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Displaying 15 of about 1265 resultsThis webinar jointly organized by UNESCO and Politecnico di Torino under the EU-funded RESILIAGE project aims to explore the intersection of gender, heritage, and resilience-building strategies amidst disasters. The virtual event will convene experts across disciplines to explore innovative approaches that harness both natural and cultural heritage…
This paper uses data from 2003–19 on 2.47 million test takers of a national high stakes university entrance exam in Ethiopia to study the impacts of temperature on learning outcomes. It finds that high temperatures during the school year leading up to the exam reduce test scores, controlling for temperatures when the exam is taken. The results sugg…
When the power goes out on a cold winter night, some people head to a hotel. Others huddle around a fireplace bundled up in hats and blankets.But after a blizzard knocked out the power at Katrin Klingenberg’s home in Illinois, her house stayed warm and comfortable.Klingenberg: “I was sitting in my living room in a T-shirt, and outside it was negative 40…
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to assess the capacity of the country’s agriculture sector, inclusive of the fisheries and forestry subsectors, to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects.These sector and su…
This report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Grenada to assess the capacity of the country’s housing sector to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects. Housing was selected as the priority sector for the SRCA by the Government of Grenada due to its eco…
This Intensive Online Course in Climate Time Series Analysis is specifically tailored to the needs of PhD students and postdocs, who want to learn about an important combination of disciplines (climate change and time series analysis), but who have not had much exposure to in-depth statistical teaching. It will also attract professional researchers who…
Time11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (GMT+13)AboutTechnology is increasingly transforming the cities and communities that we live in, and the way we live in them. How can we harness technology to help build our resilience to natural hazards and disasters?Join us as we hear from members of our SMART Resilient Communities project team to explore how technology is…
This work contributes to understanding the macro-critical effects of climate shocks in Uruguay. It assess the macroeconomic impact of the most relevant climate shocks affecting Uruguay´s economy, using the wide availability of country-specific data and background analysis. Using a macrostructural projection model customized to Uruguay (MFMOD UY) and exp…
This research analyzed Twitter communications about wildfires and smoke from 2022 authored by institutional public health and environmental accounts in Washington and Oregon. This study compared Tweeting patterns over time, in connection with potential wildfire smoke exposure, and evaluated communications based on whether they encouraged the adoption of…
[...]That 2023 was Earth’s hottest year on record was in some ways no surprise. For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about rapidly rising temperatures driven by humanity’s relentless burning of fossil fuels.But last year’s sudden spike in global temperatures blew far beyond what statistical climate models had predicted, leading one noted…
Learn about the types and interventions of locally-led adaptation (LLA), and what the benefits of monitoring, evaluating, and learning would be in a LLA project.This is an interactive online course on locally-led and community-based climate change adaptation strategies. It is predominantly for participants of the RedR UK Climate Change Adaptation and Di…
This Special Report, connected with the MCR2030 “Flames of Chance: Innovating Heat and Wildfire Governance for Inclusive Communities” report, strives to focus attention on the following aspects: (a) understanding the issue in relation to ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities; (b) understanding the factors and obstacles that determine the magn…
In the last year, the Bolivian people have had to cope with devastating floods, the hottest year on record, and the most severe drought in their history.Over two million people suffered from the lack of rain, while the storms left over 50 dead and 430,000 people affected. This data seems to confirm what science has been telling us for some time: Bo…
Deadline: 28 March 2024World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate ActionsUN-Habitat is calling for case studies of actions implemented by cities to tackle climate change and its impacts. The selected case studies will be presented in the Annex of the World Cities Report 2024, and will illustrate comprehensive sets of measures that cities can implement…
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warns that climate-change impacts—hazards such as bushfires, drought and flooding—are becoming more frequent and more intense, damaging nature, people and infrastructure. Yet measures to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to these climate-fuelled hazards are coming far too slowly. Even if…