Risk identification and assessment

This report focuses on the issue of European flood regulation, including issues related to mandatory flood risks assessments, flood risk maps, flood risk management plans, the involvement of the public and stakeholders, the science-policy interface, and

A new series of pilot projects in Northern Kenya will place greater decision-making powers about climate change adaptation into the hands of community members – a move backers hope will create sustainable solutions for area farmers and pastoralists...

This document discusses the importance of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and the Hyogo Framework for Action to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS). The document explains the two-tier

This document provides an overview of how the risk management process can be used in designing regulatory frameworks in order to promote coherence across risk management policies. The document includes guidance on setting framework objectives

The paper aims at supporting decision makers and adaptation practitioners in understanding the challenges of assessing loss and damage and providing an overview and analysis of some of the key existing methods and tools that can be employed. The paper

This paper outlines three methods for assessing the costs and benefits of different adaptation options. The paper aims to elaborate on the role and purpose of assessment and to explain the most commonly used assessment approaches. The paper is comprised

'CCORAL is a practical approach to cost-effective climate-resilient investment projects,' says Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre. 'CCORAL will aid the region in defining approaches and solutions that will provide benefits now and in the future by adopting ‘no-regret’ actions and flexible measures'...

The new RAMMS::rockfall computer model, developed by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), is the first software capable of realistically simulating rockfalls. Today, the program's test phase was launched at a workshop. Over the coming months, experts from the field will be able to take a really close look at the model and assess its practical value...