Status Of Climate Change Adaptation In Asia And The Pacific

Author : Mozaharul Alam,Jeongho Lee,Puja Sawhney
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319993478

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Status of Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific by Mozaharul Alam,Jeongho Lee,Puja Sawhney Pdf

This volume provides an overview of the climate change adaptation objectives set, actions taken, and challenges faced by several countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The majority of the populations in this region struggle to make a living from subsistence agriculture, and livelihoods are highly dependent on natural ecosystem services which are likely to be severely affected by climate change. Cases discussed in this book highlight successes made by governments towards achieving adaptation objectives, and efforts required to overcome challenges. While significant economic advances have been made, the pace of growth has been slow to impact the lives of a majority of the people who live below the poverty line. The chapters highlight adaptation actions for protecting people and their livelihoods in priority sectors, maintaining food and water security, supporting socio-economic stability including poverty reduction, and climate risk management. This book also maximizes readers' insights into the knowledge gaps and limitations of stated adaptation goals, and the bottlenecks that hinder implementation in different regions.

Author : Michael Manton,Linda Anne Stevenson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400773387

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Climate in Asia and the Pacific by Michael Manton,Linda Anne Stevenson Pdf

Commissioned by the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), this book offers a detailed survey of the current status of climate change and climate variability in the Asia-Pacific region, a thorough and thoughtful assessment of climate and security and clear recommendations on the best paths of climate research in the future.

Author : Joy Jacqueline Pereira,Mohd Khairul Zain,Rajib Shaw
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811660887

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Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia by Joy Jacqueline Pereira,Mohd Khairul Zain,Rajib Shaw Pdf

This book highlights the current issues, challenges, and priorities for climate change adaptation in the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The status of each country was prepared by a consortium of researchers in consultation with National Focal Points of the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC). National documents on adaptation actions, including local scenario and priorities, were reviewed where available and supplemented with an assessment of scientific publications to identify vulnerable ecosystems and regions. Adaptation needs and priorities were determined through stakeholder consultation in the respective countries. This allows for local-level perspectives to be captured and brought to the attention of policy and decision-makers at the national and regional levels. An important lesson from this exercise is that universities and research institutions at the national level have a critical role to play in bridging the gap between science and policy in climate change adaptation. These institutions also have the capacity to continuously facilitate transfer of the best available science for advancing climate change adaptation at the local level.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789292578527

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A Region at Risk by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Asia and the Pacific continues to be exposed to climate change impacts. Home to the majority of the world's poor, the population of the region is particularly vulnerable to those impacts. Unabated warming could largely diminish previous achievements of economic development and improvements, putting the future of the region at risk. Read the most recent projections pertaining to climate change and climate change impacts in Asia and the Pacific, and the consequences of these changes to human systems, particularly for developing countries. This report also highlights gaps in the existing knowledge and identifies avenues for continued research.

Author : Lin Erda,William C. Bolhofer,Saleemul Huq,Stephanie Lenhart,Shishir K. Mukherjee,Joel B. Smith,Joe Wisniewski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401710534

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Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific by Lin Erda,William C. Bolhofer,Saleemul Huq,Stephanie Lenhart,Shishir K. Mukherjee,Joel B. Smith,Joe Wisniewski Pdf

PREFACE ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi L. AMADORE, W. C. BOLHOFER, R. V. CRUZ, R. B. FEIR, C. A. FREYSINGER, S. GUILL, K. F. JALAL, A IGLESIAS, A. JOSE, S. LEATHERMAN, S. LENHART, S. MUKHER JEE, J. B. SMITH, and J. WISNIEWSKII Climate Change Vulnerability and Adap tion in Asia and the Pacific: Workshop Summary 1-12 A. IGLESIAS, LlN ERDA, and C. ROSENZWEIG I Climate Change in Asia: A Review of the Vulnerability and Adaption of Crop Production 13-27 I. AMIEN, P. REJEKININGRUM, A. PRAMUDIA, and E. SUSANTII Effects of Interannual Climate Variability and Climate Change on Rice Yield in Java, Indonesia 29-39 R. D. BUAN, AR. MAGLlNAO, P. P. EVANGELISTA, and B. G. PAJUELAS I Vulnerability of Rice and Corn to Climate Change in the Philippines 41-51 Z. KARIM, S. G. HUSSAIN, and M. AHMED I Assessing Impacts of Climatic Variations on Foodgrain Production in Bangladesh 53-62 LlN ERDA I Agricultural Vulnerability and Adaptation to Global Warming in China 63-73 WANG JINGHUA and LlN ERDA I The Impacts of Potential Climate Change and Climate Variability on Simulated Maize Production in China 75-85 M. A. WIJERATNE I Vulnerability of Sri Lanka Tea Production to Global Climate Change 87-94 B. BOLORTSETSEG and G. TUVAANSUREN I The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Pasture and Cattle Production in Mongolia 95-105 K. BOONPRAGOB and J. SANTISIRISOMBOON I Modeling Potential Changes of Forest Area in Thailand under Climate Change 107-117 K. 1. KOBAK, I. YE. TURCHINOVICH, N. YU. KONDRASHEVA, E. -D. SCHULZE, W.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : UOM:39015075669849

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Promoting Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific (financed by the Japan Special Fund and the Government of the United Kingdom) by Asian Development Bank Pdf

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002984

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Getting the Message Across by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789290920731

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Responding to Climate Change in the Pacific by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The Asian Development Bank's Pacific Climate Change Program will address climate change-related technical and financing needs and support the planning and implementation of the climate responsive national development plans of Pacific developing member countries. Using innovative financing mechanisms, the program will build on and enhance efforts to-date by a variety of development partners, and will work with regional and national agencies and local communities to create and promote knowledge, skills, and practices in climate change-related fields.

Author : Joo-Cheong Tham, Eselealofa ‘Ese’ Apinelu,Julien Barbara,Motoky Hayakawa,Elise Howard,Om Katel,Romitesh Kant,Khalisah Khalid,Melissa Low,Niranjan Sahoo
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789176716342

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Climate Change and Democracy: Insights from Asia and the Pacific by Joo-Cheong Tham, Eselealofa ‘Ese’ Apinelu,Julien Barbara,Motoky Hayakawa,Elise Howard,Om Katel,Romitesh Kant,Khalisah Khalid,Melissa Low,Niranjan Sahoo Pdf

Democracy is on trial in the climate crisis. It is charged with having failed to prevent dangerous climate change. To its critics, the very same features of democracy praised as its defining virtues—popular sovereignty, the accountability and responsiveness of elected officials, public debate and deliberation—are handicaps that impede effective climate action. However, this trial is not over and it would not be safe to deliver a verdict at this stage. The case for authoritarian regimes is flawed in both theory and practice and while it is late for preventing the worst impacts of climate change, there is still a window to provide a climate-safe future. Here, it is overwhelmingly democratic nations that are taking the lead. With this in mind, this Report focuses on democracy and the climate crisis in the Asia and the Pacific region. A regional approach based on case studies has been chosen to contextualize the challenges to democracy arising from this crisis. The Asia and the Pacific region is significant for several reasons—it is the most populous in the world; it is a region that will be disproportionately affected by climate change and where many countries are considered highly vulnerable; and, as this Report makes clear, it is also a place where there have been vibrant innovations to democratic institutions and practices for dealing with the climate crisis.

Author : Venkatachalam Anbumozhi,Meinhard Breiling,Vangimalla R. Reddy,Selvarajah Pathmarajah
Publisher : Sage Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9353882117

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Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific by Venkatachalam Anbumozhi,Meinhard Breiling,Vangimalla R. Reddy,Selvarajah Pathmarajah Pdf

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges to global economic development. Left unchecked, continued global warming could cause worldwide social and environmental disruption. The Asia and Pacific region is more vulnerable to climate change risks than other regions due to its dependence on the natural resources and agriculture sectors. Densely populated coastal areas, weak institutions, and the poverty of a considerable proportion of its population add to the susceptibility of this region. Adaptation--making adjustments in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate stimuli-- becomes a key strategy for sustaining economic growth. This volume examines the framework conditions for integrating climate change adaptation measures into agriculture, water, and natural resources management activities for the Asia and Pacific region. Based on the review of country experiences, the book describes key dimensions, suggests interventions for further exploration, and serves as a basis for planning and mainstreaming climate change adaptation into sectoral planning

Author : Lorraine M. Elliott,Mely Caballero Anthony
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415684897

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Human Security and Climate Change in Southeast Asia by Lorraine M. Elliott,Mely Caballero Anthony Pdf

This book makes an important and timely contribution to debates about the relationship between climate change and security in Southeast Asia. It does so through a human security lens, drawing on local and regional expertise to discuss the threats that climate change poses to human security in Southeast Asia and to show how a human security approach draws attention to the importance of adaptation and strategies for social resilience. In doing so, it exposes the consequences of climate change, the impact on community rights and access, the special problem of border areas, before going on to investigate local and regional strategies for addressing the human security challenges of climate change.

Author : Matthew Scott,Albert Salamanca
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000223309

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Climate Change, Disasters, and Internal Displacement in Asia and the Pacific by Matthew Scott,Albert Salamanca Pdf

This book examines how states in eight countries across Asia and the Pacific address internal displacement in the context of disasters and climate change. The Asia and the Pacific region accounts for the majority of global disaster-related displacement, but the experience of the millions of individuals displaced differs according to gender, age, ethnicity, (dis)ability, caste, and so forth and is dependent on the legal, administrative, social, and economic structures and processes in place to support them. This book adopts a human rights-based approach, investigating the role of law and policy in preventing displacement, protecting people who are displaced, and engendering durable solutions across cases drawn from Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. The specific cases in the book also reflect critically on the term ‘displacement’ and the wider normative framework within which this phenomenon is conceptualised and addressed. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, and practitioners working at the intersection of human rights, human mobility, development, disaster risk reduction and management, and climate change adaptation.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : UCSD:31822038161295

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The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This report provides a review of the economics of climate change in the Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. It confirms that the region is highly vulnerable to climate change and demonstrates that a wide range of adaptation measures are already being applied. The report also shows that the region has a great potential to contribute to greenhouse gas emission reduction, and that the costs to the region and globally of taking no early action against climate change could be very high. The basic policy message is that efforts must be made to apply all feasible and economically viable adaptation and mitigation measures as key elements of a sustainable development strategy for Southeast Asia. It also argues that the current global economic crisis offers Southeast Asia an opportunity to start a transition towards a climate-resilient and low-carbon economy by introducing green stimulus programs that can simultaneously shore up economies, create jobs, reduce poverty, lower carbon emissions, and prepare for the worst effects of climate change.

Author : Md Saidul Islam,Edson Kieu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030707538

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Climate Change and Food Security in Asia Pacific by Md Saidul Islam,Edson Kieu Pdf

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book evaluates the complex nexus between climate change and regional food security in Asia Pacific. Feeding the planet puts a lot of stress on the environment. The fundamental challenges we are facing today include how to grow more from less in a sustainable manner; how to optimize the entire food value chain from field to fork to reduce the carbon footprint, protect the environment and support biological diversity, cause less water pollution and soil erosion, raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. With a robust multi-site study in Southeast Asia, Pacific Island Forum and South Asia, this book examines the regional initiatives on, the current state of, and the future prospects for mitigations and resilience regarding climate change and food security vis-à-vis other regions of the world.

Author : H. Ha,T. Dhakal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137325211

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Governance Approaches to Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Asia by H. Ha,T. Dhakal Pdf

Academics and practitioners from across Asia and beyond revisit the issues and impact of climate change in Asia. They examine the preconditions for good governance regarding climate change, and the role of state and non-state actors in climate change governance, and explore different political-legal frameworks.