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Rising sea-levels, severe droughts and floods, extreme weather events and the melting of the Himalaya glaciers are only a few consequences that the Asia-Pacific-Region is increasingly facing. Societies in South and South East Asia that already try to overcome poverty and underdevelopment are particularly affected. Many people who live on agriculture or settle in coastal or mountainous regions are at high risk. Weather-related crop failures or devastating meteorological events as a result of climate change threatens their livelihood. Especially the poorer population often do not have the capacity to adapt to the changing situations. Thus, promoting the adaptation to climate change is of high importance for the two sub-regions. Appropriate adaptation mechanisms can contribute to reduce the risk potential of countries and mitigate the risk of disastrous impacts.

Together with experts from ten different South and South East Asian countries the regional workshop will identify threats and challenges for the region and discuss different approaches to adapt to climate change. Basis for the discussion are the findings of a series of country studies that RECAP has initiated in order to map and analyze the challenges in various countries within South Asia. Representatives of the central and local government, enterprises and non-governmental organizations will bring together different perspectives and promote the intra-regional and cross-sectoral dialogue. Finally, future adaptation strategy proposals will be developed in working groups and presented among the participants.