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Displaying 15 of about 4993 resultsThis work contributes to understanding the macro-critical effects of climate shocks in Uruguay. It assess the macroeconomic impact of the most relevant climate shocks affecting Uruguay´s economy, using the wide availability of country-specific data and background analysis. Using a macrostructural projection model customized to Uruguay (MFMOD UY) and exp…
Building Disaster Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa Disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa often take a huge toll on vulnerable populations. Loss of life and livelihoods in the face of already existing challenges sets communities back many years leaving them at risk should another natural hazard occur.
African countries suffer from inadequate information to en…
Under the umbrella of the UN 70th anniversary celebration in Egypt, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction-Regional Office for Arab States (UNISDR ROAS) is organizing an awareness campaign under the theme "International Day for Disaster Reduction 2015 - Knowledge for Life" at the Gezira Youth Center in Zamalek, Cairo. The c…
The upcoming Global Platform on Disaster Reduction will feature an impressive 42 thematic special events, which will complement and support the high-level plenary sessions. The events will focus on different aspects of disaster risk reduction, including climate change adaptation as one of the key feature of the overall Global Platform discussions.
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In the last year, the Bolivian people have had to cope with devastating floods, the hottest year on record, and the most severe drought in their history.Over two million people suffered from the lack of rain, while the storms left over 50 dead and 430,000 people affected. This data seems to confirm what science has been telling us for some time: Bo…
The depleted Panama Canal needs new water sources as climate-driven drought spotlights global warming risks to world's waterways.[...]We depend on rainwater," said Ilya Espino de Marotta, the canal's first chief sustainability officer, who was appointed in January and is also charged with reducing the waterway's carbon footprint."You used to see a dry y…
The promotion of gender equality while effecting climate change adaptation is a political and moral imperative. The International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI) applied research for development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region shows that it also can be effective and efficient, especially when undertaken through pro-poor, market bas…
The US National Weather Service has declared that El Niño conditions are now present and expected to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean. In this blog, we explore what this means for the anticipatory action community.What is ENSO?The El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, is a cycle of warming and cooling events in the area of the Pacific Ocean along the eq…
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…
Last June, we had the opportunity to attend a workshop in London, UK, to learn how the De-risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies in the Horn of Africa (DRIVE) project has mobilized private sector capital through insurance markets to protect over one million pastoralists against drought. All by its first birthday! The pr…
This summer, global temperatures soared on July 4, reflecting one of the hottest days recorded on Earth, according to climate data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Average global temperatures were approximately 63 degrees Fahrenheit—one of the warmest days in 125,000 years.Anthony Lupo, professor of atmospheric sciences in th…
[...]Vulnerability to climate shocks such as this drought is destroying the local livelihoods of small-scale farmers and herders. Already, pastoralists are losing thousands of animals, and the livestock market in places like Kajiado County has collapsed. Scientific evidence points to the frequency of droughts, floods, and other extreme climate events, a…
El Nino conditions brewing in the Pacific Ocean could exacerbate the return of extremely hot temperatures in regional Australia, but Flinders University experts have developed a drought resilience toolkit with strategies that can assist regional communities and farmers ahead of time.The Drought Resilience Mapping and Assessment Toolkit (DRMT) provides a…
As the UN system's principal authoritative report on water, the United Nations World Water Development Report 2023 directly informs the UN conference discussions, describing how building partnerships and enhancing cooperation across all dimensions of sustainable development are essential to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals…
Somalia is threatened by its worst drought in 40 years. In 2022 alone, there were 42,000 excess deaths and since 2021, at least 3.5 million livestock have been killed and an estimated 1.4 million people have been displaced.Climate change means the situation is unlikely to improve, with extreme weather events becoming more likely. Against this backdrop,…