Climate finance is needed to help vulnerable communities adapt to, and also mitigate, the adverse effects of a changing climate. The governance of climate finance is a crucial issue for countries in South Asia, both in terms of how international sources of finance are governed,...

The 3rd Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum was organised by the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES); the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP); and the Stockholm...

This report represents a synthesis and summary of frameworks for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate change adaptation (CCA) interventions, with a specific focus on international development projects and programs. The authors have compiled a comprehensive collection of monitoring and evaluation tools, frameworks, and...

The brochure provides a short overview of the approach of Plan International’s child centred climate change adaptation program and presents four case studies on how the program is taking shape in Southeast Asia. The program runs in 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region with an...

SEARCA publishes four new briefing papers, which showcase climate change adaptation efforts and mechanisms in Southeast Asian countries. The publications include: Bell and Bottle Technology: Community-based Early Warning System; Hydraulic Ram Pump: A Practical Solution to Climate Change; Watershed Management and Governance in a Changing...

This executive summary provides an overview of methodologies and findings of vulnerability assessments undertaken in 20 Indian cities as well as recommendations for future actions. The full report will soon be published. For more information, please visit http://acccrn.org/resources/documents-and-tools/2013/08/01/climate-resilient-urban-development-vulnerability-profiles-

This report documents methodologies and results of the participatory research appraisal aimed at analyzing the vulnerability of people in four villages that are experiencing different levels of soil salinity. The study evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of current coping strategies and assessed the potential of...

This interactive resilience planning toolkit enables planners and communities to develop networked resilience and address indirect and slow-onset climate impacts or natural disasters. This product is accompanied with training series, case studies, policy briefs, technical reports, and additional tools that were developed based on ISET’s...

This policy brief analyzes the broad trends on climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector in Southeast Asia. It highlights the adaptation process framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that includes: 1) assessment of impacts, risk, and vulnerability; 2) planning...

This publication demonstrates 33 topics related to vulnerability, impacts and adaptation that are recommended for research. The topics are classified into three categories: information to support policymaker decisions; systems and regions; and emerging topics. Each of the topics describes why the research is needed as...