Publications

31 October 2017

Mainstreaming, accessing and institutionalising finance for climate change adaptation

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 limitin...

THEMES : Financing Adaptation

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

South Asia

30 November 2015

NAP Process and Actions (10 Case studies and Lessons in the Asia-Pacific Region)

A variety of stakeholders in developing countries have greatly contributed to mainstreaming adaptation into national development strategies/ plans in different ways (national adaptation planning (NAP) process) as well as implement...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Best Practice / Lessons Learned

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Pacific, South Asia

18 June 2015

Local Level Planning to Cope with Heat Waves in India

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 132, June 2015: This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the theme of the 'Risk of Heat Waves and Climate Change in India'. This issue tries to highlight the phenomena of heat waves from the...

THEMES : Community Based Adaptation / Disaster Risk Reduction / Urban Areas and Infrastructure

PUBLICATION TYPE : Journal / Periodical

India, South Asia

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11 March 2015

Activity Brief: Regional Day Programme From Risk to Resilience: South Asia Regional Framework for Sustainable Water Management

Disasters affect lives and infrastructure. Because of disasters, infrastructures built over the years often do not fully fulfill their intended services. Affected countries oftentimes have to restart their development by diverting...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus / Natural Resources and Agriculture

PUBLICATION TYPE : Factsheet / Brochure

South Asia

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02 February 2015

Successful Community-Based Adaption in India

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 124 – January 2015 This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the theme of Successful Community Based Adaptation in India. It tries to highlight how low-cost, democratic and need based adaptat...

THEMES : Community Based Adaptation / Disaster Risk Reduction

PUBLICATION TYPE : Journal / Periodical

India, South Asia

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31 January 2015

Towards Climate Compatible Development in India

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 123 - January 2015 This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the important theme of Climate Compatible Development in India. As an emerging humanitarian ideal, climate compatible developmen...

THEMES : Community Based Adaptation / Disaster Risk Reduction

PUBLICATION TYPE : Journal / Periodical

India, South Asia

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28 January 2015

Vulnerability Assessments: Using climate change vulnerability assessment for adaptation planning at state and local levels: method and lessons learnt

The work on climate change vulnerability assessments was realised under the Indo-German cooperation project Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India (CCA RAI) which is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Environment, F...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus / Communication and Awareness / Community Based Adaptation / Forecast and Assessment / Loss and Damage

PUBLICATION TYPE : Best Practice / Lessons Learned

India, Southeast Asia, South Asia

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01 November 2014

Overcoming implementation challenges for the HFA2: new areas, newer insights

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 119, October 2014: This issue focuses on the development of a successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), which was the seminal framework that guided the global response to the challenges o...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus / Community Based Adaptation / Disaster Risk Reduction

PUBLICATION TYPE : Journal / Periodical

South Asia

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09 July 2014

Bio-toilets: Transforming Indian Sanitation

Sanitation facilities in India are alarmingly poor with over 600 million people (half of India's population) having no access to toilets and open defecation practiced instead. This poses health hazards, raises environmental concer...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Best Practice / Lessons Learned

India, South Asia

07 July 2014

Training on 'Community Forestry as a Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change', Chiang Mai, Thailand, 18-26 August 2014

RECOFTC-The Center for People and Forests, in collaboration with the Association of South‐East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Social Forestry Network (ASFN), will undertake this training with an aim to apply a holistic approach toward clim...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Announcement

Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, Pacific, Rest of the World, South Asia, Central Asia

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