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A wide range of options for adaptation to climate change is available in the agricultural sector. Prioritizing and monitoring such options for their effectiveness is vital for efficient utilization of financial, technological and human resources, and for addressing the issue of accountability in climate actions. However, the literature on measures...

Biofuels have attracted significant interest because of their potential to reduce CO2 emissions, but the extent to which they can actually do so has not been clearly determined. Nevertheless, many countries in the region have either started producing or have plans to produce bioethanol and biodiesel, and have set long term targets for them to...

Despite the fact that organic agriculture has been recognized and advocated, its expected benefits are yet to be realized at a large scale today. Conceptually, the key problems in organic agriculture in the region are due to high transaction costs and poor credibility of organic products. The former is particularly serious in the supply side due to...

Biofuels, a renewable form of energy produced from plants or waste, have attracted significant attention in Asia because of their potential to reduce GHG emissions, promote national energy security, and revitalise rural economies. However, the reality is more complex, and more nuanced policies are needed. In particular, the rush to promote biofuels...

Remarks: IGES White Paper アジア太平洋の未来戦略：気候政策と持続可能な開発の融合を目指して http://pub.iges.or.jp/modules/envirolib/view.php?docid=1577

The field of climate change is full of uncertainties that are limiting strategic disaster risk reduction planning. In this paper, however, we argued that there is lot to do before we get our hands on reliable estimates of future climate change impacts. It includes bringing together different stakeholders in a framework suggested in this paper...