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Displaying 15 of about 39 resultsThis report gives details of a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) project that was carried out in order to estimate the value of strengthening Bangladesh’s hydrometeorological services. The objective of the analysis was to verify the economic justification for the project, guide the project’s priorities and investments during implementation, pos…
Forecasts of an extreme winter in Mongolia have triggered the release of funding to reduce its impact on vulnerable herders. This is the first time this early action funding mechanism developed by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has been used anywhere.
On 2 January, Mongolia’s National Agency for Meteorology…
GENEVA, 23 July 2018 – The soaring rise in economic losses from extreme weather events fueled by climate change will be the focus of this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction on October 13.
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, said today: “Economic losses from disasters in low and middle-…
This publication provides a sober and revealing analysis of weather-related disaster trends over a twenty year time-frame which coincides with a period which has seen the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties become an established high-profile annual fixture on the development calendar. The contents of this report underline…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
Background
DRM Issues in Mongolia
Mongolia is characterized by its harsh climate, with extreme weather events that can cause significant loss of household assets and leave much of the population highly vulnerable. Both rural and urban populations are at risk, as has been demonstrated in recent years.
Rural Risks: Given the dependence of rural econom…
The disasters just kept coming in 2021, from Hurricane Ida’s destruction across Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West and damaging storms, tornadoes and floods. Nearly half the U.S. was in drought, and extreme temperature spikes disrupted power supplies just when people needed cooling or heating most.
In all, the costli…
This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new scientific analysis gives a more detailed look at how the negative impacts of climate change already in motion could create devastating…
The first half of 2018 was fortunate in that natural disasters across the world caused significantly lower losses than usual. According to provisional figures, overall losses were around US$ 33bn, the lowest level since 2005 (US$ 29bn after adjustment for inflation).
However, individual events did cause high losses for those concerned, for example cr…
The latest catastrophe report from Aon finds that the combined cost of winter storms and extreme cold led to billion-dollar damages across the United States throughout January 2019, torrential seasonal rainfall prompted a USD 2.3 billion economic loss to agriculture in Argentina and Australia records its warmest month on record; it's the first time…
By Tak Makino
How utilities can use the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds to mitigate future winter woes.
After last fortnight’s crushing winter weather, many local governments and water utilities are probably asking “what do I do now?” According to AccuWeather, the total economic impact from the winter storms could be as high as $50 b…
Research by Warwick Medical School identifies constraints to the abilities of older adults to adapt to heatwaves or cold snaps
Office of National Statistics estimates 50,100 excess deaths in winter 2017/18 and 1,246 excess deaths in June - July 2018 in England and Wales
Financial issues discouraged older adults from prioritising heating and cooling…
Every year, the United States foots a multi-billion dollar bill for the economic and insured losses incurred from natural disasters, reports The New York Times. In 2014, the costs reached $25-billion with certain regions of the country more prone to calamity than others. So what disasters are the most common and how much do they cost?
These New York Ti…
Acclimatise reports that a survey conducted by a Working Group on Climate Change Adaptation indicates that there are already European countries which have started to integrate climate change adaptation into their disaster risk reduction policy programmes.
"This is still an emerging issue and we should keep the focus on climate change adaptation to ensu…
This report highlights the 10 most financially devastating climate events of 2021, from hurricanes in the US, China and India to floods in Australia, Europe and Canada. All cost over 1.5 billion dollars of damage. It also looks at five events which, while carrying a lower financial cost, brought devastating human impacts such as drought in Africa and La…