This issue of Southasiadisasters.net explores the important theme of ‘Climate Compatible Development’. As a novel approach, climate compatible development tries to address the overlap between climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) for the achievement of broad development goals. This issue entails an overview of the climate compatible development approach. The main purpose of this issue is to highlight the existing and evolving systems of knowledge that can help in tackling these emerging risks.