Adaptation to Climate Change Setting the Agenda for Development Policy and Research A Symposium

Document begins: Adaptation to Climate Change Setting the Agenda for Development Policy and Research A Symposium hosted by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the International Institute for Environment and Development 25 October 2001 Kohn Centre, Royal Society, London Editors: Neil Adger, Saleemul Huq and Simon Torok Tyndall Centre Symposium Synopsis 2 Note: The conclusions of this workshop are discussed in the paper: Adger, N. W., Huq, S., Brown, K., Conway, D. and Hulme, M. (2002). Adaptation to climate change in the developing world. Progress in Development Studies (accepted June 2002). Introduction Dr Neil Adger, Tyndall Centre and CSERGE, University of East Anglia The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research is a national consortium for rtans- disciplinary climate change research, dedicated to the identification, evaluation and promotion of sustainable responses to the challenge of climate change. The Centre's headquarters are at the University of East Anglia's School of Environmental Sciences, with regional offices at UMIST, the University of Southampton and Southampton Oceanography Centre. Six other UK universities and research institutes complete the Tyndall Consortium. The Centre is funded by three Research Councils representing the natural environment (NERC), economic and social research (ESRC), and engineering and physical sciences (EPSRC), ...