Governance

'Disasters are becoming increasingly costly in terms of lives and destruction' said Melisa Bodenhamer, World Vision's expert in DRR. 'There must be a paradigm shift in the way that organizations think about development work'...

This publication introduces the policy spaces, the challenges and the case for childrens' participation in climate change adaptation, based on their unique experiences, knowledge and capabilities. It presents policy recommendations for addressing the

'The focus of our response has to be adaptation. A traditional farmer lacks the knowledge, the information, the skills and the capital to adapt by bringing in drought-proofing measures such as drip-irrigation or switching crops' said Chandrashekar Dasgupta from India's Energy and Resources Institute...

'My ministry through the Malaysian Meteorological Department is currently carrying out the second phase of SAATNM to enhance the monitoring and information systems,' said Malaysian science, technology and innovation minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili...

This paper outlines a pro-poor framework for action, linking poverty to water security and introducing interrelated issues of governance, water quality, access, livelihood opportunities, capacity building and empowerment, water related disaster prevention

The Cities and Resilience Dialogue, an initiative from the Rockefeller Foundation’s Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), encourages local City leaders and their national counterparts to discuss climate change resilience...

"The water shortage is worsening," said Rameshwar Shrestha, spokesman for the Upatyaka Khanepai Limited (KUKL), a government body responsible for supplying drinking water to Kathmandu's two million people...

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Rapport de la deuxième phase

Le groupe de travail interministériel sur l’évaluation des impacts du changement climatique, du coût des dommages et des mesures d’adaptation, piloté par l’Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement