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Displaying 90 of about 4993 resultsThis 2nd edition of the ASEAN Risk Monitor and Disaster Management Review (ARMOR), Time is Running Out: Why ASEAN Must Act Now against Climate Emergencies, aims to advance the publication’s objective of providing authoritative information specifically regarding the ASEAN region. The region has a growing need for critical analysis and synthesis of data t…
Rashpinder Singh, 36, is a farmer who owns 17 acres (almost seven hectares) of land in the state of Punjab. He took up the profession of his forefathers after completing his MTech degree.
“I feel connected with the land. Farming is a part of my identity, since this is what I have been surrounded with all my life,” says Singh.
However, for Singh, the l…
The study captures the tryst of the Dalit and Adivasi communities that bear the brunt of historical descent/caste-based oppression, inequalities and discrimination with recurring droughts in the region. As climate change intensifies, the Dalits (or the Scheduled Castes) and Adivasis (or the Scheduled Tribes) with their women, children, ag…
In August, the world looked on aghast as torrential rains and flash flooding submerged vast areas of Pakistan, affecting 33 million people, killing more than 1,300 and destroying or badly damaging 1.6m homes.
The floods hit during the south Asian monsoon, which typically brings seasonal rains to the Indian subcontinent between June…
There’s a misguided belief amongst some that climate change is “coming.” But, ask farmers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region who are witnessing more frequent droughts, and they will assure you that the change is well and truly here already.
With only two percent of the world’s renewable water supplies, MENA is the driest region in the wo…
A new animation from IIED shows how people in Nepal are already experiencing loss and damage from climate change and calls for urgent action to address the issue.
IIED invited people from the least developed countries (LDCs) to share their experiences of climate impacts. This is the fourth animation in the series bringing their stories to life.…
In the tiny Indian Himalayan village of Nog, the slopes of a local road intersecting the village are awash in verdant vegetation, including hardy, local varieties of trees and shrubs. In 2009, before the vegetation was planted, the road was pummeled by monsoon landslides, sending heavy rocks and debris tumbling down the steep embankments. On a hilltop a…
A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
ADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with governments, development partners, international organizations, NGOs, civil society, private sector, media, and other key stakeholders…
This article discusses how climate change threatens core dimensions of human security, including economic prosperity, food availability, and societal stability. In recent years, war-torn regions such as Afghanistan and Yemen have harbored severe humanitarian crises, compounded by climate-related hazards. These cases epitomize the powerful but presently…
The main objective of this research is to understand fishers' perceptions of climate change and to identify factors that influence their expectations concerning adapting to change. Two coastal communities at Salimpur on the Sitakunda coast and Sarikait in Sandwip Island were selected as a case study to analyse fishers’ perceptions of climate change in s…
Climate change is threatening the Winter Olympics and the future of snow sports by making conditions much more dangerous to athletes and participants, finds a new report.
Slippery Slopes: How Climate Change is threatening the 2022 Winter Olympics, hears from leading skiers, snowboarders and bobsledders on their fears for the future of snow sports as ou…
This publication presents a comprehensive overview of the potential impact of climate change on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries. It assesses and recommends how CAREC member countries can collaborate to address climate change issues and reduce disaster risks through regional cooperation.The countries in the Central Asi…
An early, aggressive wildfire season in Alberta, alarming, summer-like temperatures in parts of the Mediterranean, scorching, road-melting heat to South Asia, and torrential rain causing deadly floods in Congo-Kinshasa, are all signs this spring of anthropogenic climate change and a “grim augur of things to come.”Relatively cooler weather is helping the…
A study led by researchers at Peking University in China suggests that extreme rainfall will significantly threaten global food production due to climate change and the accompanying extreme weather events.[....][The study] used long-term weather observations and multi-level rainfall manipulative experiments to explore the magnitude and mechanisms of ext…
Climate change is predicted to reduce maize and cotton yield in Punjab by 13% and 11% by 2050, according to a new study conducted by agriculture economists and scientists at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).
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The study published in the Mausam journal of the India Meteorological Department earlier this month used rainfall and tempera…