Climatic variability and change are among the greatest challenges that society at global, regional and local levels will face over the coming decades. Until recently, virtually all work on climate change has focused on basic scientific questions regarding the nature of – and factors driving – change processes. Now global scientific consensus indicates that change is occurring and, that, whatever the causal factors and level of success in mitigating change processes, adaptation will be essential.-support research into local adaptation planningProceedings-of-the-Scientific-and-Technical-Conference-on-Adapting-to-Climate-Change-in-Asia–2-