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Displaying 15 of about 339 resultsThe Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management is an annual conference jointly organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Pacific Community (SPC) with support from international and national partners. The event represents a unique opportunity for governments to reaffirm their political commitments to the…
Under the Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme (PICAP), implementation partners conducted a study with the University of the South Pacific to understand farmers’ and fishers’ perspectives such as: (1) which climate risks farmers and fishers in Fiji are facing; (2) their exposure to cyclones and drought; (3) what coping and adaptation measu…
Historically, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has faced significant challenges with its water supply. During 2015 and 2016, extremely low precipitation and an especially intense El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) resulted in a severe drought. By May 2016, 21,000 people in RMI were affected – 1,257 households on the outer islands and 5,195 ho…
Most Australians have known drought in their lifetimes, and have memories of cracked earth and empty streams, paddocks of dust and stories of city reservoirs with only a few weeks’ storage. But our new research finds over the last 1,000 years, Australia has suffered longer, larger and more severe droughts than those recorded over the last century.
Thes…
This study analyses international financial flows to nine countries for the 18 months after recent crises—drought, flood, cyclone, earthquake, and epidemic. It complements the Centre’s analysis of funding flows to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring similarities and differences for funding flows for natural hazards. International funding of…
The report explores how climate change is influencing the water cycle globally as well as in Australia. It describes the economic importance of the Australian water sector, the changes that are already occurring because of climate change, the health implications of these changes, the water energy nexus, and the impacts of changes in the water cycle…
The Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission was established by His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia on 23 January 2018. The purpose of the Royal Commission and the report is to investigate the operations and effectiveness of the Murray-Darling river basin system. The report contains 111 findings and 44 recommendat…
Human-induced climate change poses a major threat to the reliable water supply in many highly populated regions. Here, the authors of this report combine hydrological and climate model simulations to evaluate risks to the water supply under projected shifts in the climate at the Paris Agreement warming levels. Modelling the primary surface water source…
The current drought across much of eastern Australia has demonstrated the dramatic effects that climate variability can have on farm businesses and households. The drought has also renewed longstanding discussions around the emerging effects of climate change on agriculture, and how governments can best help manage climate risk. This article provides so…
The scientific program of IUGG 2011 includes symposia, poster presentations and workshops on a wide range of themes related to geophysics and geodesy, including:
- Hydrological Sciences
- Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
- Physical Sciences of the Oceans
- Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior
- Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Inte…
This study aims to clarify the extent to which Marshallese people are already migrating because of climate change, and the role affected ecosystem services play in their migration decisions. The research also aims to better understand the effects of this migration on migrants themselves, among communities in the RMI (in the capital of Majuro, and on Mej…
Droughts are part of Australia's landscape and managing drought is a feature of Australian agriculture. Australian farming businesses and farming communities are adopting increasingly sophisticated and effective strategies to deal with drought and respond to climate change and variability.
This agreement continues to build on drought policy reform incl…
This NAP is considered as the focus of actions, consolidation of projects and activities identified for an integrated solution to combating land degradation in Tuvalu. The NAP endeavours to bring together stakeholders, both government organisations (GOs), non-government organisations (NGOs) and local communities in a joint effort to achieve sustainable…
In the costly, contentious and emotional debate over drought policy, there's one thing that almost everyone can agree on: the worst time to try and develop a clear-eyed drought policy is during a drought, according to ABC Rural.
Drought policy specialist and Canberra University Professor Linda Botterill adheres to that view, arguing that there is a cas…
"The moment calls for a robust response to protect economic growth from the risks of climate change and secure continued progress," says Marshall Island finance minister
By Megan Rowling
BARCELONA - As droughts and floods cut crop harvests and storms tear up buildings and power lines, countries vulnerable to climate change - from Bangladesh to Kenya a…