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For further information:
Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI) /
Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention, Research Institute (SEADPRI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Joy Jacqueline Pereira, joy@ukm.my;
Tan Ching Tiong, tctiong@gmail.com
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PROJECT
The national communications submitted to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) showed gaps in capacity, including research, in effectively coping with climate change impacts. The need for enhanced adaptation research and policymaking capacity in developing Asia was recognized in Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) stakeholder consultations. The Project aims to strengthen the capacity of researchers and policymakers in Asia on adaptation. IGES consultations concluded that practical demonstrations on promising mainstreaming options, capacity strengthening and streamlining financial mechanisms are crucial to make further progress. Furthermore, many policymakers called for identifying metrics or indicators to monitor the effectiveness of adaptation actions. Mainstreaming adaptation concerns in sectoral policymaking is relatively new and research on adaptation metrics is almost non-existent. Hence, the project has theoretical and practical significance and is well positioned to feed into the 5th Assessment Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and national policy processes.
The project adopts a three-pronged approach to strengthen research capacity on adaptation through:
- Identification of practical options for mainstreaming and metrics for monitoring the effectiveness of adaptation policies and measures;
- Exchange of adaptation policy-relevant Information through creating a network called ARPNAP (Adaptation Research and Policy Network for Asia and Pacific); and
- Dissemination of outputs beyond the project boundaries.
Aims and Objectives
The project aims to strengthen research capacity on mainstreaming climate change adaptation concerns into agricultural and water policies and create a network for adaptation policy research in Asia (ARPNAP: Adaptation Research and Policy Network for Asia and the Pacific).
The objectives of the project are:
- to assess technical, institutional and regulatory barriers to integrate climate change adaptation concerns at both policy and operational levels and propose countermeasures,
- to develop metrics for monitoring the progress in mainstreaming adaptation in sectoral policies and operations,
- to identify characteristics of selected policies that will enhance adaptive capacity, and examine how such policies can adapt to a range of conditions,
- to create ARPNAP network linking adaptation research and policy makers in Asia, and
- to disseminate project findings to a wider audience and enhance knowledge of adaptation in Asia through research-policy dialogues and project publications.
Project Members:
List of project members:
- Malaysia: Institute for Environment and Development, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (LESTARI-UKM), Malaysia.
Role: Project coordination, and implementation of activities in Malaysia, Networking in Archipelagic Southeast Asia.
- India: MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Role: Project implementation in India and Networking in South Asia.
- Vietnam: Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment (IMHEN), Vietnam.
Role: Project implementation in Vietnam and Networking in Mekong countries.
- Japan: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Hayama.
Role: Partner and mentor institute to develop methodologies and build adaptation research and policy networks in Asia in general and East Asia in particular.
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