Inclusion

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

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...