This article identifies the future challenges that cities face in their ability to create well-being, particularly for urban poor communities, as a result of the compound effect generated by climate change, distinguishing between direct impacts, indirect effects and pre-existing vulnerability. This suggests that action to...

The article discusses the hardships due to continuous and heavy rainfall for over two months leading to floods and huge landslides in the western parts of the Indian Himalayas.  

In this paper, lead author Roehlano Briones assesses the effectiveness of ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) as a mechanism for addressing food security in light of the rising challenges of climate change and price volatility.

Elizabeth Colebourn, CDKN Asia Project Manager, reports from a CDKN-supported retreat for influential editors from South Asia on the opportunities and challenges of reporting on climate change. CDKN has recognized that the media has the potential to play an important role in the policy-making process...

This flyer summarizes the project between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) that will directly address key barriers to climate technology transfer and deployment in Asia and the Pacific.  

In coping with climate impacts, migration is far from being a problem, and could be part of the solution according to one expert. If prepared for and managed, migration could prove one of the most effective means of adapting to climate change and building resilience...

Understanding the cost associated with climate change adaptation interventions in agriculture is important for mobilising institutional support and providing timely resources to improve resilience and adaptive capacities. Top-down national estimates of adaptation costs carry a risk of mismatching the availability of funds with what is...

The uncertainty of climate change impacts, the complexity associated with climate vulnerability, and the lengthy time frame along which climate change will unfold make the “adaptation information agenda” unclear. Moreover, the South Asian region faces a range of data gaps and capacity challenges that further...

While the lack of disaster risk preparedness continues to produce a cycle of poverty and food insecurity across much of Cambodia, some communities are seizing the initiative and taking the first steps to protect themselves. The secret is a micro-insurance loan programme that was introduced...

The Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP), implemented in Africa by CARE International, is supporting communities and local governments to use seasonal climate forecasts and information on climatic uncertainty for decision making, as part of the community-based adaptation (CBA) approach.