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Displaying 30 of about 268 resultsCommunity, environment and disaster risk management, volume 5:
Following on from volume 4 in this series, which looked at issues and challenges with regard to climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR), this volume has a specific focus on Asia. It provides 19 case studies from 13 countries and regions in Asia, highlighting diffe…
This report outlines status and trends of high mountain glaciers in relation to climate change, identifies challenges and knowledge gaps, and finally makes recommendations for adaptation, research and policy. It calls for accelerating research, monitoring and modelling of glaciers, snow and their role in water supplies; and highlights the vulnerability…
This document assesses the progress made since the environment and health process began 20 years ago. It discusses how to move the environment and health process forward in Europe, and sums up some intents with the Parma Declaration, which included a commitments to not only preventing environmental risks and diseases but also tackling emerging issues su…
This publication reports on a community-based cost benefit analysis of a disaster risk reduction (DRR) and food security programme in a Malawian agricultural community. The aim of this study is to assess programme activities for their cost-effectiveness and to gather evidence to help inform programming decisions taken by Tearfund, their partners and oth…
Assistance to improve local agricultural emergency preparedness - Final project report:
This report addresses the vulnerability of the Caribbean region to hydro-meteorological hazards such as hurricanes, floods, drought, high magnitude rainfall and related hazards such landslides and the related extreme vulnerability of the agricultural sector. It rep…
This paper reviews the current knowledge on the implications of climate change for extreme weather and analyzes the ability of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries to mitigate and manage the impact of extreme events such as drought, heat waves, hurricanes, floods, forest fires and landslides. It recommends a variety of measures in the areas of financ…
A compilation of abstracts of new research presented at the International conference on Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas addressing the following themes:
- Current status of climate change in the dry areas: simulations and scenarios available;
- Impacts of climate change on natural resource availability (especially water), agr…
Nairobi, May 10-21 2010:
This document calls on Parties at SBSTTA-14 to consider some recommendations in preparation for the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, including: the establishment of multi-sectoral mechanism at the national level (forestry, fisheries, water supply, agriculture, disaster pr…
This book discusses the practical, political and moral challenges of linking environmental sustainability with poverty reduction and social justice, and making science and technology work for the poor. It addresses emergent threats from epidemic disease, or the challenges of water scarcity in dryland India, as well as climate change, such as African far…
This point-by-point report of the UN Secretary-General on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration encompasses natural disasters in the "other priorities for global action". It calls for more determined efforts to address the loss of lives, livelihoods and infrastructure in order to avoid disasters to become an increasingly serious obstacle to t…
This report presents an overview of what adaptation to climate change might mean for Eastern Europe and Cental Asia, in terms of vulnerability to a changing hydrology and more extreme droughts, floods, heat waves, windstorms, and forest fires, and in terms of the frequency and cost of natural disasters.
It starts with a discussion of emerging best prac…
Fact sheet n°266:
This fact sheet includes sections on: (i) climate change general facts; (ii) the impact of climate change on health; (iii) extreme heat; (iv) natural disasters and variable rainfall patterns, including sea level rise, extreme weather events, drought, floods, and freshwater supplies contamination; (v) patterns of infection; (vi) measu…
Water and climate change adaptation, 9:
This perspective document focuses on the arid and semi-arid regions of the world and intends to provide input to address adaptation to the consequences of climate variability and change in the short and long term in these regions. It aims to: (i) provide an overview of the specific issues in the geographical se…
This report promotes the mainstreaming and integration of climate risk adaptation into India's development policies and processes, where appropriate. It focuses on vulnerabilities in natural resources and rural livelihoods, which stand at the front line of climate change impacts.
The approach was dictated by government priorities, which indicated the n…
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) in collaboration with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and with the technical support of the Department of Agrarian Development has commenced a project for the development of the small tank (Cascade) system for reducing the effect of drought in North Western Province as a model.
It is based on the Madawachc…