Publication

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) has launched a report, “Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters: Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report for Asia”. The report highlights the scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (known as ‘SREX’) for Asia, and discusses its implications for society.

The SREX report itself was compiled over two and a half years, involving 220 expert authors, 19 review editors and a four-day approval process by government representatives from around the world. The final 594-page report presents a sobering account of how different forms of extreme weather events are likely to become more common by the end of the 21^st century.

The CDKN report is one of a three-part “Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report” series for Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. It pulls out state-of-the-art knowledge about current and future impacts of climate extremes, and options for dealing with them. Ali T Sheikh, CDKN’s Asia Director, said: “The SREX report is a monumental achievement, but CDKN wanted to help policy-makers, media, businesses and civil society stakeholders to navigate this huge resource. That’s why we produced these regional guides which are easy to use, but preserve the careful scientific language of the original.” 

For more information contact, Elizabeth Colebourn, CDKN Asia, at:

Elizabeth.colebourn@cdkn.org