Climate Change Adaptation in Southeast Asia

✍ Scribed by Joy Jacqueline Pereira, Mohd Khairul Zain, Rajib Shaw

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 243
• Series: Disaster Risk Reduction
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
About This Book
Contents
Editors and Contributors
1 Southeast Asia: An Outlook on Climate Change
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Regional Arrangements
1.2.1 ASEAN and Climate Change
1.2.2 ASEAN Collaborations on Climate Change
1.2.3 ASEAN-India Collaboration
1.3 Regional Climate Change Risks and Key Issues
1.3.1 Implications of 1.5 °C Global Warming
1.3.2 Tackling Climate Change Risks
1.3.3 Transitioning to a 1.5 °C World
1.3.4 Strategic Initiatives on Climate Change
1.4 Concluding Remarks
References
2 Climate Change Adaptation in Brunei Darussalam
2.1 Introduction
2.2 National Perspective
2.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
2.2.2 Ongoing Projects
2.2.3 Key Measures and Challenges
2.3 Adaptation Priorities
2.3.1 Key Sectors
2.3.2 Potential Local Level Pilot
2.4 Concluding Remarks
References
3 Climate Change Adaptation in Cambodia
3.1 Introduction
3.2 National Perspective
3.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
3.2.2 Implementation Mechanisms
3.2.3 Vulnerable Sectors and Regions
3.3 Adaptation Priorities
3.3.1 Key Sectors
3.3.2 Potential Local Level Pilot
3.4 Concluding Remarks
References
4 Climate Change Adaptation in Indonesia
4.1 Introduction
4.2 National Perspective
4.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
4.2.2 National Level Vulnerability Assessments
4.2.3 Regional Level Vulnerability Assessments
4.2.4 Local Level Vulnerability Assessments
4.3 Adaptation Priorities
4.3.1 Proposed Approach
4.3.2 Potential Local Level Pilot
4.4 Concluding Remarks
References
5 Climate Change Adaptation in Lao PDR
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Climate
5.1.2 Natural Resources
5.2 National Perspective
5.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
5.2.2 Future Plans and Challenges
5.2.3 Vulnerable Sectors and Regions
5.3 Adaptation Priorities
5.3.1 Approach
5.3.2 Potential Local Level Pilot
5.4 Concluding Remarks
References
6 Climate Change Adaptation in Malaysia
6.1 Introduction
6.2 National Perspective
6.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
6.2.2 Vulnerable Sectors and Regions
6.2.3 Ongoing Initiative: Disaster Resilient Kuala Lumpur
6.3 Adaptation Priorities
6.3.1 Approach
6.3.2 Potential Local Level Pilot
6.4 Concluding Remarks
References
7 Climate Change Adaptation in Myanmar
7.1 Introduction
7.2 National Perspective
7.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
7.2.2 Vulnerable Sectors and Regions
7.3 Adaptation Priorities
7.3.1 Approach
7.3.2 Potential Local Level Pilots
7.4 Concluding Remarks
References
8 Climate Change Adaptation in the Philippines
8.1 Introduction
8.2 National Perspective
8.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
8.2.2 Climate Change Adaptation at the National Level
8.2.3 Climate Change Adaptation at the Local Level
8.2.4 Local Climate Change Action Plan and Other Initiatives
8.2.5 Research and Implementation Gaps
8.2.6 Vulnerable Sectors and Regions
8.3 Adaptation Priorities
8.3.1 Approach
8.3.2 Proposed Local Level Pilot
8.4 Concluding Remarks
References
9 Climate Change Adaptation in Singapore
9.1 Introduction
9.1.1 Context
9.1.2 Climate
9.2 National Perspective
9.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
9.2.2 Resilience and Coordinated Research
9.2.3 Vulnerable Sectors and Regions
9.2.4 Adaptation Actions
9.2.5 Education and Capacity Building
9.3 Adaptation Priorities
9.3.1 Approach
9.3.2 Potential Pilot on Climate Change Adaptation Finance
9.3.3 Potential Pilot on Resilient Food Supply Chains in ASEAN
9.4 Concluding Remarks
References
10 Climate Change Adaptation in Thailand
10.1 Introduction
10.1.1 Climate Change in Asia
10.1.2 Climate Change in Thailand
10.2 National Perspective
10.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
10.2.2 Mitigation Efforts
10.2.3 Adaptation Efforts
10.2.4 Vulnerable Sectors and Regions
10.3 Adaptation Priorities
10.3.1 Approach
10.3.2 Potential Local Level Pilot
10.4 Concluding Remarks
References
11 Climate Change Adaptation in Vietnam
11.1 Introduction
11.1.1 Current Climate
11.1.2 Projected Climate
11.1.3 Socioeconomic Setting
11.2 National Perspective
11.2.1 National Arrangements and Institutions
11.2.2 Near and Long-Term Climate Change Adaptation
11.2.3 Vulnerable Sectors and Regions
11.3 Adaptation Priorities
11.3.1 Key Issues
11.3.2 Potential Local Level Pilot
11.4 Concluding Remarks
References