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Displaying 15 of about 94 results… [...] South Asia’s heat wave is unusual because it’s happening much earlier in the … of India and Pakistan are especially vulnerable to extreme heat. About 60 percent of India’s workforce and about 40 …
… design conditions of Bangladesh. However, the impact of wave attenuation by mangroves on embankment designs is not known. A model is thus developed to estimate the wave height reduction by a mangrove forest, and how such wave attenuation would influence the design of a landward …
… report assesses the social and economic effects of extreme heat through the prism of twelve cities that are already enduring and addressing dramatic impacts of heat waves. The danger posed by extreme heat in urban centers—particularly in the global South—defies …
… started in 2019 and has become worse since. Drought and heat reinforce each other and exacerbate impacts on … natural hazards with thousands of people dying from heat-related causes each year ( IFRC, 2020 ), with early … harvests. It is estimated to have led to an increase in heat-related deaths, with the impacts unequally distributed …
… patterns is accelerating the intensity and severity of the heat wave; it is one of the most dangerous risks. It causes mayhem and harms human health, producing heat exhaustion, dehydration, and heat stroke. Additionally, …
The resilience of people in northeastern Bangladesh against Himalayan flooding has been severely challenged this year. Thousands of homeless and destitute people have struggled to deal with extreme flooding.
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This year's flooding has also challenged the Bangladeshi government's disaster management capacity.
"The excess Himalayan floodi…
… Tajikistan is anticipating an extreme cold wave, with temperatures expected to plummet to between -17°C and -28°C. This extreme cold wave was forecast by Tajik Hydromet on 19 January 2022, with … to implement anticipatory actions in advance of a cold wave. The trigger is -21°C for target zones in the central …
… Start Fund Nepal's anticipatory response to the cold wave in January 2022. Nepal is one of the many countries … measures to identify the potential occurrence of a cold wave in Nepal and no triggers to initiate a response, which … Hydrology and Meteorology and India’s threshold for a cold wave, Start Network member agencies alerted Start Fund Nepal …
… most at risk – including acting ahead of a forecast cold wave. To achieve this, the Start Fund’s developed ‘Anticipatory alert B039: cold wave anticipation in Bangladesh’. Trigger monitoring and … this alert, FOREWARN Bangladesh analysed six years of cold wave data. This identified 11 districts vulnerable to cold …
… are multiple climate challenges, including flooding and heat wave exposure. Here, an ECA study revealed that the annual … are multiple climate challenges, including flooding and heat wave exposure. Here, an ECA study revealed that the …
… Nepal’s gross domestic product. Increased flooding, heat stress on labor productivity and health, and heat stress on crops and livestock are expected to be a … a job or earning loss during the first COVID-19 wave in 2020, the highest in the South Asia region.4 While …
… is in line with predicted effects of climate change. Heat waves in Viet Nam, a slow onset of the rainy season and … effects of climate change. For example, there were heat waves in Viet Nam, with a slow onset of the rainy season … average (16–17). In central Viet Nam, the first heat wave occurred in the last days of March, which is about one …
… with climate change, such as floods, droughts, and extreme heat events. In 2020, Niger faced one of the largest floods … making them more resilient to floods and extreme heat events and (iii) develop a technical assistance program … with climate change, such as floods, droughts, and extreme heat events. In 2020, Niger faced one of the largest floods …
… economic contribution. Climate change impacts — including heat stress, downpours, floods, and clean water scarcity — … economic contribution. Climate change impacts — including heat stress, downpours, floods, and clean water scarcity — … address them (Box 1). Problems worsen with climate change Heat stress Many informal urban workers in India and Zimbabwe …
… floods, landslides, debris flows, droughts, thunderbolts, heat waves, cold waves, avalanche, hailstone, snowstorms, and … floods, landslides, debris flows, droughts, thunderbolts, heat waves, cold waves, avalanche, hailstone, snowstorms, and … floods, landslides, debris flows, droughts, thunderbolts, heat waves, cold waves, avalanche, hailstone, snowstorms, and …