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9 December 2022
The AASCTF Climate Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions Program thematic workshops were held in August and September 2022, which was designed to develop an understanding of the impact of flooding and climate change in cities and provided tools for assessing their own city’s context in which NbS…
13 June 2022
[Flyer also available in Bahasa Indonesia, Khmer, Lao, and Viet]
Unlike grey infrastructure, nature-based solutions (NbS) uses or mimic the natural environment to solve various urban challenges, and these solutions are often cost-effective and have multiple co-benefits, whether economic, social,…
7 June 2022
Heloise Buckland, CEO and Co-Founder of HUSK, discussed the challenges faced by Asia’s smallholder farmers and presented a circular economy solution that promotes soil regeneration and climate resilience through the benefits of biochar products derived from rice husks.
27 January 2020
Despite the presence of an effective system, Japan faces issues in prompting timely evacuation. This presentation provides an overview of the collaborative efforts between the central and the provincial governments of Japan in issuing flood-related early warnings. This material also talks about the…
27 January 2020
This presentation provides a comprehensive review of the current challenges and the requirements in disaster risk management in Japan. By proposing a novel cylindrical coordination approach at various hierarchical levels, the presentation demonstrates the possible solution for further improving…
27 January 2020
This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the legislative and Institutional arrangements of disaster risk reduction in Japan. It also shares details on the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders under disasters of different risk categories.
18 June 2019
Developing long-term low emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS) provides an opportunity for Asia-Pacific countries highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change to simultaneously achieve other development objectives, including energy and food security, economic resilience and resilience to…
16 March 2018
Natural hazards such as floods and drought increasingly occur due to extreme weather events that are exacerbated by climate change. To cope with the adverse effects of climate change, familiarization of agricultural insurance as an adaptation measure is needed especially by developing world farmers…
21 July 2017
Paul Ofei-Manu shares the underlying principles of social collaboration and case studies on initiatives that highlight good collaborative processes/practices