Inclusion

The Government of Samoa and the United Nations Development Programme have signed an agreement on a new renewable energy project, which is expected to improve the sustainable and cost-effective use of renewable energy resources for energy production. It is an opportunity for Samoa to demonstrate its commitment to the Paris Agreement and concern for climate change.

A new report explores how Sub-Saharan African cities have developed unique informal economies through urbanisation without industrialisation. With generally low preparedness to environmental shocks from both the population and governments, flexible and inclusive collaborations need to be developed in order to manage the risks.

Climate change-driven extreme weather is accelerating urban migration in Bangladesh. This loss of livelihoods for rural families is compounding problems such as child marriage and urban overcrowding. These problems are being addressed with climate change adaptation efforts and the training of youth to counter child marriage.

This Guidance on Planned Relocation sets out general principles to assist States and other actors faced with the need to undertake “Planned Relocation” in anticipation of or in response to disasters and the impact of environmental change.

This Toolbox seeks to provide concrete suggestions for States and other actors who are contemplating or planning to relocate people in order to protect them from disasters and environmental change. It identifies five cross-cutting elements that repeatedly

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority has updated the original Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience, developed in 2014, to incorporate climate change risk and deliver a comprehensive, all-hazards approach to building disaster resilience

A new study suggests the historic 1730 earthquake in Chile might have been larger than initially believed. There is a risk of a similar but shallower earthquake, whose moderate shaking might give people a false sense of security, and subsequent tsunami, which would have a devastating effect. This possibility could be used to inform disaster prevention plans.