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National and sub-national policy for Education for Sustainable Consumption (ESC) is one of the powerful instruments to influence sustainable consumption (SC) behaviour at both individual and organisational levels. This report addresses how to improve the capacity of policy makers and governments in formulating ESC policy. It also addresses the...

Ongoing international negotiations are putting greater emphasis on the need for greater cooperation between developed and developing countries as well as among developing countries in order to promote climate change adaptation at all institutional levels. The pace at which adaptation is being implemented however does not meet the demands of climate...

Climate change poses a serious threat to developmental aspirations of most countries in Southeast Asia. The historical observations indicated general warming over the entire region with variations in the degree of warming and localized impacts. The Mekong River basin, which is the largest basin in the region that provides livelihoods for millions...

This policy brief explores opportunities to improve Japan’s strategy for promoting and strengthening green markets across East Asia by addressing both Japan’s domestic strengths as an environmental leader and also the emerging needs for green market development in other East Asian countries. Responding to a diversity of factors, this brief proposes...

This APFED Showcase Project introduces a range of innovative practices as a package to improve the adaptive capacity of communities to recurring floods from Padma River in the Faridpur District of Bangladesh. The project also tries to deal with the dilemma one faces on how to categorize a project as an adaptation project or a developmental project...

This paper presents available evidence for climate change impacts in India and discusses issues and barriers that make mainstreaming adaptation difficult in agriculture and water sectors in India. Evidence suggests a wide range of climate change impacts in Indian agriculture and water sectors. Most important ones being severe reduction in crop...

Adaptation to climate change is critical to minimize the impacts of changing climate. However, owing to the lack of appropriate metrics for adaptation, the progress in adaption has been rather slow compared with the mitigation actions that have clear metrics for greenhouse gas emissions. To develop adaptation metrics, it is critical to consider the...

Limited efforts have been made in assessing the status of mainstreaming adaptation in agriculture and water sectors globally and in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper reviews various ongoing adaptation initiatives implemented at national level in agriculture and water sectors in some of the countries of the Asia-Pacific region and identifies...

This is a special issue of the Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management edited by J.J. Pereira, J.M. Pulhin, and S.V.R.K. Prabhakar as an output of APN project on 'Strengthening the capacity for policy research on mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in agriculture and water sectors [CRP2009-02NMY-Pereira]'. For more details on...