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IPCC is looking for disaster risk reduction experts to be lead authors and review editors. Nominations must be made by national IPCC focal points by 27 July 2009.
Disaster risk reduction experts may have broad, conceptual knowledge of disaster risk reduction issues and/or expertise in the management of specific types of extreme events.
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The upcoming Global Platform on Disaster Reduction will feature an impressive 42 thematic special events, which will complement and support the high-level plenary sessions. The events will focus on different aspects of disaster risk reduction, including climate change adaptation as one of the key feature of the overall Global Platform discussions.
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On 29 September, the ISDR System submitted a proposal to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat in response to the Bali Action Plan’s call for enhanced action on adaptation through consideration of disaster risk reduction strategies, risk management and risk transfer mechanisms. The proposal was developed in consu…
Disaster impacts and losses continue to rise globally, and weather related disasters are affecting millions more people around the world. The cyclone in Myanmar, floods in India and the current hurricane season in the Caribbean are just recent examples of weather extremes predicted to worsen with climate change.
To help Member States find solutions to…
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was included in the Bali Action Plan as a tool for climate change adaptation. The Bali Action Plan was adopted by UN member states on 15 December at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference. It called for enhanced action on adaptation, including DRR strategies to lessen the impact of disasters on de…
“The world must act urgently to cut the risk from extreme weather events linked with climate change”, Salvano Briceño, Director of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction secretariat, said this morning on the publication of the fourth IPCC assessment report on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability.
Last week in Nairobi, government representatives and experts agreed on a five-year programme to establish how best to adapt to climate changes. A key element will be to explore the use of disaster reduction methods to cope with extreme conditions like floods and drought. The ISDR will be partnering with the Climate Convention secretariat in this initiat…
Farmers in Bangladesh’s coastal region say a changing coastline, erratic rainfall, high temperatures and rising sea levels as a result of climate change pose a threat to the livelihoods of millions.“I sowed lentils in 2022, but I was not able to harvest the crop as incessant rain wreaked havoc on my field during the chaitra [last] month of the Bengali c…
The World Economic Forum has published its Global Risks Report 2024, highlighting the need for dialogue in the face of growing global fractures.Among the top risks are cybercrime, the adverse outcomes of Artificial Intelligence and extreme weather events.While the challenge of each is great, so too is our capacity to respond, experts from the World Econ…
2023 was a year of record-breaking heat, devastating storms and floods, deepening droughts and raging wildfires. These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods.Our international team of researchers today released a report, the Global Water Monitor, documenting the impact of the record heat in 2023 on the w…
Eastern China was hit by an extreme drought in summer 2022 that caused severe economic and agricultural damage. The event has attracted a great deal of attention not only because of its severe intensity and huge social impacts but also because it is yet another example within the hot topic of the influence of anthropogenic forcing-induced warming on dro…
Europe must undertake transformative adaptation to become more resilient to the climate crisis. In the ethos of leaving no region behind, the EU-funded project RESIST focuses on co-developing climate solutions, innovations and technologies in four experienced regions in collaboration with eight less climate-resilient areas of Europe.RESIST is part of a…
Day one of the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a “loss and damage” fund to compensate poor states for the effects of climate change.Met with a standing ovation in Dubai, the agreement means wealthy states and major polluters will put millions of dollars towards a fund that will in turn distribute funds to poor states ha…
“We need not call for Sympathy, rather we call for Solutions! In hindsight, climate justice should be at the forefront of our efforts as we address the urgent need for mitigation, adaptation, and support for the most vulnerable nations.” - Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Honourable Mr. Kausea Natano, at the 78th Session of the United Nations Gene…
By 2050, projections show hundreds of highly populated coastal cities will be exposed to increased flood risk, including land home to roughly 5 percent of the population of coastal cities including Santos, Brazil, Cotonou, Benin, and Kolkata, India By 2100, on our current emissions pathway, that exposure doubles to land occupied by 10 percent of th…