Experts point to growing awareness of the potential of nature-based solutions to climate change, but practitioners may not be accounting for the impact of climate change upon nature itself. There is also difficulty in communicating research outcomes, understanding the difference between monocultures and diverse ecosystems and managing solutions' cross-sectoral nature.
The Asia Foundation
Considering Laos's exposure to various climate hazards, its government is actively promoting public awareness of DRR. A new project, Prepared and Resilient Communities in Lao PDR, increases flood resilience by providing DRR training to provincial committees, building a safe community center, and offering training to support disaster-resilient livelihoods.
Univ of Melbourne
Researchers have developed a software tool that uses applied mathematics and big data analytics to predict the boundary of where a landslide will occur, two weeks in advance. The tool identifies the properties that characterise small-scale failures, which can shed light on how failure evolves in time, no matter the size of the area that is being observed.
