The Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Science (CCAPS) Conference held in New Delhi, India, from 24-25 February 2016 brought together over 100 participants—HI-AWARE consortium members, partners, scientists, student researchers, and government and donor representatives—to discuss the reality of climate change and other changes taking place in the Indus, Brahmaputra and Ganges river basins. The conference was organised by Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) Research, and Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA).