Climate change adaptation readiness in the ASEAN countries

The document presents a series of supplemental tables mapping the climate change adaptation landscape in ASEAN countries. It identifies key decision-making bodies, such as Cambodia's National Climate Change Committee and Vietnam's National Committee of Climate Change, and lists guiding policies like the Thailand Climate Change Master Plan 2013–2050. The tables also catalogue agricultural research efforts, including the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security, and detail funding sources, noting a heavy reliance on external donors in countries like Cambodia and Myanmar, while highlighting specific financial constraints in Malaysia.

• ASEAN member states have established diverse institutional structures for climate change governance, ranging from dedicated commissions like the Philippines' Climate Change Commission to inter-ministerial committees such as the National Committee of Climate Change in Vietnam.
• National policies specifically targeting climate adaptation in agriculture are in place across the region, including Cambodia's Climate Change Action Plan for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector 2014–2018 and Vietnam's Action Plan Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture and Rural Development Sector Period 2008†2020.
• Agricultural climate research in the region is supported by a mix of national agencies and international programs, with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security and the Basin-Wide Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability Assessment of the Lower Mekong Basin for Adaptation Planning (MRC, 2011) appearing as common resources for multiple countries.
• Climate finance profiles vary significantly by country: Cambodia relies heavily on external sources for 86% of climate-related expenditures, while Indonesia's funding is 73% loans primarily focused on mitigation. Malaysia is noted as not being "technically entitled to any of the funds available through the UNFCCC for adaptation" and lacking access to development aid.

APA

Salamanca, A., & Nguyen, H. (n.d.). Climate change adaptation readiness in the ASEAN countries. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-DB-2016-ASEAN-adaptation-readiness-Supplemental-tables.pdf

Chicago

Salamanca, Albert, and Ha Nguyen. Climate change adaptation readiness in the ASEAN countries. Stockholm Environment Institute, n.d. https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-DB-2016-ASEAN-adaptation-readiness-Supplemental-tables.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{salamancandclimate, author = {Salamanca, Albert and Nguyen, Ha}, title = {{Climate change adaptation readiness in the ASEAN countries}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-DB-2016-ASEAN-adaptation-readiness-Supplemental-tables.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }