Development of methods for systematization of adaptation technologies to climate change in the Asia Pacific Region

Abstract

 This survey aimed to develop two methods to systematize adaptation technologies to climate change impacts in coastal zones, based on needs to facilitate technology transfer in a feasible way. One is to organize techniques systematically, and the other is to sort correspondence relationship between required actions (needs) and technologies which have adaptation effects in developed countries (seeds), for example, in Japan. It was found that: 1) Information on adaptation technologies should be obtained and examined from wide range of information sources in many sectors including technologies developed and applied not for adaptation but for another objectives, 2) Needs can be identified based on a set of causal relationship of climate factors, natural and social factors, primary impacts, and secondary impacts, and 3) Level of needs for adaptation technoligies in each coastal type can be evaluated according to qualitative criteria.