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The report assesses current and future climate risks in Myanmar, projecting significant temperature increases, variable rainfall changes, and rising sea levels by mid-century. It highlights vulnerabilities across biodiversity, health, agriculture, and infrastructure, while demonstrating how the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) uses vulnerability assessments in the Ayeyarwady Delta and Central Dry Zone to guide local adaptation planning.

The report finds that Myanmar is experiencing significant warming, with inland areas warming faster than coastal ones. Projections for the mid-21st century indicate temperature increases of 1.3°C to 2.7°C and sea level rise of 20 to 41 centimeters. While wet season precipitation is expected to increase, potentially exacerbating flooding, changes in the hot and cool seasons remain uncertain. The report emphasizes the high vulnerability of the Ayeyarwaddy Delta and Central Dry Zone, advocating for ecosystem-based adaptation and the integration of climate risk data into infrastructure and agricultural planning.

The document outlines the climate vulnerabilities of Saint Lucia, a Small Island Developing State whose economy relies on tourism and banana crops. It focuses on the Soufriere district, where physical capital and key industries like agriculture and tourism are threatened by hurricanes and water scarcity. The GIVRAPD project addressed these issues through vulnerability assessments, multi-stakeholder planning, and micro-insurance, concluding that institutional partnerships and local leadership are essential for improving community resilience.

The document highlights Jamaica's high vulnerability to climate change, particularly regarding its coastal tourism and fisheries, and describes the GIVRAPD project's efforts to enhance local adaptive capacity through participatory planning and institutional collaboration.

The case study examines human vulnerability to extreme events, asserting that it is determined by both exogenous hazards and endogenous characteristics of human systems. It argues that an evolutionary perspective provides critical insights into adaptive capacity, which is often limited by structural and historical factors. To demonstrate this, the text compares the root causes of vulnerability in Haiti and Chile following their 2010 earthquakes. The author contends that qualitative research methods are necessary to uncover these structural and historical root causes, citing the Global Islands’ Vulnerability Research Adaptation and Policy Development Project as a model for community-based qualitative assessment.

The document outlines a project focused on identifying the most and least vulnerable tourism areas in Belize to climate change. It details a methodology of reviewing and aggregating existing datasets and maps—including previous assessments of tourism, mangroves, and the coastal zone—to determine where adaptation investments should be prioritized to maintain healthy ecosystems and sustainable tourism development.

The document analyzes the institutional frameworks for climate change adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia, emphasizing that effective adaptation depends on governance processes, national-level policymaking, and civil society engagement. While both nations have developed adaptation policies and contributed to the UNFCCC, the analysis finds a need for more thorough vulnerability assessments and the creation of adaptation activity inventories to improve transparency and reduce duplication.

The study examines the impact of modern irrigation on farmer vulnerability in the Itoiz-Canal de Navarra region, identifying that small-scale diversified farmers are the most vulnerable to both climate and market stressors due to a lack of adaptive capacity, while intensive farmers are the least vulnerable.

The document describes a process for improving disaster response and recovery by integrating climate science and social analysis. It emphasizes that determining the influence of climate change on extreme events, combined with an analysis of exposure and vulnerability, allows policy makers and community members to make informed decisions to 'build back better' and ensure systems are resilient to future climate risks.

The Reducing Disaster Risk Cluster at SEI Asia focuses on the intersection of development and disaster risk across Asia. Its work is organized into four thematic areas: regional cooperation, disaster recovery and resilience, empowering vulnerable groups, and the role of culture in risk. The cluster supports the implementation of the 2015 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Sustainable Development Goals through research, policy engagement, and capacity-building, with specific projects targeting disability-inclusive DRR and long-term recovery analysis in Southeast Asia.

The research reviews the SDMPs of Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Odisha, and Uttarakhand, finding that while they provide a foundation for coordination, they overemphasize response and relief over prevention and risk reduction. The report recommends clarifying institutional responsibilities, innovating financing models, mainstreaming risk reduction across state departments, and better incorporating socioeconomic vulnerabilities and climate change risks into assessments.

The research introduces a method to reduce the large volume of scenarios generated by computer simulations into a manageable set for decision support. By integrating two distinct approaches—one focusing on policy vulnerabilities and the other on a diverse range of futures—the authors create a systematic selection process. This method was applied to climate resilient infrastructure planning for the Volta, Orange, and Zambezi river basins in Africa, demonstrating that a stepwise introduction of selection criteria allows for a transparent analysis of how different priorities influence scenario choice.

The document details a CDKN-supported project in Belize that identified up to 70% of the coastal tourism sector as vulnerable to climate-related impacts, including coastal erosion, flooding, and biodiversity loss. It highlights the role of 'grey-green' infrastructure and the adoption of a national integrated coastal zone management plan in February 2016 to enhance resilience. The study emphasizes the importance of stakeholder engagement, the use of interactive mapping tools, and the integration of ecosystem services into national policy to protect critical natural assets like mangroves and coral reefs.

The document reviews Tanzania's climate risks, highlighting a high vulnerability due to reliance on climate-dependent livelihoods and poverty. It evaluates the government's progress in establishing institutional structures and strategies, such as the National Climate Change Strategy (2012), while noting gaps in sectoral policy integration and the need for more targeted funding for priority sectors like forestry and infrastructure.

The CRiSTAL Parks User's Manual describes a desktop application that enables conservation managers to identify and prioritize climate risks to Protected Areas (PAs) and the communities that depend on them. The tool uses a three-module framework to understand the conservation and climate context, evaluate implications for management plans, and support monitoring and evaluation. It emphasizes a participatory approach, combining desk-based research with stakeholder workshops to identify 'conservation objects' and the ecosystem services they provide to local livelihoods. By screening existing activities and designing new adaptation measures, the tool aims to increase the resilience of both ecosystems and human communities to climate variability and change.

The manual describes the CRiSTAL Parques tool, which focuses on the links between human communities and protected areas to identify climate risks and design adaptation activities. It outlines a three-module process: understanding the conservation and climate context, evaluating implications for management plans, and supporting monitoring and evaluation. The tool emphasizes participatory methods, such as stakeholder workshops, to identify 'conservation objects' and the ecosystem services they provide to local livelihoods.

The document outlines a flexible approach to vertical integration in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), emphasizing the need to link national strategies with local realities. It identifies three core enabling factors—institutional arrangements, information exchange, and capacity development—that support the iterative cycle of planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E). The guide provides specific questions and strategies to ensure sub-national diversity, gender sensitivity, and the inclusion of vulnerable groups are reflected in national policies, while ensuring national plans are actionable at the local level. It includes case studies from Colombia, Nepal, and Morocco to illustrate practical applications of these principles.

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) provides scientific research and technical support to reduce human vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change. Through its Initiative on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk, SEI works to ensure development does not create new risks but instead enhances resilience. The institute supports global frameworks like the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, while providing regional support to ASEAN in Southeast Asia and IGAD in Eastern Africa. SEI's capacity-building efforts include developing analytical tools (such as the BalticClimate Toolkit and RISC-KIT), hosting knowledge platforms like weADAPT.org, and sponsoring 'writeshops' for early-career scientists from developing countries.

The document examines climate vulnerability in the Soufriere region of Saint Lucia, identifying significant gaps in financial, human, and social capital that hinder adaptation. It highlights barriers such as top-down government planning and a lack of incentives in the tourism sector, while suggesting micro-insurance as a tool to replace high-stress coping mechanisms among the poor.

The document analyzes climate adaptation in Jamaica, focusing on the Whitehouse region. It highlights the central role of government agencies in adaptation design, the importance of social networks and co-management in fisheries, and the significant barriers to local adaptive capacity, including a lack of financial capital and insurance.