Southeast Asia

As a least developed country with negligiblecarbon dioxide emissions, Nepal does not havemuch to do on the mitigation front. But, how couldthe country with such poverty invest in climatechange adaptation? One of the best sectors t...

This book provides extensive data, concepts and toolssuch as maps for using the geoinformatics technologyfor monitoring, documenting, and understanding theimpacts of climate change. Geoinformatics, whichincludes remote sensing, GI...

This paper outlines four principles that can guideclimate adaptation responses in a manner thatsupports sustainability. Sustainable adaptationshould (1) recognize the context of vulnerability,including multiple stressors, (2) ackn...

Climate change will have significant and diverseimpacts on human health. This paper reviews thecurrent situation and projected climate changeimpacts for respiratory, diarrheal, and vector-bornediseases in Australia. Based on this...

Working closely with the People’s Republic ofChina and Mongolia and their regional partners,ADB continues to havesubstantial involvementin the region, where it hasbeen at the cutting edgeof climate change-relatedactions.

This publication identifies the significant issues andchallenges being faced by countries in SoutheastAsia, and highlightsemerging responses andbest practices. It describeshow ADB is workingclosely with developingmember countries...

Climate change will affect health in most countriesin Asia and the Pacific. It will challenge the publichealth community at the global, regional and nationallevels with emerging diseases and existing diseasesincreasing and spreadi...

 Scientific evidence suggests that variationsin temperature, weatherpatterns and sea level willimpact coastal ecosystemsand communities. Thiseasy-to-use four-stepguide has been developedto help coastal projectmanagers effectivelya...

This joint publication of IIED and Irish Aid is partof a series that aims to clarify the links between theenvironment, climate change and key development sectors, and provide guidance on strategies availablefor mainstreaming the e...

This report was prepared to provide a snapshotof how disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climatechange adaptation (CCA)are undertaken andintegrated, if at all, inthe Asia Pacific region. Itdoes so by taking stockof the past and ongo...