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Displaying 75 of about 162 resultsAs the coastal cities of Africa and Asia expand, many of their poorest residents are being pushed to the edges of livable land and into the most dangerous zones for climate change. Their informal settlements cling to riverbanks and cluster in low-lying areas with poor drainage, few public services, and no protection from storm surges, sea-level rise, an…
By Sharon Friel
Climate projections suggest that, thanks to human activity, we will likely see an increase in extreme weather events, disruptions to agriculture, loss of livelihoods and displacement of people.
While everyone will be affected, these climate impacts will exacerbate social and health inequities, depending on underlying economic, geograph…
Alertnet reports on the crucial role that mangroves play in reducing the devastation of cyclones in the coastal areas of Viet Nam. Climate change induced rise in the average temperature and extreme weather events facilitate sea level rise, salt water intrusion and drought. Communities actively take part in planting mangroves with the help of non-governm…
BALACLAVA, Mauritius, 23 November 2016 - Host country Mauritius is using this week’s Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction to profile the challenges facing small island developing states (SIDS) battling a rise in climate-related disasters which constitute an existential threat to many of them.
This is the first time that one of Africa’s…
GENEVA, 22 May 2013 - The inventor of the world's first interactive digital globe that graphically depicts the vulnerability of our planet to disasters today challenged global policymakers to show more leadership in tackling the growing risks facing populations worldwide.
"What is important is not the technology but our vision for the future of the pla…
Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana (PRiMO) conference is the premier venue for community leaders interested in protecting Pacific Island communities from natural hazards. Each year, hundreds of participants gather to make connections, learn from each other, discuss ongoing initiati…
Best Climate Practices 2017 Contest
The final results and the winner of the Best Climate Practices 2017 Award on Building Resilience to Climate Disaster Risk will be announced on International Day for Disaster Reduction, October 13.
The Best Climate Practices Award is an initiative promoting development and dissemination of new ideas and met…
This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Papua New Guinea (PNG). 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, focus…
This agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Western Australia addresses risk priorities ranging from tropical cyclones, bushfires, floods, earthquake and tsunami, to climate change-related sea level rise and more intense storms threatening coastal housing and infrastructure by building on existing knowledge and increase underst…
Risk assessment of Social-Ecological Systems and Public acceptance of Nature-based Solutions
With: Fabrice Renaud, Carl C. Anderson, and Aminur Shah from the School of Interdisciplinary Studies of the University of Glasgow,
Free webinar on the 26th of January at 2:00 PM CET.
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The Nature-based Solutions (NB…
The ENHANCE project (Enhancing risk management partnerships for catastrophic natural disasters in Europe) analyses and develops new multi-sector partnernsips (MSPs) between public and private sectors, with emphasis on the financial sector. Analysing existing MSPs in ten case studies across Europe, ENHANCE explores the roles of actors and stake…
This report makes the case for addressing ecosystem degradation as one of the root causes of risk and vulnerability and for opting for ecosystem-based solutions as a way to reduce disaster risk and build community resilience. It focuses on water-related hazards in particular, as they make up a vast majority of risks, and are often exacerbated by inadequ…
Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences (PNAS), vol. 112, no. 24, 2015, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1414374112:
The article elucidates a knowledge coproduction approach based on social–ecological systems research and assess its utility in generating shared knowledge and action for ecosystem services.
The approach was piloted in South Africa across f…
This report present CDP, C40 and AECOM latest results from the third consecutive year of climate change reporting for cities. The data presented in the report conveys information about every aspect of climate change measurement and management in cities, including risks such as temperature increase/heatwaves, frequent/intense rainfall, drought, storms/fl…
UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 4, issue 1:
This booklet targets primary school children to sensitize them to the causes, impacts and mitigation of coastal and marine hazards, such as cyclone, tsunami, storm surge and flood, as well as other natural hazards such as drought, oil spill, ‘red tide’ and ‘brown tide’, and city fire.