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Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, ministre de l’Écologie, du Développement durable, des Transports et du Logement, a présenté aujourd’hui, en présence de Jean JOUZEL, Vice-Président du Groupe d’Experts Intergouvernemental sur l’Evolution du Climat (GIEC), l…
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 publication provides an overview of some the most important land-related environmental and climate change problems that the world is facing, such as environmental hazards and increasing threats in coastal areas due to sea water rise and severe weather risk in the form of droughts, floods, and storms. It presents a global overview of these issues in…
This publication is intended to help financial institutions analyze the risks associated with climate change. It encompasses the risk of being affected by a natural disaster (such as droughts, floods and storm events) among the factors that can weaken financial performance and conditions for both equity and debt. It calls for loss contingency projection…
Paris/Brasilia - Nature-based solutions can play an important role in improving the supply and quality of water and reducing the impact of natural disasters, according to the 2018 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report. The study, which will be presented by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, Gilbert Houngbo, Chair of UN-Wa…
The High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP), the network to mobilize political will for combating water-related disasters, has developed the “Principles on Investment and Financing for Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction,” acknowledged by the High-Level Panel on Water. The Principles are in coherence with the Sendai Framewor…
This report is about how and why Canada’s climate has changed and what changes are projected for the future. Led by Environment and Climate Change Canada, it is the first report to be released as part of Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action. It documents changes across Canada in temperature, precipitation, snow, ice, permafro…
This briefing note is an attempt to unravel the complexity of climate financing, looking at the issue in the context of the geo-politics of the rich countries and donors, and asks some fundamental questions, stating that the developed nations are responsible for climate change disasters such as drought, floods, storms, sea-level rise and threats to agri…
This document contains practical information on preparing and recovery from the effects of disaster events which may affect the British Virgin Islands. It includes hazard-specific safety tips and information on personal, family, business and community preparedness and protection. It considers the following hazards: flood, hurricane, including tides and…
By Akram Hosen
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Every year, millions of Bangladeshis are adversely affected by unusually frequent extreme weather events like storm surges, intensified cyclones, flash floods, and droughts. Like Hossain, tens of thousands of people find their homes, livelihoods and lives washed away in the floods that submerge large swathes of Bangladesh, or when…
The Status of Science and Technology report is an important step for monitoring the progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework and an attempt to capture some of the progress across geographies, stakeholders, and disciplines towards the application of science and technology towards risk reduction in Asia-Pacific.
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This pocket-sized book aims to inform and stimulate discussion at the family and community level in regard of the human consequences of climate change. It provides information on fundamental subjects like the difference between climate and weather, how climate patterns are measured and importantly, how society is affected by climate changes in terms of…
This publication was produced for World Meteorological Day 2009. It is intended as an introduction to the increasingly prominent relationship between our atmosphere, weather and climate.
It contains crosscutting research on sand and duststorms, which can affect weather, climate, respiratory health, disease outbreaks and, possibly, hurricane formation.…
Risk assessment and mitigation measures for natural and conflict-related hazards in Asia-Pacific:
This report presents the results of a study that aimed to quantify the risk posed by earthquake, flood (and storm surge), landslide, cyclone and tropical storm, tsunami, drought, and social unrest in form of intrastate armed conflict in the Asia-Pacific co…
Suva – In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with sudden and slow disasters, Fiji, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) and Tuvalu are re-examining how their laws can be updated to better reflect the increasing complexity of disasters.
On top of the COVID-19 pandemic, the countries of the Pacific have had to deal with mult…