Executive Summary Due to its already precarious climatic situation, which is characterized by scant precipitation, widespread aridity, highly continental conditions, and unevenly distributed resources, the Central Asian region is particularly threatened by climate change, which will exacerbate the already difficult situation. Adaptation is defined as...

South Asia consists of eight nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The uniqueness of the region lies in its intrinsic diversity in terms of ecological conditions and landscapes ranging from lofty mountains and deserts to long coastlines and island nations....

Adaptation has been viewed from various angles over time. Different definitions carry with them different emphases. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) defines adaptation as the “adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates...

Pacific countries are taking action at the national, regional and international levels to address climate change. As set out in the Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change 2006‑2015, building resilience to climate change is a key priority for Pacific countries, particularly as some...

Both the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network and the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Adaptation Knowledge Platform) share their common objective of establishing a regional knowledge sharing mechanism in Asia and the Pacific region with an aim to promote exchange of existing information...

The world is increasingly feeling the effects of climate change caused by global warming. Countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) alone are expected to see temperature increases of 0.5°C–2°C by 2030, together with a sea-level rise of 3 – 16 cm that will result...

Climate change is a stressor on human and natural systems and socio-economic sectors. It poses an additional challenge to the already difficult task of managing ecosystems and promoting sustained economic development in developing countries, in view of the relatively weak institutional capacity and the existing...

The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that global warming is indisputable, with evidence of “increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global average sea level” (IPCC, 2007). Investments, therefore, need...

During August 10th to 12th, 2011 APAN organized a Training Module Design Workshop at the Asian Institute of Technology. There were sixteen (16) participants who represented five national partners participated in this workshop. These includes Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Bangladesh and Nepal. The workshop was...

The seventh bi-monthly Sharing & Learning Seminar was organized on the theme “Gender and Adaptation to Climate Change” on 26 August 2011. The seminar shared and discussed: 1) Gender-related differences in vulnerabilities and adaptation to climate change 2) Gender responsive climate change adaptation initiatives and...