Adaptation to climate change is a complex process, which can be characterized as decision-making under uncertainties. It entails the assessment of risks and opportunities associated with climate change for the natural environment as well as human society, identification and appraisal of adaptation options, implementation and...
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Bridging the Gap: A Role for Business in Climate Change Adaptation, 14 February 2011
As part of the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia’s continued efforts to promote dialogue and improve exchange of knowledge, experience and tools, we are pleased to invite you to the fourth bimonthly Knowledge Sharing & Learning Seminars: “Bridging the Gap: A Role for...
IPCC Workshop on Socioeconomic Scenarios, 1 – 3 November 2010
Rationale for an IPCC Workshop on Socioeconomic Scenarios and Storylines During the development phase, the IPCC expert meeting on “Toward New Scenarios for Analysis of Emissions, Climate Change, Impacts, and Response Strategies”, held in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands (19–21 September, 2007), called for the organization of a meeting of...
Practitioners and Policy-Makers’ Exchange on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture
Practitioners and policy-makers’ exchange on climate change adaptation in agriculture was held at the Asian Institute of Technology’s (AIT) conference facilities in Pathumthani, Thailand, from 30 August to 1 September 2010. The objective of this exchange was to transfer knowledge of practical examples on climate change adaptation in...
4th AMCDRR: Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate Change Adaptation, 25-28 October 2010
Description The overarching theme of the conference is “Disaster Risk Reduction for Climate Change Adaptation”, with a particular focus on 1)the convergence of DRR and climate change adaptation and 2)available information technology and green technology. Objectives The objectives of the 4th Asian Ministerial Conference on...
The 10th International Training Course on Flood Disaster Risk Management, 11 – 22 October 2010
The International Training Course on Flood Disaster Risk Management (FDRM) has been designed to achieve the goal of creating a flood resilient society. With rich experiences in providing similar courses for natural disaster mitigation at international level, ADPC provides a model training experience in this...
Practitioner’s and Policy-makers Exchange on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture, 30 August-1 September 2010
A training on, “Practitioner’s and Policy-makers Exchange on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture” will be held from 30 August to 1 September 2010 at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. The objective of this practitioners’ exchange is to share knowledge of practical examples on climate change adaptation...
Practitioner’s and Policy-makers Exchange on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture
Practitioners and policy-makers exchange on climate change adaptation in agriculture was held at the Asian Institute of Technology’s (AIT) conference facilities in Pathumthani, Thailand from 30 August to 1 September 2010. The objective of this practitioners exchange was to transfer knowledge of practical examples on climate change adaptation...
Third Seminar on Effectiveness of Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change, 6 August 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok – The third bi-monthly Knowledge Sharing & Learning Seminar of the Adaptation Knowledge Platform was organized on the theme “Effectiveness of Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change” on 6 August 2010. The seminar shared and discussed information and knowledge of Community-based Adaptation (CBA) planning and...
A Collaborative Research Platform and Knowledge Sharing for Improved Capacity to Address Climate Change Adaptation
“A collaborative research platform and knowledge sharing for improved capacity to address climate change adaptation in Bangladesh”, will be held on 27 July 2010 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.