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In “Corporate Climate Risk: Measurements and Responses,” Vincent Yao constructed a measure that can be used to quantify climate risk exposure at the firm level as well as how companies can respond to the rising climate risk.
Georgia State University
Tourism Sector Disaster Recovery Framework Guide
The Tourism Sector Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) Guide assists governments, the private sector, intergovernmental organizations and implementing partners to develop a sectoral DRF, comprising effective and efficient recovery programs for the sector.
Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two decades, a new Oregon State University study found.
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
A warning sign is set up to dissuade visitors from a liquefaction zone in Sulawesi
SM malls together with the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, and the local government unit’s disaster risk reduction council, gathered their employees,for the conduct of the simultaneous earthquake drill.
Cebu Daily News
Yellow tsunami hazard zone warning sign in Bali, Indonesia
In support of government efforts to raise awareness and prepare vulnerable communities for the possible occurrence of a tsunami, stakeholders such as business networks may organize activities to contribute to tsunami preparedness.
Connecting Business initiative
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In a case study of the Brazil-Europe soy supply chain, this paper aims to explore how stakeholders perceive past and future shocks, how climate change impacts affect stakeholders differently, and how they might respond.
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This policy brief draws on research in Laikipia County in central Kenya under the Women Entrepreneurs in Climate Change Adaptation (WECCA) project. This case study tackles challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Africa in the face of climate change.
Vegetable market, India
MSMEs are important components of the economy in coastal regions. Often the primary source of income and employment for local communities, MSMEs are also highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.
Climate and Development Knowledge Network

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