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Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA‑UAB) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) is a multidisciplinary centre that promotes academic research and postgraduate education in the environmental sciences.

It aims to improve our understanding of global environmental change, and the nature and causes of environmental problems. In addition, it studies policies, strategies and technologies to foster a transition to a sustainable economy.

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Drivers of vulnerability to health impacts of flooding and extreme rainfall for migrants in European cities: A scoping review of the existing literature thumbnail
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Drivers of vulnerability to health impacts of flooding and extreme rainfall for migrants in European cities: A scoping review of the existing literature

This report presents a comprehensive scoping review of existing academic and policy literature on the drivers of vulnerability to the health impacts of flooding and extreme rainfall for migrants living in European cities.

Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA‑UAB) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
This report presents a comprehensive scoping review of existing academic and policy literature on the drivers of vulnerability to the health impacts of flooding and extreme rainfall for migrants living in European cities.
Drivers of vulnerability to heat-related health impacts for migrants in European cities: A scoping review of the existing literature thumbnail
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Drivers of vulnerability to heat-related health impacts for migrants in european cities: A scoping review of the existing literature

This report presents a comprehensive scoping review of the drivers of heat‑related health vulnerability among migrants from the majority-world living in European cities, and calls for justice‑centred, community‑led approaches to climate‑health adaptation.

Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA‑UAB) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
This report presents a comprehensive scoping review of the drivers of heat‑related health vulnerability among migrants from the majority-world living in European cities, and calls for justice‑centred, community‑led approaches to climate‑health adaptation.
Research briefs
Droughts and heatwaves reduce plants' ability to absorb CO2

Frequent heat and drought events in southwestern Europe are reducing ecosystems’ capacity to absorb CO2, according to a recent study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB).

Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA‑UAB) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Frequent heat and drought events in southwestern Europe are reducing ecosystems’ capacity to absorb CO2, according to a recent study by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB).
Small boats stranded in the nearly dry bed of the Tapajos river in Alter do Chao, Santarem, Brazil, during the amazonian drought in the second half of 2023
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Severe droughts limit Amazonian communities' access to basic services

Severe droughts in the Amazon basin over the past two decades have caused low water level periods to last around a month longer than usual, triggering profound impacts on the local population.

Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA‑UAB) - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Severe droughts in the Amazon basin over the past two decades have caused low water level periods to last around a month longer than usual, triggering profound impacts on the local population.

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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https://www.uab.cat/web/icta-1345819904184.html
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