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Displaying 135 of about 2013 resultsThis book provides a great overview of practical and early examples of actual adaptive actions already taking place across Europe. It provides detailed information on each identified measure: to which sector it belongs, (i.e. water safety, agriculture, cities), specific climate effects adapted to, length of the project and costs and benefits, including…
This brief addresses key challenges to effectively adapting Australia to a variable and changing climate, providing high-level policy advice designed for use by policy makers at Commonwealth and State level. It deals with coastal management under climate change and is built upon the experience of New South Wales, but is relevant to planning for the coas…
This edition focuses on the accomplishments in strengthening the ability of 27 remote Guatemalan communities to prepare for and respond to disasters. Among its many accomplishments, the program has facilitated the creation of a dedicated office to manage all facets of municipal risk management. The committed and trained staff members serve as liaisons t…
This brochure states that floods in Brazil pose increased risk to people, infrastructure and business. It describes how the floods affect the various regions and sectors highlighting the increased exposure to river flood and flash flood risk. It explains that the Southeastern states are particularly vulnerable also with regard to possible obstruction…
UN-DESA policy brief no. 28:
This document addresses the challenge of sustainable reconstruction for Haiti following the earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale in early January 2010. It targets Haiti's need to rebuild its entire economy in a sustainable manner, to such an extent that it will be more resilient to future shocks and disasters and will be…
Cahier des changements climatiques, édition spéciale, Octobre 2010 (in French):
Ce numéro vise à sensibiliser le public urbain sahélien sur les risques liés aux changements climatiques. Il prend en compte les lourdes conséquences des événements climatiques extrêmes (inondations et vagues de chaleur notamment) intervenus dans plusieurs villes sahélienn…
Analysis from the East-West Center, no. 96:
This paper addresses Asia's coastal megacities increasing vulnerability to flooding disasters resulting from the combined effects of climate change (manifested as sea level rise, intensified storms, and storm surges), land subsidence and rapid urban growth. It recognizes the urgent need in all these cities:…
This manual provides basic understanding and describes implementation arrangements required for flood preparedness planning. It is expected to be beneficial, in particular, to the countries of the Lower Mekong Basin and can also be adapted to incorporate the needs and situation of other countries in the region, including Thailand.
It was developed base…
Changing weather patterns bring about more rain in British Columbia, Canada, and consequently, the cases of flood damage have increased so much, that insurance companies pay half of the claims towards such losses, reports The Vancouver Sun. The Insurance Bureau of Canada is testing a municipal risk assessment tool that is aiming to estimate communities’…
With increasing sea level rise and mounting storm surges, there is a 20 times larger risk that flood waters would over-top Manhattan's seawalls and inundate parts of the city, according to a new study, reports the Washington Post.
“What we are finding is that the 10-year storm tide of your great-, great-grandparents is not the same as the 10-year storm…
Francisco Gaitán, alcalde de Cantarrana de Honduras sugirió hoy en Noticias AM que los países deben alertar a las comunidades sobre los desastres naturales.
Además, mencionó que es importante hacer un mapeo del lugar, advertir a la población y declarar la zona como no habitable.
Sobre este tema, Ricardo Mena de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas d…
Geneva (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) — Auditing and regulatory experts today said that accountability is paramount for all actors in disaster risk reduction, from victims and taxpayers to national Governments, international organizations and civil society.
The experts were discussing disaster risk management standards and accounta…
By Megan Rowling
London - Natural disasters forced 32.4 million people from their homes in 2012, with climate and weather hazards such as floods and storms causing 98 percent of the displacement, a report said on Monday.
The total was almost double the 2011 number, as major floods hit India and Nigeria last year, accounting for 41 percent of global di…
Selon Fella Bouredji, qui écrit pour El Watan, une nouvelle étude sur la vulnérabilité aux risques naturels en Algerie donne des informations plus claires sur les types de risques qui affectent le pays, comme les risques prédominants de séisme et d'inondation, et les risques d'érosion côtière et de submersion marine qui restent limités.
"Cette étude no…
Two recently published research papers reveal the need for a radical rethinking on flood resilience. The first report, a collaboration with the Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania shows how mass urbanization and climate change will worsen impact of floods. The second paper focuses on th…