Adaptation policy frameworks for climate change : developing strategies, policies, and measures / edited by Bo Lim, Erika Spanger-Siegfried ; co-authored by Ian Burton, Elizabeth Malone, Saleemul Huq.

Includes bibliographical references.

Sect. I. User's guidebook -- Sect. II. Technical papers -- 1. Scoping and designing an adaptation project -- 2. Engaging stakeholders in the adaptation process -- 3. Assessing vulnerability for climate adaptation -- 4. Assessing current climate risks -- 5. Assessing future climate risks -- 6. Assessing current and changing socio-economic conditions -- 7. Assessing and enhancing adaptive capacity -- 8. Formulating an adaptation strategy -- 9. Continuing the adaptation process -- Sect. III. Case studies.

Adaptation is a process by which individuals, communities and countries seek to cope with the consequences of climate change. The process of adaptation is not new; the idea of incorporating future climate risk into policy-making is. While our understanding of climate change and its potential impacts has become clearer, the availability of practical guidance on adaptation has not kept pace. The development of the Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) is intended to help provide the rapidly evolving process of adaptation policy-making with a much-needed roadmap. Ultimately, the purpose of the APF is to support adaptation processes to protect - and enhance - human well-being in the face of climate change. This volume will be invaluable for everyone working on climate change adaptation and policy-making.