How Can Countries Adapt compiles policies and best practices on climate change adaptation, emphasizing the fact that the Asia and Pacific region needs immediate measures - both structural and nonstructural. This title discussions elaborate on issues related to water resources, agriculture, and natural resources management.

Foreword - Masahiro Kawai Introduction - Worapot Manupipatpong and Venkatachalam Anbumozhi Part One: Cllimate Change Challenges, Scenatios, risks, and Planning tools Review of the Economics of Climate Change on Southeast Asia - Tae Yong Jung Agricultural Impact of Climate Change: A General Equilibrium Analysis with Special Reference to Southeast Asia - Fan Zhai and Juzhong Zhuang Monitoring the Vulnerability and Need for Adaptation Planning for Food Security - Vangimalla R Reddy, David H Fleisher, Dennis J Timlin, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, K Raja Reddy, and Yang Yang Adapting to Climate Change-Opportunities and Challenges for Asia and the Pacific - Venkatachalam Anbumozhi Part Two: Evolving Adaptation Measures in the Region Valuing Natural Resource Management: Climate Change Adaptation in the European Union - Meinhard Breiling Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Water Security - Zhijun Chen Water Management Practices and Climate Change Adaptation: South Asian Experiences - Selvarajah Pathmarajah Adaptation Measures for Climate Change in Japan - Toshio Okazumi and Eiji Otsuki Climate Change Impacts on the Mekong River Delta - Shigeko Haruyama Integrated Approach to Climate Change Impact Assessment on Agricultural Production Systems - Tsugihiro Watanabe Adaptation in Urban Settings: Asian Experiences - Jostacio M Lapitan Part Three: Successful Programs and Measures of Adaptation in Vulnerarle Areas Flood Disasters and Warning Systems in Northern Thailand - Thada Sukhapunnaphan and Taikan Oki Integrated Flood Analysis System: An Efficient Tool to Implement Flood Forecasting and Warning Systems - Kazuhiko Fukami, Tomonobu Sugiura, Seishi Nabesaka, Go Ozawa, Jun Magome, and Takahiro Kawakami Effectiveness of Early Warning Systems and Monitoring Tools in the Mekong Basin - Guillaume Lacombe, Chu Thai Hoanh, and Thierry Valéro Insurance Solutions to Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific - Yuri Murayama, Harumi Yashiro, and Hideki Kimura Community-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons and Findings - Masanori Kobayashi and Ikuyo Kikusawa Learning to Adapt: Case of Gender Alliance in Japan - Midori Aoyagi Structural and Nonstructural Adaptation Measures of Climate Change in India - Agastin Baulraj Part Four: Action Plan for Policymakers and Planners to Reduce Risk Impact Adapting to Climate Change: Developing Local Capacity - Srikantha Herath Financing Adaptation Responses: Disaster Mitigation in Viet Nam - Bui Duong Nghieu Economic Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture at Farm Level - Kuppannan Palanisami, Coimbatore Ramarao Ranganathan, Samiappan Senthilnathan, and Sevi Govindaraj Supporting Climate Action Plans: The Role of the Adaptation Knowledge Platform - Serena Fortuna Part Five: Capacity Building Strategies for Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation Enhancing the Adaptive Capacity in the Asia and Pacific Region: Opportunities for Innovation and Experimentation - Venkatachalam Anbumozhi Current Status of Adaptation Planning in the Region - Tomonori Sudo Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development Planning - Youssef Nassef Conclusions, Policy Implications, and the Way Forward - Robert Dobias, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Vangimalla R. Reddy, and Meinhard Breiling Glossary Index