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Displaying 75 of about 590 resultsThe effects of climate change - such as rising sea levels, heavier floods, more frequent and severe storms, drought and desertification - may cause large-scale population movements, warned several groups, including the UN. According to AlertNet, a treaty for climate change displaced persons (CCDPs) might help to solve the problem and can be described as…
As climate-change negotiators enter the final stages of yet another global gathering (COP 17), rising sea levels spell disaster in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, writes David Williamson for WalesOnline. Scientists predict that perhaps as early as the middle of this century Kiribati will be submerged under rising seas, and its people force…
Lors d'un colloque sur le réchauffement climatique se déroulant le 12 décembre, des scientifiques de plusieurs pays ont rappelé que certaines des 118 îles de Polynésie française sont menacées de disparition en raison de la montée des eaux, rapporte Météo France.
"La sécurité civile et la sécurité alimentaire sont en jeu, et nous préparons un plan clima…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has formally recognised climate change as a destabilising factor in Somalia.
In a resolution adopted on Tuesday as part of a renewed mandate for assistance and peacekeeping in the country, the council noted “the adverse effects of climate change, ecological changes and natura…
Note: an updated version of this report is available here.
This overview was developed using the results of national assessments of the main risks of natural and man-made disasters across the EU 28 Member States and the six non-EU countries participating in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM).
The overview focuses on 11 main disaster…
This study examines the effects of two megatrends – climate change and urbanization – on environmental emergencies. It considers how climate change and urbanization affect the scope and scale of emergencies. It argues that these trends are posing multiple challenges for emergency responders by overwhelming national and local-level emergency preparedness…
This report presents three different case studies on disaster risk identification. Each of the case studies presents root causes of risk and risk drivers that lead to the construction of risk. Within these case studies from Taiwan, the Philippines and the United States, the relevant policy findings are highlighted.
Besides offering strong case studies,…
This document compiles testimonies from ten regions across the world, from local news reports, academic journals and interviews recorded by civil society groups. The stories highlight different kinds of movement affected by slow– and rapid–onset disasters, showing that movement linked to environmental change happens very differently in different parts o…
This paper first looks at why, how, where and when does migration become an effective adaptation strategy. Then it gives a snapshot of the changing migration patterns in Bangladesh. It examines how policies evolve to addresses the issue of climate change and migration in the broader contexts of development and disaster risk reduction. It then draws less…
This paper introduces the “Peninsula principles on climate displacement”, which outlining the rights of people and communities who lose their homes, land and livelihoods due to the effects of climate change. It provides a comprehensive normative framework, based on principles of international law, human rights obligations and good practice, within which…
By Necephor Mghendi and Afrhill Rances in Manila
One of the keys to protecting communities prone to climate-related hazards is integrating disaster risk reduction efforts with community-based risk management approaches. This was the message that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) took to governments, inter-gove…
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, said at the opening of the annual meeting in Geneva of UNHCR's governing Executive Committee that the international community needed to improve its adaptation to climate change and better manage natural disasters in order to prevent conflict, according to UNHCR.
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By Zoe Tabary
Many climate change adaptation and development efforts work in unstable countries - and that reality needs to be taken into account.
When Jean Vergain first travelled to Somalia in1992 as part of his work for the International Committee…
By Damian Carrington
Climate-related disasters increase the risk of armed conflicts, according to research that shows a quarter of the violent struggles in ethnically divided countries were preceded by extreme weather.
The role of severe heatwaves, floods and storms in increasing the risk of wars has been controversial, particularly in relation to the…
Sudan is widely considered one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. It features consistently near the top of various vulnerability rankings—and for good reason. Not only is Sudan already among the hottest countries on Earth, it also experiences some of the highest rainfall variability in the world. This is true across much of northern, west…