Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management

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...

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 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...