Report : Ability of local multi-stakeholder action to catalyse shifts in disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation This project and publication, 'Ability of local multi-stakeholder action to catalyse shifts in programme and policy environment towards mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation', studies the effectiveness of local multi-stakeholder action as an enabling factor for mainstreaming post disaster programmes and ultimately in state and national policies.

Inside story : Local approaches to harmonising climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies: Lessons from India In the disaster-prone arid zones of Barmer and Leh, India, climate change is exacerbating local vulnerability to disasters. This report looks at how best to overcome the challenges of integrating effective disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation into development planning and suggests how other communities can address similar challenges by using windows of opportunity in post-disaster situations.

The invisible disaster for the Changpas tribe in Ladakh, India Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan of SEEDS / Saferworld Communications reports from an emergency situation where a freezing winter is putting lives and livelihoods at risk.