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Displaying 15 of about 19 resultsA declaration adopted by the Member States of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on September 27, 2012, on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly, calling for urgent action to address the climate change crisis which Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are already experiencing with impacts such as sea-level rise and storm su…
This booklet highlights stories of impact from GFDRR’s engagements in International Development Association (IDA) countries. As IDA countries strive to not only build back better in the aftermath of COVID-19, but also sustain and even accelerate the progress they’ve made in tackling disasters and climate change, it is vital to take stock of wh…
This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR related curriculum development and integration, pedagogy, student assessment, teacher professional develop…
This report addresses biosphere reserves and their ability to take up important challenges, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change, tourism and natural disaster prevention. It contains 28 case studies drawn from an international survey and good practices from UNESCO biosphere reserves in Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, USA, Ethiopia, Ken…
This document includes brief case studies which identify “natural solutions”, which are often an essential contribution to cost effective climate change adaptation and mitigation. They emphasize the role of natural systems for regulating water flow, improving water quality, reducing disaster impacts, protecting soil, sustaining fisheries productivity an…
ISDR Thematic Platform for Knowledge and Education 2012:
This desk review revisits existing reports about all aspects of school safety, gathered from 81 countries, and refers to the key advocacy and guidance documents for school safety of the past 7 years to develop an analysis that reflects the best practices in achieving the goals of comprehensive sc…
The purpose of this study was to review selected National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)/Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and contributing documents to better understand how disaster risk management is approached in climate change documents, and if systemic risk issues where impacts cascade across sectors are considered.
As such, the study has asses…
This research examines the feasibility of creating a global early warning system for climate change, the CLIM-WARN system, which purpose is to provide timely and actionable warnings to institutions, businesses, governments and the general public about the imminence of climate related extreme events. CLIM-WARN focuses on hydrometeorological hazards such…
This publication profiles 12 examples of local government achievements towards sustainability and the specific partnerships with a variety of actors that have contributed to that success. No matter where they are located, partners are inevitably confronted with the challenges of securing sufficient time, human and financial resources, building and retai…
This report is the final publication of the European Union–funded Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Evidence for Policy (MECLEP) project. The comparative report builds on desk reviews, household surveys and qualitative interviews conducted in the six project countries (Dominican Republic, Haiti, Kenya, Republic of Mauritius, Papua New Guinea an…
This report aims to improve understanding of how flexibility can be introduced into the fisheries management cycle in order to foster adaptation to climate change. This work contributes to the overall scope of improving the resilience of fisheries, reducing their vulnerability to climate change, and enabling managers to respond in a timely manner to the…
This new publication from the World Meteorological Organization provides a wide-ranging description of how small island States and territories in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific regions are using seasonal predictions and other climate information to improve their economies and better manage their resources.
A growing number of businesses a…
This magazine shares a series of photo essays profiling how communities experiencing climate change are harnessing the power of collective action to work toward a climate-resilient future. These stories from Albania, Grenada, Kenya, Saint Lucia, and Tonga, prepared with support from the NAP Global Network, profile experiences implementing prioritie…
'Everyday Stories of Climate Change', is a comic that threads together qualitative research about low-income families' experiences and adaptation to climate change across five countries. Readers will start in Australia and then head to Bangladesh where sea-level rise impacts women’s domestic duties. Next, they will travel to South Africa, where drought…
This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR related curriculum development and integration, pedagogy, student assessment, teacher professional develop…