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Displaying 120 of about 1012 resultsThis paper explore three key issues that relate to the management of Antarctica in the context of climate change: (i) climate change mitigation; (ii) climate change adaptation, in terms of the management strategies that could limit the vulnerability of Antarctica’s ecosystems to the negative impacts of climate change; and (iii) climate science, which in…
This case study highlights the experience of undertaking a priority implementation partnership (PIP) on incorporating disaster risk impact assessments into the construction of new roads in the Philippines. It assesses the existing procedure of road planning with respect to hazards such as floods, typhoons, earthquakes and landslides, and identifying the…
Indonesia rising - Policy priorities for 2010 and beyond:
This brief addresses the vulnerability to multiple climate change hazards, such as more intense rainfall and sea-level rise, of economically productive areas and their adverse effects on food security, health, water resources, farming and coastal livelihoods, and forest and marine biodiversity.…
This paper is calling for the Government of Haiti and the international community to focus on reducing the impact of future disasters. It asserts that Haiti’s disasters cannot be prevented, but that their effects on the people who live here can be minimised by investments in pre-disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction (DRR), and that DRR must…
FCCC/STBA/2010/3, 22 March 2010:
This report synthesizes information in submissions from Parties and relevant organizations and other relevant sources, on efforts undertaken to assess the costs and benefits of adaptation options. It provides a summary of lessons learned and good practices. The report also identifies remaining gaps and needs relating b…
Partnership for risk reduction:
This brochure introduces a partnership between; United Cities and Local Government (UCLG), Earthquake and Megacites Initiative (EMI), Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), Metropolis, and Citynet, which aims to help cities and local communities start a long-term process towards reducing the level of risk caused…
A decision support tool for assessing and enhancing project impacts on local adaptive capacity to climate variability and climate change, version 3.0 November 2007:
This document addresses the impacts of climate variability and climate change community-level projects by strengthening local adaptive capacity, so that communities are able to adjust, mod…
This document provides practical examples of IFAD's efforts to help poor rural people dealing with the inevitable impact of climate change by listening to their voices while planning adaptation and mitigation efforts in order to reduce the risks of climate change while accelerating progress towards food security and a world without poverty. It intends t…
Discussion paper of the project:
This publication summarizes the outcomes of a UNESCAP initiative which intended to promote regional partnerships and enhance replicability of good practices conducted in South-East Asia regarding the rehabilitation and reconstruction processes following the tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004, as well as the promotion…
This report presents an overview of what adaptation to climate change might mean for Eastern Europe and Cental Asia, in terms of vulnerability to a changing hydrology and more extreme droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires, and in terms of the frequency and cost of natural disasters.
It starts with a discussion of emerging best prac…
Case study:
This paper advocates for decisions to be made and programmes designed in order to strengthen a community’s capacity to cope with the impact of disasters and to reduce their vulnerability to future hazards and shocks during the early stages of an emergency response after a disaster strikes. It emphasizes awareness of the importance of earth…
This manual provides basic understanding and describes implementation arrangements required for flood preparedness planning. It is expected to be beneficial, in particular, to the countries of the Lower Mekong Basin and can also be adapted to incorporate the needs and situation of other countries in the region, including Thailand.
It was developed base…
This book addresses the long-overdue imbalance in disaster management: an over-emphasis on post-disaster assistance and a lack of attention to vulnerability reduction. It answers the fundamental question in this debate: how can we mould pre-disaster development initiatives to become the most appropriate means for vulnerability reduction?
The book reass…
Final report:
This document reports on the conference convened in Jeju, Republic of Korea, on 3-6 December 2008, aimed at discussing and exchanging information and experiences on the following issues: (i) awareness of the impacts of climate change in island and coastal ecosystems; (ii) climate change research, adaptation and mitigation, and the use of…
Fact sheet n°266:
This fact sheet includes sections on: (i) climate change general facts; (ii) the impact of climate change on health; (iii) extreme heat; (iv) natural disasters and variable rainfall patterns, including sea level rise, extreme weather events, drought, floods, and freshwater supplies contamination; (v) patterns of infection; (vi) measu…