External Assistance for Transboundary Climate Risks
In this article, learn about how the climate fragility risk index and the concept of critical thresholds can be used to strengthen external emergency assistance (EEA) provided in the aftermath of a disaster.
How corn links Jamaica’s food supply to climate change in the US Midwest
This case study explores how Jamaica’s deep dependency on US maize affects both its economy and food security in a changing climate.
The IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate: What’s in it for Africa?
This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, prepared for decision-makers in Africa by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and SouthSouthNorth (SSN). This is not an official IPCC publication.
SENSES Toolkit
The SENSES Toolkit, developed in the EC SENSES project, offers a range of modules for finance, policy and regional decision makers to learn about and explore climate change scenarios.
Comoros - Ecosystem-based Adaptation
This project is helping the government to build climate resilience in 15 locations across three Comorian islands.
Why the EU should worry about the weather
A PLACARD project policy brief explores the choices facing the European Union and how best to deal with the impacts of extreme weather risks.
Building capacity for risk management in a changing climate
This Raising Risk Awareness (RRA) project analyses the role of climate change in affecting the hydrological regimes of Kenya, Ethiopia, India and Bangladesh.
An app to fight against floods, wildfires and extreme weather events
The app enables its users to share pictures and other information on natural hazards and provides extensive information from multiple sources about the risks of suffering from these threats.
Framing innovations for climate resilience for farmers in the Sahel
This paper examines innovative approaches that have been adopted in four BRACED projects to build resilience to current and future climate risks.
Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE)
HI-AWARE conducts research and pilot interventions, capacity building and policy engagement on climate resilience and adaptation in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river basins.
Using a Local Climate Impact Profile (LCLIP) with Aberdeen City Council to assess vulnerability
See how Adaptation Scotland helped Aberdeen City Council complete a Local Climate Impact Profile to study the impact of past extreme weather events and assess the areas vulnerability to future risk.
Building a Climate-Resilient City: Transportation infrastructure
This policy brief looks at measures that cities can take to improve their transportation infrastructure in order to build resilience to climate change impacts.
Webinar: How to make poor people less vulnerable to natural disasters
In this webinar Stephane Hallegatte explores the link between extreme weather and extreme poverty that underscores the urgency for policies that better protect the world’s most vulnerable.
The heavy precipitation event in Chennai, India, 2015
The paper assesses whether an extreme rainfall event in Chennai could in part be attributed to human emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and related climate change.
Communicating climate change attribution
A new toolkit from the Raising Risk Awareness project aims to help journalists and communicators report on the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events.
From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate
From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2008 reflects the advances made in understanding Canada’s vulnerability to climate change during the past decade.
Increasing people’s resilience through social protection
This paper highlights how social protection programmes and systems can contribute to building the capacity of vulnerable people who are exposed to climate shocks and disasters.
Chennai flood 2015 case studies
Case studies of how different sectors built resilience during the 2015 Chennai floods provide insights into local actions. Understanding the actions can improve preparedness for extreme events.
Climate Change and Mining
The growing number of extreme weather events has led to increasing awareness in the extractives industries of the negative impacts of climate change. This report looks into the links between both.
Climate Impacts on Food Security and Livelihoods in Asia
This report presents a summary of the latest available evidence of how climate change and food security interact, with specific examples from the Asia region.
CC&E Nexus Brief: Migration
This brief focuses on the climate change, environment and migration nexus and synthesizes the main findings on this subject to date, both in general and with a focus on North Africa.
Adaptasi Perubahan Iklim dan Ketangguhan
Adaptasi Perubahan Iklim dan Ketangguhan (APIK) is a 5-year project by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that seeks to enhance climate change and disaster resilience.
Community Capacity: Enabling Local Leaders
This interactive, web-based case study explores strategies for building community capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change in small island developing states in the Caribbean.
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.
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