vulnerability

Comparing flood risk drivers and adaptation responses in Indonesia and the Philippines
Keywords:

Disaster · Exposure · Flooding · Vulnerability

Comparing flood risk drivers and adaptation responses in Indonesia and the Philippines

The drivers of flood risk are increasingly complex, intertwined and local. International comparative analysis of these local socio-environmental systems has the potential to strengthen governance mechanisms of flood risk. This research presents two case studies from Indonesia and the Philippines, showing distinct patterns of flood risk shifts. We show how what appear to be disparate...

Opdyke, A., Meilianda, E., Alfian, D., Santiago, J., E. Mendoza, J., Delmendo, P.A., ... A. Lagmay, A.M.F. (2025). Comparing flood risk drivers and adaptation responses in Indonesia and the Philippines. APN Science Bulletin, 15(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2025.2885

Assessing the health effects of extreme temperature and development of adaptation strategies to climate change in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region
Keywords:

Adaptation · Climate change · Health effect · Morbidity · Mortality · Temperature · Vulnerability

Assessing the health effects of extreme temperature and development of adaptation strategies to climate change in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region

While studies show that climate change is exacerbating health effects due to extreme hot weather, scientific evidence in the Asia-Pacific region remains scarce. In this study, we aim to assess the health effects of extreme temperature, identify individual and community factors contributing to population vulnerability, and develop adaptation strategies for temperature-related health risks. Various methods...

Cheng, L., & Huang, C. (2019). Assessing the health effects of extreme temperature and development of adaptation strategies to climate change in selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.854

Vulnerability of urban waters to emerging contaminants in India and Sri Lanka: Resilience framework and strategy
Keywords:

Climate change · Emerging contaminant · Resilience · Urban waters · Vulnerability

Vulnerability of urban waters to emerging contaminants in India and Sri Lanka: Resilience framework and strategy

Vulnerability and resilience of urban waters, under the shifting paradigm of climate change and urbanization, needs to be evaluated from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. We evaluated the vulnerability of urban waters of Guwahati, the largest city in Northeastern India, and Colombo, the coastal National Capital Territory of Sri Lanka, by analyzing the concurrence of...

Kumar, M., Chaminda, T., Honda, R., & Furumai, H. (2019). Vulnerability of urban waters to emerging contaminants in India and Sri Lanka: Resilience framework and strategy. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2019.799

The International Conference on Regional Climate — CORDEX 2016
Keywords:

Added Value · CORDEX · Impact and Adaptation · International Conference on Regional Climate · Vulnerability

The International Conference on Regional Climate — CORDEX 2016

The project, which facilitated the attendance, interaction, and training of early-career scientists from developing nations in the Asia-Pacific region at the International Conference on Regional Climate – CORDEX 2016 (ICRC-CORDEX 2016) was a great success. The conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden 17-20 May 2016, was jointly organized by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institution and...

Lake, I., Kang, H., Tangang, F., Gutowski, W., Lee, B., Kjellström, E., & Langendijk, G. (2017). The International Conference on Regional Climate — CORDEX 2016. APN Science Bulletin, 7(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2017.192

Community resilience assessment to support climate change adaptation in Cambodia and Viet Nam
Keywords:

Adaptation · Assessment · Community resilience · Vulnerability

Community resilience assessment to support climate change adaptation in Cambodia and Viet Nam

Rural communities throughout the Asia-Pacific are generally more exposed to climate-driven changes to their livelihoods than those in larger/urban communities. We developed and piloted a community resilience tool to be used to support climate change adaptation within existing development planning pathways. Our framework included 39 key questions based around outcomes related to (i) livelihoods and...

Jacobson, C., Tuu, T., Tran, P., Sieng, E., Nguon, C., Nong, K., . . . Smith, T. (2017). Community resilience assessment to support climate change adaptation in Cambodia and Viet Nam. APN Science Bulletin, 7(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2017.15