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Displaying 90 of about 1105 resultsIncreasingly, countries are using Climate Change Gender Action Plans (ccGAPs) to identify gender-specific opportunities in nationally-determined climate-related priority sectors through a participatory, multi-stakeholder process – and establish blueprints for action.
So how do ccGAPs support countries to establish gender-responsive blueprints for clima…
In the tiny Indian Himalayan village of Nog, the slopes of a local road intersecting the village are awash in verdant vegetation, including hardy, local varieties of trees and shrubs. In 2009, before the vegetation was planted, the road was pummeled by monsoon landslides, sending heavy rocks and debris tumbling down the steep embankments. On a hilltop a…
Climate change has cost Germany an average of €6.6 billion ($6.7 billion) per year since 2000, a study commissioned by the country's ministry for economic affairs and climate action has found.
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"It is no longer a question of whether climate damage will occur, but only how often, how severe and how expensive it will be — and above a…
Initial five year investment cost is estimated at US$ 3.1 billion, benefits are huge.
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 7 November 2022 (WMO) - It will cost the equivalent of just 50 cents per person per year for the next five years to reach everyone on Earth with early warnings against increasingly extreme and dangerous weather, according to a plan unveiled tod…
The Government of South Sudan through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a USD 9,121,420 four-year project designed to increase the resilience of vulnerable communities to the obse…
A. About Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
ADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with governments, development partners, international organizations, NGOs, civil society, private sector, media, and other key stakeholders…
Does sea level rise increase the frequency of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? Or does the melting of glaciers due to temperature rise lead to more volcanic eruptions?
Scientists have long offered this hypothesis, and now they have a chance to test this theory.
“Recent studies have proposed a causal link between rising sea-level during periods of w…
This report summarizes the most recent scientific understanding of climate risk factors pertinent to Greater Boston, including storms, precipitation, flooding, groundwater, temperatures, and sea-level rise. During the writing of the inaugural Boston Research Advisory Group (BRAG) report both NASA and NOAA announced that 2015 was the warmest year on reco…
The need to reach those who are furthest behind has never been greater, reveals the 2022 Asia and the Pacific Sustainable Development Goals Progress Report issued today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
The report finds that average progress in the region disproportionately excludes so…
Climate scientists found that many regions of the world will enter permanent dry or wet conditions in the coming decades, under modern definitions. The findings reveal the importance of rethinking classification as well as response to these events.
Maps of the American West have featured ever darker shades of red over the past two decades. The colors i…
The global Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) delivers effective solutions to the rapidly increasing challenges of climate change.
The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Report sends a stark message: the impacts of climate change are being felt right now – and there is a narrowing window of opportunity for action.
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This article discusses how climate change threatens core dimensions of human security, including economic prosperity, food availability, and societal stability. In recent years, war-torn regions such as Afghanistan and Yemen have harbored severe humanitarian crises, compounded by climate-related hazards. These cases epitomize the powerful but presently…
This story is part of a series celebrating the work of women at the Columbia Climate School, in honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022. Read more about the day and our related blog posts here.
When asked about her fieldwork with farmers in East and Southern Africa, Yohana Tesfamariam Tekestedescribes it as “taking an oath.” She i…
When Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the Philippines in 2013, killing more than 6,000 people, everything was wiped out on the tiny island of Tulang Diyot, with all its 500 houses destroyed.
But early warnings and a swift evacuation just before the storm struck saved the island's entire population of 1,000 people from one of the most powerful tropical cyclo…
This publication showcases four women in Malawi, Guatemala, Madagascar and Nicaragua who thanks to risk finance were able to overcome climate shock, build resilience, and help their families and communities. As climate change increases the probability of climate-related disasters, people living in vulnerable areas and whose livelihoods are dependent on…