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Wildfire, Thailand
Research briefs

Amazonia's fire crises: Emergency fire bans insufficient, strategic action needed before next burning season

In response to the escalating fire crises in the Amazon, a timely study has revealed alarming shortcomings in the emergency fire bans implemented by the Brazilian Government. Initially seen as a promising solution in 2019.
Oxford University
Update

Global tourism resilience day: Recommendations for crisis and disaster management in the tourism sector

The Inter-American Development Bank and the Ministry of Tourism of Brazil developed an educational booklet which provides an overview of how crisis and disaster management in Brazilian tourism can achieve greater resilience.
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
The Tambopata River, a tiny tributary of the Amazon river system, is afflicted by drought
Update

Almost a year in, drought in the Amazon is far from over

Strengthened by climate change, northern Brazil’s dry spell might last longer than originally forecast, with lingering ecological and economic consequences.
Eos - AGU
Mangroves at a river in Costa Rice.
Research briefs

New study by National Geographic Explorers provides first-ever comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services of Brazil’s coastal mangrove forests

A new study provides the first-ever empirical assessment of ecosystem services — the benefits we receive from nature — of Brazilian mangroves.
National Geographic Society
Virtual training MCR2030
Update

Amazon city and future COP-host Belém holds its first training on climate and disaster resilience with UNDRR and ICLEI

Amazon city and future COP-host Belém holds a virtual training on risk management, climate resilience and disaster preparedness with UNDRR and ICLEI.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Research briefs

Brumadinho dam collapse: The danger emerged after the decommissioning

In 2019, the tailings dam at a Brazilian iron ore mine failed. The mudslide caused a catastrophe for people and the environment.
ETH Zurich
Stranded boats on the Amazon riverbanks as drought hits the Amazon river
Update

Amazon region hit by trio of droughts in grim snapshot of the century to come

The forecast for November 2023 through January 2024 is for drought across almost the whole region. Some projected rain in Peru may help with water levels in the Amazon River, but the wider region remains exposed to drought stress and forest fires.
Conversation Media Group, the
A waste picker walking on the street in Brazil
Research briefs

Waste pickers bearing brunt of extreme weather events

Brazilian study shows why waste pickers are essential to climate adaptation planning.
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Limited

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