Publications | Asia Pacific Adaptation Network

30 June 2016

Action for Mountain Adaptation: Solutions beyond the Boundaries of Science, Policy, and Practice

Around 90 per cent of almost a billion mountain people in the world today live in developing and transitioning countries, such as those in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. Many live in poverty, and a third of mountain dwelle...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Central Asia

11 March 2015

Activity Brief: Asia Pacific Youth Forum and Training Workshop 2014 Adaptation in the Mountains: Issues and Gaps beyond Boundaries

It is well accepted that adaptation is the key to mitigating and reducing climate change effects. Although the impacts of climate change continue to increase in mountain areas, there is a lack of knowledge and information about th...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Factsheet / Brochure

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19 December 2014

Adapting to Climate Change for Sustainable Agribusiness in High Mountain Watersheds

This publication includes the findings of a participatory action research (PAR) carried out between 2010 and 2012 in two geographically and climatically different mountain watersheds in Mustang and Jumla districts in Nepal. The st...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions / Natural Resources and Agriculture

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Nepal

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01 December 2014

Towards a Framework for Achieving Food Security in the Mountains of Pakistan

Poverty, marginalization, and vulnerability are key issues in mountainous areas of Pakistan, especially in rural areas, where the bulk of the population lives and is primarily dependent on agriculture for food and livelihoods. The...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Pakistan

30 November 2014

Understanding the Transboundary Karakoram-Pamir Landscape

This publication provides a valuable baseline on issues related to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in the Karakoram-Pamir region of China and Pakistan. The report provides an overview of available information...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

China, Pakistan

01 March 2013

Policy brief: Addressing climate change adaptation needs in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

In the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region identifying climate change adaptation needs of the population requires focus on water, ecosystems and livelihoods as interactive systems. The majority of populations in the region and its d...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

Central Asia

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01 March 2013

Technical report: Climate change adaptation needs of people of the Hindu Kush Himalayas

The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) region has witnessed spectacular impacts of climate changes as indicated by rapid temperature rise, shifting precipitation characteristics, black carbon emission and uncertainties on climate change p...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

South Asia

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14 January 2013

Thematic Node flyer: Mountain: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental knowledge development and learning centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas – Afghanistan, Ban...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Factsheet / Brochure

01 March 2012

Climate Change Challenges in the Mountains: Implication to Adaptation Needs of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas

Introduction Mountains today have 12 per cent of the global population, but provide water and other services to about 50 per cent of the population. As a source of biodiversity, water, clean energy, provider of ecosystem services,...

THEMES : Mountainous Regions

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Central Asia