Indian Ocean Early Warning System (SRI LANKA)
Impact of tsunami in Sri lanka ©John Stanmeyer
Project descriptionImplementing community based early warning in Sri Lanka in collaboration with regional partners,...
The Red Cross Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Resource Centre
The Resource Centre has been operational since late 2010 and is located at the Barbados Red Cross Society Headquarters.
Capacity Building for Human Health Vulnerability in Ghana (ACCCA)
This project seeks to develop capacity to implement pre-disaster prevention and adaptation options in order to reduce the potential adverse effects of climate change on human health in Ghana.
Cambodia National Committee for Disaster Management
The NCDM plays a central role in coordinating and supplying emergency aid to affected people.
Forest fires and climate change
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The projected decrease in summer precipitation in southern Europe and the increase in the frequency of summer droughts...
Cooperative business
This case study describes how Midcounties Cooperative worked with UKCIP to plan how to adapt to climate change using the methodology outlined in the UKCIP Adaptation Wizard.
National Disaster Management Institute
Formed in 1999, the INGC is responsible for conducting mitigation efforts (such as collection and analysis of data), undertaking preparedness measures (e.g.
Nepal Vulnerability Assessment
The process begins with vulnerability exposure analysis. This links to a participatory exercise on defining scenarios of the reference vulnerability (changes in exposure unit), climatic stresses...
Analytical scope
This page explains the main findings of the review in terms of the analytical scope of adaptation tools.
ORCHID
Opportunities and Risks of Climate Change and Disasters (ORCHID)
Developed by IDS, this tool is designed to be a light touch screening process for donors, development organisations and...
Step 4: Analyzing the Impacts of Climate Change
Climate related stresses can cause major adverse impacts on several sectors, including food production and agriculture, human health, and water availability, quality and accessibility, among...
Step 2: Assessing Conditions and Trends
Guiding question: What are the major climate variables of concern currently? How do there vary spatially?
In a national study, highlighting the location of specific hotspots in the country...
Community Based Fire Management
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The incidence of bush fires in Mozambique has become an issue of growing concern at the district and national level in recent years. These...
