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Displaying 30 of about 262 resultsThis 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…
The use of science to reduce the effects of future natural hazards such as floods, droughts and earthquakes must be stepped up and adopted more widely, according to a newly published Foresight report.
The report, 'Reducing Risks of Future Disasters: Priorities for Decision Makers' sets out how the threat of future disasters resulting from natural haza…
By Sander Carpay, Sonja Bleeker, Pamela Quino Ramos, Constantino Aucca Chutas and Lukas Edbauer
What is blue-green infrastructure?
Blue-Green Infrastructure differs from the “grey” infrastructure or traditional engineering due to its natural elements, the network of measures that connect them, and the multiple ecosystem services that they pr…
A glance at urban interventions by Red Cross Societies in Latin America and the Caribbean:
This publication was developed in an effort to complement and inform the internal process of defining urban intervention strategies in the Americas in order to manage urban risk related to health and sanitation; food security and nutrition; road safety; social, e…
This position paper explains the need for drylands recovery and development in the Horn of Africa through community control and empowerment, education and pro-poor infrastructure. It asserts that if focus could be shifted to long term resiliency measures instead of emergency response, it would enable communities themselves to decide their futures. Studi…
Johannesburg - The massive hydropower dams built on the Zambezi River, the largest river system in Southern Africa, not only supply power to major economies in the region but also help mitigate annual floods. But as electricity demands grow and rising global temperatures affect rainfall patterns, the dams will be unable to meet energy needs or control f…
By Bruce Dunn and Cristina R. Velez
Protecting and enhancing natural ecosystems and biodiversity can increase resilience in Asia and the Pacific.
Introduction
Why are people in Asia and the Pacific particularly vulnerable to climate change? The answers may lie in a combination of factors that literally creates a “perfect storm”: a…
Climate change will continue to make extreme weather events such as floods and drought more likely in future years, and cities, towns and villages must be resilient. Decisive policy action is needed to mitigate these risks. About 5 million properties in the UK are currently at risk of flooding. Protection from floods in the UK over the past years has to…
By Basudev Mahapatra
Community interventions to dig wells and ponds has enabled farmers to fight drought and halt the trend of desertification in Odisha’s Balangir district
Byasadev Bhoi of Pandel village in Odisha’s Balangir district was excited while showing the pond the villagers have dug. The pond has changed their lives by ensuring wa…
By Ian Wright Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University; Jason Reynolds, Research Lecturer in Geochemistry, Western Sydney University
This is the second of two articles looking at the increasing reliance of Australian cities on desalination plants to supply drinking water, with less emphasis on the alternatives of water recycl…
By David Cogswell
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“The main contribution to us getting through the drought was a change in attitude toward consumption of water and how we could get by with less water as citizens,” said [Tim Harris, CEO of Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape] . “You saw this incredible cha…
This report shows the results of a nationwide risk assessment aimed to develop a comprehensive disaster risk profile for Rwanda. It covers five major natural hazards prevailing in Rwanda namely; droughts, floods, landslides, earthquakes and windstorms. The elements at risk considered in the assessment are: population, agriculture, health, education, hou…
This background paper is part of the Pacific Possible project at the World Bank and was prepared to support the thematic focus area of "Managing increased stress on pacific livelihoods". This background paper considers the following key issues regarding the changes in Pacific Island Countries (PICs) by the year 2040:
The potential socio-eco…
By Kevin Winter, Senior Lecturer in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
South Africa is often referred to as the 30th driest country in the world, a claim that’s based on its average annual rainfall of 500mm compared to the world average of 860mm. National rainfall averages have a purpose. They do, howe…
By Sonia Chand Sandhu and Jeremy Carew-Reid
Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.
Overview
The sustainability and resilience of urban areas to climate change can be greatly increased by rehabilitating natural systems and integrating nature-based app…