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Displaying 75 of about 339 resultsThe World Meteorological Organization has declared the onset of the first El Niño event in seven years. It estimates 90% probability the climatic phenomenon, involving an unusual warming of the Pacific Ocean, will develop through 2023, and be of moderate strength.El Niño events bring hotter, drier weather to places such as Brazil, Australia and Indonesi…
Several key regions around the world have been hit by large-scale sandstorms in recent years and some of these areas might surprise you.Most sandstorms are natural events, but they are being exacerbated by climate change, drought, land degradation and unsustainable management of land and water resources.Restoration and more integrated nature-positive so…
This policy brief examines the impacts of heat waves and drought on women’s food security, economic productivity, and care work, and highlights the alarming occurrence of gender-based and sexual violence during climate-induced challenges. It provides a set of proactive and gender-transformative recommendations for humanitarian and disaster risk reductio…
The impact on mental health of weather extremes such as drought is a growing concern due to climate change.Rural communities feel the impact of drought much more than urban residents. Our new research looks at the link between drought and suicide rates in one of Australia’s biggest farming areas, the Murray-Darling Basin.Drawing on monthly data from 200…
Geneva, 19 January - “The animals are dead. The rivers, lagoons and dams are dry. They have to move to neigbouring countries like Tanzania in search of pastures and water. As they move, they suffer from hunger and they want lie down because they’re tired from having to walk long distances”.
These are the words of Jemimah Maitei Kerenge, Maasai filmmake…
GENEVA, 4 July 2013 - Every day the Pacific wakes up and goes to work ahead of the rest of the world and next week it will do the same as it kicks off a series of regional consultations that will shape the successor agreement to the Hyogo Framework for Action after 2015.
The Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management and the Pacific Climate Change R…
BANGKOK, 19 June 2013 - The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today issued a warning that a lack of safe drinking water is emerging as a major natural hazard for many small islands in the Pacific.
UNISDR Head for Asia-Pacific, Jerry Velazquez, said: "The worsening situation in the Republic of the Marshall Islands is a strong warning for th…
Geneva, 10 October - Amidst growing concerns about drought crises in some of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific, the Government of Tuvalu today began a three-week nationwide needs assessment of water, agriculture and health facilities.
The most affected areas are the capital city of Funafuti, as well as Nukulaelae and Nanumaga. Th…
Floods, fires and droughts in Australia devastate lives, destroy wildlife and damage property. These disasters also cost billions of dollars through loss of agricultural and economic productivity, environmental vitality and costs to mental health. People are looking for long-term solutions from politicians and researchers.
It’s time to listen to First…
Water borne diseases are major killers in disasters and complex emergencies where large populations are displaced and/or moving or where local water infrastructure has been destroyed by an earthquake, cyclone or bombing. They can turn a disaster into a catastrophe.
Disaster management, mitigation and preparedness are all part of disaster risk reduction…
Geoscience Australia will open its doors on Sunday 19 August for its annual Open Day as part of National Science Week. Discover how scientists from Australia's national geoscience organisation are working to reduce Australia’s carbon footprint, helping communities better prepare for natural disasters and uncovering Australia’s hidden mineral wealth.
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The Australia - New Zealand Climate Forum (ANZCF) has been held every 18 months or so since 1986. The 2010 meeting will the 18th.
The themes of the Australia - New Zealand Climate Forum 2010 are:
The living planet - Southern Hemisphere Climate: ecology
modelling of ecology
physical and biological links
climate change and its impact on ec…
The Aim of the Conference
The International Water Association's Water Security and Safety Management SG seeks to establish a platform for dialogue and promote an integrated view on disaster response and resilience. This relates to policy making, financing, urban planning and management, emergency water and wastewater treatment, infrastructure design an…
This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Nauru. This includes rapid onset and long- term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing research and analyses, focusing on the geogr…
New research has found suicide increases during drought among men in Australia’s rural communities, and the problem may be exacerbated due to climate change.
Our findings call for urgent plans for adaptation, and global action to mitigate climate change and avoid impacts on vulnerable communities who are at risk of worsening n…