05.06.2013 | Report / Paper Disaster risk management in post-2015 development goals: potential targets and indicators Disasters can hamper economic growth, affect poverty levels and cause human suffering. Without significant action, the extent and impact of economic and social damage associated with disasters will get worse over the next 20 years, largely as a result of growing exposure of people and... THEMES: Disaster Risk Reduction All Countries
15.05.2013 | Best Practice / Lessons Learned Recovery and Climate Change The Guidance Notes on Recovery: Climate Change draws from documented experiences of past and present recovery efforts, collected through a desk review and consultations with relevant experts. The collected materials are presented in the form of cases, loosely organized under several key issues and... THEMES: Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation NexusCoastal Zone ManagementGender and Social ImpactsUrban Areas and Infrastructure
09.05.2013 | Announcement Online Course: Climate Change Adaptation, Loss and Damage, 3 June – 7 July, 2013 This course aims to facilitate international negotiations and public sector work in relation to climate change impacts and adaptation measures through an enhanced understanding of climate change science and policy framework. Participants, including mid to senior level government officers, will learn to comprehend climate science,... THEMES: Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus
09.05.2013 | Announcement Visiting research position for PhD Students or Post Docs The International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) is now accepting applications for a six-month visiting research position for PhD Students or Post Docs. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop his or her research project linked to various aspects of climate change governance such... THEMES: Communication and Awareness
09.05.2013 | Factsheet / Brochure Building Resilience to Climate Change: Adaptation Technical Resources This brochure has been updated and includes a summary of the technical resources available to support ADB's operations departments and its DMC partners to identify climate change risks to development investments, and to plan for, implement, monitor and evaluate climate risk management interventions. THEMES: Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus
09.05.2013 | Report / Paper ACCCRN Asia Resilience Brief e-Newsletter (April 2013) The latest quarterly edition of the ACCCRN e-newsletter showcases exciting climate change adaptation projects now underway, new case studies, video blogs taken on the sidelines of key regional conferences and the latest ACCCRN op-eds and media stories. THEMES: Communication and Awareness
09.05.2013 | Report / Paper Environment Operational Directions 2013-2020 This publication aims to provide a coherent overview of ADB's environment operations and to articulate how it will step up efforts to help the region achieve a transition to environmentally sustainable growth or green growth. THEMES: Forecast and Assessment
09.05.2013 | Report / Paper WaterWealth? Investing in Basin Management in Asia and the Pacific This publication highlights how people work together to secure water for all by undertaking innovative approaches for managing river basins. It presents a total of 20 case studies collected from Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asian and Oceania. THEMES: Natural Resources and Agriculture
09.05.2013 | Report / Paper Country Report: Mainstreaming climate change resilience into development planning in Cambodia This report helps to explore Cambodia’s experience against three building blocks of an enabling environment, policies and planning, and projects and programmes for successful mainstreaming. This builds on discussions from government staffs from diverse backgrounds facilitated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). THEMES: Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus Cambodia
09.05.2013 | Report / Paper Agriculture and Climate Change Learning from Experience and Early Interventions Case Study Compilation Developing country leaders have had dialogues throughout 2012-2013 on how agriculture’s contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation could be effectively adopted under UNFCCC. Practical case studies of early efforts to develop climate-smart agriculture are now presented in this collected volume which provides comparison across... THEMES: Natural Resources and Agriculture