Social impacts and social resilience

How can Latin America and the Caribbean protect their hard-won progress against poverty in the face of mounting climate hazards and a changing climate? This book provides a powerful, evidence-based answer

In the US, Americans are experiencing many impacts, including heat stroke due to more frequent and intense heat waves; higher rates of respiratory diseases due to air pollution; and increased exposure to food-, vector-, and water-borne diseases.

Evidence from Uganda suggests that disasters can reduce income and life satisfaction for years, especially when households are displaced without their social networks.

Climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense across sub-Saharan Africa.

It is only June, and Europe is already baking through its second extreme heatwave in two months. Temperatures have topped 44 degrees Celsius in parts of the continent.

The aim was to assess whether there is an inequality in the distribution of populations living in areas at flood risk in each IMD decile, nationally in England and within subsamples

The study aims to assess Delhi's increasing heat stress and looks into propose roadmap that combines year-round city-wide heat resilience measures with targeted interventions for vulnerable groups.