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Displaying 120 of about 329 resultsDisasters serve as focusing events, providing a “window of opportunity” to reassess practices, propose new policies and animate the human decisions that make communities vulnerable to climate-related disasters.Elisabeth Stoddard, associate professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and I set out to understand the relationship between animal agricultu…
This publication GFDRR is addressing climate-related threats in Saint Lucia via efforts to enhance technologies and support knowledge-sharing activities that benefit stakeholders and communities across the country and increase resilience to natural hazards. These systems and platforms were established for use by the government and its stakeholders to cr…
Last year was Panama’s third driest on record. The low rainfall caused water levels in Gatún Lake – a crucial part of the country’s internationally important canal and key fresh water supply for millions of people – to drop to record-low levels.Authorities reduced shipping through the canal to conserve the lake’s fresh water, resulting in queues of ship…
This study proposes a high tide flood (HTF) thresholding system that leverages machine learning (ML) techniques to estimate SLR and HTF thresholds at a relatively fine spatial resolution (10 km) along the United States’ coastlines. The proposed system, complementing conventional linear- and point-based estimations of HTF thresholds and SLR rates, can es…
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Antigua and Barbuda to assess the capacity of the country’s agriculture sector to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects. Agriculture was selected as the priority sector for the SRCA by the Government of An…
This study examines factors shaping individuals' preferences for use of tornado shelters in public and private facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing over 6000 surveys collected in Spring and Summer 2020 across the central and eastern United States. Key findings suggest that both generalized infectious disease risk perception and COVID-19 ri…
Sectoral recovery capacity assessment (SRCA), developed by the Canada-Caribbean resilience facility (CRF) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), analyzes the capacity of key sectors for efficient and coordinated recovery and provides recommendations to improve recovery processes along three main axes: governance, competencies an…
The floods displaced more than 80,000 people, led to over 150,000 being injured and, on the 29th of May, to 169 fatalities with 44 people still missing (Governo do Estado de Rio Grande do Sul, 2024). Essential services were also disrupted, leaving 418,200 households without electricity and over a million consumer units without water. Dozens of muni…
Home energy is becoming increasingly unaffordable for low-income families. The financial burden to families of keeping cool this summer will increase by 7.9% across the nation to an average of $719 from June through September, up from $661 during the same period last year, according to projections from the National Energy Assistance Directors Associatio…
Whether from an overflowing river, rising coastal waters, or a flash flood, flooding causes extensive harm to American households, infrastructure, and businesses across the country. In the last year alone, devastating floods have hit Vermont, California, and Kentucky as climate change increases the threat of these disasters…
Under the leadership of Mayor Romero, the Tucson City Council tonight adopted a Heat Action Roadmap and Heat Protection Ordinance for City Contractors-two actions that are increasing the City's ability to mitigate and manage extreme heat and build resilience for the future. The Heat Action Roadmap marks the next step as part of the implementation of Tuc…
This course explains the reasons why finance ministries are key players for confronting the climate crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean. By reviewing materials and undertaking activities, you will learn about the science and economics of climate change, the fiscal risks of climate events and the transition, and the role finance ministries can play…
With central Arizona temperatures hitting triple digits again, heat research experts are working to better understand the effects of extreme heat on cities and their populations."Extreme heat poses a pressing global health concern, with urban areas particularly at risk due to the heat-island effect and the more recent hotter summers due to climate chang…
In June 2020, Tropical Storm Amanda descended on El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador. Gale-force winds and torrential rains triggered more than 150 landslides and 20 major floods, tearing apart roads, electrical lines and almost 30,000 homes.Coffee farmer Hector Velasquez, whose land sits on the exposed slopes of San Salvador Volcano, overlooking the ci…
As the summer season kicks off, Californians are feeling the heat—literally. According to PPIC’s Californians and the Environment surveys, concern about increasingly severe heat waves has been steadily rising since 2019. Last year, a record 85% of Californians expressed concern about heat waves, with the highest rates among African Americans (96%) and r…