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August, 2016
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Author: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This report tries to advance understanding of climatic stressor effects on ecosystems and possible correlations and implications for societal losses and damages. Five case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America are used to illustrate effects through realworld examples, covering a...
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July, 2016
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As Indian cities grow, urban planners must ensure that basic infrastructure and public services are provided on a sustainable and equitable basis. Access to amenities such as water, electricity, food, drainage, sewerage systems, solid waste disposal, healthcare and transportation are key to the...
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May, 2016
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Author: ISET-International, CCCO Can Tho
Can Tho is situated in the centre of the Mekong Delta, with a population of approximately 1 million people. An Binh ward, a densely-populated middle to lower income residential area in the central Can Tho district of Ninh Kieu, has 10 local canals with a total length of approximately 10 km. About...
ASIA:Vietnam Vietnam:Can Tho |
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May, 2016
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Author: ISET- International, CCCO Binh Dinh
Quy Nhon is a city of about 300,000 people on the coast of Binh Dinh province in central Vietnam. City boundaries are expanding and urban development is increasing in peripheral areas outside the urban core. Like most areas on the central coast of Vietnam, Quy Nhon city is prone to flsh flods...
ASIA:Vietnam Vietnam:Quy Nhon |
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December, 2015
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Author: Gopalakrishna Bhat, Amol Gowande, Karan Shah, Tejas Patel
As Indian cities grow, they face competition and conflicts with other users, resulting in shortages. Climate change exacerbates these conflicts. The case of Latur and other cities is presented to highlight challenges they have to face in this context and to explore options for water...
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February, 2015
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On the coast of Java, the city of Semarang faces a multitude of climate-related problems including sea-level rise, flash and tidal floods, subsidence and coastal erosion. Using four case-study villages, this working paper explores how households are coping with the impacts of climate change. How...
ASIA:Indonesia Indonesia:Semarang |
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December, 2014
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Author: Mercy Corps Indonesia
City government of Bandar Lampung in collaboration with NGO Mitra Bentala has conducted a biopore project with support from ACCCRN. Biopores can help absorb waterand lower flood risk. It also can be useful to convert organic waste into compost that can be utilized as fertilizer.Video with English...
ASIA:Indonesia Indonesia:Bandar Lampung |
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December, 2014
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Author: Nivedita Mani, Ajay Singh, Shiraz A. Wajih
In Gorakhpur, India, periurban agriculture represents a practical mechanism for diversifying urban livelihoods and ensuring availability of local food supplies while maintaining open areas that can serve as flood buffers.The land-use pattern and ecosystem services in these areas are maintained,...
ASIA:India India:Gorakhpur |
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October, 2014
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This presentation was delivered in Asia Pacific Adaptation Network Forum, 1-3 October 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It explains coastal characteristic of Indonesia that is vulnerable towards climate change. The presentation raised several ACCCRN projects in Semarang as coastal city which...
ASIA:Indonesia Indonesia:Semarang |
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October, 2014
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Author: Vo Thanh Danh
This study examines the economic losses caused by urban flooding. It begins by identifying components of economic losses (i.e. direct costs and indirect costs) at different stages of the flood (i.e. before, during and after) and then using appropriate ex-post and ex-ante estimations to measure...
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