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Displaying 60 of about 68 results… and ocean acidification are expected to increase. Wave height Climate change models project that wave height will decrease in the wet season, with a possible …
… storm surges, floods, landslide, tsunamis, extreme heat, and droughts. Palau is in approx. 1448 km south of the … air temperature has potential to increase chances of heat stroke and lower labour productivity. Already there is …
… global oil price crash in 2020 coincided with the first wave of the COVID- 19 pandemic. At the same time, local …
… for desert locust control especially during the second wave of swarm invasions in early 2021 in Isiolo and Samburu … operations, which was notably effective during the second wave in Kenya in January 2021, in which a huge swarm of … building the human resources across Kenya during the first wave, which contributed to improvements by late-2020 (FAO, …
The disaster risk reduction status report provides a snapshot of the state of disaster risk reduction in the Kingdom of Tonga under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It also highlights progress and challenges associated with ensuring coherence with key global frameworks and provides recommendations for st…
… radio broadcast assessment that surveyed and mapped medium-wave AM radio broadcasting facilities. It also helped …
… is at risk from the impact of climate hazards such as heat stress and drought events, resulting in lower crop …
… a magnitude 8.1 outer-rise earthquake generated a tsunami wave that struck the Samoa island ground including Tonga and …
… to natural disasters such as floods, drought and extreme heat waves. Table 1. Basic statistics at the state level of … temperatures and climate conditions such as frost and heat stress, as well as changes in the form, timing and … temperatures and climatic conditions causing frost and heat stress, changes in precipitation amount and distribution …
… impact of air conditioning, which contributes to the urban heat island effect and causes poor air quality with …
… been experiencing strong winds, thunderstorms, landslides, heat waves, floods and seasonal drought (GoSL, 2018). The … and design should be climate sensitive and consider heat stress and flood risk. Water and sanitation …
… snowmelt, changing temperatures, extreme storm-driven wave events, river-bank erosion, or human activity; and they …
… 2019), researchers identified several environmental (i.e., heat, climate change, rising sea levels) and developmental …
… weather events—from fires to severe droughts, to marine heat waves that are causing mass destruction of corals—are …
This publication is an assessment tool about disaster resilient and responsive public financial management. The Disaster Resilient and Responsive Public Financial Management (DRR-PFM) Assessment is designed to help countries strengthen the capability of their Public Financial Management (PFM) systems to prepare for, respond to, and recover from dis…