Economics of DRR

To help developing countries make sense of the multitude of funds and instruments available for climate finance a landmark website: www.climatefinanceoptions.org was launched on the second day of the United Nations Climate Conference in Cancun...

To support African countries as they deal with the challenges of climate change, the World Bank has laid out a plan of action aimed at adaptation to climate change in Africa, seizing mitigation opportunities on the continent, building knowledge and capacity, and making more financing available...

'We want direct access to these financial allocations. We will work hard to be included in the priority list for the adaptation funding, because we are really vulnerable to the effects of climate change' said Climate Change Commissioner Naderev Sañoin, in an interview with GMANews, regarding the UN Climate talks taking place in Mexico...

This report focuses on the boombust cycle of the past decade in the least developed countries (LDCs) and offers alternatives for the coming decade, while they will be disproportionately affected by changing climatic conditions. It highlights that LDCs are

This report concentrates on the impacts of sea-level rise on coastal infrastructure, ecosystem and land in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It aims to highlight the financial implications of sea-level rise on existing and proposed infrastructure along the

A report to the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP):

This study examines whether the establishment of a regional fund would be a cost effective and efficient approach for Pacific Island countries to address adaptation to

Selected articles on the humanitarian implications of climate change

IRIN has been following climate-change policy developments since the countries last met in Copenhagen,
Denmark in 2009. In this collection of reports, IRIN attempts to provide a

The shadow of the global economic recession looms over Cancun, Mexico, where signatories to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will meet for the 16th time from 29 November. IRIN has been following climate-change policy developments since the countries last met in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009. In this collection of reports, it attempts to provide a humanitarian guide, and bit more...