Documents and publications

The urgency to address both population ageing and climate change necessitates a rethink and assessment of the impact of climate change on older people.

This study focuses on Locally-led adaptation (LLA) in the water sector, examining progress and lessons learnt from water adaptation initiatives in East Africa’s drylands.

According to a WMO report, there is an 80 percent likelihood that the annual average global temperature will temporarily exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one of the next five years.

The publication highlights the increasing public health impact of disasters related to climate change, with a specific focus on drowning as a significant cause of death during extreme weather events such as floods, cyclones, heatwaves, and droughts.

The aim of this study is to assess the development and trends in urban flood resilience at the city scale, as well as to improve the resilience of cities to these risks over time.

While global climate finance has steadily increased over the past decade, much more is needed to keep global temperature rises within 1.5°C by the end of this century and avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Τhis study aimed to determine the limiting and the fostering factors to an effective integration of forecasting in crisis management during flash-floods.

Due to the unprecedented rise in summer temperatures and higher rates of extreme heat events over the last ten years, the cost of summer cooling has risen from $476 in 2014 to a predicted $719 in 2024.