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Population ageing is expected to lead to significant rises in climate risk because vulnerability rises sharply throughout people's later years. But what if we account for rising longevity? Does this change our understanding how ageing influences risk?
Science Media Centre (SMC) Spain
Al-Khatam Desert Dubai
Faced with more severe and prolonged droughts, sandstorms and rising temperatures, finding ways to stop dry land from becoming desert, fresh water sources from evaporating, and fertile soil from turning to dust, is now crucial, say experts.
United Nations Environment Programme
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The aim of this report is to investigate the potential for harnessing key features of Transformative Innovation to improve the design and the implementation of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) strategies, based on empirical analyses.
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This study examines the impact of socio-economic and institutional support on community responses to climate change and the impact of changes in three selected regions of Senegal, which fall within different rainfall gradients.
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This compendium is both a resource and a practical toolkit to advance more concerted efforts on mobility within the context of the climate crisis.
In analyzing the possible causes, the research team discovered the issue was with the conversion equations used in comparing hazard maps predicting future earthquakes with actual shaking data, rather than systemic problems with the hazard modeling itself.
Northwestern University
By tracking the uptake of inclusive insurance products and services based on data from 2022, the report sheds light on emerging trends aimed at closing the protection gap for vulnerable populations worldwide.
Microinsurance Network
Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Emeritus Gary Yohe argues that adopting an iterative risk management approach is the most effective way when responding to climate change uncertainties.
Open Access Government

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