Climate Research and Information Services in South Asia To strengthen responses to climate change in South Asia by providing policy makers with better evidence.  The regional climate research effort in South Asia will be strengthened by 1) better coordination of climate research and information services among international and national research funders with increasing numbers of jointly funded programmes and strategies; 2) an improved evidence base drawn from high quality evidence reviews and research into key areas; and, 3) greater visibility and influence of South Asian climate research on global and regional initiatives. This will benefit partner Governments in South Asia, donors of research and the research community by 31st March 2015.