The Asian Development Bank published a set of seven new flyers on adaptation issues and challenges facing developing member countries in the Pacific. These include disaster risk management; shift from risk to resilience; resilience of their coastal and marine ecosystem; evaluation of the economics of...

A new policy brief from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) explores the potential for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to use ‘climate diplomacy’ to promote more ambitious international action on climate change, both inside and outside the formal, global talks. The policy brief urges...

As part of the support to the Government of Pakistan to develop a Climate Compatible Development work programme, this new report outlines priority actions on adapting to the impacts of climate change in the country. The report describes: issues that influence adaptation options; how international...

Greater engagement by the private sector in managing disaster risk and promoting climate resilience is vital to curb increasing losses from disasters. Not only would this benefit businesses themselves but it would also help to provide the resources and solutions for tackling disaster risk in...

Many of the communities across Southeast Asia are struggling to cope with a number of climate change-related hazards that include cyclones, rainfall extremes, floods, and droughts with severe damage and loss of life (Yuen and Kong 2009; ADB 2009). The rising frequency and intensity of...

The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) region has witnessed spectacular impacts of climate changes as indicated by rapid temperature rise, shifting precipitation characteristics, black carbon emission and uncertainties on climate change projections. The impacts are already pervasive in the 8 HKH consisting of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,...

The objectives of this research report is to provide an update of the climate change adaptation in water management for food security in South Asia, particularly focusing on Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. As a region as well as individual countries, the...

Five countries of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, located in the heart of the Eurasian continent, are characterized by arid climate conditions. The currently occurring climate change phenomena such as increasing air temperature, strong drought and dry winds, have an impact on...

The high level of vulnerability of South Asia to climate change is resulting from several factors, many of which are population-related. Five of the twenty megacities of the world are located in South Asia. South Asia is home to three of the most densely populated...

In the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region identifying climate change adaptation needs of the population requires focus on water, ecosystems and livelihoods as interactive systems. The majority of populations in the region and its downstream areas depend on water supply and ecosystem services that the mountains...