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2023
In this paper, the researchers present a social vulnerability index for flooding in Sweden. They complement earlier research by assessing social vulnerability using a combined bottom-up and top-down approach with an emphasis on stakeholder involvement.
Frontiers in Climate
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2023
This report provides a comprehensive review of the current resources for economic recovery post-disaster in South Carolina and explores one mechanism for filling identified gaps in recovery: new disaster insurance models.
Environmental Defense Fund
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2023
This report discusses the current landscape of adaptation financing, the role of the private sector, and the hurdles impinging on the finance flows from the said source.
Asian Development Bank
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2023
This report presents a framework to link science, policy and practice for a comprehensive assessment of climate mitigation and adaptation investments and their impact on human health.
World Health Organization
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2023
This report accentuates the need for countries to integrate climate resilience into their Water Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) planning and policies, given the identification of climate change as a significant health threat.
World Health Organization
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2023
Through a systematic review of NAP documents and interviews with key informants, this report showcases the role of NAP processes in minimizing and addressing loss and damage.
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network International Institute for Sustainable Development
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2023
The G20 can play an important role in addressing this challenge and help catalyse finance for climate action in developing countries. This policy brief recommends a multipronged approach for developing countries to finance their adaptation.
Observer Research Foundation
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2023
During the last decade, the costs of humanitarian appeals increased by 400%. According to OCHA’s financial tracking service, more than 50% of the costs for international humanitarian response could not be covered in 2021.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction