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Displaying 45 of about 1180 resultsAn all-of-society approach to disaster risk reduction emphasizes inclusion and engagement in preparedness activities. A common recommendation is to promote household preparedness through the preparation of a ‘grab bag’ or ‘disaster kit’, that can be used to shelter-in-place or evacuate. However, there are knowledge gaps related to how this strategy is b…
This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region, which includes Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, and Guyana. The profile summarizes how climate change will potentially impact six key sector…
Resilient Systems, Resilient Communities emerges from the University of Alberta interdisciplinary research network, Intersections of Sustainability, which focuses on the relationship between water governance, climate change, and community futures. The aim of the research network is to bring a whole-system approach to developing critical, solutions-drive…
Gravitational natural hazards such as snow avalanches, rockfalls, shallow landslides and volcanic activity represent a risk to mountain communities around the world. In particular, where documentary records about these processes are rare, decisions on risk management and land-use planning have to be based on a variety of other sources including vegetati…
This issue brief provides an overview of the health impacts of climate change in the U.S. state of Virginia. The brief includes a discussion of heat, coastal flooding, water- and food-borne illnesses, air quality, and vector-borne diseases.
Climate change is altering seasonal patterns, making our summers hotter, and fueling increased flooding…
This white paper examines motivations people may have for sharing false information, discusses underlying issues that cause false information and offers case studies from recent disasters to illustrate the problem. Multiple motives lead people to post false information on social media: some posters seek a particular result, such as closing schools for t…
This report provides information on future projections of climate change and its impact in California's Sierra Nevada, including on its snowpack and subsequent water resources. The study employed hybrid downscaling, a combination of global climate models and downsclaing methods, to create future projections for the climate in the years 2041-20…
This report is a product of two expert workshops that were held in Toronto and Ottawa focusing on climate change adaptation as a set of actions and their governance in Canada. Particular attention was given to Canada-wide strategies for adaptation, risk reduction, and the intersection between them.
This report provides not only a state-of-play on adapt…
This report provides five concrete policy recommendations for municipal, provincial, and federal government officials, and policymakers on the basis of research conducted to understand the aftermath of the 2013 flood in southern Alberta, Canada.
Based upon a representative sample of Calgary residents affected by the 2013 flood, this report reveals…
This law outlines the legal framework for the establishment of Brazil's national policy on protection and civil defence.
Esta política define los principios, objetivos y lineamientos de la política pública para la gestión del riesgo en Costa Rica en el período 2016 - 2030, y es la base para definir los compromisos del Plan Nacional de Gestión de Riesgo.
Grade 4: Tsunami Unit
This tsunami unit provides an opportunity for high levels of student engagement, and the topic is well-suited for integrating standards across a range of subject areas. The unit culminates in a student-designed community education campaign that offers students valuable practice in synthesizing information and collaborating wi…
This video on tsunamis was part of a twelve-month multi-hazard campaign at Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It was produced for tsunami awareness in the month of March.
Este libro contiene lecciones y ejercicios sobre terremotos y tsunamis en Chile para los estudiantes en el nivel secundario.
Este libro es el resultado de la implementación de la Recomendación ITSU-XIII.3, de la Décimotercera Reunión del Grupo Internacional de Cooperación para el Sistema de Alarma de Tsunami en el Pacífico, y de la labor de varios expe…
Using the climate projections developed by the City of Austin as the basis for identifying risks and vulnerabilities, the Office of Sustainability worked with staff from multiple departments to develop a Climate Resilience Action Plan for City Assets and Operations.
This Climate Resilience Action Plan provides an overview of climate proj…