Latest additions to the knowledge base

CWR releases a new 8-Factsheet Survival Guide to help Hong Kong navigate and survive rising seas, which pose multiple existential threats to the region.

Parametric catastrophe bonds are a hybrid insurance and capital market instrument that are being used by sovereign nations and risk pools to speed up the claims payment process and increase the transparency of risk transfer.

The climate adaptation part of the "Hong Kong Climate Action Plan 2050" only focuses on the achievements of engineering projects dealing with climate disasters, and does not take into account the plight of the above-mentioned disadvantaged groups.

Impact of climate change on the city is becoming increasingly obvious, according to local and international scientists.

This study examines the historical impacts of Tropical Cyclones (TCs) in Hong Kong and evaluates the association between economic losses and different TC hazards/parameters (i.e., wind, rainfall, and storm surge).

This paper asks to what extent learning has occurred with regard to COVID-19. That is, of past experience with pandemics, whether countries learned from the pandemic experience of others, or from their own experience with other types of emergencies.

This article explores the daily difficulties people with disabilities face in extreme weather, what policies and measures can support them, and how to engage them in climate change mitigation and adaptation in their daily lives.

In Hong Kong, outdoor work under extreme weather is an issue of occupational safety and health. The SAR government does not have legally binding regulations, but just rely on the basic protection of work-related injuries.