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Displaying 60 of about 73 resultsPurpose and objectivesAir pollution is one of the world’s largest environmental health threats. Nearly 90 per cent of the population of the Asia-Pacific region regularly breathe air considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be unsafe. Globally, more than 7 million premature deaths are attributed to air pollution, with the greatest number (two…
Outlining how adaptation and mitigation should be woven into more inclusive investment planning, the report explains why private investment should be combined with public resources to better tackle the climate and investment shortfall. It shows why a stronger understanding of climate data and risk analysis can help drive transparent and accountable clim…
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Caraga, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), recently deployed Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) units to the identified disaster-prone and highly vulnerable areas within selected local government units in the region.[...]Engr. Joe Mike G. Durac, team lead…
This research presents unprecedented datasets of current and future projected weather files for building simulations in 15 major cities distributed across 10 climate zones worldwide. The datasets include ambient air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, direct and diffuse solar irradiance, and wind speed at hourly resolution, which are e…
Today, on National Heat Awareness Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching a new tool to help communities prepare for extreme heat and prevent heat-related illness, especially among those most at risk. The Heat and Health Index (HHI) is the first nationwide tool to provide heat-health outcome informati…
Apply hereMonitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is a cornerstone of effective management. It equips leaders with the tools to measure progress and determine the impact of their projects regularly. At its core, M&E acts as a magnifying glass, enabling organizations to confirm if they're meeting their targets, if activities dovetail with planned strateg…
This paper uses detailed survey micro-data from six African countries to quantify disaster damages in one key sector: crop agriculture. The analysis of micro-data offers an important complementary perspective to analyses based on aggregate statistics derived from disaster inventories. Aggregate statistics are critical to the study of disaster impacts, p…
Today, NOAA is announcing the availability of new, high-resolution land cover data — used to document key geographic and landscape features covering Earth’s surface — for coastal communities across the country. This new data can be used to improve planning for sea level rise, protect communities from flooding, inform wetland restoration projects and ena…
Every year in Nepal, the Rajapur Municipality is impacted by floods and the Bhotekoshi Municipality is impacted by landslides. The Rajapur Municipality is located between the Karnali River and the Geruwa River and faces flood risks due to its flat topography. Unfortunately, there is a discrepancy in the understanding of future climate change scenarios i…
Fujitsu today announced the delivery of a new supercomputer system to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to improve prediction accuracy for typhoons and torrential rains and help authorities develop data-driven plans to provide early warning and evacuation for residents during natural disasters.The JMA will start operations of the new supercomputer s…
The new Copernicus Interactive Climate Atlas (C3S Atlas), developed by data management company Predictia and the Spanish Research Council (Cantabria Institute of Physics, IFCA) is an innovative web application that allows users to explore, analyse and visualise past and future climate change information using observational, reanalysis and climate change…
Following the publication of the UNDRR/ISC Hazard Information Profiles (HIPs) in October 2021, the UNDRR/ISC Hazard Information Profiles Phase 2 Update Steering Group is now undertaking a 'light touch' review to update the HIPs. They are seeking views of current and potential users to inform the updated versionPlease could you comple…
This report looks back on how INFORM has developed over that last decade and analyses some trends in crises and crisis risk over that time. It sets out INFORM’s vision for a suite of products to support decision-making that are easy to use and open to everyone. This vision involves bringing scientific rigour to the process of analysing crises and poolin…
This paper argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed yet another important socio-political dynamic that can best be captured by the concept of a quandemic – a portmanteau of “quantification” and “pandemic”. The use of quantifiable metrics in policymaking and evaluation has increased throughout the last decades, and is driven by a synergetic relation…
Time12:30 p.m. (GMT+2)AboutHarmonised disaster loss and damage data is fundamental in improving disaster risk management and supporting effective decision-making, resource allocation, risk reduction, and response efforts.The DRMKC Risk Data Hub is a multi-hazard Geo-portal that hosts, curates and disseminates data, tools and methodologies for risk asses…