In this article it is argued that Disaster Management practice in India need to change the old mindset of disaster relief, to include quick planning and actions, using verifiable space data and avoid delay causing detailed assessments in deciding any government run relief package. We...

The business community is still struggling to understand how the impacts of climate change will affect their bottom line. It is nearly impossible to predict how changes in certain climates will affect weather patterns, growing seasons, crops, production, supply routes, labor, and even consumer demands....

Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) is inviting political leaders, academics, civil society activists, and other interested individuals to contribute papers on CCA best practices. A number of contributors may be invited to present papers at the conference, or to include their papers in...

This report is an account of a cross-country study that covered Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Covering four sites (one each in Indonesia and Vietnam) and two sites in the Philippines, the study documented the impacts of three climate hazards affecting coastal communities, namely typhoon/flooding,...

The two-year programme entitled ‘Capacity Building Programme on the Economic of Climate Change Adaptation (ECCA)’ was launched in October 2012 to identify gaps in capacity development needs in an area that is critical for helping targeted Asian countries to formulate national adaptation plans and access...

This blog introduces a case-based example demonstrating that it is not always easy for cities facing the threat of climate change to consider which urban groups are most vulnerable and which groups most resilient. Based on a recent ACCCRN session at Bonn, Germany, participants concluded...

Filmed at the 2013 Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation in Bonn, Germany, this interview with David Satterthwaite, Senior Fellow, Human Settlements, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), focuses on how the urban poor are impacted by climate change.

This study aims to help farmers adapt to an uncertain future through pathways that are beneficial regardless of future growing conditions. The study demonstrates a framework for prioritising adaptation approaches at a range of timeframes.   The framework is illustrated by four case studies from...

This guidebook describes a practical approach to bridge the gap between theoretical analyses of climate change impacts and the planning decisions that need to be made by city authorities and utility managers to increase climate change resilience of the water sector in the city of...

This publication provides a step-by-step methodological approach to help project teams assess and incorporate climate change adaptation measures into energy investment projects. While the focus of the guidelines is at the project level, an improved understanding of climate change impacts should also be used to...