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Displaying 15 of about 22994 resultsThis issue highlights UNDRR ONEA & GETI activities in Q1, 2024 including: Korean School Safety Programme in schools of Nepal; training for managers of ASEAN member states; Bangkok city building up a team for resilience assessment; CJK and ASEAN youth engagement; private sector training for Fiji Airways staff; Oman learning from Incheon as MCR2030 Re…
This paper uses data from 2003–19 on 2.47 million test takers of a national high stakes university entrance exam in Ethiopia to study the impacts of temperature on learning outcomes. It finds that high temperatures during the school year leading up to the exam reduce test scores, controlling for temperatures when the exam is taken. The results sugg…
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assess the capacity of the country’s agriculture sector, inclusive of the fisheries and forestry subsectors, to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects.These sector and su…
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Grenada to assess the capacity of the country’s housing sector to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects. Housing was selected as the priority sector for the SRCA by the Government of Grenada due to its eco…
This work contributes to understanding the macro-critical effects of climate shocks in Uruguay. It assess the macroeconomic impact of the most relevant climate shocks affecting Uruguay´s economy, using the wide availability of country-specific data and background analysis. Using a macrostructural projection model customized to Uruguay (MFMOD UY) and exp…
This research analyzed Twitter communications about wildfires and smoke from 2022 authored by institutional public health and environmental accounts in Washington and Oregon. This study compared Tweeting patterns over time, in connection with potential wildfire smoke exposure, and evaluated communications based on whether they encouraged the adoption of…
This Special Report, connected with the MCR2030 “Flames of Chance: Innovating Heat and Wildfire Governance for Inclusive Communities” report, strives to focus attention on the following aspects: (a) understanding the issue in relation to ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities; (b) understanding the factors and obstacles that determine the magn…
This report provides a snapshot of the status of building regulatory frameworks in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It aims to support policy makers, city officials, building industry professionals, researchers, and planners in identifying entry points for national dialogue to improve building regulatory frameworks and implementation mechanisms.The recomm…
This policy note introduces the Frontline Scorecard, a new rapid diagnostic tool that decision makers can use to conduct a high-level assessment of the CDRM capabilities of their health system, and illustrates its application in a case-study country, Belize.Health care systems are at the frontline of delivering critical care during emergencies, mitigati…
This report presents the research and action agenda for climate change and mental health for small farmers and fisher peoples. Core to this research was identifying research themes – such as questions on the intersection of mental health and regenerative farming and the mental health impacts of crop loss due to flooding – and emerging intervention areas…
This guide serves as a continuation of the 2022 Guide for Climate Change Journalists and compiles advice and best practices from journalists who have successfully navigated challenges related to climate change reporting: how to capture the attention of an audience saturated with information? How to expand coverage of climate change and nature beyond the…
This study investigates the intricate nexus between climate change, conflicts, and human mobility in the Moyale-Moyale Borderlands and in most cross-border pastoral areas in the region. The Moyale-Moyale Borderlands, situated between northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, represent a unique confluence of challenges associated with climate change, human m…
This policy brief summarises key learning from the Ward Development Planning model, an innovative approach to local participatory development planning being implemented in Kenya’s drylands. There is great potential to take a bottom-up approach to development planning in the drylands that includes the knowledge, input and support of dryland communities.…
Shooter’s Hill is located in Eastern St. Andrew, approximately 6.4 km east of Kingston. The elevation of the area is approximately 50-60m above mean sea level. It lies within the Hope River Watershed Management Unit (WMU) of the Kingston Hydrologic Basin.The Water Resources Authority (WRA) was asked by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency M…
Jamaica’s Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) Policy is designed to ensure that by 2040, there exists ‘A Safe and Resilient Jamaica’. The Policy seeks to ensure that by 2040, Jamaica has strengthened its social and economic resilience, significantly reducing and in some cases eliminating the negative effects of disasters including those induce…