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Displaying 15 of about 15 results… development programmes. Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Heat Waves and Cold Waves, Dengue, JE and COVID-19 have been … cooperation with the private sector. Following the first wave of COVID-19 last year, it became imperative to better … numbers of Incidences for JE, Dengue, Drought, Floods, Heat waves, Cold waves and Cyclone during 1995-2020. 48 …
… and marine wetlands, work together to attenuate wave action and storm energy, providing the first line of … improved air and water quality, reduction of urban heat islands, and improvements to stormwater management. … water purification, stormwater management, reduction of heat islands, exposure to microbiota, and provisioning …
… position, on the beach). Sandy beaches exhibited limited wave-induced erosion. Erosional impacts mainly included the … North Island, which is affected by chronic beach erosion, wave attack, compounded by the strong winds, triggered … from the beach crest to inner areas allowed widespread wave intrusion that caused sediment deposition. On North …
… at the top of a plant that have been protected from the heat of fire by compact leaf bases [7,15,17]. These are … [16], or sufficient height to avoid exposure to intense heat [18]. Resprouting is stimulated when the vegetation … either in a habitat feature that provides protection from heat and flames or in an unburnt patch of forest, is the main …
… risk Heatwave Desertification Coastal erosion Urban heat land effect Emerging health risks Flooding Risks of … risks, due to water/air-borne diseases and increasing heat extremes, affecting vulnerable groups. 40% of lost working hours due to heat stress in 2030 are in the construction sector, …
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… seed bank34, serotinous cones or fruits35, smoke- and/or heat-induced seed germination36,37, fire-cued flowering38, …
… period or lockdown could have prevented a second wave and given more time for the transport sector to be more …
… emissions and increasing resilience to floods and extreme heat. A pilot project of urban horticulture in three public …
The State of Finance for Nature in the G20 report attempts to capture the complete amount and future need for G20 country spending on nature-based solutions assets and activities. It reveals that current G20 investments in nature-based solutions are insufficient, at USD 120 billion/year, and G20 Official Development Assistance and private sect…
In view of recovery of the livelihood and equitable regional development as well as the anticipated disasters due to flood and mudflow, the Government of the Philippines (GOP) requested a technical assistance to the Government of Japan (GOJ) to conduct a master plan formulation and feasibility study (the study) for sabo and flood control in the western…
… accessible about four weeks later, there was a second wave of people reaching hospitals with injuries. As local …
The catastrophic 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines inflicted severe damages to agriculture. It blanketed the landscape with a thick layer of unconsolidated silica-rich tephra. The remobilization of this material by rain produced debris flows (or lahars) that flooded and buried the lowland soils. Nearly three decades after this catastrophi…
This document presents the experience and lessons learned from the implementation of the Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project (ETESP) housing program carried out by the Asian Development Bank in Indonesia.
On 7 April 2005, the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Projec…
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the preparation of a comprehensive Recovery Action Plan (RAP). The RAP evaluates methods for controlling the sedimentation within eight river basins and the higher risk of flooding due to sediment-clogged drainage channels resulting from th…