This Open Access book's main focus is agriculture and natural resource management disaster
risk reduction and human resource development in the countries of East and Southeast Asia and
Japan. Asia is one of the regions which is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate
change. More than sixty percent of the world's people live in the region making it the growth
center of the world. Asia is vast and includes various countries and regions this book is
focused on East and Southeast Asia including Japan. It is essential to share the knowledge and
experiences for adapting climate change among these areas. In order to tackle these issues the
book aims to: Promote inter-local lessons learnt sharing climate change adaptations
agriculture and natural resource management and disaster risk reduction and human resource
development Provides insights into new adaptation measures and research approaches that can
consider the regional natureof Southeast Asia Share practical adaptation options permeated by
society in each country region This book will be of interest to researchers and students
examining climate change impacts in East and Southeast Asia.
