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This paper explores how claims for transformative adaptation toward more equitable and sustainable societies can be assessed, using a theoretical framework describing transformative adaptation across four elements of the public-sector adaptation lifecycle
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This report provides an overview of the health impacts of climate change in Germany and ways to counteract them.
https://www.i-s-e-t.org/_files/ugd/558f8a_68036ad446ef4b39b50d1817034569e2.pdf
This case study shows how, in higher-resource contexts, comprehensive resilience data can be used to spur more coordinated and systems-level decision-making.
Colorful half-timbered houses in Miltenberg historical medieval Old Town, Bavaria, Germany
Lola Kotova from Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) unpacks climate information for strengthening the resilience of cultural heritage in times of anthropogenic climate change, presenting in this vein a fascinating case study for Germany.
Open Access Government
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This study summarizes the results of the project "Costs due to climate change impacts in Germany" commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection
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This study explores collaborative processes in the disaster response of critical water and health sectors following the 2021 floods in Western Germany.
River bed and destroyed village after the July 2021 floods in Germany
A UFZ study shows: If the population feels well informed, it has a more positive view towards nature-based flood prevention.
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH
People in a destroyed house following Hurricane Matthew in Roche a Bateux, Haiti in October 2016.
When natural disasters strike, the difference between economic and insured losses can vary greatly. Our interactive tool highlights this protection gap in 12 countries and all global regions.
Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)

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