Despite being recognized as one the leaders of climate-vulnerable countries, the Philippines is still not fully compliant of its own Climate Change Act. The Climate Change Commission (CCC) on Wednesday said it will remedy this by targeting 100 percent compliance by 2017. At present, only...
08.07.2016
How Pacific farmers can adapt to climate change
A new book shows Pacific farmers and foresters what adaptations can be used to cope with climate change over the next 70 or so years. Compiled by scientists working with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, the book details the impacts of climate change on...
16.06.2016
Philippines: More LGUs to undergo training on climate change
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is set to gather this week local government units (LGUs) and stakeholders most vulnerable to disasters caused by extreme weather conditions to train them in handling adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction and management. The Communities for Resilience, or CORE...
16.06.2016
Asean Tackles Gaps on Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Response
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Over 70 delegates from member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and international humanitarian organizations tackled the challenges of raising awareness on climate change adaptation and linking it to disaster management in an ASEAN Regional Forum workshop held in Bangkok from May 31...
08.06.2016
Tired of Running From the River: Adapting to Climate Change on India’s Disappearing Islands
Sheikh Khadim lives on the shore of the island of Ghoramara, which sits within the Hooghly River’s drainage into the Bay of Bengal. “My house used to be there,” he says, pointing to the swirling waters. He wears a vest and lungi, a cloth wrap...
08.06.2016
Adapting to climate change – how simple technology protects lives and livelihoods from floods
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By Jodi Sugden Project Support Officer, Zurich Flood Resilience Project at Practical Action Floods are the most common cause of weather-related disasters globally, causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage and the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives. As with all disasters, the poorest are hardest...
30.05.2016
Survey: Climate and Fragility Risks in Asia and Pacific Region: Assessing Gaps in Awareness, Science and Policy Actions
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Recognizing the importance of growing climate-fragility risks globally, IGES, Japan and adelhi, Germany are conducting a survey to understand the current level of awareness on this subject, extent of solutions available and gaps in our knowledge and actions and your inputs would be much appreciated....
13.05.2016
Annual Cost of Adaptation Significantly Understated, UNEP Reports
According to a report titled 'The Adaptation Finance Gap Report 2016,' which was just released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries could rise to between US$280 and US$500 billion per year by 2050, a figure...
25.04.2016
Indian budget for adaptation inadequate, say activists
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The government has come under fire after allocating 3.5 billion rupees ($52.8 million) for climate change adaptation in Budget 2016 presented by Arun Jaitley in Parliament over the next two financial years, a sum which environmental experts say is woefully inadequate given the size of the country...
24.03.2016
Fiji and the small Pacific Island states more focused on adaptation than mitigation
FIJI and the small Pacific Island states are more focused on adaptation than mitigation when it comes to climate change. And technical assistance on adaptation from the international organisations should be vital. This was revealed by the Attorney-General and Minister for Finance Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum at...