Adaptation to climate change is growing rapidly around the world both in practice as well as in the research community. This was amply demonstrated at the recent International Conference on Adaptation Futures held at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, in the United States...

The issue of climate change in the People’s Republic of China is one of the reasons why the country will continue to struggle to supply its cities, industries and fields with enough water. This paper explores how to achieve better drought management and sustainable water...

An article published in Inter Press Service (IPS) is about Indian tribals reverting to their traditional farming methods of mixed cropping with traditional seeds, grain banks—with improvements—as an adaption to unpredictable monsoons in these dry lands. Tribal farmer Harish Saraka has rediscovered the key to sustainable...

This publication presents a shift in the People’s Republic of China from flood control depending on structural measures to integrated flood management using both structural and non-structural measures. The core of the new concept of integrated flood management is flood risk management. Flood risk management...

This publication examines the problems and issues of urban transport in relation to climate change in the People’s Republic of China. It reviews international and local best practices for addressing such challenges. It also identifies policies, strategies, and measures to reduce CO2 emissions from the...

Planetary health is today inextricably linked to population health. Climate change, an integral part of planetary health, is foremost among the global environmental changes affecting human health. This mammoth challenge carries the potential to cripple health systems worldwide and profoundly alter disease dynamics, thereby threatening...

Wealthy nations have committed to support developing countries to establish National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) that identify long-term priorities for responding to climate change challenges. But how and when will this support be given? Past experience suggests that national adaptation planning in expectation of future international...

At a time when glacier melting is a burning issue in Pakistan, experts have highlighted the emerging climate-change challenges, and steps that can be taken to reduce threats of floods in Northern Pakistan. To mitigate the risks caused by sudden discharge of a huge volume...

This matrix helps policymakers compare the National Climate Change plans of five developing countries: India, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa. Read more: latest version : http://pdf.wri.org/working_papers/developing_country_actions_table_2009-12.pdf Read more: previous version of this working paper : http://pdf.wri.org/working_papers/developing_country_actions_table.pdf

Mountains, despite being a source of rich biodiversity that provides organic food, forest products and natural medicines, are all at risk from a diverse set of climate change impact. The future of mountains and mountain people got a long needed boost at the UN Conference...