Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and the Department of Freshwater and Wetlands Conservation (DFWC) of the Ministry of Environment, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust organised a consultation workshop for the development of a climate change adaptation advisory report for Koh Kapik…
On 5 September 2019, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Asia led a thematic dialogue on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for ocean ecosystems and water resources during the Asia-Pacific Climate Week.
On 27 August 2019 at the World Water Week in Sweden, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ launched a report that identified numerous gaps and opportunities for developing a standard methodology to measure the extent of the plastic pollution crisis. The urgently needed methodology will provide…
This week we launched the 2nd and final public consultation on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Global Nature-based Solutions for Societal needs – climate change, disasters, food and water security, health, social and economic development. On Tuesday 17th September a live around the world day for your say - #day4yoursay…
Since the 1997 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥-World Bank study 'Large Dams: Learning from the Past, Looking at the Future' and the subsequent establishment of the World Commission on Dams, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ recognises dams are, for better or worse, an integral part of a post fossil-fuel future in which energy needs are met for all.…
As part of the Mekong WET project, recent climate change vulnerability assessments conducted by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ in Cambodia revealed that wetland communities in three Ramsar sites would face increasing water scarcity issues, extensive crop damage, and a dramatic loss of…
The Mekong WET Project, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI), recently published climate change vulnerability assessment reports for Bang Pakong River Wetland in Chachoengsao Province and Kaper Estuary, Laemson Marine National Park, Kraburi Estuary in Ranong Province in Thailand…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s Mekong WET project recently conducted Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments at Lao PDR’s two Ramsar sites, Beung Kiat Ngong and Xe Champhone, to understand how climate change impacts will affect species, habitats, and livelihoods. Results show that changes in rainfall will negatively…
Population growth, regional socio-economic development, climate change as well as changing consumption patterns contribute to increased demand for water, energy and food in Central Asia. Multi-sectoral cooperation and planning, both national and regional, would help address these challenges in a…
Recent climate change vulnerability assessments conducted in wetland sites in Viet Nam as a component of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s Mekong WET project highlighted that rice farming, the main income of wetland communities, will be affected by changes in rainfall…