awareness

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Policy Research Brief 3: Governance of Adaptation

There are four key messages.First, how decisions are made about adaptation is important for legitimacy,and ultimately, for who benefits from, and who is burdened by, interventions.Second, equitable and fair outcomes are more likel...

Policy Brief: Community Forestry: Responding to both Adaptation and Mitigation

Many countries in the region are developing or revising their nationaladaptation strategies and it is critical that forest use by communities beconsidered and included within these plans. At the same time, mitigationactivities suc...

Policy Research Brief No 4: Institutional Responses to Local-Level Climate Change Adaptation in Nepal

Nepal, a Least Developed Country, is considered to be one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts due to various factors such as its rugged mountain topography, acute poverty, especially in rural areas, and weak...

THEMES : Communication and Awareness

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Policy Research Brief 1: Enhancing Adaptive Capacity in Bhutan and Nepal

Adaptation is to be looked into as complimentary to the process of development planning. The need in both these countries where community based institutions are strong is to build up on the already existent adaptive capacity or re...

THEMES : Communication and Awareness

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11 January 2013

Indonesia Environmental and Climate Change Policy Brief

The Policy Brief summarises the key issues related to environment and climate change facing Indonesia, poverty reduction and economic development. The Policy Brief suggests the selective cooperation strategy process for Indonesia....

THEMES : Gender and Social Impacts

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

Indonesia, Southeast Asia

08 August 2012

Policy Research Brief No 4: Institutional Responses to Local-Level Climate Change Adaptation in Nepal

This Policy Research Brief is part of the outputs from the pilot exercise, “Knowledge packaging for building the resilience of mountain people and local governments in Ramechhap, a vulnerable mid-hill district in central Nepal” th...

THEMES : Communication and Awareness

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

Nepal, South Asia

10 July 2012

Policy Research Brief No. 3: Governance of Adaptation

The Policy Brief argues that the quality of governance is an important determinant of successful adaptation. The legitimacy of adaptation projects, plans, and institutions depends on how the decisions made by them are perceived by...

THEMES : Communication and Awareness

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

All Countries, Central Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific

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