Chapter 1 Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: An Asian perspective

摘要: Climate change is one of the biggest challenges to development. Intergovernmental Committee in response Change (IPCC, 2007), with majority agreement, has pointed out that climate caused by human activities. Panel on (IPCC) also these serious impacts will directly affect poorer and more vulnerable communities nations. According Human Development Report 2007–2008 United Nation Program (UNDP, 2008), people rural areas are most change, because it affects resources ecosystem which their lives depend. Countries newly developed economy be seriously hit, economically socially, within next few decades natural disasters such as flood, draught, storm, have been increasing number severity. health adversely affected, multiplying effects different sectors.