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Displaying 120 of about 1105 resultsThis plan is the Community Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Plan for the community of New River. It is one of several CDRM and CCA Plans that support the formation of the Zonal Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Committees/Plans for St. Elizabeth. The New River Disaster Risk Management and Climate Ch…
This plan is the Community Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Plan for the community of Porus. It is one of several CDRM and CCA Plans that support the formation of the Zonal Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Committees/Plans for Manchester. The Porus Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adapta…
This Executive Action Plan summarizes the initial actions required to achieve the goal of ensuring every person on Earth is protected by early warning systems within five years, and sets out the pathway to implementation. It calls for an estimated new targeted investments of US$3.1 billion over the five years to advance the four mult…
Early warning systems are a pivotal component of UNDRR’s strategy to move towards a world with zero climate disasters. The Action Plan announced at COP27 by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres – to put in place early warning system global coverage within five years – is a firm step in the right direction.
Adaptation and resilience
Increasingly extre…
Geneva - Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years – the highest of any continent in the world. As the warming trend continues, exceptional heat, wildfires, floods and other climate change impacts will affect society, economies and ecosystems, according to a new report from the World Meteorologica…
In 2015, countries collectively decided to establish a global goal on adaptation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in order to inspire action on climate risk reduction. In 2021, the UNFCCC established the Glasgow—Sharm el-Sheikh work program (Decision 7/CMA.3) to provide input into how to track “overall progress ma…
The seventh edition of the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow looks at progress in planning, financing and implementing adaptation actions. At least 84 per cent of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have established adaptation plans, strategies, laws and policies – up 5 per cent from the previo…
The State of the Climate in Europe report, produced jointly with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, focused on 2021. It provides information on rising temperatures, land and marine heatwaves, extreme weather, changing precipitation patterns and retreating ice and snow.
Temperatures over Europe have warmed significantly over the 199…
Meaningful participation by women who are on the front lines of climate change is essential for gender-responsive, locally led adaptation.
However, in many contexts, women remain underrepresented in decision making, from local to national levels. Creative solutions are needed to facilitate dialogue, bridge the gap between different knowledge systems, a…
From May until October 2022, large parts of West Africa experienced large-scale flooding caused by above average seasonal rainfall and water management.
The West African rainy season runs between May and October, with local variations, including some parts of the region experiencing two peaks of rain within the season. In 2022, the rains arrived early…
People with neurologic diseases like headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease may experience worsening symptoms due to climate change, according to a scoping review of research published in the November 16, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The review also found that st…
Being able to predict where and when extreme weather and other environmental impacts of climate change will increase the risk of infectious disease outbreaks can help public health officials respond earlier and more effectively to control the spread and reduce its toll.
In fact, early warning systems designed to do just this have been developed in rece…
Spring is here, and with it comes the threat of more floods. Australia is currently experiencing its third consecutive year of a La Niña weather cycle. This means we expect more rainfall than average over the spring and summer months. There is heightened risk of floods, tropical cyclones, prolonged heatwaves and grass fires in southern Austral…
The purpose of this guide is to showcase different ways that Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) has been financed and implemented in different contexts in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. While there is wide buy-in to the LLA Principles as a framework for guiding the design of adaptation investments, the LLA movement has been collating and analysi…
Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt - Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia. In 2021 alone, weather and water-related hazards caused total damage of US$ 35.6 billion, affecting nearly 50 million people, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The State of the Climate in Asia 2021 report highlig…