Climate change poses a serious risk to global food security and agriculture. Nowhere is this issue more pressing than in China, as identified in China's First National Communication to the UNFCCC, published in 2004 (presented at COP 10, NDRC, 2004). Climate change impacts research has...

This Resource Manual reviews the approach, methods and lessons from the first phase of the Adapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC) project. ACCC brings together Chinese policy makers, research and policy institutions, as well as international organisations and experts, to develop practical approaches to...

In 2014 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published its first global Adaptation Gap Report (AGR 2014) (UNEP, 2014), which put forward a preliminary framework for assessing adaptation gaps along with an initial assessment in three selected areas: finance, technology and knowledge. Further to the...

A variety of stakeholders in developing countries have greatly contributed to mainstreaming adaptation into national development strategies/ plans in different ways (national adaptation planning (NAP) process) as well as implementing adaptation actions, which are compatible to sustainable development. Bilateral and multilateral donors have provided support...

It is known that the global climate negotiations in Lima, Peru have resulted in a new document, the Lima Call for Climate Action that sets up the framework for negotiations on a new climate treaty to be agreed at the forthcoming COP 21 UNFCCC in...

Escalating climate change impacts are intensifying the need for local communities to adapt. But it is not known how much adaptation finance is flowing down to local activities, and there has been little debate on what ‘high-quality’ funding for communities looks like. This briefing summarises...

This report aims to fill a need for the latest thinking on climate change adaptation (CCA) in the Asia-Pacific region, thus the members of the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)* produced this report titled Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region to address...

International development assistance can play an important role in mobilizing additional public and private climate finance for keeping global warming below 2 degrees and helping developing countries in their efforts to adapt to climate change. The existing literature focuses on the role of international financial...

This training manual is part of the USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience (UCCAR) training course. This course is developed in collaboration with the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii. It aims to improve climate change knowledge among mid- to senior-level managers working in urban...

As governments find ways to minimize the increasing threat of climate change, and given limited financing available for climate change adaptation, they need to be able to prioritize adaptation projects and decide which of them should be funded first. This document is the third publication...