Organised by the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, this webinar is the fourth of a series of webinars for regional climate change adaptation practitioners and policymakers on the important outcomes and themes emerging out of COP 26. The first three webinars focused on Locally-Led Adaptation, Loss...
17.10.2022
Speakers during the APAN Webinar, Connecting the dots: climate change and biodiversity interlinkages in Asia-Pacific, from science to policy and practice, 22 September 2022, Zoom. Photo: UNEP-APAN Through the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) webinar, “Connecting the dots: climate change and biodiversity interlinkages...
03.08.2022
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Speakers during APAN Webinar on Understanding loss and damage in the Asia and Pacific: science, policy, and mechanisms to avert, minimize, and address impacts held last 21 July 2022 via Zoom. The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) tackled loss and damage through the webinar,...
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...
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,...
USAID Mekong ARCC worked with implementing partners to identify the environmental, economic, and social effects of climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), and to assist highly exposed and vulnerable rural populations in ecologically sensitive areas to increase their ability to adapt to climate...
After two-year effort to strengthen community adaptation capacity to the negative impacts of climate change, USAID Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (USAID Mekong ARCC) project engaged World Resources Institute Vulnerability and Adaptation Expert, Moushumi Chaudhury, to capture lessons learned from implementing the adaptation...
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Regional Centre is hosting the 7th IGES Knowledge Café – an informal knowledge exchange and networking session held regularly in downtown Bangkok – on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 at 10:00am. This time we are very pleased to have with us Mr. Youssef...
This paper highlights published cases related to various climatic conditions that have impacts on rice cultivation practices. Due to the needs to continue rice farming, whether for traditional, cultural or economic reasons, rice farmers in Asia resorted to various adaptation practices that might have...
Throughout the world, countries are experiencing a need to protect their populations and productive capacities in the face of new climate challenges. At the same time, each country has the responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its contribution to a global problem. These two...