ADB
14 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 March 2012: The Asia Development Bank (ADB) has released a book, titled “Addressing Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific,” which underscores that climate change will increase the frequency of extreme weather events, making more areas inhospitable to human habitation and secure livelihoods.
The report presents the potential impacts of climate change on migration in Asia and the Pacific. It notes that, while most migration will continue to take place within...
14 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 March 2012: The Second Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, which was held around the theme “Mainstreaming Adaptation into Development: Adaptation in Action,” identified transformational change as a tool in building resilience among Asian and Pacific countries.
The Forum, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12-13 March 2012, was organized by the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia and the...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 February 2012: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have released a report asserting that the challenges of resource constraints in the Asia-Pacific region are more serious than anywhere else, and proposing strategies for changing economic incentives to promote a green economy. The report was prepared as part of preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20)....
16 Jan 2012
The Asian and Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the UNCSD, in preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), will be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea and organized by ESCAP in collaboration with UNEP and the Asian Development Bank. In addition to the formal regional preparatory meeting, an event on "Capacity building on Rio+20 and effective engagement with UNCSD," organized by DESA, also will take place on 19-20 October; and a Major...
16 Jan 2012
These events are organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for researchers of environmental displacement and climate-induced migration in Asia and the Pacific. On 14 September, ADB is organizing a Researchers' Workshop on Climate Change and Migration in Asia and the Pacific. On 15-16 September, ADB is organizing a Regional Conference on Policy Responses to Climate-Induced Migration in Asia and the Pacific. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/researchers-workshop-on-climate...
