Natural disasters and climate change impacts have caused heavy damages and losses to all sectors. It is the public sector however that absorbs a large portion of the financial costs of disasters. Damages to public buildings and critical infrastructures for example, are considered contingent liabilities...

This report provides a summary of the activities of APAN in 2012. During 2012, APAN enhanced its operations through the Regional Hub (RH) and the secretariat of the Steering Committee (SC) with the support from partners and strengthened ties with the sub-regional nodes and thematic...

19 August 2013IOM releases Videos of Asia-Pacific Training on Migration, Environment, Climate Change and Adaptation, supported by the GCSP. Last March, the GCSP – along with the Asian Development Bank and Foresight – contributed to a pilot training for policymakers and practitioners in Asia and...

Bhutan is a small, mountainous country on the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas. It has only about 738,000 inhabitants,1 but it is home to an astounding array of biodiversity. In fact, the country is in one of the world’s ten biodiversity “hotspots” (Myers 1988),...

Nepal is widely viewed as highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, both because of its geography – landlocked and mountainous, with rivers fed by the Himalayan glaciers – and because of its socio-economic makeup, with widespread poverty and a mostly rural population. Nepal...

Based on case studies in the Philippines, Vietnam and Nepal on development planning, this report proffers the following insights: Adaptation planning for climate change requires inputs from multiple levels of stakeholders and multiple layers of decision-making. New mechanisms may have to be developed within existing...

This practical course concentrates on business-related tools for reducing environmental impacts of operations and examines the role of business in helping to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Participants will gain the skills to 1) recognize the role and opportunities for business to engage with...

CDKN reports on how policy-makers and stakeholders are now looking back at why and how the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) came to life in India. Based on the recent roundtable that brought together the policy-makers, advisors and donors involved in these plans,...

All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) considered how the post-2015 framework (HFA 2) on disaster risk reduction can integrate learning from the field. AIDMI shared some lessons gained through its efforts to address the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), while paying special attention to climate...

In the Pacific, natural solutions can help us adapt in many ways.   Steep slopes in our region are often stabilised by deep rooted vegetation. As rainfall is expected to be more intense in the future, this natural buffer protects communities from flooding and landslides...