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Displaying 10 of about 10 results“Risk reduction remains the core of Bhubaneswar’s development vision,” says Piyush Ranjan Rout, an urban management practitioner and co-founder of Local Governance Network, an NGO that nominated the city for the Sasakawa Award, in a report by Manipadma Jena for AlertNet.
“The only thing that is predictable is the unpredictability of rainfall, which makes it difficult to deal with adaptation measures" said Dr Tanya Abrahamse, chief executive of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at a workshop addressing the country’s preparations for the hosting of the 17th Conference of the Parties to take place in Durban…
… A sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous for … preventable and unacceptable disaster'. … A sudden heat wave and resulting flooding could be disastrous for …
… "no longer optional", she noted. Earthquakes, floods, a heat-wave and cold-wave were among the 373 natural disasters … in Haiti killed over 222,500 people in January, and a heat wave in the Russian summer caused around 56,000 …
… flood, industrial disaster, drought, epidemic, landslide, wave/surge, fire, extreme temperature, earthquake and … flood, industrial disaster, drought, epidemic, landslide, wave/surge, fire, extreme temperature, earthquake and …
… for the impact of climate change, such as increased heat waves, drought and flooding. Climate trends and … by the 2050s, increasing extreme weather events including heat waves. - Coastal cities should expect to experience more … College, and co-editor of the study. “There will be more heat waves, threatening the health of the elderly and infirm. …
… "While floods are the most common weather disaster, heat is our No. 1 weather-related killer;" and degraded … "While floods are the most common weather disaster, heat is our No. 1 weather-related killer;" and degraded …
… cyclone hit the city reducing it to a ghost city; in 1988, heat waves took hundreds of lives and floods reduced the city … cyclone hit the city reducing it to a ghost city; in 1988, heat waves took hundreds of lives and floods reduced the city …
… housing for elderly people that can buffer the effects of heat waves. Information gaps and data needs Successful … housing for elderly people that can buffer the effects of heat waves. Information gaps and data needs Successful …
… City especially as we plan for climate change. “We have heat-waves, flooding, forest fires and water shortages in … City especially as we plan for climate change. “We have heat-waves, flooding, forest fires and water shortages in …