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...

Located within the tropical monsoon belt, Vietnam is extremely vulnerable to climate change, particularly to increases in storm intensity and sea level rise. This case study examines Vietnam’s efforts to use mangroves as an adaptation approach, and illustrates how governance plays a crucial role in...

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...

This article published in ‘The News International’ on June 10, 2012, features the grave risks and vulnerability posed to Karachi, Asia’s fast growing city, by natural disasters due to its feeble infrastructure, particularly in the coastal areas. The city’s existing infrastructure, including high-rise commercial and...

Climate and agriculture are inextricably linked: the climate affects agricultural production and is itself affected by agricultural emissions. How agriculture is practiced therefore has significant potential for mitigating, for providing food security, and for improving the livelihoods of millions of food producers worldwide. There is...

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...

The frequency of intense floods and storms is increasing globally and in Asia and the Pacific amid the specter of climate change, pointing to the need for better mitigation and adaptation to natural disasters. This synthesis presents the lessons drawn from evaluations of information sourced...

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...

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...

This article sets out the policy, legislative and judicial responses to coastal adaptation in the Netherlands, England, and Australia. It identifies and discusses elements of the international and domestic frameworks that are considered essential for effective adaptation. The article concludes that an integrated approach to...