Southeast Asia
Vulnerability of South East Asia is linked to sea level rise and natural disasters driven by climate conditions such as floods, landslides, droughts, and forest fires. More extreme dry seasons and wetter rainy seasons are projected to occur in the Mekong River region of the South-East Asian peninsula.
Tropical forest ecosystems provide environmental goods and services to the people living in the region. As climate change and climate variability can affect the provision of these goods and services, forests need to be managed and protected in order to maintain and restore their natural capacities to reduce the impacts of climate change and climate variability.
TroFCCA in Asia will focus its activities on the region’s development needs and priorities, taking into account its social, environmental and economic realities. It will develop methods for mainstreaming adaptation strategies into development agendas through assessing vulnerability and designing appropriate policies. The team acknowledges the importance of involving governments and national organizations in science-policy dialogues. The outputs are expected to contribute to national agendas for sustainable development in order to reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Activities in South East Asia will be coordinated from CIFOR’s headquarters in Bogor, Indonesia.
Activities in the Philippines will be conducted by the office of the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) in Los Baños Laguna, Philippines.
TroFCCA Southeast Asia Flyer
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