Information management and technology

Water and climate change adaptation, 6:

This perspective document aims to support cooperation and decisionmaking in transboundary basins on a range of relevant or emerging issues related to climate change, and addresses adaptation to possible impacts of

Prepared for the State of Hawai'i and the Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program of the Department of Land and Natural Resources:

This report reviews the role of vegetation and engineered defenses for protecting people against tsunamis

Cara Mia DiMassa from the LA Times reports on earth scientist, Elizabeth Cochran's project to use personal computers to detect seismic movement...

This book focuses on governance and successful adaptation to rapidly changing circumstances. It addresses the issue of environment and climate change, and advocates for the development of greatly enhanced capacity by human communities and institutions, at

The Indian Express highlights the establishment of a new data centre for climate change in Himachal Pradesh to strengthen disaster preparedness for natural hazards and to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies...

This document reports on GFDRR interventions in 2009 and its achievement in maturing into a leading global player in disaster risk reduction and sustainable recovery, a reference for knowledge sharing and capacity building in vulnerable countries, a

This report aims to synthesize the wealth of climate information specifically linked to consequences across the globe that require the attention of the humanitarian community. The paper begins with a description of the state of climate information, an

Will Rogers of the Irish Red Cross affirms that 'The Red Cross Red Crescent is bringing life-saving health information to the survivors of the Haitian earthquake through a partnership with a local telecommunications company.' More than 1.2 million Haitians are being informed about the new service...