Inclusion

The human dimension of climate adaptation: the importance of local and institutional issues, child friendly version:

This report informs on the risks that poor people face now, and in the future, how they can use the resources they have available to

This report gathers peoples' observations of climate change in Malawi and what it means for their lives and livelihoods. They describe rising temperatures, longer drier seasons and more intense and concentrated rainfall. The report shows how climate

This paper examines the efforts of Jamaica’s risk reduction programme, through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), to address the special needs of children in disaster situations, with a focus on what has been done in

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This issue emphasizes how natural disasters impact and affect genders differently. It discusses the various ways in which using a gender based approach, when dealing with natural disasters, can have a significant

Women are being excluded from the debate over climate change, despite being most at risk, and governments should do more to ensure their situations and views are represented, campaigners and experts say...

Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of natural hazards in Africa, according to the UNOCHA and IDMC. A study by the two organizations found that 'natural' disasters displaced 284,000 people in Mozambique in 2007, 150,000 in Benin, 72,805 in Ethiopia and 59,000 in Algeria...

Findings of a study by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre:

This study looks at 'natural' disasters and forced displacement in the context of climate change. It has two

This book aims to stimulate the debate about risk reduction in urban settings and to identify key issues for further advocacy. It proposes a conceptual framework for understanding urban vulnerablity and link the concept with disaster risk.

It features an