Global Climate Change Adaptation

Global response on climate change is growing and continuously given priority. It is a fundamental concern where both the research community and international negotiation is increasingly indulged (Smit, Burton,… and Street, 1999). Disaster associated with climate change receives significant media and research attention (Schipper and Belling, 2006). Governments are now joining global efforts to mitigate climate change (Betsill, 2001). International community has made substantial effort to reduce the impacts of disasters both natural and technological triggers on people and livelihood (O’Brien, O’Keefe,… and Wisner, 2006). Climate change adaptation and mitigation is now an international movement to help the people to survive the increasing impacts

Adaptation should be understood as the adjustments in ecological-social-economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli, their effects and impacts (Smit, Burton,… and Street, 1999). It is also the process of reducing the adverse impacts of climate change to human health, well-being (Burton, 1992). It is the process of any adjustment, whether passive, reactive, or anticipatory with the objective of ameliorating the anticipated adverse consequences associated with climate change (Stakhiv, 1993). In terms of water management, some adaptation measures are the use of expanded rainwater harvesting, storing water and conservation techniques, water re-use and increasing the irrigation efficiency. The Cancun Adaptation Framework is an example framework of Kyoto Protocol in ensuring the implementation of measures by providing technical support and guidance on different countries. With those definitions, adaptation can be concluded as the means of fitting oneself to the impacts of climate

The framework will provide the process on how people can assess the impacts of climate change and the best practices that can help human to cope up in the increasing impacts of climate change. Capacity building and resilience are the key concepts and the central objectives of producing the framework. It can be understood that creation of framework for climate change is now a global response that invites all countries, government and people to make some actions, participate and engage on increasing the people awareness on the cause-effect of climate change and measures that could help human on adjusting, preventing or eliminating the adverse consequences of climate