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Displaying 15 of about 29 resultsThe conference motto for IDRC Davos 2008 is: Public-private partnership – key for integral risk management and climate change adaptation.
IDRC Davos 2008 will address global problems and attract participants from all over the globe. We expect more than 1300 participants from 130 countries.
The conference will take an integrated, multidisciplinary appro…
The map highlights cities in Latin America and the Caribbean at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per…
The map highlights cities in Africa at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per cent of the temperature…
This edition of the World Disasters Report 2002 provides evidence that investing in preparedness and mitigation helps combat the terrible human and economic toll of disasters. Reducing disaster risk is an urgent priority not only for disaster managers, but for development planners and policy-makers across the globe...
The World Disasters Report 2002 fe…
Drawing on research just published as part of the Building Knowledge for a Changing Climate programme, the guide uniquely considers how adaptation options are influenced by geographical location and the scale of development. It considers the interrelated roles of the planning system, communities, other stakeholders and delivery bodies. It seeks to ensur…
Environment Working Papers no. 1. - ENV/WKP(2007)1
This report is part of an OECD project on cities and climate change. A priority of this project is to explore the city-scale risks of climate change and the benefits of both (local) adaptation policies and, to the extent possible, (global) mitigation strategies. The current study is one of the fi…
The map highlights cities in Asia at risk due to sea-level rise, and their dimension.
In the 20th century, sea levels rose by an estimated 17 centimetres, and the conservative global mean projections for sea-level rise between 1990 and 2080 range from 22 centimeters to 34 centimeters.
Oceans, which have been absorbing 80 per cent of the temperature in…
World Bank brief
Disaster risk reduction and the World Bank - responding to an alarming trend
Since the 1990s, disasters have killed nearly 60,000 people a year, on average, and affected the lives and livelihoods of millions more. An estimated 220,000 people died in the 2004 Asian tsunami and 1.5 million were left homeless. In just this past year, C…
Torrential rains have caused extensive flooding, destroying homes and crops in Rwanda's western and northern regions, according to officials.
"The situation is pathetic; we are trying to secure relief aid for the affected people," Penelope Kantarama, governor of Western Province, said on 3 October. The rains submerged more than 500 homes, destroyed abo…
To increase capacity to reduce and manage disaster risks in Africa, the University of Cape Town and USAID have signed a US$2.9 million agreement that will strengthen 10 African universities in disaster-related scholarship and practice over the next three years.
"The project is urgently needed to reduce Africa's disaster risk profile - one which is sign…
Mega cities are now facing greater risks from extreme weather events due to climate change
Damage inflicted could undermine the world’s economic gains of the past few decades
The Climate Resilient Cities Primer offers a tool to self-assess if a city is a "hot-spot" and to create strategies that will increase its resilience to these impacts…
State of the world’s cities 2008/2009 - harmonious cities
An overview of six of Africa's major cities at risk from sea-level rise.
Environmental data is still a new and incomplete area in Nepal. It can be difficult both to discover what data are available and to obtain access to them. Relevant data are scattered among many institutions, and are often unpublished. Thus ADB and ICIMOD agreed to develop the report further and publish it for a wider audience; the present publication is…
The Global Platform provides the main global forum for representatives of governments and other stakeholders - UN agencies, regional bodies, international financial institutions, civil society, the private sector and the scientific and academic communities – to:
1. Assess progress made in implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.
2. Enha…
UN-HABITAT's State of the world’s cities 2008/2009 - harmonious cities
With an urban growth rate of more than 4 per cent annually, Dhaka, which already hosts more than 13 million people, is one of the fastest growing cities in Southern Asia, and is projected to accommodate more than 20 million by 2025. The sheer number of people living in the city means…