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Displaying 162 of about 162 resultsAs hurricane Sandy's images stood as a grave reminder that the response to climate change is more urgent than ever, Will Steffen and Gail Whiteman remind the business community that it has a stake in the outcome. In their opinion for the Canberra Times, they make the link between the destruction of the storm and climate change by highlighting the mechan…
While six thousand people fear they may in the near future be forced to leave their beloved homes due to rising sea level and related problems such as the destruction of historical graves and salinization of wells and farms, Mr Sihaba Haji Vuai, acting director of environment in the First vice president’s office, awaits for effective mitigation and ada…
Météo France a lancé la vigilance "vagues-submersion" afin de se préparer au mieux face aux montées extrêmes du niveau de la mer, et de renforcer la protection des populations selon le Ministère de l'Ecologie, du Dévelopmment Durable, des Transports et du Logement (MEDDTL). Des consignes de comportements adaptées ont ainsi été données.
"La tempête Xynt…
By Janto S. Hess, Phan Huong Giang, and Bui Thi Quynh Anh
Viet Nam has a long coastline of 3,260 km, making the country extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels, which have compounding effects to the country’s coastal zones and its socio-economic systems. There are considerable risks to residential areas affected frequently by storm surges, floods, ri…
Geneva (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) — As disaster risk reduction experts met in Geneva this afternoon on strengthening partnerships for small island developing States, there were many calls for inter-island cooperation, as well as adequate financial and technical resources.
Gyan Chandra Acharya, United Nations High Representative…
According to a new study assessing Karachi’s vulnerability to possible climate change impacts, serious gaps in governance put the city an increased risk in times of a calamity. Among factors such as an increasing socioeconomic disparity, a growing environmental degradation exposing the city to fluvial and storm water flooding risk, the absence of water…
Sea levels are rising about 1.5mm higher each year and the speed of the rise will gradually increase, reports the North Shore Times in Stuff New Zealand. According to the report, by next century the Government of New Zealand is advising planners to look at 1cm increases a year.
Guidelines and advice to help coastal communities adapt to climate change…
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Phase II of the project is expected to benefit an additional 1.6 million people
New Delhi – The Government of India, the Governments of Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and West Bengal and the World Bank Board today signed a US$ 308.40 million credit agreement in support of the second phase of the National Cyclone Risk Mitiga…
Manila, Philippines — As the Philippines moves forward on the road to recovery after Typhoon Yolanda, the Australian Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced a contribution of Php172 million (A$4.3 million) to the Australian Government-UNDP-Climate Change Commission partnership on disaster risk reduction and management in…
Fact sheet: Recommendations of the President’s State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience and New Executive Actions
As part of the Administration’s overall effort to combat climate change, President Obama is committed to ensuring that U.S. communities thrive in the face of a changing climate. The Administration ha…
Amid the ongoing relief efforts by the government and various socio-civic organizations for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda, Senator Loren Legarda said that local governments are facing the greater challenge of building back better communities.
“I deeply commiserate with families who have lost their loved ones due to Typhoon Yolanda. It is truly heartbr…
By Katie Riordan
For 60 years, the Texas Water Development Board has been the keeper of a master list of projects that are supposed to meet the state's water needs for the next half century. But the latest list the agency is compiling is not about supplying water — it's about managing it.
Earlier this year in the wake of two major floods that crippled…