Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9789811660900 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 233 str.

Joy Jacqueline Pereira; Mohd Khairul Zain; Rajib Shaw

Opis

This book highlights the current issues, challenges, and priorities for climate change adaptation in the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The status of each country was prepared by a consortium of researchers in consultation with National Focal Points of the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC). National documents on adaptation actions, including local scenario and priorities, were reviewed where available and supplemented with an assessment of scientific publications to identify vulnerable ecosystems and regions. Adaptation needs and priorities were determined through stakeholder consultation in the respective countries. This allows for local-level perspectives to be captured and brought to the attention of policy and decision-makers at the national and regional levels. An important lesson from this exercise is that universities and research institutions at the national level have a critical role to play in bridging the gap between science and policy in climate change adaptation. These institutions also have the capacity to continuously facilitate transfer of the best available science for advancing climate change adaptation at the local level.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction: The State of Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia

Chapter 2: Climate Change Adaptation in Brunei Darussalam

Chapter 3: Climate Change Adaptation in Cambodia

Chapter 4: Climate Change Adaptation in Indonesia

Chapter 5: Climate Change Adaptation in Lao PDR

Chapter 6: Climate Change Adaptation in Malaysia

Chapter 7: Climate Change Adaptation in Myanmar

Chapter 8: Climate Change Adaptation in The Philippines

Chapter 9: Climate Change Adaptation in Singapore

Chapter 10: Climate Change Adaptation in Thailand

Chapter 11: Climate Change Adaptation in Vietnam

Chapter 12: Conclusion: Bridging Science and Policy in ASEAN: The Way Forward

O autorze

Dr. Joy Jacqueline Pereira is a professor and principal research fellow at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI-UKM) and fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. She is vice chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 2 on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability and a member of the UNISDR Asia Science, Technology and Academia Advisory Group (ASTAAG). Previously, Prof. Pereira served as coordinating lead author for the Asia Chapter of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (2014), lead author for the IPCC-AR5 Synthesis Report (2014), and review editor for the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (2012). In 2009, Prof. Pereira led the team that developed the National Policy on Climate Change for the Government of Malaysia.

Mr. Mohd Khairul Zain is a senior science officer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Initiative (SEADPRI-UKM). He is currently involved in research projects related to disaster risk reduction. He also actively provides input, technical advice, and support in the formulation of various government actions and negotiations on national, regional, and international platforms. In 2013, Mr. Zain was involved in the formulation of the country’s National Platform and Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction (MyDRR), which serves to integrate disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, engage communities, and build resilience at the local level. Mr. Zain managed the successfully completed ASEAN Project on Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia funded by the ASEAN India Green Fund.

Dr. Rajib Shaw is a professor in the Graduate School of Media and Governance in Keio University’s Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC). Prof. Shaw was the chair of the UNDRR’s Global Science Technology Advisory Group (Global STAG) and a co-chair of the UNDRR’s Asia Pacific Science Technology Advisory Group (AP-STAG). He is also coordinating lead author for the Asia Chapter of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. He is, in addition, the co-founder of a Delhi based start-up called RIKA (Resilience Innovation Knowledge Academy). Previously, he was the executive director of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and prior to that a professor in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies of Kyoto University. Prof. Shaw has published more than 50 books and over 400 research papers.