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Displaying 20 of about 20 resultsThis Westminster Energy & Transport Forum conference will examine the priorities for UK climate change adaptation and planning ahead, as preparations are put in place for publication of the National Adaptation Programme in 2018.
Policymakers and stakeholders will discuss the practicalities of adaption plans for priority areas highlighted in Defra’s…
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It is generally acknowledged that, in Africa, poverty, the lack of development, high population density, environmental degradation, diseases, poor governance, wars, conflicts, violence and other such threats are underlying factors that concur to make communities more fragile. However, while poverty is the main cause of vulnerability, disas…
Beijing - China announced another important plan last week, under its 12th Five-Year Plan – the Specially Designated National Plan on Science and Technology Development in Tackling Climate Change.
The most critical element of the newly released Plan is the Ten Most Critical Mitigation Technologies and Ten Most Critical Adaption Technologies that have b…
This profile provides an overview of climate risks in Malawi, including how climate change will potentially impact three key sectors in the country: agriculture; health and nutrition; and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The brief also includes an overview of USAID Food for Peace program area livelihood zones and weather trends and future climate p…
"Now is the season to intensify the campaign against disaster. We have to have a serious programmes in disaster mitigation to sustain the no-life-lost thrust of the city government," said Herbert Bautista. The city noted a 'no casualty' record from the heavy rains during storm Falcon, reports the Manila Bulletin.