39 research outputs found
South Asian Regional Study on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: Implications for Human Development
No full texthuman development, climate change
Creating adaptive policies : a guide for policy-making in an uncertain world
No full textCo-published with Sage PublicationsThe book describes the concept of adaptive policy-making and presents seven tools for developing adaptive policies. Chapters 3-9 describe each of the tools individually, providing (1) their rationale; (2) description of the particular tool; (3) discussion of how it can be used; (4) where in the policy-making cycle it can be used and, (5) relationships to other adaptive policy tools. Even in complex, interlinked systems, not everything is uncertain. Policymakers can design responses to reasonably address a range of anticipated conditions and learn how to navigate towards successful outcomes in settings that cannot be anticipated
Examining adaptation and mitigation opportunities in the context of the integrated watershed management programme of the Government of India
No full textClimate change, Adaptation, Mitigation, Watershed management,
Reducing health risks of rising temperatures in South Asia (RRR)
No full textThe RRR project (Reducing health risks of rising temperatures in South Asia) investigates real life heat stress experiences, both in urban and rural settings in India. A heat warning indicator, based on the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index was developed using local weather data. It tailored local forecasts based on these weather data, so the India Meteorological Department (IMD) could express heat stress levels that people could expect to experience three days ahead. South Asian regions have high temperatures already and these will worsen. People with low income have dramatically lower access to cooling
Migration and adaptation in the context of environmental change : lessons from interdisciplinary work in South Asia
No full textThe presentation breaks down results from a survey on migration gathered from participants in various regions of India: Deltas (4115 participants); River Basins (1987); Semi-arid plains (600); Semi-arid plateau (2725). It considers drivers of migration; household adaptive capacity; a resilience index; and adaptation measures. It also compares the differences in migration: as a reactive response, or as a movement towards intentional migration, part of adaptive capacit
Adaptation policy and practice in densely populated glacier-fed river basins of South Asia : a systematic review
No full textRivers are the cultural, social and economic backbone of South Asia. Himalayan glaciers provide source water for Asian river systems, irrigating millions of hectares of fields, and supporting close to a billion people who live in their catchments. This paper reviews literature for three major glacier-fed river systems of South Asia—Brahmaputra, Ganga and Indus—to understand governance mechanisms for climate adaptation in the region. Policy ambiguity at the national level in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan raises questions about the capacity of the region to operationalize principles of adaptive governance. Better seasonal climate information and flood risk maps are essential
