Asia

Region: Asia

Asia:

Projects
87
Resources
175
Stories
377
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Project : Sheltering from a gathering storm

Provision of shelter following disasters is one of the largest recurrent cost for governments and relief organizations, and the failure of shelters to protect people from hazards is a significant risk. Improving shelter design is therefore central to reducing hydro-meteorological disaster risk and supports adaptation to climate change.

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Project : iCoast - Understanding the fiscal regulatory mechanisms necessary to achieve climate compatible development in the coastal zone

Coasts are regions of great importance for human well-being and are of national economic importance for coastal states. Coastal ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services supporting a significant proportion of the world’s population, particularly in developing countries, but are some of the most vulnerable areas to climate change.

Feature
7th January 2013
Is India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change up to Scratch? A recent study looking at the design of the eight missions under India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change aims to provide policy makers, academics and researchers, civil society groups and others an evaluation of the country’s climate missions as perceived by experts in the country.
Feature
2nd January 2013
Nepal should highlight local efforts on climate change In an article for the Kathmandu Post CDKN/Panos South Asia Journalist Fellow, Pragati Shahi writes that instead of only crying for help to deal with disasters, Nepal should highlight local efforts
Feature
1st January 2013
Understanding how rainfall affects food security and migration How does climate variability, especially changes in rainfall patterns, affect the livelihoods of rural households in developing countries? CARE and the UN University explore this and many other rainfall, food security questions in their initiative, Where the Rain Falls.
Feature
1st January 2013
2013 Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum Register now for the 2013 Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum to be held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, on 18-20 March 2013.
Feature
24th December 2012
The road ahead for State Action Plans on Climate Change in India Sunder Subramanian, an independent climate change expert and advisor to Indian State Governments reflects on the opportunities and challenges for the State Action Plans on Climate Change
Feature
21st December 2012
Integrating sustainable urban drainage, resource-based sanitation, biogas and food security How can the capital of Lao PDR become a modern, vibrant and green city? CITYBLUES++, a project supported by CDKN's Innovation Fund, attempts to find out.
Feature
20th December 2012
Empowering communities to monitor the impact of their work Saleemul Haq reflects on how a programme supported by CDKN in Bangladesh is spreading an innovative new bottom-up approach to monitoring and evaluating community based adaptation
Feature
19th December 2012
Researchers seek shortcut to communicating for influence At a recent workshop in Bangkok, organized by CDKN partner SUMERNET, its researchers had the opportunity to engage with two key groups of stakeholders: policy makers and journalists. They gained useful insights into how to make their research more useful and accessible to policy makers and the public. SUMERNET researchers share their experience of the workshop in a blog.
Feature
18th December 2012
Taking stock of micro-insurance for disaster risk reduction – evidence and experiences in applying index-based micro-insurance in South and South East Asia CDKN is seeking a supplier to document evidence and experience of applying index based micro-insurance in South and South East Asia.
News
10th December 2012
CDKN Asia publishes country snapshots CDKN has released a set of country and regional snapshots featuring highlights of projects and achievements from Asia over the last quarter.