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Displaying 15 of about 19 results… weather recorded during March and April this year. This heat accelerated glacier melting in Pakistan’s north, … caused these unusual weather events: a one in 100-year heat wave and rainfall over nine times the average rainfall in …
… over seven hundred Chicago residents died in a week-long heat wave.40 African Americans were the group most at risk, being … age, social isolation is a critical risk factor during heat waves and other disasters.44 The elderly are also …
… 1940s climate,” he says. Pakistan experienced prolonged heat waves in April and May, when temperatures reached above … 1940s climate,” he says. Pakistan experienced prolonged heat waves in April and May, when temperatures reached above …
… every year the country participates in the CARIBE WAVE 22 Tsunami Exercise, as part of a public awareness … and preschool, children taking part in the Caribbean wave exercise, local singers creating a song for awareness, … large amount of Risk Data is lacking for example: tsunami wave run up, storm surge, storm driven waves, detailed flood …
… ment of an equipment tower and realignment of micro- wave antenna hardware to restore communications. WATER AND … Ecological damage is significant but temporary in nature. Wave and storm surge resulted in the breach of the sand bar …
… 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, …
… Summary Diesel-powered thermal power plants, a waste-heat recovery system and solar power plants, all owned by the … diesel-powered thermal units, and the balance from waste-heat recovery and solar plants. There are three main consumer … and reporting from outer islands via the NTA 6.5 short wave radio. In the process of standardizing assessment forms …
… energy and momentum. Residents reported a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … 7). kamayama/Malama residents report a large ‘tidal wave’ of material advancing down the river channel … flow pushed the floodwater and residents reported a ‘tidal wave’ or ‘wall’ of material including mud, boulders and tree …
… 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, …
… 20134 4. Tropical Storm Debbie in 1994 and the tropical wave in 1996, for example, resulted in cumu- lative damages …
… heavily on external resource suppliers (e.g. electricity, heat, raw materials). 10 Naturally, manufacturing activities … such as apparel, are particularly exposed to pandemics, heat stress, floods and other risks affecting the workforce. …
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…
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…
… accessible about four weeks later, there was a second wave of people reaching hospitals with injuries. As local …
… of the population and mitigate the risks of a second wave of infection by focusing on essential health services, …