This ADB report provides a summary of the outcomes of the COP 18 meetings in Doha and ADB’s participation during the meetings. The outcomes of this conference consist of a series of decisions termed the Doha Climate Gateway, which include five actions to be carried...

This report discusses methodologies and results of two case studies aimed at developing and testing a participatory risk assessment toolkit for the fast-growing secondary cities of Satkhira (Bangladesh) and Huế (Vietnam) which are both exposed to rapid urban development and existing vulnerability to climate-related impacts...

This report summarises results and findings from the Practical Action-Bangladesh project “Mainstreaming Livelihood-centred Approaches to Disaster Management” implemented in the Sirajganj District, Bangladesh, highlighting the success factors and lessons learnt with respect to increasing community resilience towards vulnerabilities. It emphasises that vulnerability to disaster risks...

The report introduces ten good practices that Mercy Corps Nepal identified based on its field experiences in community-based disaster risk reduction.  The report suggests several ways forward for communities to understand DRR field practices such as early warning systems, and evacuation, and search and rescue...

This report summarises findings from vulnerability and needs assessments conducted in four villages of Bangladesh that are experiencing different levels of soil salinity. It reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the current coping strategies as well as the potential of an index-based insurance scheme, designed...

The article maintains that Ecosystem-based Approaches for Adaptation (EbA) is a flexible strategy that can cope with the magnitude, speed, and uncertainty of climate change. EbA buffers human communities from natural hazards, erosion and flooding, enables people and biodiversity to move better to more viable...

This article examines benefits that could be generated through the use of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA). The article argues that investment in EbA is a key to job creation that simultaneously contributes to poverty eradication and sustainable long-term food security. Such investments enhance the competitiveness of...

This article describes an operational framework that indicates how characteristics of resilience can be synthesised from research efforts of many different disciplines. The conceptual framework provides practical guidance on building resilience now, rather than anticipating changes at some time in future. This framework is built...

The report assesses the current state of climate change adaptation in the Lao PDR and its integration into planning and policy processes, while looking into the institutional mechanisms and policies concerning adaptation, research priorities, national strategies for adaptation capacity building, and areas of intervention for...

The assessment aimed to identify ways to strengthen the linkages between scientific knowledge and actions required for addressing the impacts of climate change on agriculture and rural development. The findings highlight the need for a knowledge support system to generate, communicate, and manage climate change...