Documents and publications

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate in September 2019. 

This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere prepared for

This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere prepared for decision-makers in Latin America by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN).

This briefing paper unpacks the unprecedented bushfire conditions unfolding in southern Australia, explaining why the conditions are so unusual, the influence of climate change on bushfires, and the challenges of responding to the growing bushfire threat

Gender-responsive Climate Risk Insurance (CRI) schemes can provide risk protection that addresses differences in women and men’s vulnerability to both climate risks, and disaster-induced wellbeing loss. Within this framework in late 2018 the

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate in September 2019. 

This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere prepared for

Extreme precipitation and flooding cause large-scale impacts on people, and are further intensified by rapid urbanization, infrastructure expansion, and large numbers of people residing in informal settlements in destitute conditions. This underscores the

Desert Locust plagues can be an important contributing factor to famines and a threat to food security in many regions of the world. The Desert Locust plague of 1986–1989 and subsequent upsurges during the past two decades demonstrate the continuing

This report gives a comprehensive overview of the new functions in the European and Global Observatories (EDO and GDO) that were created in 2019. This report completes the user documentation of the systems and is to be used in conjunction with the