Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform (AP-PLAT)
Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform

Videos

Introduction

Posted :15/Oct/2021

Introduction to AP-PLAT (Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Information Platform)

E-Learning

The following are self-paced e-learning videos about emerging adaptation issues such as Nature-based Solutions, Compound & Cascading Disaster Risks, and instructions on climate projection tools.

Nature-Based Solutions for local communities

In these videos, you will learn about the four-step process for utilizing NbS during your project development.

Lesson 1 Understanding NbS
Posted :1/Nov/2021

Lesson 1 Understanding NbS
Lesson 2 Incorporating NbS into local policy and financing processes
Posted :1/Nov/2021

2.1 – Planning and Financing of NbS projects [NbS for the local

Posted :1/Nov/2021

2.2 – Implementation and M&E of NbS projects [NbS for the local communities]
Lesson 3 Practical Examples of NbS at the local scale
Posted :1/Nov/2021

3.1 – Learn with case studies[NbS for the local communities]
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3.2 – Case study—Bangladesh’s mangroves[NbS for the local communities]
Posted :1/Nov/2021

3.3 – Case study—Bhutan community tourism[NbS for the local communities]
Posted :1/Nov/2021

3.4 – Case study—Vietnam water-based urban design[NbS for the local communities]
Posted :1/Nov/2021

3.5 – Case study - Integrated coastal zone management in Indonesia [NbS for the local communities]
Posted :1/Nov/2021

3.6 – Case study - Traditional flood control in Japan: "Kasumitei" [NbS for the local communities]
Posted :1/Nov/2021

Conclusion and course wrap-up[NbS for the local communities]

Understanding NbS

This e-learning course on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is designed to integrate NbS into local policies and financing schemes.

Posted :1/Nov/2021

Welcome and introduction to the course
Posted :1/Nov/2021

1.1 – What are nature-based solutions (NbS)? [NbS for the local communities]
Posted :1/Nov/2021

1.2 – The four types of Nature-based Solutions[NbS for the local communities]

Accessing the GCF for adaptation

This lesson reflects on some of the insights to help proponents understand and navigate the process of collaborating with an AE.

Posted :27/Apr/2022

Module 1: Accreditation and Internal Arrangements04 2022 GCF M1 Final
Posted :27/Apr/2022

Module 2: Adaptation Technologies and GCF Finance04 2022 GCF M2 Final
Posted :27/Apr/2022

Module 3: Project Formulation

Use of the S8 downscaler (S8DS), a climate downscaling tool to aid climate adaptation planning

This course introduces critical climate change data and how it is used in many sectors to make decisions.

Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 1: Climate scenarios and downscaling
Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 2: Understanding and operation of S8 Downscaler
Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 3: Using S8 downscaler in the National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process

Utilize a climate projection tool "CLIMOCAST" for the NAP process

This e-learning course aims to teach how the climate projection tool “ClimoCast” can be used in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.

Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 1: Climate Change Adaptation and Future Climate Projection
Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 2-1: Generating data from ClimoCast - Introduction
Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 2-2: Generating data from ClimoCast - Map mode
Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 2-3: Generating data from ClimoCast - Chart mode
Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 2-4: Generating data from ClimoCast - Conclusion
Posted :29/Mar/2022

Lesson 3: Using “ClimoCast” in the NAP process

Utilize a climate projection tool "CLIMOCAST" for the NAP process (Japanese)

This video presents how to use "ClimoCast" in Japanese

Posted :13/Apr/2023

Introduction to "ClimoCast" in Japanese

Building resilience to compound and cascading disaster risks

This e-learning course targets local/national government officers and will help them develop the capacity to implement specific measures to build resilience against such disasters.

Posted :11/Jan/2022

Building resilience to compound and cascading disaster risks
Updated :30/Mar/2023
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Lesson 1：Compound and cascading disaster risks. What are they?
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Lesson 2：Six steps of disaster risk assessment
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Lesson 3：Designing resilience enhancing measures
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Lesson 4：Adaptive implementation framework
Posted :11/Jan/2022

Conclusion：Summary of the course

Climate adaptation and resilience building through sustainable waste and resource manegemant

This short course introduces key considerations and approaches for climate change adaptation and urban resilience planning from the perspectives of sustainable waste and resource management.

Posted :24/Mar/2023

Lesson 1: Crosscutting links between sustainable waste and resource management and climate resilience.
Posted :24/Mar/2023

Lesson 2：Engaging key sectors to mainstream sustainable waste and resource management in city resilience.
Posted :24/Mar/2023

Lesson 3: Case studies and scenarios from cities in the developing world

Increasing coherence in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

This short course outlines some of the key concepts, opportunities, and challenges for enhancing and integrating climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

Posted :24/Mar/2023

Lesson 1：Integrating adaptation with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework
Posted :24/Mar/2023

Lesson 2：Integrating Climate Change Adaptation, SDGs and Disaster Risk Reduction
Posted :24/Mar/2023

Lesson 3：Challenges and opportunities for policy integration, including national adaptation planning

Interviews (Japan's Case Studies)

The following are videos provided by AP-PLAT on climate change adaptation in Japan. It is available with English subtitles.

Posted :18/Aug/2022

Adaptation measures in Cultivation of Japanese Pears

The Laboratory of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture at Tottori University, is extensively researching the mechanisms related to the abnormal flowering of pears, which are greatly affected by global warming.
Posted :9/Jun/2022

Adaptation for Legume Plants at Ryukoku University

This is an interview with Professor Daimon from the Laboratory of Crop Science of the Faculty of Agriculture at Ryukoku University.
Posted :31/Mar/2022

Nagasaki Prefecture, the Frontier of Construction of Seaweed Beds

This is an interview with the Nagasaki Prefectural Government and the Iki Sea Farming Center. They aim to create spring seaweed beds and ensure a seedling production system.
Posted :8/Mar/2022

Relocation of a brewery from Gifu Prefecture to Hokkaido

This is an interview with MICHIZAKURASHUZOU Inc., which is a sake brewery publicly constructed and privately run in Hokkaido.

Posted :16/Sep/2022

Coral Conservation Activities in the Pacific Side of Shikoku Coasts

This is an interview with Kuroshio Biological Research Institute, and other members of the staff working on ecosystem conservation and research surveys in Kochi Prefecture and the Pacific side of Shikoku Coasts.
Posted :18/Jun/2022

Toyama Prefecture “Fufufu” the rice variety resistant to high temperatures

This is an interview with Mr. Yuichiro Kojima, from the Breeding Section of the Agricultural Research Institute, regarding wet-land rice which has already experienced climate change impacts in the field of agriculture.
Posted :16/Apr/2022

Wine grape cultivation (Yoichi, Hokkaido)

An interview with Ochigavi Winery in Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan, introduces the weather conditions suitable for viticulture and the grape varieties to be grown, taking into account the effects of future climate change.
Posted :8/Jan/2022

Prof. Mimura of Ibaraki University explains the background and prospects for future adaptation promotion plans in Japan, while Prof. Yokoki and Assoc. Prof. Tamura of Ibaraki University talk about adaptation promotion in agriculture and disaster prevention.