Inclusion

This Post-Disaster Needs Assessment analysis covers damages, losses, and economic and social impacts from Ondoy and Pepeng, providing a basis for determining recovery and reconstruction needs.

This institutional and socio-economic assessment report addresses the effects of climate change in the Pacific examined from a perspective broader than just biodiversity. The report focuses on the economic costs of climate change, climate variability and

'The fact that climate change will impact the Maldives is nothing new' said Vice President Waheed, 'We must refocus our effort on people, to adapt and further mitigate the effect on people who's lives will be most affected: the people of the frontline at most islands, women and children who are the most vulnerable'...

A recent study carried out by Oxfam, ‘Climate Change, Poverty & Environmental Crisis in the Disaster Prone Areas of Pakistan’ stresses the importance of adaptation to climate change to help people secure their lives and livelihoods...

Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, concludes The State of World Population 2009, released by UNFPA...

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This report addresses the need to adopt a new approach to humanitarian disasters which focuses on preparing communities to prevent and deal with hazards, such as drought, before they strike, rather than relying mainly on short

This book considers how gender issues are entwined with people’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change, and how gender identities and roles may affect women’s and men’s perceptions of the changes. It contains case studies that show how women and

This document addresses climate change induced hazards such as floods, landslides, and droughts imposing significant stresses on the livelihoods of mountain people and downstream populations. It looks forward to improving society's adaptation strategies