Inclusion

Children are among the most vulnerable to disasters and climate change impacts. Therefore, it is essential for children to know how to live safely. The children depicted in this film are able to play, learn and practice skills on disaster and climate change response in a very fascinating way which is also easy to understand, easy to remember and suitable with their ages...

Recent natural disasters have highlighted India's vulnerability to the effects of climate change that are exacerbated by poverty, reports Reuters.'These deaths are easily avoidable,' said M. Sudhir Kumar, a civil assistant surgeon at Dakkili Primary Healthcare Centre, adding that not many head basic precautions like avoiding work in the sun due to poverty...

Disaster Law Working Paper Series Paper No. 4 

This paper addresses the so-called "climate refugees question", with a prevalent focus on cross-border movements. Given the current normative gaps and the incomplete scientific knowledge, it advocates for

'Any extreme weather event hits the poor the hardest as its effect is multiplied by their vulnerability,' says R S Deshpande, national fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research, according to the Times of India. 'The poor can neither afford protective systems like homes with the right roofs, clothing to shield them,'...

At least 2,200 Indians have died in a heat wave this summer, making it the deadliest heat wave in the country, reports Quartz. According to the article, sudden changes in temperatures will remain deadly. After the 2003 heat wave in Europe, France adopted a warning system and in the 2006 heat wave, it is estimated that the system prevented as many as 4,400 deaths...

This plan is an updated version of the first comprehensive early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events in India launched in Ahmedabad in 2013.

This issue brief is one of four published to provide specific recommendations for leading stakeholders and the most vulnerable residents who will be impacted by extreme heat in Ahmedabad: key government agencies, health care professionals, outdoor workers

This report aims to help people understand how new communication and information sharing technologies can enhance risk reduction and preparedness measures. The report offers recommendations for the implementation for new communication and information