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Heatwaves: Addressing a sweltering risk in Asia-Pacific

… make decisions. Given the sizeable threat posed by extreme heat events, the report details the human impacts of heat waves, ranging from individual and community health to … 2.2. Global and regional patterns of heat waves 2.3. Heat wave preparedness and response 2.4. Challenges with measuring …
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Community-based loss and damage assessment toolkit for the tourism and agricultural sectors

…  Floods  Land slides  Storm surges  Drought*  Heat wave  Cold wave  Cyclones  Extreme Storms  Thunder and …  Floods  Land slides  Storm surges  Drought*  Heat wave  Cold wave Sudden Onset (non climate)  Volcano  …
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Community-based Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) in the Pacific: Findings from Tuvalu

… in Tuvalu, as found in the literature, are listed below: • Heat-related health concerns: As the number of hot days increases and cool nights decrease in frequency, heat stroke and other heat-related issues are a concern. … on Melekeok reef in the Palau Islands: An indicator of wave activity associated with tropical cyclones’. Marine …
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Behavioural responses to multiple crises: Summary report

… and mortality occurred across two waves, with the first wave occurring in April and spread reasonably evenly across … Australia’s eight States and Territories, but the second wave (in July/August) being concentrated mainly in Victoria … COVID-19 period, however, and particularly after the first wave of infections and into the second wave of infections, …
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Yumi wok bung wantaim (We work together): The status of communication, community engagement, and accountability in humanitarian action in Papua New Guinea

… with Communities Working Group worked closely with short-wave radio operators and the 1-Tok Kaunselin helpline, an …

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