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Children walking to school in Indonesia
Update

Realizing Education's Promise: Rebuilding Indonesia's madrasahs and returning students to the classroom after an earthquake

When a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Cianjur district in Indonesia’s West Java province in November 2022, more than 13,000 students at private religious schools were thrown out of their classrooms because of severe damage to their buildings.
World Bank, the
Business meeting
Update

Seven guiding principles for preparing financing strategies for climate change adaptation in developing countries

As developing countries transition from planning to implementation in their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, a critical step is securing financing to implement priority adaptation actions articulated through the NAP process.
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Sand storm hitting the city of Basra in Iraq, 2022
Research briefs

Climate is one culprit in spread and growth of Middle East dust levels

Climate change is transforming dust storms—a natural phenomenon in the Middle East—into a more frequent and widespread threat to health and economies throughout the region, a new study shows.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
This image shows dead trees that were destroyed by a forest fire and are now covered with frost and rain.
Research briefs

Wildfires in wet african forests have doubled in recent decades

Climate change and human activities like deforestation are causing more fires in central and west africa’s wet, tropical forests, according to the first-ever comprehensive survey there. The fires have long been overlooked.
American Geophysical Union
A Senegalese woman harvests crop from her farm
Update

Race to resilience in action: Strengthening climate resilience in Senegal through digital agricultural finance

In Senegal, the impact of climate change is acutely felt across its vast agricultural landscapes, where smallholder farmers – many of whom are women – face increasing vulnerability due to erratic weather patterns.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Cargo ship crossing the Panama Cannal
Research briefs

Drought behind Panama Canal’s 2023 shipping disruption ‘unlikely’ without El Niño

A lengthy drought that caused widespread disruption to commercial ships passing through the Panama Canal in 2023 would have been “unlikely” without the influence of El Niño, according to a rapid attribution study.
Carbon Brief
An African man biking through flooded streets.
Update

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Floods in Kenya killed at least 169 people between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village killing 42 people.
Conversation Media Group, the
An Indian girl wearing a hat to protect her from the sun and the heat with a bottle of water in her hands.
Research briefs

In South Asia, heat stress kills without a heatwave

A new study shows that even on days where there is no official heatwave warning, the threat from heat remains. The authors showed the association of a newly formulated India heat index (IHI) with daily all-cause mortality in the three cities.
Dialogue Earth
People crossing road with umbrella in rain at Matunga in Mumbai Maharashtra India
Research briefs

Shifting winter storms bring more flooding to india

Western disturbances are hanging out over India for longer, adversely affecting water security in the country.
Eos - AGU
A women farmer in Zimbabwe walking along her field checking the crops
Update

El Niño and La Niña: four crucial steps to build climate resilience

At UNGA-ECOSOC event, FAO Deputy Director-General emphasizes the key role of effective anticipatory action in protecting and equipping communities ahead of shocks.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
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