Publications

03 October 2014

Urban Vulnerability in Southeast Asia Summary of Vulnerability Assessments in Mekong-Building Climate Resilience in Asian Cities (M-BRACE)

This report documents the process and findings of a series of participatory Vulnerability Assessments (VAs) undertaken as part of the Mekong Building Climate Resilience in Asian Cities (M-BRACE) program. M-BRACE is a four-year col...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia

03 October 2014

Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping of Selected Municipalities in Laguna, Philippines

This publication analyzes vulnerabilities of 12 municipalities in Laguna, Philippines using gender, geographic location, ethnicity, socio-cultural, demographic, and political economic variables, and maps the relative vulnerability...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Philippines, Southeast Asia

03 October 2014

Faces of Vulnerability: Gender, Climate Change, and Disaster

This publication highlights the social and gender dimension on the Philippine component of the International Development Research Center funded project entitled Building Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Southeast Asia. It do...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Rest of the World

03 October 2014

Climate Change Adaptation for Natural World Heritage Sites: A Practical Guide.

This guide aims to assist those responsible for the management of Natural World Heritage Sites to better understand how climate change may affect features of the site that contributes to its Outstanding Universal Value and to offe...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Image Gallery

Rest of the World

03 October 2014

IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report - What's in it for Small Island Developing States?

This guide aims to make the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s material more accessible and usable for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The guide provides decision-makers in SIDS with materials on climate imp...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Guideline / Manual / Toolkit

Pacific, Rest of the World

03 October 2014

From the Farm to the Table: Climate change adaptation project serving Palau

The article illustrates the "From the Farm to the Table" approach in Palau undertaken under the PACC project. The approach enables working with local communities to enhance local food processing to add value, improve shelf life of...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Journal / Periodical

Pacific

03 October 2014

PACC helps Tokelau better prepare for droughts

This article features the changes brought about by PACC after Tokelau was hit by a drought in 2011, which led to water rationing for a month. The resulting impact was that 75% of households had to survive with no water, and commun...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Journal / Periodical

Pacific

03 October 2014

Coursera: Small Island Developing States in a Changing Climate: Paths to Adaptation, January-February 2015

This five-week course launched by the United Nations Environment Programme and the University of Geneva will focus on climate change adaptation for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The course will present key concepts re...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Announcement

Rest of the World

03 October 2014

Climate-smart Disaster Risk Management in the Philippines

This adaptation note describes Climate-smart Disaster Risk Management (CSDRM)—a framework that cohesively integrates disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and development. The note outlines the three main pillars to...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Policy Brief / Strategy Brief

Philippines

03 October 2014

The Sustainable Development Goals – Will they deliver climate compatible development for vulnerable countries?

This working paper highlights key concerns and principles that emerged from three consultative events in Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia where stakeholders discussed the best ways to include climate change in the sustainable develop...

THEMES : Adaptation Strategies / Adaptation-Mitigation Nexus

PUBLICATION TYPE : Report / Paper

Rest of the World

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