Publications

03 December 2018

Enabling Resilience for All: Avoiding the Worst Impacts: Summary Report of the 6th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum

The 6th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum took place from 17 to 19 October 2018, at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. This is the sixth flagship biennial event of the Asia Pacific A...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

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27 September 2018

Ecosystem-based adaptation: a handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal ecosystems

This handbook provides practical guidance for planning and implementing community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in three vulnerable ecosystems: mountains, drylands and coastal areas. It is intended for project managers, pra...

THEMES : Coastal Zone Management / Ecosystems Based Adaptation / Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Guideline / Manual / Toolkit

30 April 2018

Perspectives: Building climate resilience with smaller businesses

Climate change and the occurrence of more and more extreme weather events, means that adaptation and resilience will play an ever-increasing role. For one of the most important sectors in developing countries however, there is a p...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Best Practice / Lessons Learned

21 March 2018

Adaptation metrics: Perspectives on measuring, aggregating and comparing adaptation results

Climate adaptation initiatives are more important than ever, and globally more and more funds are invested in climate resilience. But how do we measure success? Addressing adaptation and resilience is becoming increasingly import...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Best Practice / Lessons Learned

23 February 2018

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 prev...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

Indonesia

31 January 2018

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...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus / Gender and Social Impacts

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Papua New Guinea, Tonga

10 December 2017

Assessing adaptive capacity and adaptation: insights from Samoan tourism operators

Many of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are known to be very vulnerable to climate change impacts. This is particularly so where national economies are highly dependent on tourism-related revenue. Yet, little is known of...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

Samoa

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 September 2017

NAP-GSP Regional Training Workshop for Asia: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Water Resources Workshop Report

The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Regional Training Workshop for Asia on “Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Water Resources” took place from the 13th to 16th of September 2017 in Seoul, Korea, back to back with the NAP...

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

PUBLICATION TYPE : Event Proceedings

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28 February 2017

APAN Forum 2016 Session Summary: Vertical integration: Lessons from local level adaptation planning

The session “Vertical Integration: Lessons from Local Level Adaptation Planning” was organized during the 5th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 19 October 2016. The session shared the experience...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Event Proceedings

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