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| Title
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Supporting climate adaptation in the Asia-Pacific region |
| Partner
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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| Date of submission
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01/10/2009
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| Description
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CSIRO Action pledge
The CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship contributes to the Asia-Pacific region’s effort in adapting to the impacts of climate change and variability and informs planning, regulation and investment decisions.
This pledge will be realised through a suite of inter-related projects within the Climate Adaptation Flagship which focus on climate adaptation issues facing developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
These Asia-Pacific adaptation projects are spread across the Flagship’s four research Themes:
- Pathways to Adaptation: providing sound scientific knowledge about potential climate change impacts to underpin decision making, and understanding the socio-economic drivers and barriers that influence the adaptation process;
- Sustainable Cities and Coasts: developing planning, design, infrastructure and management solutions to help cities and coastal settlements adapt to a changing climate;
- Managing Species and Natural Ecosystems: developing and delivering adaptation options to protect marine and terrestrial species, ecosystems and the services they provide from the impacts of climate change;
- Adaptive Primary Industries, Enterprises and Communities: developing adaptation options for the primary industry and resource sectors to reduce vulnerabilities and enhance opportunities created by climate change.
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| Further information
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CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship
http://www.csiro.au/en/Organisation-Structure/Flagships/Climate-Adaptation-Flagship.aspx |
| Regional focus
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Asia and the Pacific
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| Sector
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Business
Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Terrestrial ecosystems
Transport, infrastructure and human settlements
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| Adaptation delivery activity
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Capacity building
Communications and awareness-raising
Knowledge management
Monitoring and evaluation
Risk/vulnerability mapping
Training
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| NWP work area
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Adaptation planning and practices
Climate modelling, scenarios and downscaling
Climate related risks and extreme events
Data and observations
Methods and tools
Research
Socio-economic information
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| Target group
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Communities
Policy makers
Practitioners
Private sector
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Organizations, institutions and private sector companies at all levels and in a wide range of sectors can become engaged with the NWP by becoming a partner and making Action Pledges. Information about how organizations can become engaged with work on adaptation under the NWP can be found here.
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