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...

CDKN’s Director of Policy and Programmes, Ari Huhtala, attended the Carbon Expo in Cologne from May 30 to 31. His first blog from the Expo reported on a dynamic mood and strong calls for more ambitious targets to encourage low carbon investment. Here, he discusses...

The latest ‘Inside Story on Climate Compatible Development’ from CDKN describes how the Philippines is seeking to build climate resilience at the local level. To increase its resilience to climate change, the Philippines has recently implemented a strong, coordinated strategy to mainstream climate compatible development...

This report reveals that biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific is in decline in all types of ecosystems, with the rate of species loss about twice the global average. It also provides examples of promising approaches for sustainably managing natural capital in the region. These...

This report aims to demonstrate how a rapid climate change impact assessment can be used to identify the possible impacts of climate change on a thermal power investment project.  

This publication is an essential guide developed by the Strengthening Climate Resilience consortium, as a step-by-step guide to using and applying the Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management (CSDRM) approach. It calls for more coordinated planning and action in disaster risk management. It concludes by sharing...

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 case study uses the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework developed by the African Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) to compare how REDD+ strategy opinions may impact LAC. It analyses not only how REDD+ may affect the provision of assets necessary for adapting to climate...

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...

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the economic impacts of natural disasters to inform both climate adaptation policy and the estimation of potential climate damages. It comprises papers that estimate the short- and long-run economic impacts of weather-related extreme events as well as studies...