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Displaying 120 of about 451 resultsThe Sahel region of Africa faces multiple crises, which further compound structural economic and human development challenges. The Sahel is one of the world’s poorest regions and displays some of the lowest levels of human capital globally. Violence and insecurity in the Sahel have significantly increased in the past decade, with several countries exper…
The objective of the assessment is to develop a 2 model-based estimate of the direct physical (economic) damages to residential buildings (houses), nonresidential buildings (e.g., education, health, worship, commercial, industrial assets) and infrastructure (e.g., transport, power, water, telecommunications), and to evaluate the spatial distribution of…
This open access book draws together key research from the UK Climate Resilience programme. It focuses on topics central to the programme’s research agenda, including improved characterisation and quantification of climate risks, enhanced understanding of the management of climate risks, and the development and delivery of climate services.Key chap…
The London Climate Resilience Review (the Review) is an independent review commissioned by the Mayor of London to take stock of London’s preparations for climate change and to make recommendations to advance London’s climate resilience. The Mayor called for the Review following accelerating climate impacts in the UK and around the world. The Review is e…
This study is one of the few approaches to investigate the combined ex-post effects of climate change and soil salinity on wheat yields, as well as future domestic food security in terms of wheat, which is a critical issue for many regions worldwide. The results indicate that Uzbekistan has heavily relied on irrigation water use and is vulnerable t…
This study finds that 87.73% of coastlines experienced such concurrent extremes during 1979–2017. There is an average increase of 3.72 days in the occurrence during 1998–2017 compared to 1979–1998. Concurrent heatwaves and extreme sea levels could pose a serious threat to coastal communities under climate change; however, the spatiotemporal characterist…
This study’s aim was to assess the growing flood risk Sao Tome and Principe (STP) faces due to climate change. It achieved this by carrying out a nationwide risk assessment for riverine and coastal flooding. This flood risk assessment examines the potential impacts and risks to people, buildings, healthcare facilities, the education sector, and tourism…
This profile provides an overview of climate risks facing Ethiopia, including how climate change will potentially impact agriculture and crop production, livestock, water resources and human health. The brief includes an overview of Ethiopia’s geography and landscape, observed historical climate changes, and projected changes to key climate stressors. T…
The study assess the economic and environmental impacts on agriculture of flooding under projected climate change, including land-use change as an adaption response to floods. The case study area is the Awanui catchment located in the far north of New Zealand, where flooding is a significant hazard. The study uses an integrated approach and combines spa…
This report, and accompanying brief, align current thinking on transboundary climate risk pathways with research on climate risk for pastoralists in African rangelands. Four pathways for transboundary transmission of climate risk were used as a framework for a narrative review of research literature on pastoralism and climate change. Selected cases…
This report assesses the implications for life and health insurers, classifying threats related to morbidity and mortality into four categories: acute, chronic, transition and litigation. It finds that the short-term consequences for the sector have so far been limited. However, the frequency and severity of climate events are expected to increase in th…
The New South Wales (NSW) Reconstruction Authority has developed Australia’s first State Disaster Mitigation Plan (SDMP). This supports the NSW Government’s commitment to making our communities safer, more resilient and better prepared to face the challenges of disasters caused by natural hazards such as floods, bush fires, storms and cyclones and coast…
The Implementation Guideline on Green Wall and Green Roofs has been developed based on practical experiences of piloting Green Wall and Green Roofs in Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh province, Viet Nam in the scope of the “Support to Viet Nam for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement” (VN-SIPA) project, funded by BMWK through IKI. The guideline aims at en…
The report examines the dynamics and challenges involved in implementing disaster risk finance (DRF) in Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) settings. The goal is to create strategies that take into consideration the distinct features and difficulties of FCV countries, ultimately strengthening resilience of climate and disaster-related events o…
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Dominica to assess the capacity of the country’s tourism sector to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects. Tourism was selected as the priority sector for the SRCA by the Government of Dominica due to its e…