African Risk Capacity
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) is a Specialized Agency of the African Union esta
Strengthening of The Gambia's Climate Change Early Warning System
This project built climate forecasting systems across Gambia and supported the transition of Gambia's National Meteorological Services (NMS) towards becoming financially sustainable.
Rwanda: Early Warning Climate Forecasting
This project built an early warning climate system to help farmers prepare in advance for extreme weather in Rwanda.
Implications of 1.5°C+ for Ghana
This infographic illustrates the impacts of different levels of global warming for the local climate extremes and the vulnerable sectors of Ghana.
Implications of 1.5°C for Ethiopia
This infographic illustrates the impacts of different levels of global warming on the local climate extremes and the vulnerable sectors of Ethiopia.
Implications of 1.5°C+ in Namibia
This infographic illustrates the potential impacts of global warming of 1.5°C and above on the local climate extremes and vulnerable sectors of Namibia.
Are European decision-makers preparing for high-end climate change?
Are European decision-makers preparing for high-end climate change? This paper, delivered by the IMPRESSIONS project, investigates.
Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
BRACED is helping people become more resilient to climate extremes in South and Southeast Asia and in the African Sahel and its neighbouring countries.
Disasters and national economic resilience
This paper aims to provide an analysis of economic resilience at the national level, presenting broad changes in resilience to climate extremes over a 42 year period.
Heat wave in Phalodi, India, 2016
On Thursday 19 May 2016, the Indian city of Phalodi reached 51°C. The Raising Risk Awareness project studied whether human-induced climate change had any role to play in the extreme weather.
The climate change, migration and economic development nexus in North Africa
This article addresses the climate change and migration nexus from the perspective of disaster risks and employment, and focuses on Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt.
Observatoire quebecois de l adaptation aux changements climatiques
Developed in collaboration with the National Quebec Public Health Institute under the health component of the Action Plan on Climate Change 2013-201 Government of Quebec, the Quebec Observatory cli
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in the 17th century as a physic garden, growing medicinal plants.
ATMOTERRA
Atmoterra is an employee-owned and independant company providing innovative and sustainable consulting, design and construction services in our specialist areas of earth, air quality, environment a
SREX
This report presents key findings from the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX).
An agenda for risk-informed decision-making
More frequent and intense climate extremes are expected as the climate changes; this, combined with changing patterns of exposure and vulnerability, is creating new geographic...
Impacts of sea-level rise in Africa
Africa has a large and growing coastal population, including a number of important coastal cities. With sea-level rise, flooding and inundation of coastal areas would be expected...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather: Designing Adaptation Policy: Background Report
In December 2006, British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island were struck by a series of storms more powerful than any experienced in the province’s history.1...
Crops and Food Supply: Briefing Paper for Decision Makers
Over the past several decades, Canadian agriculture has demonstrated a remarkable capacity to improve productivity under wide ranging and seasonally fluctuating growing...
Climate Change Adaptation and Extreme Weather: Summary Recommendations
Extreme weather events such as severe thunderstorms, ice storms, blizzards, windstorms, tornadoes and hail are part of life in Canada, but these hazards are becoming...
Adaptive forest management at the Glentress Trial Area
Adapting Scotland's forests
Trial of 'continuous cover' forestry. Trees have been felled to allow light in to promote natural regeneration.
Film Clips about forest adaptationA set of 5 short...
Adapting the community sector for climate extremes
People experiencing poverty and inequality will be affected first and worst by the impacts of climate change to infrastructure and human settlements, including those caused by...
ClimateCost- TPBN 7
Key Messages Extreme outcomes refer to near-catastrophic events and processes that would push the climate system into undesirable states. While highly uncertain, major discontinuities of this...
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