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India's six-week-long general election has started, but with more heatwave days than usual forecast, is the nation prepared?

With a huge gap between the funds needed for adaptation and funds actually provided, the countries of the Himalayan region need to look at each other for lessons on what works for adaptation, and what does not

There’s an estimated 100 people living with a disability on Savo Island in Solomon Islands, and with a high risk of natural disasters, planning is happening now to make sure everyone is included.

Turin's DERRIS project, a public-private partnership, enhances SME resilience to climate impacts, addressing flood risks through Company Adaptation Action Plans and the Integrated District Adaptation Plan.

From January 2024, large parts of Southern Africa experienced significantly below-average rainfall, as a consequence, the countries have been battling major outbreaks of cholera, other waterborne diseases, and other problems.

While early warning systems are effective, to fully inform disaster-risk-reduction interventions they require effective coordination and early action protocols that function across multiple levels of governance, from local to national levels.

Flooding along the countries’ shared Uruguay River has become more frequent and severe. A UN fund is aiming to boost adaptation efforts.

The Caribbean region is highly susceptible to a variety of natural hazards that can cause widespread damage to infrastructure and property. Recovery efforts that are delivered rapidly can more effectively alleviate social and economic burdens.

Berkeley Lab scientists are investigating the characteristics and impacts of back-to-back atmospheric river events.

Before Climate Change really got going, eastern Australia’s flash floods tended to concentrate on our coastal regions. Now we get flash floods much further inland, such as Broken Hill in 2012 and 2022 and Cobar, Bourke and Nyngan in 2022.