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Displaying 15 of about 41 resultsThis report makes recommendations on how Nordics can better address transboundary climate risks (TCRs) together. These include a joint research programme, raising awareness and engaging with the private sector.
Climate impacts can hit countries directly, as with floods and forest fires, but can also cascade over borders. As open economies, the Nor…
This declaration was made by the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation and signed by the Governments of Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands at the 11th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea on 18 March 2010.
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the 2013-15 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establishes base…
This book provides an overview of OECD countries' efforts to collect information on both the economic impacts of disasters and the level of public resources invested in the management of risk. It is based on the results of an OECD survey, two expert meetings held in 2014 and 2016 as well as complementary research conducted by the OECD Secretariat.
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This is the second edition of the National Risk Profile. The publication comprises 13 incident types, which potentially can lead to major accidents and disasters in Denmark.
The new edition of National Risk Profile builds on the subject areas of the previous version and complements them with the latest developments and assessments. As a novelty, the pu…
Following the emergence of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and its spread outside of China, Europe is now experiencing large epidemics. In response, many European countries have implemented unprecedented non-pharmaceutical interventions including case isolation, the closure of schools and universities, banning of mass gatherings and/or public events, a…
This paper argues that there is a need for a new policy framing that Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) investment is imperative that will generate dividends for governments and society at large. Under the auspice of the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction, governments around the world and international communities are urged to develop DRR strategie…
This document provides some in-country examples (Uganda, Vietnam, Botswana, Namibia, Angola and Denmark) of DHI's ongoing work developing climate change adaptation strategies that are also linked and integrated with strategies for disaster risk management. It also describes DHI's support in: (i) vulnerability assessment; (ii) climate change impact asses…
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This paper argues that, in order to prevent changes which will be dangerous for Inuit, a new policy discourse on climate change is required for Arctic regions—one that focuses on adaptation. The paper demonstrates that states with Inuit populations and the international community in general has obligations…
This document reports on the 3rd edition of the Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change (Resilient Cities 2012) which brought together local governments, international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), researchers, and the private sector, to exchange ideas on how to make cities more resilient and adaptive to climate ch…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Denmark, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of country’s progress, achievement…
This document outlines the strategic frames for NDF’s activities during the next two years: (i) to facilitate greater investments in developing countries to address the causes and consequences of climate change; (ii) to support development and climate change strategies in developing countries; (iii) to maximise additionality and complementarity in relat…
This working paper provides an overview of climate change mitigation-adaptation inter-relationships relating to bioenergy systems and bioenergy trade based on the situation in the Nordic countries. It argues that analysis of climate adaptation implications of bioenergy trade is important in the context of increasing international characteristics of bioe…
This article contributes to the literature by presenting insights and lessons from two case studies of unprecedented landslide-triggered tsunami risk in recently deglaciated areas that have not previously been described in the relocation literature: the unstable Svínafellsheiði slopes in south-east Iceland, and Karrat and Uummannaq Fjords in north-west…
The “ChYResilience Project – The role of children and youth in building a resilient society” commenced on 1 September 2020 and ended on 30 June 2022. Funded by the Swedish Institute, the Project aimed to empower children and youth to play an active role as contributors to societal resilience and to remove barriers to their active involvement in preventi…